# Microsoft Sustainability Manager Essentials > A Commercial catalog offer for customers evaluating Microsoft Sustainability Manager Essentials; confirm prerequisites, assignment rules, capacity, and related SKU requirements before purchase. Canonical: https://o365hq.com/subscriptions/microsoft-sustainability-manager-essentials Provider: IT Partner LLC — US Microsoft partner since 2006. Book: https://o365hq.com/book ## Pricing (CSP / NCE, per seat per month unless noted) | Segment | Term · Billing | Invoice per cycle | Monthly equivalent | vs annual-upfront | |---|---|---|---|---| | Charity | 1-year · Annual | $19200 | $1600/mo | +0.0% | | Charity | 3-year · Annual | $19200 | $1600/mo | +0.0% | | Charity | 3-year · Triennial | $57600 | $1600/mo | +0.0% | | Charity | 1-year · Monthly | $1680 | $1680/mo | +5.0% | | Charity | 3-year · Monthly | $1680 | $1680/mo | +5.0% | | Charity | Monthly · Monthly | $1920 | $1920/mo | +20.0% | | Commercial | 1-year · Annual | $48000 | $4000/mo | +0.0% | | Commercial | 1-year · Monthly | $4200 | $4200/mo | +5.0% | | Commercial | Monthly · Monthly | $4800 | $4800/mo | +20.0% | Prices are Microsoft ERP (estimated retail) — the same price as buying direct; IT Partner adds advisory and support on top. Last price sync: 2026-10-01. Microsoft Sustainability Manager Essentials is the paid Commercial offer shown in the catalog; validate user assignment, capacity, prerequisites, and any related SKU requirements before purchase. ## What's included - Commercial Microsoft Sustainability Manager Essentials catalog offer. - Commercial monthly-commitment and annual-commitment purchase options shown in the catalog. ## Not included - Government GCC or GCC High availability is not shown in the source pack. - Charity or Education purchase paths are separate from the Commercial offer. - Implementation services, data migration, advisory work, connector configuration, and report design are not included in the license by default. - Licenses, services, capacity, or user rights not named in the Microsoft Sustainability Manager Essentials or related USL Essentials SKUs should not be assumed. ## FAQ ### What is Microsoft Sustainability Manager Essentials for Commercial customers? Microsoft Sustainability Manager Essentials is a paid Commercial CSP catalog offer for organizations evaluating or buying Microsoft Sustainability Manager Essentials. It should be treated as the Commercial licensing path for this product, because the source catalog lists Commercial monthly-commitment and annual-commitment purchase options for the Essentials SKU. ### What is included with the Microsoft Sustainability Manager Essentials Commercial offer? The Commercial offer includes the Microsoft Sustainability Manager Essentials catalog subscription options shown for Commercial customers. It includes monthly-commitment and annual-commitment purchase paths, because those terms are present in the Commercial CSP catalog for this SKU. ### What is not included by default with Microsoft Sustainability Manager Essentials? Implementation services, data migration, connector configuration, advisory work, and custom report design are not included by default, because they are services rather than license entitlements named in the catalog SKU. Buyers should also not assume extra capacity, user rights, or related Microsoft services unless they are confirmed for Microsoft Sustainability Manager Essentials or a required related SKU. ### Is Microsoft Sustainability Manager Essentials licensed per user, per tenant, per environment, or by capacity? The exact unit of measure is not specified in the source catalog, so a buyer should confirm whether Microsoft Sustainability Manager Essentials is licensed by tenant subscription, environment, capacity block, user assignment, or another basis before purchase. This matters because the quantity ordered and any related user assignments may depend on Microsoft’s product-specific licensing rules. ### What is Microsoft Sustainability Manager USL Essentials, and do we need it with the paid Essentials SKU? The Commercial catalog also lists Microsoft Sustainability Manager USL Essentials as a no-charge related entry, but the source does not define its assignment rules or relationship to the paid Essentials SKU. You should confirm with IT Partner whether every user needs a USL assignment, whether quantities must match, and whether the paid Essentials subscription is required before assigning the no-charge USL. ### Which commitment and billing options are available for Commercial customers? Commercial customers can buy Microsoft Sustainability Manager Essentials as a monthly commitment with monthly billing or as an annual commitment with either annual upfront billing or monthly billing. The catalog structure shows annual upfront as the lowest effective-rate path, annual paid monthly as a higher effective-rate path, and monthly commitment as the flexibility-first option, but the live CSP configurator should be checked before ordering. ### Should we choose monthly commitment or annual commitment for Microsoft Sustainability Manager Essentials? Choose monthly commitment if you need short-term flexibility, because it is designed for easier adjustment at the next monthly term. Choose annual commitment if you expect ongoing use, because annual terms generally trade less flexibility for a better effective commercial structure; confirm the exact current CSP configuration before purchase. ### Is there a trial for Microsoft Sustainability Manager Essentials? The source indicates that a trial exists for the product family, but the listed paid Commercial rows are not trial rows. A Commercial buyer should confirm whether the trial is available in their tenant, what functionality is included, and how trial-to-paid