Sustainability Manager Service for ESRS or VSME Reporting and Sustainability Strategy Development

Service description:

The Sustainability Manager Service is specifically designed for organizations requiring support in ESG reporting and sustainability strategy development in compliance with the EU Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS or VSME). The service provides clients with a dedicated Sustainability Manager available on a weekly basis, offering continuous guidance, coaching, and expert support to advance sustainability efforts and reporting processes.


What does the service include?

  1. GreenPulse Insights Methods: The Sustainability Manager leverages GreenPulse Insights’ advanced methods for identifying and analyzing the value chain. This helps businesses pinpoint the critical areas of sustainability within their value chain and target actions effectively, supporting a holistic sustainability strategy.
  2. Stakeholder Surveys: The service includes stakeholder surveys to gather valuable insights and feedback from the company’s key stakeholders. These surveys help prioritize sustainability issues and topics and strengthen the sustainability strategy to align with stakeholder expectations and requirements.
  3. Double Materiality Analysis: The Sustainability Manager conducts a double materiality analysis that integrates financial and non-financial impacts. This analysis identifies the critical sustainability issues and topics relevant to both the business and society, enabling the company to focus strategic efforts on these areas.
  4. IRO Process (Impact, Risks, Opportunities): Using the IRO process, the Sustainability Manager evaluates impacts, identifies risks, and leverages ESG opportunities to support the company’s ESG initiatives. This approach helps the business align its operations and strategies with ESG requirements while capitalizing on the opportunities offered by sustainable development.
  5. Goal Setting and Monitoring: The Sustainability Manager assists in establishing concrete, measurable ESG goals that support long-term sustainable growth and meet ESRS reporting requirements. These goals are tailored to align with the company’s operations and strategic objectives.
  6. Sustainability Strategy Development and Coaching: The service provides ongoing coaching and support for developing a robust sustainability strategy. The Sustainability Manager collaborates closely with the company’s leadership and teams, identifying areas for improvement and creating a clear strategic roadmap. Regular coaching sessions offer up-to-date expertise, fresh perspectives, and support in achieving sustainability goals.


Benefits for your business:

  • Continuous and flexible expert support for ESG reporting, sustainability strategy, and goal development.
  • ESRS or VSME compliant reporting that meets EU regulatory requirements and enhances the company’s ESG performance.
  • Coaching and support in developing a sustainability strategy that meets stakeholder expectations.
  • Systematic improvement of sustainability practices under the guidance of a skilled Sustainability Manager.


The Sustainability Manager Service helps your organization navigate ESG requirements, develop a sustainability strategy, and enhance sustainability efforts. The service ensures that your reporting is compliant with regulations and your strategy aligns with the company’s sustainable growth objective

Voluntary Sustainability Reporting Service for Non-Listed SMEs

Service description:

Our Voluntary Sustainability Reporting Service is designed for non-listed small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that are not directly obligated to report under the EU ESRS (European Sustainability Reporting Standards) but need to report as part of their clients' supply chains or wish to proactively initiate sustainability reporting. Our goal is to help companies meet reporting requirements effortlessly, efficiently, and in compliance with a simplified and standardized framework.

 

What does the service include?

  1. Planning and implementing reporting according to the VSME standard: 
The service covers comprehensive planning, structuring, and implementation of your company’s sustainability reporting in accordance with the EU’s simplified VSME standard (Voluntary Sustainability Reporting Standard for Non-Listed SMEs). We assist in identifying the relevant ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) aspects for your business and ensure that the reporting complies with the requirements of the standard.
  2. Identifying sustainability themes and topics
: We help identify the most critical sustainability themes and topics in your value chain. This ensures that reporting focuses on the most significant environmental and social impacts and risks associated with your business.
  3. Data collection and analysis: We perform the necessary steps to collect and analyze sustainability data in compliance with the VSME standard. This may include carbon footprint calculation, energy consumption tracking, and monitoring social and governance indicators. We ensure that the data collection meets VSME standards.
  4. Fulfilling supply chain reporting requirements: For companies required to report as part of their clients' supply chains, we provide specialized support. We help ensure that the collected data aligns with client reporting requirements and supports compliance throughout the supply chain.
  5. Preparing and presenting the sustainability report: We create a clear, illustrative sustainability report for your company that complies with VSME requirements. The report is suitable for presentation to stakeholders and can be integrated into your corporate communications.
  6. Ongoing regulation monitoring and development support: As EU sustainability reporting requirements evolve, we help your business stay up to date. We provide continuous support and update reporting practices as needed to meet new requirements.

