Epicor(R) and Village Green Global Announce Strategic Alliance to Help Organizations Address the Sustainability Challenge
July 14 2010 - 9:00AM
Marketwired
Addressing the increased pressure companies are facing to engage in
sustainable business practices and to track their carbon reduction
compliance now and into the future, Epicor Software Corporation
(NASDAQ: EPIC) and Village Green Global, Inc. today announced a
strategic alliance to extend Epicor's next-generation enterprise
resource planning (ERP) suite with offerings that will provide
companies the ability to identify, analyze, audit, track, manage,
benchmark and report on carbon emissions, environmental impact and
energy consumption.
Village Green specializes in enterprise carbon accounting, using
an internationally recognized system for carbon analysis and
trading. The company's services help deliver scalable reporting for
carbon accounting around electricity use, water consumption,
transportation, natural gas, waste and other factors to find ways
to save energy and money and enable organizations to implement and
maintain sustainable business practices.
"We are pleased to partner with Epicor to help bring enterprise
carbon accounting solutions to their customers. Together, our goal
is to assist these companies become more energy efficient, reduce
costs and address increasing environmental regulations such as
Australia's National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Act, Europe's
Environmental Liability Directive (ELD) and Restriction,
Evaluation, and Authorization of Chemicals (REACH) regulation, and
eco-design directive for Energy-using Products (EuP Directive), and
proposed regulations from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) to limit greenhouse gas emissions from industry," said Doug
Smith, founder and CEO of Village Green Global. "There is 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."
Governance, Risk and Compliance Strategies
Compliance is at the heart of the design of Epicor ERP, and as
businesses embark on corporate social responsibility (CSR)
initiatives and begin to seriously consider energy availability and
the long-term effects of climate change, they are turning their
attention to an area of opportunity they can affect -- reduction of
carbon emissions and energy conservation in their operations and
supply chains.
"Forward-looking businesses are embracing implementation of
effective governance, risk and compliance (GRC) strategies to help
control risk, while providing efficiencies and ultimately driving
business performance," said Matt Muldoon, vice president, product
marketing for Epicor. "Effective GRC management is a critical
component in promoting sustainable business practices and vital to
an organization's ability to track carbon emissions, manage energy
consumption, and ultimately maximize 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."
Planning for a Sustainable Future
According to Gartner, Inc., "The next three years and beyond will
be an important period for regulation, fiscal policy, formal
standards, and corporate guidance related to the issues of
sustainable development, climate change and energy efficiency, much
of which will have direct or indirect impacts on the IT industry
and the use of IT by end-user organizations."(1)
"We applaud Epicor and Village Green Global for their joint
commitment to address the growing need for innovative enterprise
carbon accounting solutions among midmarket organizations," said
Matt Miszewski, General Manager, Worldwide Public Sector for
Microsoft Corp. "This strategic alliance between two key Microsoft
partners complements our initiative to help organizations --
private and public sector, as well as government and non-profits --
develop strong, sustainable IT strategies through innovative
technology, setting a new standard for operational effectiveness
and efficiency."
(1) Gartner, Inc., "Sustainability and Green IT: A National
Policy Perspective" by Simon Mingay (June 1, 2009)
About Village Green Global, Inc.
Established in 2002, Village Green Global pioneered automated
environmental reporting for businesses. The company provides
reporting solutions, advisory services, and education to support
better business practices and improved bottom line performance. Its
carbon emissions accounting tools and related services enable
organizations to accurately gather and verify emission data not
possible with manual, non-integrated systems. Village Green
maintains a database of energy values for approximately 30,000
devices and its solutions have been used in more than 6,000
environmental audits worldwide. Get Green helps students of all
ages learn processes needed to take advantage of green job
opportunities within environmental services worldwide. For more
information, visit http://www.villagegreenglobal.com.
About Epicor Software Corporation Epicor
Software is a global leader delivering business software solutions
to the manufacturing, distribution, retail, hospitality and
services industries. With 20,000 customers in over 150 countries,
Epicor provides integrated enterprise resource planning (ERP),
customer relationship management (CRM), supply chain management
(SCM) and enterprise retail software solutions that enable
companies to drive increased efficiency and improve profitability.
Founded in 1984, Epicor takes pride in more than 25 years of
technology innovation delivering business solutions that provide
the scalability and flexibility businesses need to build
competitive advantage. Epicor provides a comprehensive range of
services with a single point of accountability that promotes rapid
return on investment and low total cost of ownership, whether
operating business on a local, regional or global scale. The
Company's worldwide headquarters are located in Irvine, California
with offices and affiliates around the world. For more information,
visit www.epicor.com.
Epicor is a registered trademark of Epicor Software Corporation.
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owners. The product and service offerings depicted in this document
are produced by Epicor Software Corporation.
Contacts: Lisa Preuss Director, Public Relations Epicor Software
Corporation 949/585-4235 lpreuss@epicor.com Damon Wright Vice
President, Investor Relations Epicor Software Corporation
949/585-4509 dswright@epicor.com
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