# New accounting tool to help charities measure their carbon footprint

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2008/02/28/new-accounting-tool-help-charities-measure-their-carbon-footprint/
- Published: 2008-02-28T11:54:54+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

**Business software provider Asyst Solutions has launched a tool to help businesses
and charities measure their carbon footprint. The new functionality was developed
by Access Accounting within the Access Dimensions accounting package and is “the
first integrated method of calculating carbon emissions within an accounting software
package”.**

The tool users figures from DEFRA and the Carbon Trust to help organisations account
for their carbon emissions as part of normal day-to-day operations. When adding 
a receipt or invoice, the system automatically spots travel expenses or energy bills
and calculates the carbon emission element of them.

The new functionality will bring clarity to managers looking to understand which
activities are generating the most carbon and so make informed decisions on strategies
to reduce them.

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Jon Jorgensen, managing director for Asyst Solutions, said: “Charities have always
been scrutinised on their ability to deliver as high a percentage of each pound 
donated to the cause as possible. They are also often very vocal supporters of initiatives
designed to lessen any negative impact on the environment. The new accounting for
carbon emissions functionality within Access Dimensions will help them do both.”

He added: “Companies and the not-for-profit sector alike face the dilemma of where
to start. The answer is with measurement; after all you can’t manage what you can’t
measure.”

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