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VSME reports on the DNK Platform at a glance

The DNK dashboard visualises how the DNK Platform is being used and shows the current status of VSME reporting on the platform. The overall figures for companies and users cover all organisations registered on the DNK Platform, regardless of the reporting Standard they use.

As of October 2026

5.743

companies on the DNK Platform

10.660

users on the DNK Platform

3.952

VSME reports in progress

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213

VSME reports on the DNK Platform

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VSME reports by reporting year
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N = 210
VSME reports by module
N = 210
VSME-reporting companies by size (number of employees)
1 – 5 14
6 – 9 9
10 – 49 44
50 – 99 30
100 – 249 45
250 – 499 38
500 – 749 11
750 – 1.000 3
1.001 – 4.999 10
5.000 – 50.000 3
N = 207
VSME-reporting companies by sector
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A: LAND- UND FORSTWIRTSCHAFT, FISCHEREI 3
C: VERARBEITENDES GEWERBE/HERSTELLUNG VON WAREN 45
D: ENERGIEVERSORGUNG 2
E: WASSERVERSORGUNG; ABWASSER- UND ABFALLENTSORGUNG UND BESEITIGUNG VON UMWELTVERSCHMUTZUNGEN 4
F: BAUGEWERBE/BAU 6
G: HANDEL 16
H: VERKEHR UND LAGEREI 4
I: GASTGEWERBE/BEHERBERGUNG UND GASTRONOMIE 5
K: TELEKOMMUNIKATION, SOFTWAREENTWICKLUNG, IT-BERATUNG UND ERBRINGUNG SONSTIGER DIENSTLEISTUNGEN DER INFORMATIONSTECHNOLOGIE UND DER COMPUTERINFRASTRUKTUR 12
L: ERBRINGUNG VON FINANZ- UND VERSICHERUNGSDIENSTLEISTUNGEN 8
M: GRUNDSTÜCKS- UND WOHNUNGSWESEN 12
N: ERBRINGUNG VON WISSENSCHAFTLICHEN UND TECHNISCHEN DIENSTLEISTUNGEN 50
O: ERBRINGUNG VON SONSTIGEN WIRTSCHAFTLICHEN DIENSTLEISTUNGEN 9
Q: ERZIEHUNG UND UNTERRICHT 2
R: GESUNDHEITS- UND SOZIALWESEN 8
S: KUNST, SPORT UND ERHOLUNG 1
T: ERBRINGUNG VON SONSTIGEN DIENSTLEISTUNGEN 5
N = 175
VSME-reporting companies by federal state
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  • very high
  • high
  • low
  • very low
N = 207

The analyses shown are based exclusively on VSME reports that have passed a plausibility check carried out by DNK expert reviewers – regardless of whether the reports were subsequently published on the DNK website.  All results are displayed solely in aggregated form, and no conclusions can be drawn about individual companies or reports. The DNK Platform is also used by companies from other EU countries, which are included in the overall figures. However, the detailed analyses by sector, federal state, company size and reporting year focus on companies based in Germany. The aim of the DNK dashboard is to provide transparency on voluntary sustainability reporting under the VSME standard among German SMEs. For the purposes of the dashboard, “companies” include all organisations that have submitted a VSME report on the DNK Platform – including private-sector companies as well as associations, NGOs, local authorities and public institutions.