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VSME module beta version available!

Our free DNK Platform saves you time and effort in creating your digital sustainability report. Now also available for companies reporting voluntarily.

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We guide you through your CSRD report

To support companies with their sustainability reporting and help them comply with the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWE) finances the ongoing development of the German Sustainability Code (DNK). In 2025, in place of the previous reporting standard, the DNK launched a comprehensive range of support services for CSRD-compliant reporting, consisting of three core elements:

Our aim is to take the hard work out of sustainability reporting, especially for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with limited resources.

How you benefit at a glance

Convenient free tool from the German government. The DNK Platform makes creating reports straightforward. DNK Checklists simplify ESRS Set 1 & VSME for you. You save time and effort.

Who are the Sustainability Code services aimed at?

For companies subject to mandatory reporting

Our services are structured in modules. The first module is designed for all companies that are obliged to report under the CSRD, either directly or indirectly. Launched in early 2025, it helps you fulfil the legal requirements (ESRS Set 1) efficiently and straightforwardly.

Create CSRD report

For companies reporting voluntarily

A second module is aimed at companies that wish to report voluntarily based on the VSME Standard, in order to proactively meet the growing disclosure demands around the issue of sustainability. It is specially tailored to the needs of SMEs and will be available from September 2025.

Create VSME report

Jens Müller ZDF

From the point of view of ZDF, the Sustainability Code is extremely user-friendly, easy to understand, well laid-out, systematic and transparent. A really good tool for us to navigate through the jungle that is sustainability reporting.

Prof Dr Jens Müller
ZDF | Public Broadcaster