Access Accounting is amongst the first to join BASDA Green Charter

Colchester, UK - 14th October 2008 - Access Accounting is backing a major initiative launched by the Business Application Software Developers Association (BASDA) today, highlighting the importance of the software industry playing a greater part in the move towards a low carbon economy. Access Accounting, the leading business and accounting software house serving the mid-market, is one of the first to join the BASDA Green Charter.

Kevin Misselbrook, customer services director for Access Accounting, commented, "We really believe businesses should be doing all they can to help reduce carbon emissions and the software industry has a role to play in providing the tools they need. This charter unites the software industry in a common aim to develop solutions for organisations looking to reduce their carbon footprint.

"This Charter comes at a crucial time, especially in the current economic climate. It is important that green issues are not pushed down the government, industry and business agenda as the two are intrinsically linked."

Access Accounting launched the first practical tool to account for carbon emissions earlier this year, making a landmark change that enabled business to easily measure their footprint without cost or complexity. This was the first time that the remit for carbon footprint measurement had been taken directly into the accounts function as part of the normal day-to-day routine, making reporting on a businesses carbon footprint as easy as extracting financial reports.

For more information on Accounting for Carbon Emissions or other solutions in the access accounting portfolio, please contact Michael Redmon on 0845 3453300 or visit www.access-accounts.com.

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