The ESG Compass for SMEs
Aiming to incorporate sustainability within your SME and you need advice? Or are your business customers increasingly asking about your ESG performance? Our ESG Compass for SMEs will enable you to make sustainability an integral part of your company. You’ll improve your business operations and become the sustainable partner for your customers.
ESG for SMEs needs a practical approach. That is why we developed an ESG Dashboard that provides at-a-glance insight into your company's current situation, your goals and the steps needed to achieve these goals. With this you make sure you are well prepared for the ESG questions from your major customers, and make a positive impact on society and the environment.
What does the ESG Compass for SMEs entail?
The dashboard consists of 6 ESG themes that we have selected based on the CSRD for SMEs. The dashboard (combined with our roadmap) provides concrete tools and practical steps for each theme to improve your performance. We have selected the following 6 themes for you:
Energy & emissions
Materials & waste
People & wellbeing
Cooperation & value chains
Ethics & compliance
Cyber & data security
Of course, you are free to add or remove themes according to your company’s specific situation.
Find out in 3 minutes how your business can be more sustainable
Want to know which sustainability topics are relevant to your business? Our free Sustainability Guide gives you quick insight into opportunities and areas for improvement in sustainable business.
Personalised advice based on your situation
Overview of the most relevant sustainability themes
Contact about concrete next steps, with no obligation
Completed within 3 minutes. You will receive an overview in your email inbox immediately.
We will then analyse the information you enter and contact you with no obligation to inform you about the outcome and options for your business.
A complete ESG Dashboard in 6 steps
Together, we work out the 6 selected themes using 6 steps. In this, we support you in collecting the requested ESG data and we determine the starting point and direction together.
This results in a complete ESG Dashboard, including starting points, objectives, focus areas, opportunities, risks and KPIs.
ESG Hub: your sustainability in one dashboard
ESG can sometimes seem abstract, but for SMEs a practical approach works best. That's why we now offer the ESG compass as a user-friendly online tool in our ESG Hub.
The ESG Hub has step-by-step features to:
Collect data on the six ESG themes.
Concretise your goals.
Plan and monitor actions to improve your performance.
Everything comes together in one clear dashboard that you can share with stakeholders directly. You have everything in one place: from KPIs to concrete goals and actions.
Concrete themes and a roadmap
The ESG Hub focuses on six sustainability themes selected on the basis of the CSRD for SMEs. Combined with a practical roadmap, you are handed concrete tools for each theme to improve your performance:
Energy & emissions: how you can reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions.
Materials & waste: handling raw materials and waste streams more efficiently.
People & wellbeing: engaging employees and stimulating a healthy work culture.
Collaboration & value chain: sustainable collaboration with suppliers and partners.
Ethics & compliance: integrity and complying with laws and regulations.
Cyber & data security: handling data and digital systems safely.
Your ESG data in a single overview for you and your customers
The introduction of the CSRD means that large companies increasingly base their partner and supplier choices on sustainability performance. Alongside the ESG Dashboard, the ESG Compass offers specific templates in which you can enter your sustainability performance, enabling you to present performance data in a clear and structured way to your customers. This makes your sustainability efforts clear, both for you and for your customers.
Why choose the ESG Compass for SMEs?
The ESG Compass for SMEs functions as a navigation tool that helps you set the right course on sustainability. It offers your company a wide range of benefits. Both internally and externally.
Inspire your employees
By working with the ESG Compass for SMEs, you engage your internal stakeholders and inspire your employees to actively contribute to your sustainability goals. And improving your reputation on sustainability will make you an even more attractive employer.
Create competitive advantage
Once you have gone through the six steps, you will have a clear plan and a clear sustainability profile. This positions you as a valuable, sustainable partner within large customers’ value chain.
In short, with the ESG Compass for SMEs, you take a big step towards a sustainable and successful future.