Every request in a different format
Questionnaires, Excel lists, standards: for every request you compile the same data all over again.
Sustainability reporting
Your sustainability report. Built on the standard that fits you.
Whether VS, DNK or GRI: you choose the standard and scope, Code Gaia guides you through every disclosure.
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2,100 companies already use Code Gaia · No. 1 ESG software for SMEs
THE CHALLENGE
Does this sound familiar?
Your customer sends a questionnaire, your bank an Excel list, and management wants a DNK report. Yet from 2027, companies with up to 1,000 employees can decline requests that go beyond the Voluntary Standard (VS).
Figures that don’t match
If you maintain the same data twice, you end up with two versions. Your customer will notice at the latest.
THE SOLUTION
One data basis for every request
You maintain your data once and report from it under the standard your stakeholders expect. Guidance and drafts by Kurt AI support every disclosure.
HOW IT WORKS
How your sustainability report comes together in Code Gaia
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Choose your standard
Choose the standard that fits your company: VS, DNK, GRI, UK SRS or the UN SDGs, all in the same module.
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Guidance for every disclosure
For every data point you see the standard’s text and explanations from our experts. Where the standard expects tables, they are already pre-structured.
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Kurt AI drafts, you decide
Kurt AI drafts text for each disclosure based on your documents. You review, adjust and approve.
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Assign tasks, track progress
Assign disclosures to your colleagues, set deadlines and see the status across all frameworks.
WHY CODE GAIA
Why companies report with Code Gaia
01Proven
Proven blueprints that change when the rules change.
For your sustainability reportWe maintain the standards with our own versioning, so you always work with the valid version. Code Gaia is a GRI Software and Tools Partner.
02Time-saving
Automation and Kurt AI take over the tedious work.
For your sustainability reportKurt AI knows your whole report and works on several disclosures with you in the chat.
03Audit-proof
A complete trail behind every number.
For your sustainability reportYour data is safe: GDPR-compliant and certified to ISO/IEC 27001.
04Personal expertise
Sustainability experts support you in key decisions and through the audit.
For your sustainability reportFrameworks and guidance for every disclosure come from our experts, so you fill in instead of researching.
REFERENCES
What our customers say
“The Code Gaia tool makes data collection and categorization much easier for us.”
“[…] support for recognized reporting standards such as ESRS, GRI, and VSME.”
“[…] made the “monster” of CSRD reporting possible for us.”
This is how users rate Code Gaia
Source: OMR Reviews · As of November 2026 (opens in a new tab) - 91 % Ease of use Category average: 91 %
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CONNECTED MODULES
What else helps your company with its transformation
Carbon footprint The foundation: your emissions data flows into the environmental section of your report and stays up to date. Carbon footprint Transformation Set targets and plan measures for E, S and G, not just for CO₂. Transformation EmpCo Communicate your progress so that your environmental claims hold up under the EmpCo. EmpCo
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about voluntary sustainability reporting
What is the VSME and what is the VS?
The VS (Voluntary Standard) is the new name of the VSME (Voluntary Sustainability Reporting Standard for non-listed SMEs). It is the voluntary EU standard for sustainability reports of small and medium-sized companies, developed by EFRAG. It consists of a basic module and a comprehensive module. Code Gaia covers both, with guidance for every disclosure.
VSME, DNK or GRI: which standard fits?
The VS is the EU standard for mid-sized companies and will in future set the limit of what reporting customers may ask of companies with up to 1,000 employees. The German Sustainability Code (DNK) is widely used in Germany. GRI is the most widely used standard internationally. In Code Gaia you work with all three in the same module.
Does my company have to publish a sustainability report?
A report under the ESRS is mandatory from financial year 2027 for companies with more than 1,000 employees and more than €450m turnover. All others report voluntarily, usually because customers, banks or investors ask for sustainability data.
Can I switch from the VSME to the ESRS later?
Yes, the switch is straightforward. Because both the VS and the ESRS sit in the same reporting module you already know, there is no need to learn new software. When your company becomes subject to reporting, you can use your existing data and texts as valuable guidance and a basis to build your mandatory report right in the same place.
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