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VSME · EU voluntary standard for SMEs

The VSME report your customers and bank ask for

Enter your figures once. The app calculates emissions and ratios and lays out a professionally designed VSME report, in the order your buyer expects.

No report data is needed for the first call: we only discuss scope.

Under the EU Omnibus simplification, large companies may request only VSME⁠-⁠listed data from value⁠-⁠chain companies with up to 1,000 employees.

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VSME report
One PDF report · three densities

Choose how deep your reader goes

The same verified figures, written for three readers. Switch the density to see what each one gets.

A chapter opener with one large figure, then the leadership message as a silent film: the spread readers remember.

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Bento X⁠-⁠Ray · VSME Basic Module

Eleven disclosures, B1 to B11

Every block the Basic Module requires, filled with Example Holding's 2025 data. Larger tiles are the ones banks and buyers read first.

Basic Module · B1–B11

B1

Basis for preparation

86 employees · €14.2m turnover · not assured

B2

Practices, policies and future initiatives

Policy table: in place · public · target

B3

Energy and GHG emissions

413.2 t CO₂e · 2,974 MWh · 23% renewable

B4

Pollution of air, water and soil

VOC 1.2 t, within permit limits

B5

Biodiversity

2.1 ha land use · 1.6 ha sealed

B6

Water

4,350 m³ withdrawn · 0 m³ in water⁠-⁠stress areas

B7

Resource use, circular economy and waste

318 t waste · 64% recycled or reused

B8

Workforce: general characteristics

86 employees · 28% women

B9

Workforce: health and safety

3 recordable accidents · 0 fatalities

B10

Workforce: pay, collective bargaining and training

72% covered by collective agreements

B11

Convictions and fines for corruption and bribery

0 convictions · €0 fines

Comprehensive Module · C1–C9

C1

Strategy: business model and sustainability initiatives

Optional · when a buyer or bank asks

C2

Practices and policies in detail

Optional · when a buyer or bank asks

C3

GHG reduction targets and climate transition

Optional · when a buyer or bank asks

C4

Climate risks

Optional · when a buyer or bank asks

C5

Further characteristics of the workforce

Optional · when a buyer or bank asks

C6

Human rights policies and processes

Optional · when a buyer or bank asks

C7

Severe human rights incidents

Optional · when a buyer or bank asks

C8

Revenue from certain sectors and exclusion from EU benchmarks

Optional · when a buyer or bank asks

C9

Gender diversity in the governance body

Optional · when a buyer or bank asks

Live report anatomy · VSME report

The pages your readers actually get

Select a spread to see how Loop Reports lays out this report type, built from the patterns of the reports readers trust most. Figures are from a fictional sample company.

B1 basis for preparation on the cover: module, period, legal form and assurance status. Then the year at a glance, one figure per disclosure.

Standard map · VSME report

Requirement, pattern and where it sits

RequirementDesign patternWhere in Loop Reports
B1 Basis for preparationCover and index spreadCover · report settings
B2 Practices, policies and future initiativesPolicy table: in place · public · targetChapter 02
B3 Energy and greenhouse gas emissionsDonut and year⁠-⁠on⁠-⁠year barsChapter 03 · signature section
B4 Pollution of air, water and soilText block with one figureChapter 04
B5 BiodiversityLand⁠-⁠use tableChapter 04
B6 WaterWithdrawal and consumption tableChapter 04
B7 Resource use, circular economy and wasteWaste bar with recycling shareChapter 05
B8 Workforce: general characteristicsHeadcount mosaicChapter 06
B9 Workforce: health and safetyAccident figuresChapter 06
B10 Remuneration, collective bargaining and trainingKPI rowChapter 06
B11 Convictions and fines for corruption and briberyTwo⁠-⁠figure statementChapter 07
Live demos

See this report type working on a real⁠-⁠looking company

Three fictional sample companies, each built in Loop Reports. Open one and switch languages, densities and chapters.

Ready for your own report?

Choose a partner, enterprise or supplier programme. We reply within one working day.

Who needs it

EU exporters

European customers need your data for their own sustainability reporting and send you questionnaires.

Bank loans

Banks price sustainability into lending and ask for a structured ESG overview.

First⁠-⁠time reporters

No obligation, but one clear report saves answering ten different questionnaires.

What's in the report

  1. Basis for preparation (B1)
  2. Policies and future initiatives (B2)
  3. Energy and Scope 1–⁠2 emissions, calculated (B3)
  4. Pollution, biodiversity and water (B4–B6)
  5. Resources, circular economy and waste (B7)
  6. Workforce, health and safety, pay and training (B8–B10)
  7. Corruption and bribery (B11)
  8. Optional Comprehensive Module C1–C9
  9. VSME content index with page links

Enterprise Delivery & Engagement Models

Enterprise turnkey deployment

VSME report

For holdings and listed groups: a multi⁠-⁠year microsite built from your published reports, with verified data, llms.txt and scope notes, delivered as a static package for your own domain.

Request an enterprise proposal and demo

Group companies, supply chain and audit partnership

Report family and white⁠-⁠label production

For multinational groups, subsidiary networks and Big Four / corporate advisory teams: a multi⁠-⁠report family (TSRS, CSRD/ESRS, GRI, Factbook, VSME) and white⁠-⁠label studio production.

Schedule an enterprise scoping call

The corporate quote and the official pro forma invoice are sent directly to your company e⁠-⁠mail address after the scope review.

The studio provides structure and design, not assurance, verification or legal advice.

Questions

Is VSME mandatory?

No. VSME is voluntary for SMEs, but customers and banks use it as the format for the data they request.

Which module should I prepare?

Start with the Basic Module. Add the Comprehensive Module if a large customer or bank asks for strategy, climate targets or human⁠-⁠rights information.

Can I send it in several languages?

Yes. The report comes in English, German and Turkish; the microsite can carry all three.

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