Manage ESG requests with a clear path, all the way to VSME sustainability reporting
Collect ESG data and evidence once and reuse them for banks, corporate customers, supply chain and tenders.
Aligned with the VSME standardEFRAG standard · EU Recommendation 2025/1710
Built for SMEsSimple, fast, concrete
Your data, safeEU hosting, protected access
Turn VSME reporting into real impact
Bark & Beyond is the animal-welfare impact program your company can pair with ESG reporting for a concrete, reportable contribution (ESRS S3/G1).
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Who is 
for?
For SMEs
You received an ESG request from a bank, client or tender and need to organise data and evidence.
Start the Gap AnalysisFor professional firms
You support several client SMEs on ESG requests and need a repeatable workflow.
Open StarterFor ESG advisors
You handle complex cases and want a structured base to anchor your professional review.
Talk to the teamFour paths, one reusable digital dossier
Choose the level that fits your moment: free content, guided data inventory, assisted workflow or professional review.
Knowledge Hub
Understand VSME before compiling
Practical guides, glossary and articles to get oriented before moving.
Free
Open Knowledge HubStarter VSME
Compile the dossier autonomously
Guided data inventory to map what is available, missing, non-applicable or to review.
Entry tier · pricing TBD
Open StarterAI-assisted VSME
Assisted workflow and quality check
Guided workflow with assisted checks and quality check. Try the demo preview; it activates with the AI-assisted plan.
Pro tier · pricing TBD
Request AI-assisted activationSee the demo previewAdvisory Packs
Professional review when needed
Support for complex cases, tight deadlines or SMEs without internal ESG presence.
Tailored · contact for quote
Talk to an advisorSome modules are demo previews. Do not enter real company data until the authenticated workspace is active.
Frequent requests, one dossier
Three frequent requests, one dossier
Bank, corporate client and tender can arrive from different channels, but the useful work is the same: build an updatable, reusable ESG dossier aligned with the VSME principles of EFRAG.
Bank ESG request
Prepare structured answers for a bank questionnaire, with evidence gaps and review points.
- Request
- Data
- Evidence
- Reusable dossier
Corporate or supply-chain request
Reuse the same VSME-aligned dossier for customers and value-chain requests.
- Request
- Data
- Evidence
- Reusable dossier
Tender or advisor-led work
Use the dossier as a reusable base for tenders, advisory work or internal ESG preparation.
- Request
- Data
- Evidence
- Reusable dossier
01 · The problem
ESG requests arrive faster than data can be organised.
SMEs receive ESG questionnaires from banks, customers, investors and procurement teams, but often don't know which data is needed or how to structure it. The result: lost tenders, slowed financing and improvised reporting that doesn't scale.
- Bank financing tied to ESG questionnaires
- Customer and tender requests with tight deadlines
- Supply-chain disclosures across different standards
- Internal data scattered across HR, finance and operations
02 · The solution
A guided path from fragmented data to a snapshot ready for VSME reporting.
supports the company through ESG data collection, all the way to preparing the VSME reporting, and shows you a sample report so you can see what the finished product will look like.
Five steps from the ESG request to the VSME dossier
An ordered path to collect reusable data, evidence and results.
- 01
Select your sector
The indicator structure starts from the sector and helps contextualise data, evidence and priorities.
Pick your sectorOutput
- Sector profile
- Priority indicators
- Contextual glossary
- 02
Complete a brief profile
Add the essentials to frame the ESG request and the company's process maturity.
Build the scenarioOutput
- Company profile
- Initial data map
- Fascicolo perimeter
- 03
Identify data and evidence
The workflow distinguishes available, missing, non-applicable and review-needed items.
See which documents you needOutput
- Indicator status
- Initial evidence pack
- Areas to deepen
- 04
The deliverable
Complete a ready-to-use dossier
Collected content is organised into a reusable VSME-aligned structure.
Open a compiled dossierOutput
- VSME-aligned dossier
- Per-module traceability
- Operator notes
- 05
Request professional assistance if needed
For more complex cases the dossier can be paired with targeted advisory support.
Explore advisoryOutput
- Operator brief
- Critical areas
- Next actions
No sign-up needed
See a compiled dossier for your sector
Each sector opens a different dossier: its own legal form, NACE code, headcount and sector certification. Demo data, real structure.