 

Benefits for your business:

The Voluntary Sustainability Reporting Service helps your company meet VSME compliant reporting requirements effortlessly and correctly. Our service enables you to:

  • Launch reporting smoothly and in compliance with a simplified and standardized framework.
  • Meet supply chain requirements and strengthen client relationships while reducing the need for multiple partner inquiries.
  • Drive business development and decision-making based on sustainability data.
  • Communicate your company’s environmental and social responsibility credibly, contributing to the transition towards a sustainable economy.
  • Improve access to green financing opportunities.

 

Who is the service for?

 This service is designed for non-listed SMEs that are not directly obligated to report under the EU ESRS standard but are indirectly obligated through supply chains or wish to proactively start sustainability reporting. It supports businesses without robust sustainability reporting infrastructure that require expert assistance in initiating sustainability reporting.


With our Voluntary Sustainability Reporting Service, you can focus on growing your business while leaving the reporting to our experts. We ensure your sustainability report meets requirements and supports your company’s success as a responsible and sustainable market player.

Sustainability Reporting Service in Compliance with the EU ESRS Standard

Service description:

Our Sustainability Reporting Service is designed for SMEs and midcap companies required to conduct sustainability reporting in accordance with the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS). The service is also suitable for companies that are not directly obligated to report but must provide sustainability data as part of their clients' supply chains. Our goal is to help businesses meet reporting requirements effortlessly, efficiently, and in full compliance.


What does the service include?

  1. Planning and implementing reporting in line with ESRS Standards: Our service includes comprehensive planning, structuring, and implementation of your company’s sustainability reporting in accordance with the EU ESRS standard. We assist in identifying the relevant ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) aspects for your business and ensure that your reporting complies with legal requirements.
  2. Material topic identification and double materiality assessment: We help identify the most critical sustainability topics for your company and conduct a double materiality assessment (DMA) in compliance with ESRS standards. This ensures that your reporting focuses on the most significant environmental and social impacts and risks related to your business operations.
  3. Data collection and analysis: We carry out the necessary steps to collect and analyze sustainability data, which may include carbon footprint calculation, energy consumption tracking, material recycling evaluation, and monitoring of social and governance indicators. We ensure that data collection meets ESRS standards and is audit-ready.
  4. Meeting supply chain reporting requirements: For companies required to report as part of their clients’ supply chains, we provide specialized support. We help ensure that the collected data aligns with client reporting requirements and supports compliance throughout the supply chain.
  5. Sustainability report preparation and visual presentation: We prepare a clear, illustrative, and ESRS-compliant sustainability report for your company. The report is tailored for presentation to stakeholders and can be integrated into your corporate communications.
  6. Ongoing regulation monitoring and development support: As EU sustainability reporting requirements evolve, we help your business stay up to date. We offer continuous support and update reporting practices as needed to comply with new regulations.


Benefits for your business:

Our Sustainability Reporting Service ensures that your company meets ESRS reporting requirements effortlessly and accurately. The service enables you to:

  • Launch compliant and streamlined reporting processes.
  • Fulfill supply chain requirements and strengthen client relationships.
  • Leverage sustainability data for business development and decision-making.
  • Communicate your company’s environmental and social responsibility credibly.
  • Improve access to green financing opportunities.


Who is the service for?

The service is targeted at SMEs and midcap companies subject to EU ESRS reporting obligations or indirectly obligated through supply chain requirements. It supports businesses that lack robust sustainability reporting infrastructure and require expert assistance in meeting legal obligations. With our Sustainability Reporting Service, you can focus on growing your business while leaving reporting in the hands of our sustainability experts. We ensure that your sustainability report meets all requirements and supports your success as a responsible market player.

Supplier Self-Assessment and Audit Service

Service description:

Our Supplier Self-Assessment and Audit Service is designed for SMEs and midcap companies required to conduct sustainability reporting under the EU ESRS (European Sustainability Reporting Standards). This service is also suitable for companies that are not directly obligated to report but must comply as part of their customers’ supply chains. Our goal is to help businesses meet reporting requirements effortlessly, efficiently, and in full compliance.

