How Toni Moyes saved weeks of finance team time with automated carbon measurement
Customer StoriesToni's first attempt at carbon measurement followed the conventional path: she engaged carbon consultants who promised comprehensive analysis and detailed reporting. What she got instead was weeks of back-and-forth that pulled her finance team away from their core responsibilities. "We'd used carbon consultants previously but the process took weeks for our finance team each year which got in the way of other priorities," Toni recalls. The consultants required detailed data compilation, multiple meetings, and constant follow-up – all consuming valuable time during her team's busiest periods.
The irony wasn't lost on her. In trying to demonstrate environmental responsibility to clients, she was actually making her business less efficient and potentially compromising the quality of service her team could provide.
When Toni discovered CarbonInvoice, what caught her attention immediately was the Xero integration. As a financial services firm, her team lived in their accounting software – and here was a carbon measurement solution that worked with their existing systems rather than against them.
The contrast with her previous experience was crystal clear. Instead of pulling her finance team away from client work for weeks, CarbonInvoice could measure her firm's carbon footprint in minutes using data they were already tracking. What had previously been a major annual project that disrupted her team's workflow became a simple, automated process. CarbonInvoice connected directly to her Xero account and began measuring her firm's carbon emissions based on their spending patterns.
"CarbonInvoice gave us the same in minutes," Toni explains. Her team no longer had to spend weeks compiling data for consultants, they could now focus entirely on serving clients. The robust measurement was every bit as comprehensive as what the consultants had provided, but without any of the operational disruption.
But Toni's story goes beyond just efficient measurement. Through CarbonInvoice, her firm now funds native tree planting across both Australia and New Zealand – creating real environmental impact that aligns perfectly with their trans-Tasman operations.
"Real native tree planting across Australia and New Zealand aligns with our operations – nice to plant where our customers are," she notes. This wasn't abstract carbon offsetting in distant locations – these were native trees being planted in the communities where her clients live and work.
What sets CarbonInvoice apart for Toni isn't just the technology – it's the team behind it. Unlike the consultant relationship that felt transactional and demanding, she found a partner genuinely invested in her success. "The team are positive and proactive," Toni says. Instead of constant requests for more data and additional meetings, she has a support team that anticipates her needs and provides solutions before problems arise.
"Fast and robust carbon measurement via the Xero integration helped our financial services firm save time and reduce headaches. We'd used carbon consultants previously but the process took weeks for our finance team each year which got in the way of other priorities. CarbonInvoice gave us the same in minutes. Real native tree planting across Australia and New Zealand aligns with our operations – nice to plant where our customers are. The team are positive and proactive."
Today, Toni's firm can respond to client sustainability requirements more efficiently. What was once a dreaded annual disruption has become a seamless part of their operations. Her finance team can focus on what they do best – serving clients and managing financial operations – while their environmental programme runs automatically in the background. For Toni Moyes, CarbonInvoice has proven that the right solution can turn regulatory requirements into operational advantages.
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