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Which five gaps the final Delegated Regulation (EU) 2026/1560 leaves open and which it closes. [Read more →](https://www.fiegenbaum.solutions/en/blog/eu-value-chain-cap-five-gaps-voluntary-standard) [VSME](https://www.fiegenbaum.solutions/en/blog/vsme-report-template-efrag-standard-2026) 02.04.2026 ### [VSME Standard 2026: Free Report Template with All 143 EFRAG Data Points](https://www.fiegenbaum.solutions/en/blog/vsme-report-template-efrag-standard-2026) 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 →](https://www.fiegenbaum.solutions/en/blog/vsme-report-template-efrag-standard-2026) [VSME](https://www.fiegenbaum.solutions/en/blog/esrs-2025-simplified-sustainability-reporting-smes) 21.09.2025 ### [ESRS 2025: 68% Fewer Data Points for SMEs - Simplified Sustainability Reporting](https://www.fiegenbaum.solutions/en/blog/esrs-2025-simplified-sustainability-reporting-smes) 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 →](https://www.fiegenbaum.solutions/en/blog/esrs-2025-simplified-sustainability-reporting-smes) [VSME](https://www.fiegenbaum.solutions/en/blog/digital-esg-solutions-smes-green-micro-saas-apis) 19.09.2025 ### [Digital ESG Solutions for SMEs: Green Micro SaaS & APIs for Efficient Sustainability Management](https://www.fiegenbaum.solutions/en/blog/digital-esg-solutions-smes-green-micro-saas-apis) Discover how German SMEs can efficiently implement sustainability management using Green Micro SaaS and ESG APIs to meet 2024 regulatory requirements while saving time and ... [Read more →](https://www.fiegenbaum.solutions/en/blog/digital-esg-solutions-smes-green-micro-saas-apis) [VSME](https://www.fiegenbaum.solutions/en/blog/materiality-assessment-smes-esg-compliance-growth) 29.07.2025 ### [Materiality Assessment for SMEs: From ESG Compliance to Growth Opportunities](https://www.fiegenbaum.solutions/en/blog/materiality-assessment-smes-esg-compliance-growth) 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 →](https://www.fiegenbaum.solutions/en/blog/materiality-assessment-smes-esg-compliance-growth) [VSME](https://www.fiegenbaum.solutions/en/blog/streamline-esg-reporting-vsme-standard) 29.07.2025 ### [Streamline Your ESG Reporting with the VSME Standard: Efficient, Automated, and Compliant](https://www.fiegenbaum.solutions/en/blog/streamline-esg-reporting-vsme-standard) Discover how the VSME Standard helps SMEs simplify ESG reporting with automation, centralized data, and compliance for future-ready sustainability reports. [Read more →](https://www.fiegenbaum.solutions/en/blog/streamline-esg-reporting-vsme-standard) [Carbon Accounting & Scope 3](https://www.fiegenbaum.solutions/en/blog/sustainability-reporting-vsme-smes-benefits) 29.07.2025 ### [VSME Report Example: What a Finished Report Contains, Disclosure by Disclosure](https://www.fiegenbaum.solutions/en/blog/sustainability-reporting-vsme-smes-benefits) 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 →](https://www.fiegenbaum.solutions/en/blog/sustainability-reporting-vsme-smes-benefits) [VSME](https://www.fiegenbaum.solutions/en/blog/why-startups-should-embrace-esg-reporting-vsme-simplifies) 19.06.2025 ### [Why Startups Should Embrace ESG Reporting and How VSME Simplifies It](https://www.fiegenbaum.solutions/en/blog/why-startups-should-embrace-esg-reporting-vsme-simplifies) 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 →](https://www.fiegenbaum.solutions/en/blog/why-startups-should-embrace-esg-reporting-vsme-simplifies) [VSME](https://www.fiegenbaum.solutions/en/blog/sustainability-reporting-vsme-standard-smes) 26.05.2025 ### [Sustainability Reporting Made Easy: A Guide to the VSME Standard for SMEs](https://www.fiegenbaum.solutions/en/blog/sustainability-reporting-vsme-standard-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 →](https://www.fiegenbaum.solutions/en/blog/sustainability-reporting-vsme-standard-smes) [VSME](https://www.fiegenbaum.solutions/en/blog/vsme-sustainability-reporting-basic-vs-comprehensive-modules) 26.05.2025 ### [VSME Reporting: Basic vs Comprehensive Module Explained](https://www.fiegenbaum.solutions/en/blog/vsme-sustainability-reporting-basic-vs-comprehensive-modules) 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 →](https://www.fiegenbaum.solutions/en/blog/vsme-sustainability-reporting-basic-vs-comprehensive-modules) [VSME](https://www.fiegenbaum.solutions/en/blog/third-party-esg-audits-guide) 26.05.2025 ### [Unlocking the Value of Third-Party ESG Verification: A Strategic Guide for Forward-Thinking Companies](https://www.fiegenbaum.solutions/en/blog/third-party-esg-audits-guide) What ESG verification is, how limited and reasonable assurance differ, which rules require a verified report, and how to choose a provider. [Read more →](https://www.fiegenbaum.solutions/en/blog/third-party-esg-audits-guide) [VSME](https://www.fiegenbaum.solutions/en/blog/eu-omnibus-package-2025-simplifying-csrd-reporting) 25.05.2025 ### [EU Omnibus Package 2026: Simplifying CSRD Reporting for SMEs & Large Companies](https://www.fiegenbaum.solutions/en/blog/eu-omnibus-package-2025-simplifying-csrd-reporting) 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 →](https://www.fiegenbaum.solutions/en/blog/eu-omnibus-package-2025-simplifying-csrd-reporting) [1](https://www.fiegenbaum.solutions/en/blog/tag/vsme/page/1)[2](https://www.fiegenbaum.solutions/en/blog/tag/vsme/page/2) [Next →](https://www.fiegenbaum.solutions/en/blog/tag/vsme/page/2) ## Read enough? Two ways on: start your own VSME benchmark against more than 1,000 reports, or tell me what it’s about. 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