Carbon footprint reduction is a no brainer for business, but many stumble at exactly how to take it forward and thus to reduce carbon in practice.
Carbon Footprint Reduction
We all know that practice makes perfect, so this is where carbon footprint reduction reporting is more important than ever.
Here’s a tale from one of our customers…
- This customer had been laboriously putting together carbon footprint reduction reporting data using manual excel spreadsheets.
- This task alone could take up to 2 weeks per month, depending on verifying the data from accounts and the consumption from their meters.
- The person responsible for this was a highly skilled employee who was doing this task alongside their day job, not a great use of their skill set or time.
- This is where our EaaSi platform comes in, it enables the automation of manual tasks that would usually take people days or weeks to complete into just a few minutes or seconds.
- While harnessing robotic process automation and the power of machine learning to add a new dynamic to energy management and wrap around value for our customers and does all of this while bringing the management of energy to life.
- With EaaSi this customer can now mange all of their invoicing and consumption data automatically. Data coming into the platform will then be validated, that particular employee will now spend only five minutes a month with this information, and they can download the ready-made carbon report and format it to their company’s requirements. Easy!
Another big plus is the fact that the platform is cloud based, all stakeholders within the business can review the company’s performance at any time.
Now with EaaSi, the energy manager, the CFO, the head of procurement and the green team can all review their data at their own leisure and make great decisions to affect their business. The software really does provide the power to put energy spend management back into the hands of the customer.
What does EaaSi do?
- automatically pulls together end-to-end utility data into a single place, removing the need for human intervention and massively reducing resource requirements for contract management. A HUGE win for business.
- interfaces with accounting packages such as SAP, Sage and major ERP systems. This gives finance departments immediate visibility on energy spend, billing cycles and provides fully automated, wholly transparent bill validation. Another WIN for business.
- creates a digital filing cabinet for all utility data and contract information. It links into supplier’s systems, automatically requests bills and uses machine learning to fill in any gaps.
- offers fully automated bill validation using 120 different checks to ensure bill accuracy against consumption and contractual rates, with any anomalies flagged via an alerts system
- enables accurate budget forecasts, visibility on accruals, bench-marking against market rates for flexible contracts, and simplifies procurement for both end users and suppliers.
- delivers energy and carbon reporting at the touch of a button, drastically reducing administrative burdens.
About Catalyst Commercial Services
Catalyst is a market leading independent energy consultancy that provides energy procurement, sustainability and environmental services. Catalyst is one of the leading providers of utility purchasing and contract negotiation services to the commercial sector. With over 15 years’ experience in this dynamic market, the team of energy market professionals provide a full options appraisal for business utility contract needs.
