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| What is Carbon Accounting? | The process of rigorously measuring an organisation’s carbon emissions regularly over a period of time, to a consistent, repeatable and auditable methodology. |
| Why does my organisation need to measure and account for CO2? | An organisation may have to report its carbon emissions to comply with regulatory reporting requirements. Regulatory reporting includes Government sponsored schemes e.g. the EU Emissions Trading Scheme or the forthcoming Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) in the UK. An organisation may wish to report its carbon emissions on a voluntary basis, in its CSR Report or Annual Report, or for a scheme such as the Carbon Disclosure Project. Many organisations are also improving their carbon management as this can result in significant cost savings through energy reduction. View the list of various legislation and standards for different countries. |
| How can Greenstone's Acco2unt tool help my organisation to reduce emissions? | Greenstone Acco2unt is a business intelligence and management information tool, which puts organisations in control of their emissions, using actual performance data to help them identify significant savings through reductions in energy use, process emissions, freight transport and business travel. It also enables business planning, scenario building and reporting to develop and deliver carbon solutions and reduction strategies. |
How does Greenstone help my organisation save costs in the measuring and management of carbon? | To calculate your carbon emissions, Greenstone's Acco2unt product suite enables an in-depth study of your organisation’s emissions, covering all aspects of energy consumption, travel and transport. By implementing Acco2unt your organisation is empowered to manage the carbon management process ongoing without the need to employ external consultants. Not only will this save money on annual audits, by embedding carbon management processes within your organisation, but additional savings will also be identified as new business processes are developed to reduce overall emissions. |
| Who are Greenstone's partners? | We work in partnership with major commercial and public sector organisations to measure, manage and mitigate their carbon emissions to realise environmental and financial benefits. We have strong relationships with environmental experts, universities and government departments. |
