To summarize exactly what this is so you know what we are discussing, it is a method of keeping track of the amount of carbon used by companies in the course of doing business. This is known as the companies Carbon footprint. It covers the wattage of electricity used by the company and the miles that the distribution team members travel in the course of doing their jobs. Alongside standard accounting entries we will be able to keep track of and measure exactly how large of an impact a company has on the carbon usage affecting the planet. And from there we can generate ideas to help lower that usage and have a different impact on the world, as we know it.
This has come to light in recent years, as people have become more aware of the amount of electricity. For instance bigger businesses waste much more in the everyday course of doing business. Then as people came to the conclusion that this was not the best way to be eco-friendly they began looking at ways to keep track of and log such data so that changes could be made and companies could be held accountable for the perspective damage they are doing to the planet. This is a field that is only going to increase exponentially as the years go on and more folks get increasingly concerned with this area of waste in big business. This is a highly specialized area of accounting that is looking on the very close horizon.
As this form of accounting becomes more needed and the field begins to narrow, you will see the more progressive companies begin to offer special perks and incentives to lure the best talent into the stable of accountants that are working for that particular firm. Much like larger companies these days do what they can to keep the accountants and other specialized employees happy. The better the mental state of the employee the better that employee is likely to produce and the higher the quality of employee.
Lately it seems that the market of people available for these specialized positions has narrowed and it is getting harder than ever for companies, even the larger ones with a good reputation, to get decent employees to start working for them. And while on the surface that might seem hard to understand you need to look at the larger firms somewhat like a sports team. As these positions become open and the turnover of employees continues to be higher than average you find more of these companies actually recruiting folks in their senior years of college. This means that a lot of the mid-level jobs are actually filled even before graduation sot the student knows where his first paycheck is coming from.
The trend is going to continue and as we move into the specialized area of carbon accounting things are likely to heat up and become fierce in competition.
