Implement the VSME in 4 simple steps
Create your VSME report easily and effectively with Code Gaia.
Without prior knowledge or additional capacity, with the help of innovative software and personal support.
4 steps to the VSME report
1
Status Quo Analysis
Take the first steps with us, such as the
identification of relevant topics through a risk and opportunity analysis.
identification of relevant topics through a risk and opportunity analysis.
2
Collect CO₂ and environmental data
Use our automated CO₂ accounting tool on request and collect further relevant key figures.
3
Capture VSME content holistically
Collaboratively collect data and create qualitative texts with the help of instructions, AI support and practical tips.
4
Simple
VSME report export
VSME report export
Export your finished report as a Word file and adapt it to your brand image.
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How Code Gaia supports you in implementing the VSME
AI-supported data collection & texts
Our artificial intelligence reads environmental data from your accounting software or helps you to create reporting content.
Decentralized data collection
Intelligent questionnaires and delegation, deadline and project management functions enable simplified and decentralized data collection.
Personal experts
Our VSME experts will accompany you along the way from the first steps in ESG management to the finished sustainability report.
Help with regulatory issues
Create your sustainability statement step by step with instructions and help in the software.
Certified partners
Optionally work with certified partner consultancies and companies to advance your sustainable transformation.
Thanks to Code Gaia, we were able to create a complete and standard-compliant sustainability report in a very short time.
Zrinka Vrtarić
Group Legal Counsel
Arena Hospitality Group
Arena Hospitality Group
What our customers say
Hands on – Sustainability initiatives at the Seibert Group
13. January 2025
Seibert Group GmbH, an innovative IT services company based in Wiesbaden, has placed a strong…
Successful implementation of the double materiality analysis and CSRD compliance at RECKLI
4. December 2024
RECKLI GmbH successfully implemented the double materiality analysis, supported by Code Gaia, thereby effectively meeting…
Carbon footprint and DNK report for Volksbank Cologne Bonn
14. February 2024
Volksbank Cologne Bonn is pursuing ambitious sustainability goals in the financial sector and is collaborating…
The sustainability experts at Code Gaia did a great job guiding us through the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) in a step-by-step and easy-to-understand manner.
Lutz Hammer, Managing Director of RECKLI GmbHThe easy way to a VSME report with us
The VSME is a suitable tool for collecting and reporting sustainability information that is explicitly tailored to smaller companies in Europe. Code Gaia believes that, where possible, both modules should be reported. The additional effort required by the comprehensive module is manageable, although companies can derive some benefit from it.
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Theresa Zöckler
Your contact person
Why Code Gaia?
Personal support
Right from the start, you will be assigned a dedicated contact person who will guide you step-by-step through the entire process. Our certified sustainability experts will support you with in-depth topics.
AI-supported software
Benefit from maximum time savings thanks to AI workflows, such as the automatic reading of invoices to create the carbon footprint or text suggestions for information in the report version tailored to your company.
Step by step process
Code Gaia accompanies you on the path from status quo analysis to sustainability transformation that really convinces stakeholders.
Methodological excellence and compliance
Our easy-to-understand methodology is supported by experts and has already been tested and certified in several real-life use cases.
Code Gaia works with the most important international standards for medium-sized companies.
Learning resources for the ESRS
FAQ
Here you will find frequently asked questions about our product.
What does the Code Gaia VSME software do?
With the Code Gaia web app, all relevant key figures for environmental or ESG reports can be collected, analyzed and optimized in one place. Support Sustainability experts and Code Gaia’s Customer Success Team will support you throughout the process.
How does VSME's Code Gaia software help me with my sustainability management?
- Data collection: All relevant data such as incoming invoices, intelligent questionnaires or other data sources are uploaded to the Code Gaia portal in around 4 hours per year.
- Data analysis: Code Gaia’s in-house developed Artificial Intelligence reads environmental data from the accounting software and categorizes it based on the activities and quantities transacted.
- Data evaluation and optimization: Together with individual sustainability experts, sustainability management is subsequently optimized through data-supported measures and progress is monitored.
- Reporting: Standard-compliant sustainability reports (ESRS, GRI, BAFA or DNK) can be created and shared with stakeholders at the click of a button, in line with the brand identity.
Which standards does the VSME software Code Gaia cover?
- CSRD
- ESRS
- DNK
- GHG protocol
- LkSG
- ecovadis
- GRI
- United Nations Global Compact
- SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals)
How does Code Gaia differ from other VSME software providers?
Code Gaia is characterized by the combination of state-of-the-art, intuitive software, effective use of artificial intelligence and close guidance through personal support.
Sustainability experts and Code Gaia’s Customer Success Team also support companies throughout the entire process. The instructions and checklists integrated into the software guide customers step by step to a standard-compliant sustainability declaration.
Code Gaia thus combines best-in-class software with personal support.
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