Architecture and design firms often understand environmental impact but struggle to find practical ways to measure and address their own carbon footprint. Dennis is one of the business owners who have successfully measured their footprint and acted on it.

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First steps – Integrating without disruptions

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Dennis Aitken wanted his business to align with their aspiration of "making places better for people" but felt that measuring carbon emissions was too big a task for his small team to take on.Dennis found an accessible starting point:

‍"Working with CarbonInvoice is central to effecting our aspiration of making places better for people. For a small business like us, measuring our carbon emissions seemed almost too big a job to take on and we were looking for support to get started. CarbonInvoice offered us a simple solution to take those first steps."

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Rather than attempting to do it themselves or complex carbon accounting tools, Dennis chose a solution that provided a practical entry point into environmental action. The process proved easy to understand and implement without affecting existing business processes. Dennis's team could continue focusing on their core architectural work while their environmental impact was measured and addressed automatically.

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This seamless integration meant taking carbon action doesn't require sacrificing productivity or diverting resources from client projects.

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Enables client communication

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Having a robust carbon measurement and offsetting system allowed Dennis's team to share their environmental efforts with clients, demonstrating that their commitment to "making places better" extended to their own operations. The instant offsetting through native tree funding gave them concrete environmental action to discuss with environmentally conscious clients.

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Dennis has found that taking the first step toward environmental responsibility doesn't have to be overwhelming, encouraging other small businesses to begin their sustainability journey even if they feel the full scope seems too large to tackle.