conversion works before relying on trial data or rollout timing. ### Does Microsoft Sustainability Manager Essentials include Microsoft Teams, Microsoft 365 Copilot, or Copilot add-ons? No Teams, Microsoft 365 Copilot, or Copilot add-on entitlement is named in the Microsoft Sustainability Manager Essentials catalog entry, so those licenses should not be assumed. If your rollout depends on collaboration in Teams, Copilot features, or Microsoft 365 user access, confirm the separate prerequisites and licensing with IT Partner before purchase. ### Are Power Platform, Dynamics 365, Dataverse, storage, connectors, or reporting capacity included? The source does not specify included Power Platform, Dynamics 365, Dataverse, storage, connector, environment, or reporting capacity for Microsoft Sustainability Manager Essentials. Because Sustainability Manager deployments can depend on platform services and data integration, buyers should confirm capacity, prerequisites, connector availability, and reporting rights before ordering. ### What security and identity controls should we plan for before buying Microsoft Sustainability Manager Essentials? Plan for Microsoft Entra ID access control, administrative roles, data governance, and least-privilege assignment, because licensing the product does not automatically design your security model. The source catalog does not define product-specific security configuration, audit retention, or compliance controls, so validate tenant readiness and compliance requirements with IT Partner before rollout. ### Does the Commercial offer include specific compliance certifications or regulatory reporting guarantees? No specific compliance certifications, regulatory filing guarantees, or audit outcomes are stated in the source catalog for Microsoft Sustainability Manager Essentials. The license may support sustainability data management, but your organization remains responsible for validating reporting methodology, data quality, controls, and regulatory requirements. ### Is Microsoft Sustainability Manager Essentials available for GCC or GCC High government tenants? GCC and GCC High availability is not shown in the source catalog for this Commercial offer. Government buyers should not buy the Commercial SKU as a substitute for a government cloud offer, because availability, data residency, compliance boundaries, and tenant eligibility can differ materially. ### Does Microsoft Sustainability Manager Essentials guarantee a specific data residency location? The source catalog does not state a specific data residency commitment for Microsoft Sustainability Manager Essentials. Because residency depends on tenant geography, service architecture, and Microsoft cloud availability, confirm the applicable regional data location and compliance terms before purchase. ### Can a nonprofit use the Commercial Microsoft Sustainability Manager Essentials SKU instead of a Charity offer? A nonprofit may be able to buy Commercial licensing, but Charity purchase paths are separate from the Commercial offer because the catalog lists Charity as a distinct segment. Nonprofits should verify eligibility, grant availability, and whether a Charity SKU is more appropriate before buying the Commercial SKU. ### Can an education institution buy this Commercial SKU for students, faculty, or staff? Education availability is separate from the Commercial offer because the catalog lists Education as a distinct segment. Schools should confirm whether student, faculty, or staff licensing rules apply before buying, because Commercial terms may not match Education eligibility or assignment requirements. ### How should a standard business get started with Microsoft Sustainability Manager Essentials? A standard Commercial business should first confirm the licensing basis, related USL assignment rules, prerequisites, and capacity before placing an order. After licensing is validated, the rollout should plan data sources, connector configuration, security roles, reporting design, and operational ownership, because those implementation activities are not included by default in the license. ### Can we transfer Microsoft Sustainability Manager Essentials CSP management to IT Partner without downtime? Usually the goal is zero downtime, because a CSP relationship or subscription-management change should not require moving the Microsoft tenant or application data when handled correctly. The exact transfer path depends on the current provider, subscription state, and Microsoft CSP rules, so IT Partner should validate the steps before any cancellation, repurchase, or partner change. ### Will moving Microsoft Sustainability Manager Essentials to IT Partner change the Microsoft catalog price? The underlying Microsoft Commercial catalog offer for the same SKU, term, and billing option is the same Microsoft offer, because the product identifier and term define the licensing configuration. Your final invoice can still depend on partner terms, taxes, discounts, and billing arrangements, so confirm the configured subscription before transfer or purchase. ### What are the cancellation, renewal, and quantity-change rules for Microsoft Sustainability Manager Essentials in CSP? Cancellation, renewal, and quantity-change rules depend on the selected CSP term and Microsoft’s current commerce policies. Monthly commitment is typically more flexible at renewal, while annual commitment usually limits reductions or cancellation after the allowed cancellation window; because the exact product basis is not confirmed in the source, validate the rule set at order time before committing. --- To buy or migrate with zero downtime, book a call with Mike (https://o365hq.com/book) or email sales@o365hq.com. Same Microsoft price, partner support included.