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Avarni Product Update – April 2023

Misha Cajic

Misha Cajic

April 21, 2023

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By welcoming our new senior engineer hires and expanding our team of talented developers, we are excited to announce some product updates this month. Our team has been diligently working to improve and further enhance the performance and functionality of the Avarni platform. In this latest update, we have addressed and incorporated valuable feedback to create an improved user experience.

Here are the latest changes:

Bug fixes when importing data
Overall performance improvements on the platform
Improvement in the accuracy of AI mappings
Improved functionality and efficiencies of the mapping review process
Expanded automation capabilities to automate calculating travel-related emissions

If you’re not already using Avarni to manage your carbon emissions, get in touch to see a live product demo and learn how we can help you with your decarbonization goals.

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