Track your carbon emissions free for 12 months with Sumday and Xero

This is a sponsored article from SustainabilityTracker.com member Xero.

We’re pleased to announce that you can now access Sumday’s powerful carbon accounting tools free for 12 months with your Xero subscription, so you can better understand your environmental impact and take steps towards a more sustainable future. Eligibility and terms apply.

Sign up now for 12 months of free carbon accounting software

What this means for you

Carbon accounting is becoming increasingly important to small businesses, their suppliers, and governments around the world, but it’s not an easy task to get started on. We want to ensure Xero customers have access to a solution that will help measure, manage, and create a clear path to reaching net-zero goals. Xero’s partnership with Sumday reduces these barriers and makes it easy to start your carbon accounting journey. Learn more about carbon accounting here.

How easy is it to get started?

You can connect Xero to Sumday in just a few clicks from the Xero App Store. Once that’s done, Sumday can pull in your general ledger data for you, minimising the need for manual data entry. From there, you can calculate emissions data, generating estimates, and running reports. Sumday also provides helpful resources through the Sumday Academy so you and the team can learn more about carbon accounting and receive support tailored to where you are in your journey. 

What’s included in the free 12-month Sumday subscription

For small businesses

For small businesses, the free 12-month subscription gives you:

• 12 months of access to Sumday if you sign up by 1 April 2026
• unlimited users
• the ability to create a customisable profile
• training for your team on carbon accounting via the Sumday Academy
• access to an accounting support help desk for guidance along the way
• access to Sumd[AI] to get answers on carbon accounting standards, draft reports and gaining deeper insights

For accounting and bookkeeping firms

For accounting and bookkeeping firms, the free 12-month subscription gives you:

• 12 months of access to Sumday if you sign up by 1 April 2026
• access for up to five staff members to collaborate on client emissions reporting
• online training on carbon accounting and GTM support via the Sumday Academy
• access to an accounting support help desk managed by CPAs for guidance when delivering new services to your clients
• access to Sumd[AI] to get answers on carbon accounting standards, drafting client communications and reports
• an account for your firm to do its own carbon accounting

Why Sumday?

We saw a need for tools that were as practical for carbon accounting as Xero is for financial accounting–tools that make emissions tracking easy, no matter the business size.

With Sumday, you get access to features like:

• Tracking categories: Allocate emissions to specific categories like teams, sites, or projects.
• Rules and memorisation: Set up rules for easy carbon bookkeeping, plus Sumday remembers your coding to streamline future work.
• Carbon trial balance and carbon general ledger report: Easily access detailed reports that break down your total footprint.
• Sumday Academy: Learn all about carbon accounting with practical online courses.
• Supply chain engagement: Replace estimates with real data by requesting emissions information from your suppliers.
• Sumd[AI]: Run error checks, draft communications to explain the results to employees or customers, and gain insights into your emissions. You can even ask questions about ways to reduce your emissions based on your data.

Need help? Sumday’s support team of former accountants and auditors can help you understand your emissions, engage your employees, and meet customer expectations. 

Get started with Sumday today

Ready to dive in? Sign up for 12 months of free access to Sumday and start your carbon accounting journey.

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