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Build a reliable sustainability reporting foundation with VSME – the simplified ESG standard for SMEs, supported by guided workflows and ready-to-use templates in Envoria.
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The VSME framework (Voluntary Standard for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises) provides a simplified alternative to ESRS reporting, tailored to companies with lower complexity, fewer resources, and voluntary or light-touch disclosure needs.
Create a lean ESG report with minimal complexity. Use ready-made templates and only the data points relevant for your size and structure.
Meet growing expectations from stakeholders, customers, and supply chains without switching to full CSRD reporting.
Prepare for future regulatory requirements and stay scalable with a reporting setup that can grow with you.
“The VSME standard fills a long-standing gap: it provides SMEs with a clear, workable way to report on sustainability without getting lost in unnecessary detail. It focuses on what really matters for smaller companies and creates a consistent basis that everyone, from customers to lenders, can rely on. Envoria helps put this structure into practice, keeping the process simple, transparent, and ready for future requirements.”
Companies that choose to report under VSME always apply the Basic Module. The optional Comprehensive Module can be added for more detailed disclosures. Envoria supports both modules with clear guidance and preconfigured reporting structures.
A minimal ESG report covering the essential sustainability information expected from SMEs.
A more detailed format for SMEs facing higher stakeholder expectations or supply-chain requirements.
The VSME framework provides predefined categories tailored to the needs of small and medium-sized enterprises. Envoria guides you through each area and helps you determine which topics are relevant for your business model, operations, and stakeholder environment.
Envoria enables a smooth and reliable data collection process by providing automated workflows and transparent structures. This reduces manual coordination effort and ensures that all required information is captured accurately, traceably, and in line with VSME reporting expectations.
With Envoria, you maintain full visibility over your reporting progress at any time. The platform highlights responsible owners, monitors the status of each disclosure, and ensures that all tasks are completed in a timely and compliant manner, especially helpful for SMEs with limited resources.
Once all data has been collected and approved, Envoria automatically compiles the information into a fully compliant VSME report (available in the Disclosure Management module from Q2/2026). Whether you choose only the Basic or also the Comprehensive format, you receive a structured, ready-to-share document that meets stakeholder expectations and supports transparency across your value chain.
Designed to simplify your VSME reporting processes.
Our integrated guidelines for the VSME provide an excellent starting point for your reporting and offer full support for every data point.
Automated quantitative fields and optional formulas streamline data entry, especially for SMEs using the Comprehensive VSME format.
Templates for both VSME levels ensure consistent structure and reduce time spent on formatting, interpretation, and setup.
Upload supporting documents, track all changes automatically, and provide auditors with controlled access for transparent review.
Monitor completion and approval status for every disclosure, assign clear responsibilities, and keep reporting progress fully visible..
Connect Envoria’s Emissions Management module for GHG data and add your own internal ESG KPIs to enhance the VSME report where needed.
Structured workflows, commenting options, and integrated validation rules help ensure accuracy, consistency, and compliance across all disclosures.
Generate quick snapshots or a complete VSME-compliant report with Envoria’s Report Editor, supporting multi-period data and aggregation methods.
VSME software is a digital tool that helps small and medium-sized enterprises create a sustainability report based on the official Voluntary Standard for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (VSME). The standard is designed for companies that are not directly in scope of the CSRD but still need to disclose ESG information for customers, lenders, or supply-chain partners.
Envoria's VSME tool within the KPI Management module provides a structured, guided workflow covering all required VSME disclosures, including qualitative descriptions, governance information, environmental indicators, and social aspects. Instead of building the report manually, SMEs receive integrated templates, explanations for each disclosure, automated data fields, and a ready-to-export VSME report. This reduces effort and ensures that the report aligns with EU expectations and sustainability best practices.
The VSME framework offers two levels: VSME Basic for lean and high-level reporting, and VSME Comprehensive for more advanced, structured ESG disclosure needs. Envoria supports both by providing separate templates, data models, and workflows that load exactly the reporting fields required by each level.
For VSME Basic, Envoria focuses on concise qualitative disclosures and simplified ESG information relevant for smaller companies. For VSME Comprehensive, the software adds more detailed fields, optional quantitative indicators, and extended categories to meet higher stakeholder expectations. This dual setup allows SMEs to select the format that fits their resources today. And switch later if expectations grow or regulatory requirements shift.
Yes. Envoria is designed to be fully scalable, allowing companies to start with the VSME standard and transition to the CSRD and ESRS requirements as needed. All VSME data remains available, traceable, and reusable, so companies never have to start from scratch.
As soon as a company grows, becomes CSRD-relevant, or receives customer requests for ESRS-aligned reporting, additional ESRS and CSRD features within the same KPI Management module can be activated. Envoria then adds the missing data points, workflows, and disclosures to the existing VSME structure. This makes the software ideal for SMEs that want to future-proof their sustainability reporting and reduce compliance costs later.
Many SMEs have limited time, personnel, and ESG knowledge. Envoria helps close this gap with purposeful digital support. The VSME module includes guided data entry, integrated explanations, validation rules, automated calculations, responsibility assignments, and progress tracking, all designed to reduce manual effort.
Teams can request missing data directly through the platform, upload evidence, document governance structures, and centralize ESG information in a way that is easy to maintain year after year. This makes Envoria especially valuable for SMEs beginning their sustainability journey and seeking a tool that is both powerful and easy to use.
Yes. Envoria automatically creates audit-ready VSME documentation, which is essential for SMEs working with banks, investors, auditors, and supply-chain partners. The software includes historization, evidence upload, approval workflows, and controlled auditor access, ensuring full transparency and traceability of all disclosures.
Every data change is logged, allowing auditors and external stakeholders to verify how indicators were calculated, what assumptions were used, and which documents support the information. For companies looking to meet rising ESG expectations without switching to a complex enterprise system, Envoria offers a reliable, professional audit environment aligned with VSME guidelines.