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Getting started with VSME

Is VSME relevant for your company—and where to start? Our free step-by-step guide shows, in a few clear steps, whether VSME suits your organisation and how to put it into practice.

VSME (Voluntary Sustainability Reporting Standard) is a voluntary framework for sustainability reporting, designed specifically for small and medium-sized enterprises. It enables you to respond to the growing demand for ESG information from customers, financiers and other stakeholders. Even if your company does not fall under the CSRD, VSME helps you report transparently and improve your performance. 

Bureau Veritas Solutions provides practical advice and support—from targeted assistance with specific questions to guidance in larger projects. Always pragmatic, always results-driven.

Our VSME services

Whether you want to implement internal improvements, respond to customer requests or prepare for future legislation—we support you at every stage.

Our VSME services include: 

  • Introductory training on VSME sustainability reporting
  • VSME-gap-analysis (current situation vs. standard)
  • Tailored consultancy: data collection, stakeholder engagement, KPI framework, report design and publication

For whom?

The VSME standard is voluntary and applies to non-listed SMEs in the EU that fall outside the scope of mandatory CSRD reporting:

Micro:up to €450,000 in assets, €900,000 in turnover and 10 employees
Small:up to €5 million in assets, €10 million in turnover and 50 employees
Medium-sizedup to €25 million in assets, €50 million in turnover and 250 employees

Free checklist – 9 steps to VSME reporting

Many companies wonder whether VSME is relevant for them and how it works in practice. This checklist helps you find out for yourself:

✔ Quick insight into whether VSME applies to your company 
✔ Clear overview of the information needed for an initial report 
✔ Outlook on how VSME contributes to CSRD readiness
 

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    Checklist - 9 steps

     Our free step-by-step guide shows, in a few clear steps, whether VSME suits your organisation and how to put it into practice.

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Why start with VSME?

  • Supply chain fit: respond more effectively to ESG requests from (large) customers, increasing your chances of retaining and expanding contracts.
  • Financing: meet the expectations of banks and investors, improving access to capital.
  • Management & risks: gain clear insights into environmental, safety and social issues, strengthening resilience and competitiveness.
  • Societal value: contribute to building a more sustainable and inclusive economy.

about bureau veritas solutions

*Bureau Veritas Solutions BV (Chamber of Commerce no. 30089057) includes activities under the trade names Bureau Veritas Solutions, Bureau Veritas Asset Management, Bureau Veritas HSE, and Bureau Veritas Riskcontrol. The activities of this entity are not covered by accreditation. Our consultancy services are entirely separate from our inspection and certification activities. We ensure that the accredited activities of Bureau Veritas Inspection and Certification remain fully independent at all times.

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