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05 Jul 2007
Accountants are best placed to help business play its part in reducing the pollutants, toxins and greenhouse gases pouring into the environment.
Indeed, we are best placed to measure the extent of the problem and disclose it through company reports. But we need the tools to do it.
In this special Green Report we look at what those might be, and the issues surrounding corporate responsibility.
To read the entire special as a PDF, click here.
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Briefings
By looking at the reasons supplier statements became unfashionable, and the reasons why it is different today, this paper delves into the many benefits that can be obtained by automating the process.
Having a real and true view of your organisation’s current financial position, and having the right systems and processes in place, will ensure that you can make strong choices and are ready to capitalise on opportunities
AccountancyAgeInsight is a frequently updated resource centre for finance professionals, offering a free and easy-to-use digital library of briefings, white papers and other information resources. 
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Accountants can go green and save money
I have visted in the region of 400 firms of accountants over the past four years and have noticed one thing in common with them all. The mountain of paperwork they produce is astonishing and continually growing.
They typically work from client files full of paper and when I ask them how much of the paper is generated from their own computers, they say on average 80%.
I have consulted many firms on how to "go paperless" and most of the firms I have worked with have managed to cease using the paper client file and now capture information directly into their computer systems and use special search engines to retrieve client information. This has massively reduced the amount of paper/client files produced that is spread around the office.
You see, going green doesn't have to be expensive, in fact it can save money and stop lining the pockets of the copier companies in one.
Information on this can be obtained from http://www.scanworx.co.uk
Posted by: Alan Peck, 14 Dec 2007 | 00:00