How Matthew Phillips used CarbonInvoice's Xero integration to avoid manual calculations

07/2025

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Challenge

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Matthew had been putting off measuring his business carbon footprint for years. The manual calculations seemed too complex and time-consuming for his busy schedule.

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Challenge

‍Matthew knew his tech consultancy should be measuring and acting on its environmental impact, but previous attempts at manual carbon footprint calculations and purchasing carbon credits had been labour-intensive and frustrating. Managing an entire team doesn't leave a lot of spare time for complex carbon accounting.

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Solution

Matthew knew he needed a solution that did everything for him. After some search, he came across CarbonInvoice's automated Xero integration. The solution promised to measure his entire carbon footprint in minutes without any manual data entry or spreadsheets, so he went for it.

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Result

Once connected, it took the software three minutes. Matthew had complete visibility into Abraxas Labs' carbon footprint and automated native tree funding set up - transforming years of procrastination into immediate carbon action.

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Big time savings

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The speed of CarbonInvoice's carbon measurement caught him completely off guard - what used to take hours now happened automatically through his existing accounting system.

  • No more hours gathering invoices and calculating emissions factors manually
  • Automated carbon footprint measurement that updates as his business grows
  • Three-minute setup that eliminated all the administrative burden

"I was blown away with how easy this was. I hooked CarbonInvoice up to Xero and in less than three minutes I had an assessment of the carbon footprint of my business and a monthly payment plan to offset those emissions."

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Real native trees, visitable impact

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Instead of abstract carbon credits in remote locations he'd never visit, his business now funds native trees he can actually see growing in his local community.

"I also like the fact it's local - the best traceability is that I can actually visit the trees! I've manually calculated a carbon footprint and purchased carbon credits before and it was a fair amount of work, so this has definitely saved me a lot of time!"

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Automated ongoing action

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For a consultancy that prides itself on delivering technology-driven change for clients, Matthew now has his own automated solution running behind the scenes. His business carbon footprint gets measured and native trees get funded every month without any ongoing effort from his team.

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Matthew's days of manual measurements are over. Him and his team at Abraxas Labs can now focus on growing their business.

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