diff --git a/scripts/onboarding/create-pipelines.bat b/scripts/onboarding/create-pipelines.bat
index 0880d94c..b23a564b 100644
--- a/scripts/onboarding/create-pipelines.bat
+++ b/scripts/onboarding/create-pipelines.bat
@@ -11,12 +11,12 @@ REM // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
 echo.
 echo Creating Azure DevOps pipelines in the context of:
 echo.
-echo   DevOps Organization:   %DEVOPS_ORG%
-echo   DevOps Project:        %DEVOPS_PROJECT_NAME%
-echo   Repository Name/URL:   %DEVOPS_REPO_NAME_OR_URL%
-echo   Repository Type:       %DEVOPS_REPO_TYPE%
-echo   Repository Branch:     %DEVOPS_REPO_BRANCH%
-echo   Azure Pipeline Suffix: %DEVOPS_PIPELINE_NAME_SUFFIX%
+echo   DevOps Organization:              %DEVOPS_ORG%
+echo   DevOps Project:                   %DEVOPS_PROJECT_NAME%
+echo   Repository Name/URL:              %DEVOPS_REPO_NAME_OR_URL%
+echo   Repository Type:                  %DEVOPS_REPO_TYPE%
+echo   Repository Branch ^& Environment:  %DEVOPS_REPO_BRANCH%
+echo   Azure Pipeline Suffix:            %DEVOPS_PIPELINE_NAME_SUFFIX%
 echo.
 choice /C YN /M "Do you want to proceed?"
 if errorlevel 2 exit /b 0
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ for %%N in (management-groups roles platform-logging policy platform-connectivit
 
     REM Check for pipeline existence
     set FOUND=
-    for /f usebackq %%F in (`call az pipelines list -o tsv --query="[?name=='%%N-%DEVOPS_PIPELINE_NAME_SUFFIX%'].name | [0]"`) do set FOUND=true
+    for /f usebackq %%F in (`call az pipelines list -o tsv --query="[?name=='%%N%DEVOPS_PIPELINE_NAME_SUFFIX%'].name | [0]"`) do set FOUND=true
 
     REM Only create Azure DevOps pipeline if it does *not* already exist
     if not defined FOUND (
@@ -36,3 +36,29 @@ for %%N in (management-groups roles platform-logging policy platform-connectivit
         echo Pipeline [%%N%DEVOPS_PIPELINE_NAME_SUFFIX%] already exists. Skipping creation.
     )
 )
+
+REM Get environments in the project
+echo.
+echo Retrieving list of environments for project [%DEVOPS_PROJECT_NAME%]..
+call az devops invoke --organization "%DEVOPS_ORG%" --route-parameters project="%DEVOPS_PROJECT_NAME%" --http-method GET --api-version 6.0 --area distributedtask --resource environments -o json >%DEVOPS_OUTPUT_DIR%\environment.json
+
+REM Check if environment matching repository branch name exists
+set ENVIRONMENT=
+echo Checking project for existing environment [%DEVOPS_REPO_BRANCH%]...
+for /f "usebackq delims=" %%E in (`jq ".value[] | select(.name == \"%DEVOPS_REPO_BRANCH%\") | .name" %DEVOPS_OUTPUT_DIR%\environment.json`) do set ENVIRONMENT=%%~E
+
+REM Create environment if it doesn't already exist
+if not defined ENVIRONMENT (
+    echo Creating environment [%DEVOPS_REPO_BRANCH%]...
+    echo { "name": "%DEVOPS_REPO_BRANCH%" } >%DEVOPS_OUTPUT_DIR%\environment-body.json
+    call az devops invoke --organization "%DEVOPS_ORG%" --route-parameters project="%DEVOPS_PROJECT_NAME%" --http-method POST --api-version 6.0 --area distributedtask --resource environments --in-file %DEVOPS_OUTPUT_DIR%\environment-body.json >nul
+) else (
+    echo Environment [%DEVOPS_REPO_BRANCH%] already exists. Skipping creation.
+)
+
+echo.
+echo Now that an environment exists for the repository branch [%DEVOPS_REPO_BRANCH%],
+echo learn more about configuring approvals and checks for deployments associated with this
+echo environment by reviewing the following documentation:
+echo    * https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/devops/pipelines/process/approvals
+echo.