{"id":24584,"date":"2026-10-24T15:25:46","date_gmt":"2026-10-24T15:25:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/generationimpact.global\/?p=24584"},"modified":"2026-10-24T15:24:48","modified_gmt":"2026-10-24T15:24:48","slug":"efrag-summary-report-sme-voluntary-standard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/generationimpact.global\/news\/efrag-summary-report-sme-voluntary-standard\/","title":{"rendered":"EFRAG Releases Summary Report on SME Voluntary Sustainability Standard Outreach Event"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>EFRAG has published the summary report from its outreach event, &#x27;From VSME to the Voluntary Standard: A Practical Approach to Sustainability Reporting&#x27;, held on 9 October 2026 in Brussels. The publication provides takeaways and practical guidance to assist small and medium-sized enterprises in navigating sustainability reporting.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Event Scope and Key Findings<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The event recorded more than 1,500 registrations to evaluate the new Voluntary Standard, examining its practical implementation and comparing its requirements with the earlier VSME Recommendation.<\/p>\n<p>The summary report gathers insights from a wide group of participants, including representatives from the European Commission, national authorities, SME organisations, and financial institutions. Accompanying presentation materials and event recordings have been published on the EFRAG event webpage.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Sources<\/strong><\/h2><ul class=\"wp-block-list ul-fix fs-16 m-fs-14\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.efrag.org\/en\/news-and-calendar\/news\/efrag-publishes-the-summary-report-of-the-from-vsme-to-the-voluntary-standard-event\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\">EFRAG Publishes the Summary Report of the \u2018From VSME to the Voluntary Standard\u2019 Event<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Primary reference materials<\/strong><\/h2><ul class=\"wp-block-list ul-fix fs-16 m-fs-14\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/generationimpact.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/Outreach-Event-9-October-2026-Summary-report-.pdf\">summary report<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EFRAG has published the summary report from its outreach event, &#x27;From VSME to the Voluntary Standard: A Practical Approach to Sustainability Reporting&#x27;, held on 9 October 2026 in Brussels. 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