Grupo Bimbo centralizes and automates global sustainability management
Grupo Bimbo, the world’s largest baking company, struggled to effectively measure and manage its Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions due to vast operations and data silos. Their traditional approach—manual data collection from multiple systems—was labor-intensive and prone to human error. To address these challenges, Grupo Bimbo adopted Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability with Azure, Power BI, Dataverse, and Power Platform. The new solution automates data collection, centralizes reporting, integrates internal and external (incl. IoT) data, and aligns with Grupo Bimbo's cybersecurity posture. It began as a pilot in Latin America, initially targeting Scope 1 and 2 emissions, with plans to expand to Scope 3 and supplier engagement. The Microsoft Sustainability Manager aggregates data, enabling real-time dashboards and actionable KPIs. The result is less manual work, one transparent data source, and actionable insights that support both Grupo Bimbo and its suppliers in moving towards net zero goals. These improvements also benefit customers and investors, positioning Grupo Bimbo as a sustainability leader in the food industry.
- Organization
- Grupo Bimbo
- Industry
- Consumer & Food
- Location
- Mexico
- Published
- January 2025
Reported outcomes
Strategic outcomes
Why do we believe this deployment?Customer identity, provider attribution, maturity, and source checks
- Customer
- Grupo Bimbo
- Provider
- Microsoft
- Maturity
- Pilot
- Linked source
- itmagination.com
It began as a pilot in Latin America, initially targeting Scope 1 and 2 emissions, with plans to expand to Scope 3 and supplier engagement
Primary read
Use case focus
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- 1Sustainability data management
- 2Emissions tracking and reporting
- 3Supply chain sustainability analytics
- Manual and error-prone tracking of sustainability data across global operations.
- Labor-intensive emissions data collection from disparate internal systems.
- Difficulty measuring and integrating Scope 1, 2, and especially Scope 3 emissions.
- Lack of real-time, actionable sustainability metrics and centralized insight.
- High dependence on collaboration with external suppliers.
- Adopted Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability for end-to-end emissions data management.
- Automated data collection, integration, and reporting with Azure, Dataverse, Power BI, and Power Platform.
- Centralized, secure, and user-friendly sustainability data environment aligned with cybersecurity requirements.
- Deployment of Microsoft Sustainability Manager to aggregate internal, external, and IoT data streams.
- Pilot project in Latin America, focusing first on Scope 1 and 2 before expanding to Scope 3.
- Significantly reduced manual data collection effort and error.
- Enabled real-time dashboards for actionable sustainability insights and KPI monitoring.
- Centralized, transparent sustainability data accessible to all stakeholders.
- Accelerated decision-making towards sustainability goals and net zero.
- Broader benefit realized across Grupo Bimbo supply chain, including suppliers and customers.
Architecture
Grupo Bimbo implemented Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability. The solution automates data collection from internal systems, external sources, and IoT sensors, aggregating information into a unified data model using Azure, Dataverse, Power BI, and Power Platform. Microsoft Sustainability Manager serves as the central data orchestrator, with dashboards and analytics in Power BI. The architecture supports phased expansion from Scope 1 and 2 to Scope 3 emissions.
Sources & evidence1
- Customer explicitly identified
- Deployment status explicitly supported
- Primary source available
- Technical implementation details available
- Recent evidence check available
- Last evidence check: Jun 1, 2026.
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- Cited source last checked Jun 1, 2026 — ok (0/1 broken).
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