NeoEco for Net Zero: A tool for accountants to deliver scientifically robust environmental impact measurement, forecasting, and mitigation

会计师是中小型企业(SME)财务数据的渠道。超过90%的会计师同意他们希望在可持续发展行动中做更多事情(ACCA 2021)，中小企业也代表了全球约90%的企业，是实现净零的关键参与者(ACCA 2021)。对于中小企业来说，供应链排放量是运营排放量(CDP 2021)的11.4倍，它们通常没有办法衡量或减轻这些影响。_NeoEco工具允许会计数据与(科学上可靠的)环境影响计算方法集成，以生成环境洞察(气候变化、与水相关的影响、生物多样性影响)，预测未来影响，并制定减少影响的战略。_通过利用现有会计方法(QA/QC、证据收集等)。将这一点与同类最佳的环境影响方法相结合，NeoEco工具可以使影响计算的准确性发生阶段性变化，并为中小企业提供一个较低的入门门槛，使其了解需要采取哪些行动来遵守并与净零和更广泛的环境影响减少保持一致。NeoEco将构建一个可扩展、商业可行的工具原型，在会计领域具有广泛的潜在应用。该公司的Neo.Eco软件将使用现成的会计数据(通过与Sage/Quickbook/Xero等簿记软件连接的API)，并以一个大型、专有的高分辨率生命周期评估(LCA)数据库/计算器为基础。

Accountants act as a conduit for financial data for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Over 90% of accountants agree they want to do more within sustainability action (ACCA 2021), SMEs also represent around 90% of businesses worldwide, and are key actors in the journey to net-zero (ACCA 2021). For SMEs, supply chain emissions are 11.4x higher than operational emissions (CDP 2021) and they often have no approach to measure or mitigate these impacts. _The NeoEco tool allows accounting data to be integrated with (scientifically robust) environmental impact calculation methodologies, to generate environmental insights (climate change, water related impacts, biodiversity impacts), forecast future impacts, and create strategies for impact reduction._By taking advantage of existing accounting approaches (QA/QC, evidence collection etc.) and integrating this with best-in class environmental impact methodologies, the NeoEco tool can deliver a step change to the accuracy of impact calculations, as well as providing a low barrier to entry for SMEs to understand what actions are required to conform and be aligned to net zero and broader environmental impact reduction.NeoEco will prototype a scalable, commercially viable tool with widespread potential application across the accounting sector. Its 'Neo.Eco' software will use readily available accounting data (via APIs connecting to book-keeping software like Sage/Quickbooks/Xero) underpinned by a large, proprietary high-resolution Life-Cycle-Assessment (LCA) database/calculator.