Double Materiality for SMEs — without the enterprise overhead.
Voluntary VSME reporting, bank data requests, customer ESG questionnaires. A proportionate, guided path through double materiality — free forever, no sustainability team required.
You’re being asked to answer ESG questions you never signed up for.
Most SMEs aren’t in mandatory CSRD scope — but supply-chain pressure means you still have to respond. Banks, insurers, and large customers are asking for the same data, at the same time, in different formats. Without a sustainability team.
Your largest customer just sent an ESG questionnaire
Your enterprise customers are Wave 1 / 2 CSRD filers. They need data from you to disclose their Scope 3 and value-chain impacts. You can’t respond with “we’re too small.”
Your bank is quietly applying sustainability criteria
Under Pillar 3 ESG disclosure rules, your lenders have to report on the ESG profile of their loan book. Which means you’re being assessed — whether you’ve been told or not.
Consulting quotes are bigger than your ESG budget
A full DMA engagement from a Big 4 firm starts at €40k–€80k. Most SMEs don’t have that line item. And a spreadsheet template from ChatGPT isn’t going to satisfy an auditor.
No one on your team is a “sustainability manager”
A finance lead, an operations director, a part-time compliance contractor — usually one person running it on top of their day job. You need a tool that does the heavy lifting, not a course on ESRS.
Built for the SME reality — not scaled-down enterprise software.
Full VSME-alignment, plain-language guidance at every step, single-user mode, and exportable bank-ready outputs. Nothing gated behind an enterprise plan.
VSME-aligned by default
Follow EFRAG’s Voluntary Sustainability Reporting Standard for SMEs — a proportionate subset of ESRS designed for your size. Upgrade to full ESRS later if you cross into mandatory scope.
Bank-ready export format
One-click export in the format your bank expects for Pillar 3 ESG submissions. No re-formatting, no “can you also fill in our form.”
Finishable in an afternoon
A VSME-scope DMA can be completed in 3–4 hours by one person with reasonable ESG literacy. No multi-week engagement — the platform does the heavy structural work.
Single-user mode
Designed to be run by one person. Shareable read-only link for your auditor or bank. No team seats to manage, no per-user billing.
Plain-language guidance
Every step has embedded guidance in plain English. No ESRS jargon without a definition. No regulatory reference without an example.
Free forever, no trial expiry
The platform is free for SMEs — permanently. No “upgrade to keep your data” wall. Optional paid support only if you want expert help setting up.
Four steps. Half a day. Done.
A VSME-scope DMA is shorter than a full CSRD one by design. The platform compresses it further with smart defaults and pre-filled sector guidance.
Scope your business
Sector, size, value chain. 5 minutes. Sets the defaults for everything that follows.
Pick your matters
Tick the ESRS topics likely to apply. Sector-calibrated suggestions included.
Score each one
Guided scoring with plain-language prompts. Typically 2 hours for a VSME.
Export & share
Audit-ready report, bank submission format, or customer ESG questionnaire response.
Free. Permanently.
The full platform, all features, unlimited IROs and exports. Optional implementation support if you want someone to walk you through the first cycle.
Everything you need, zero cost.
VSME-aligned workflow, bank-ready export, sector-calibrated guidance, audit-ready report. No feature limits. No trial expiry. No “talk to sales” wall. If you outgrow SME thresholds, the platform scales — same workspace, full ESRS on.
Common SME questions.
Do I actually need to do a DMA as an SME?
If you’re below CSRD mandatory thresholds (typically under 250 employees and €50m turnover), mandatory DMA doesn’t apply directly. But you’re still affected indirectly through two channels: your large customers need value-chain data for their own CSRD reports, and your bank is increasingly applying Pillar 3 ESG criteria to lending.
The voluntary VSME standard (EFRAG, December 2024) was created specifically to give SMEs a proportionate, credible way to respond to these requests without doing the full CSRD lift. Running a VSME-scope DMA is the most efficient answer to both pressures.
What is VSME and how is it different from full ESRS?
VSME is EFRAG’s Voluntary Sustainability Reporting Standard for small and medium-sized undertakings, finalised December 2024. It’s a proportionate subset of the ESRS designed specifically for non-listed SMEs. Covers the same topic taxonomy (E1–E5, S1–S4, G1) but with fewer datapoints, simpler evidence requirements, and no mandatory assurance.
The platform supports both VSME and full ESRS from the same workspace. Start with VSME; flip to full ESRS if you cross into mandatory scope.
How long does a VSME-scope DMA take?
For a single-site SME with a clear sector fit, 3–4 hours of focused work is typical. For a multi-location or multi-sector SME, closer to 1–2 days. That’s end-to-end: scoping, scoring, evidence, and export. Most of the time is spent on your own data — the platform handles the regulatory structure.
Can I run it without a sustainability team?
Yes — the platform is designed for it. Every question has embedded plain-language guidance, sector-calibrated defaults, and examples. A finance director, operations lead, or compliance contractor with reasonable business literacy can run it start-to-finish.
If you’d rather have someone walk you through the first cycle, our optional Implementation Support add-on is available per engagement — no subscription.
Will my bank and customers accept the output?
The platform exports in VSME-compliant format, which banks under Pillar 3 ESG and most large corporate customers running CSRD have committed to accept. If a specific customer requires a proprietary questionnaire format, you can use the underlying data in the platform to answer it quickly rather than starting from scratch each time.
What if I grow past SME thresholds?
Flip the scope setting to “full ESRS” and the platform unlocks the additional topics, disclosure requirements and sub-topics. Your existing data, IRO library and assessment history all carry over — no re-building. This is one reason starting with VSME early is a good investment even if you expect to grow into mandatory scope.
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Free platform. No sustainability team required. Bank-ready and customer-questionnaire-ready outputs. Start now, finish in an afternoon.