 

What does the service include?

  1. Supply Chain Analysis in Compliance with ESRS Standards: We analyze your company’s supply chain and model its different components to create a self-assessment form for suppliers in various product categories, based on the principles of double materiality analysis. This form is tailored to the EU ESRS standard and designed to identify relevant ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) aspects and topics within your supply chain.
  2. Data Collection and Analysis: We collect and store self-assessment results in our database and analyze them to ensure compliance with ESRS standards. The collected data is ready for integration into your ESRS reporting when required.
  3. Sustainability Reporting and Visual Presentation: We prepare a clear and illustrative summary report that complies with ESRS standards. This report can be shared with stakeholders and used as part of your company’s sustainability reporting, communications, and supplier development plans.
  4. Ongoing Monitoring and Development Support: As EU sustainability reporting requirements evolve, we ensure your company stays updated. We provide continuous support and update reporting practices to comply with new regulations.
  5. Supplier Audits and Verification: We offer optional in-depth audits to verify the accuracy of supplier self-assessment responses. These audits provide a comprehensive report that identifies any discrepancies, gaps, and areas for improvement.


Benefits for your business:

 Our Sustainability Reporting Service ensures that your company meets ESRS reporting requirements effortlessly and accurately. The service enables you to:

  • Enhanced Supply Chain Transparency: Gain a comprehensive understanding of your suppliers’ sustainability practices and performance. This helps you identify and manage risks related to environmental impacts, potential social responsibility misconduct, and weak governance practices.
  • Minimized Reputation and Regulatory Risks. By verifying compliance with ESRS standards through audits (if requested), we help protect your business from regulatory sanctions and reputational damage while meeting the expectations of customers and stakeholders.
  • Proactive Risk Management. Through double materiality analysis and self-assessments, we identify critical risks and development areas in your supply chain, allowing you to take corrective actions that enhance supply chain sustainability.
  • Reliable Sustainability Reporting. Our service ensures that data collected through supplier self-assessments is comprehensive and meets the required standards. This enables accurate and reliable reporting to stakeholders, reinforcing your company’s credibility in the market.
  • Improved Supplier Management and Continuous Development. By systematically evaluating and auditing suppliers, you can establish a process to monitor and enhance their sustainability performance. This reduces long-term risks and supports your business’s resilience.
  • Resource Savings and Efficiency. Outsourcing supply chain sustainability analysis and reporting to experts minimizes errors, saving your company time and resources.

 


Who is the service for?

 This service is targeted at SMEs and midcap companies subject to EU ESRS reporting obligations or indirectly obligated through supply chains. It also suits large companies with extensive supply chains and limited resources to conduct all supplier evaluations in-house. By outsourcing supply chain assessments to our service, companies can expedite supply chain verification and ensure compliance across the value chain.


Process: How the Service Works

  1. Supply Chain Mapping and Materiality Analysis. Together, we map your supply chain structure and identify key suppliers and risks related to sustainability. We conduct a streamlined double materiality analysis focusing on suppliers critical to sustainability and financial impact, as well as those with identified risks.
  2. Designing and Implementing the Self-Assessment Questionnaire. We create a tailored self-assessment questionnaire for different product groups and supplier segments, based on EU ESRS requirements. The questionnaire targets essential ESG areas (environmental, social responsibility, and governance) to help suppliers identify their areas for improvement.
  3. Data Collection and Analysis. We gather self-assessment data from suppliers, including numeric evaluations and explanatory text. The collected data is analyzed to produce an illustrative summary highlighting risk areas and opportunities for improving supply chain sustainability.
  4. Audit Services and Supplier Verification. Upon agreement, we conduct deeper audits to verify the accuracy of supplier-provided information. These audits can be used for internal purposes or to meet customer relationship requirements.
  5. Ongoing Monitoring and Support. As EU sustainability reporting requirements evolve, we provide updates and expert support to ensure your supply chain remains compliant and aligned with current regulations.


With our Supplier Self-Assessment and Audit Service, you can focus on developing your core business while leaving supply chain sustainability in the hands of our experts. We ensure that your suppliers meet sustainability requirements and support your company’s success as a responsible market player.