EU Value-Chain Cap: Five Gaps in the Voluntary Standard
The EU value chain cap limits questionnaire overload for SMEs. Which five gaps the final Delegated Regulation (EU) 2026/1560 leaves open and which it closes.
Read more →Double Materiality
Insights and analysis from climate and tech.
Blog
Climate risk, VSME and carbon footprint from practice
Articles sorted by what mid-market companies and investors are dealing with right now. Search finds it faster than paging.
Topics
All articles →Where do you want to start?
All articles141 articles
ESG Data & Metrics20 articles
AI & Digital Sustainability18 articles
Biodiversity & Nature17 articles
Carbon Accounting & Scope 317 articles
Climate Policy & Green Claims17 articles
ClimateTech Startups16 articles
Green Finance & Funding16 articles
Climate Risk Assessment15 articles
ESG Strategy & Materiality15 articles
ESRS & Omnibus15 articles
Supply Chain & EUDR15 articles
VSME15 articles
Climate VC & Impact Investing14 articles
LCA & Product Footprint13 articles
Carbon Pricing & Markets11 articles
Energy & PPAs11 articles
SBTi & Decarbonisation11 articles
EU Taxonomy10 articles
Climate Adaptation & Resilience8 articles
Climate Scenarios & Data8 articles
Topic
Page 1 of 2VSME
02.04.2026
VSME Standard 2026: Free Report Template with All 143 EFRAG Data Points
The EFRAG VSME Digital Template explained: all 147 data points mapped to the Excel workbook, the XBRL converter, and a step-by-step guide for SMEs.
Read more →21.09.2025
ESRS 2025: 68% Fewer Data Points for SMEs - Simplified Sustainability Reporting
The revised ESRS (Delegated Regulation (EU) 2026/1563) cut mandatory data points by 61%. What changes for SMEs, what remains and how to prepare.
Read more →19.09.2025
Digital ESG Solutions for SMEs: Green Micro SaaS & APIs for Efficient Sustainability Management
Discover how German SMEs can efficiently implement sustainability management using Green Micro SaaS and ESG APIs to answer ESG data requests from customers and banks while saving ...
Read more →29.07.2025
Materiality Assessment for SMEs: From ESG Compliance to Growth Opportunities
A worked materiality assessment example for an SME: 52-topic longlist, the scoring sheet with thresholds, the resulting matrix, and the template behind it.
Read more →29.07.2025
Streamline Your ESG Reporting with the VSME Standard: Efficient, Automated, and Compliant
Discover how the VSME Standard helps SMEs simplify ESG reporting with automation, centralized data, and compliance for future-ready sustainability reports.
Read more →29.07.2025
VSME Report Example: What a Finished Report Contains, Disclosure by Disclosure
What a VSME report contains: the eleven basic module disclosures, where each number already sits inside an SME, and a walkthrough of a finished report.
Read more →19.06.2025
Why Startups Should Embrace ESG Reporting and How VSME Simplifies It
Discover why ESG reporting is crucial for startups and how the VSME standard offers a simple, cost-effective solution to boost sustainability and growth.
Read more →26.05.2025
Sustainability Reporting Made Easy: A Guide to the VSME Standard for SMEs
What a finished VSME sustainability report contains: the section order, the Basic and Comprehensive modules, and which document each datapoint comes from.
Read more →26.05.2025
VSME Reporting: Basic vs Comprehensive Module Explained
VSME is the voluntary reporting standard for non-listed SMEs. Basic and comprehensive module compared block by block, with data sources and effort.
Read more →26.05.2025
Unlocking the Value of Third-Party ESG Verification: A Strategic Guide for Forward-Thinking Companies
What ESG verification is, how limited and reasonable assurance differ, which rules require a verified report, and how to choose a provider.
Read more →25.05.2025
EU Omnibus Package 2026: Simplifying CSRD Reporting for SMEs & Large Companies
Directive (EU) 2026/470 is in force since 18 March 2026: CSRD reporting above 1,000 employees and 450 million euro turnover, CSDDD above 5,000 employees.
Read more →Read enough?
Two ways on: start your own VSME benchmark against more than 1,000 reports, or tell me what it’s about.