Accountants vs. climate change: Make a difference and a profit

Ian Vacin

Ian Vacin
Co-Founder & Chief Partnerships Officer, Karbon

Cooper's headshot. He is wearing a purple shirt, has blonde, short hair, and the background is a blurry outdoor setting, like a park.

Cooper Wechkin
Founder & CEO, RyeStrategy

Hannah Moskowitz's headshot. She has shoulder-length brown hair, and is wearing glasses and a red and white sweater.

Hannah Moskowitz
Sustainability Manager, RyeStrategy

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Accountants are uniquely positioned to take action against climate change.

Modern consumers are increasingly more receptive to environmentally-oriented businesses. In fact, they not only appreciate it, but expect it.

In this video, Cooper Wechkin and Hannah Moskowitz from environmental consultancy, RyeStrategy, delve into the very specific and powerful role accountants play in driving the change needed for a greener tomorrow.

Along with Karbon’s Ian Vacin, they explore:

  • The outsized impact to climate change being created by corporations

  • The legal impetus for action through changing regulations and a new, ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance)-oriented landscape

  • Why accountants are uniquely positioned to make a vital difference (and add to their service offering)

  • How you can offer carbon neutrality advisory at your firm using the Carbon Neutrality Advisory template by RyeStrategy and Karbon

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Ian Vacin

Ian Vacin
Co-Founder & Chief Partnerships Officer, Karbon

Ian is passionate about helping businesses be as successful as possible in order to positively impact the small businesses they serve. With 25+ years' experience in technology & process improvement and 15+ years of leadership experience in the accounting industry at Karbon, Xero, and Intuit, Ian is a recognized expert, innovator, and teacher.

Cooper's headshot. He is wearing a purple shirt, has blonde, short hair, and the background is a blurry outdoor setting, like a park.

Cooper Wechkin
Founder & CEO, RyeStrategy

Cooper founded RyeStrategy, a Seattle-based sustainability software and services organization focused on helping small-to-medium sized businesses improve their environmental impacts through carbon neutral and net-zero solutions. Outside of work, Cooper enjoys spending time with friends and family, as well as hiking—in 2019, he backpacked 270 miles across England and Scotland.

Hannah Moskowitz's headshot. She has shoulder-length brown hair, and is wearing glasses and a red and white sweater.

Hannah Moskowitz
Sustainability Manager, RyeStrategy

Hannah has worked in multiple different industries such as facility management, non-profit, university, and consulting helping to reduce emissions and environmental impact through various mitigation strategies and hands-on techniques. When she's not working, Hannah enjoys woodworking and going hiking with her husband and their two dogs.