Measure Module

Xero Integration

Connect your Xero account and Seedling imports your financial data automatically, then sorts it into the right emission categories using AI.
HOW IT WORKS

Easily build the basis of your footprint with Xero

Financial data is where most businesses start with their carbon footprint. The slow part is getting that data out, then sorting every line into the right category. Seedling's Xero integration does both for you.

Automatic data import

Pull your financial data straight from Xero

No manual CSV exports or copying figures over from Xerp. Once Xero is connected, Seedling brings your spend data in for you, ready to be turned into emissions.

  • Connect Xero to Seedling in a few clicks
  • Financial data imports automatically, across your chart of accounts
  • No spreadsheets to export, clean, or upload
  • Refresh your data when you need it
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AI categorisation

AI maps your spend to the right emission categories

Spend data only becomes a footprint once each line is matched to the correct category and emission factor. Doing that by hand, for 100s or even 1000s of suppiers, is the bit teams dread. Seedling's AI handles this fully, using the account information already in your Xero.

  • Categorisation runs on your existing Xero account names and codes
  • Spend is mapped to the relevant emission categories automatically
  • No manual sorting once your data is in Seedling
  • Your Seedling adviser reviews anything unclear before it's confirmed
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"Working with Seedling has put us in an incredibly strong position with not only understanding our baseline carbon footprint, but opportunities to improve it and map out the way ahead."
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Rhys Jenkins
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Nutrivend
"Seedling has enabled us to play around with our strategy and understand the impact of any changes we make. For instance, if we want to switch 60% of cotton to recycled, we can quantify the impact that this will have. This is so helpful because once we've set targets, the key challenge is understanding how we get there."
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Mica Phillips
Sustainability Manager
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Margaret Howell
"We needed to report carbon data and a decarbonisation plan to our client, Microsoft. We needed the output to be high quality and credible, but didn’t have loads of time to dedicate to measuring emissions. Seedling’s software plus support model meant the process wasn’t too time intensive for us as a busy team. The fact that our calculations were checked by Seedling us confidence in the output."
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Marcell Csomor
Business Operations Manager
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Janea Systems
"Seedling communicate about sustainability and emissions in a really clear way, not getting caught up in jargon and being realistic on the art of the possible. They are super down to earth and great to work with, to help tackle problems and discuss plans. For the first time, we have a really clear picture of our controllable operation and product impact and can build structures to communicate effectively with customers.”
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Francesca Bonafin
BizOps & Impact Lead
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Modern Milkman
"We love the Seedling product! The footprinting process was easy and comprehensive, and we were surprised at the speed of turnaround. Our public page is a great addition to our environmental communications which really helps us to stand out."
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Sam Holding
Strategic Partnerships Lead
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BibliU
"With Seedling, we inputted data on what we do as a brand: the materials we use, where they're made, how they've travelled etc. The team at Seedling then calculate what that means in terms of carbon. To see all of our data in one place, and having a real person at the end of the phone to discuss what the data means and crucially how to make what we do better, was amazing."
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Founder
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FAQs

Your questions answered

How does the Xero integration work?

You connect your Xero account to Seedling, and your financial data imports into the platform automatically. Seedling's AI then categorises that spend and maps it to the right emission categories, giving you a spend-based footprint without manual data entry. Your adviser reviews anything ambiguous before your figures are confirmed.

Do I need to categorise my transactions myself?

No. The AI categorises your spend using the account information already set up in your Xero, so the sorting is handled for you. You can adjust any categorisation you're not sure about, and your Seedling adviser is on hand to check anything unclear rather than leaving it to guesswork.

Is a spend-based footprint accurate enough?

Spend-based calculations are a well-established way to build a complete footprint, and a perfectly good starting point. They estimate emissions from what you spent, using industry-average emission factors. To get more precise, you then bring in activity data, the actual energy used, miles driven, or materials bought, in the categories that matter most. Seedling supports both and helps you move between them as your data improves.

What if I don't use Xero?

You can still bring your data in automatically. Alongside Xero, Seedling integrates with QuickBooks and Sage, so most businesses can connect their accounting software directly. If you'd rather not, you can enter data manually or import it from a spreadsheet, with your adviser on hand throughout.

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