Epicor Software has entered into a strategic alliance with Village Green Global to extend Epicor’s next-generation enterprise resource planning (ERP) suite.

Through this initiative the companies provide offerings that will enable organisations to identify, analyse, audit, track, manage, benchmark and report on carbon emissions, environmental impact and energy consumption.

Village Green specialises in enterprise carbon accounting, using an internationally recognised system for carbon analysis and trading. The company’s services help deliver scalable reporting for carbon accounting and enable organisations to implement and maintain sustainable business practices.

Doug Smith, founder and CEO of Village Green Global, said: "Together, our goal is to assist these companies become more energy efficient, reduce costs and address increasing environmental regulations."

"There is Epicor and Village Green Global Announce Alliance natural synergy between Epicor’s next-generation ERP and our enterprise carbon accounting, which will empower businesses with a comprehensive solution to develop green business practices."

Matt Muldoon, vice president of product marketing at Epicor, said: "Effective governance, risk and compliance management is a critical component in promoting sustainable business practices and vital to an organisation’s ability to track carbon emissions, manage energy consumption, and ultimately maximise green waste savings.

"Our alliance with Village Green is an ideal complement to the central information hub that Epicor ERP provides and will help our customers’ CSR initiatives to succeed."