From obligation to strategic compliance
Reporting and being scored are not the same thing
After the Omnibus package narrowed the mandatory scope, Italy's national body of chartered accountants reframed SME reporting as a shift «from obligation to strategic compliance»: what drives real demand is no longer the law, but banks, clients and tenders. That changes what a good output looks like.
«The automatic filling of questionnaires produced documents that were formally polished but inconsistent in content […] derived from an uncritical use of pre-filled models, often designed for rating purposes rather than reporting.»
A score assigned by someone else
Indicators you can trace, one by one
Fields auto-filled from a questionnaire
Declared source for every figure
Everything looks complete
Missing data is named as missing
A PDF that ends the job
A dossier that gets reused at the next request
There is one question that tells the two apart: «where does this number come from?» If the answer is «from the system», the report will not survive a bank review. In every indicator carries its source, its period and the evidence behind it — and what is missing is shown as missing.
The CNDCEC has not assessed, approved or recommended VSME-PRO: the quoted criticism concerns a widespread practice, not individual providers.
Access the software modules by supporting the Bark & Beyond program
A single access to the main VSME-PRO software tools through one of the ways to support Bark & Beyond, the ESG program dedicated to animal welfare aligned with ESRS S3 and G1.
Strays are not only an animal-welfare matter: free-roaming packs affect road safety and public health. Geolocated reports and tracked interventions are the basis for measuring these effects on communities (ESRS S3).
Company ESG project
Join Bark & Beyond as an ESG initiative, subject to an assessment of fit with your company's sector and profile.
ESG sponsorship
Support the program directly through a contribution dedicated to developing impact activities.
* ESG-project feasibility is assessed case by case based on the company's industry. ** Tax deductibility of donations will be available once the non-profit entity is incorporated; until then the contribution is structured as an ESG sponsorship. Software plans included: Knowledge Hub, Starter, AI-assisted; the Advisory plan remains a separate fee.
04 · Why it works
Built for SMEs, backed by experts.
We translate VSME into business language. Software handles the structure, advisors handle the nuance.
AI guidance in business language
Not “Scope 2 GHG Protocol Emissions”, “Your electricity bills.”
Practical industry examples
Realistic KPIs, not abstract templates.
CRM-based follow-up
Every gap becomes a next step or an advisory package.
Evidence ready for banks and clients
Build a response you can defend.
Knowledge Hub
Guide pratiche VSME
Articoli allineato ai principi VSME per orientarsi prima di compilare un fascicolo ESG.
PMI-Banche e VSME, come usare la Tabella MEF di interoperabilità
Il MEF ha pubblicato lo strumento operativo che mancava al sistema bancario italiano: la Tabella di interoperabilità tra il Documento PMI-Banche e il VSME. Come si legge, dove c'è convergenza piena, dove restano indicatori italiani puri, e come strutturare il flusso di lavoro di risposta a un questionario bancario.
Leggi la guidaData inventory VSME: dove trova i dati una PMI italiana
Informativa per informativa, i sistemi documentali italiani già esistenti che alimentano il VSME Basic. LUL, bollette, comunicazioni INAIL, RENTRI, Geoportale MASE: guida operativa per commercialisti e consulente.
Leggi la guidaDal questionario ESG bancario all'evidence pack, cosa deve preparare davvero una PMI
Quando una PMI riceve il questionario ESG dalla banca, la prima reazione è cercare di rispondere in fretta. Compilare i campi, allegare quello che si trova, mandare. La risposta tempestiva è già un risultato. La differenza, quando emerge, la fa l'evidence pack che sta sotto le risposte.
Leggi la guidaFAQ
Real questions. Straight answers.
What does, what you get and what to expect, before you start.
Quick guide
How to choose the right path
Not sure whether you are legally required to report?
Check in 1 minute.Just want to understand VSME and ESG requests?
Start from the Knowledge Hub.Want to organise data and evidence on your own?
Choose Starter VSME.Already received an ESG request from a bank, client or tender?
Choose AI-assisted VSME.Are you an accountant or advisor managing several VSME clients?
Activate the firm path.Just want to see what a finished dossier looks like?
Open the demo, no sign-up.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Ready to turn ESG into value for your SME?
Start with a reusable VSME dossier: collect data and evidence once, reuse them for banks, customers, supply chain and tenders.
The platform supports VSME dossier preparation. It is not a certification, ESG rating or assurance; final decisions are reviewed by qualified professionals where required.