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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 November 2026

5.805

companies on the DNK Platform

10.790

users on the DNK Platform

4.042

VSME reports in progress

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268

Plausibility-checked VSME reports

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VSME reports by reporting year
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N = 265
VSME reports by module
N = 265
VSME-reporting companies by size (number of employees)
1 – 5 18
6 – 9 9
10 – 49 50
50 – 99 40
100 – 249 55
250 – 499 44
500 – 749 15
750 – 1.000 6
1.001 – 4.999 17
5.000 – 50.000 5
N = 259
VSME-reporting companies by sector
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A: LAND- UND FORSTWIRTSCHAFT, FISCHEREI 3
C: VERARBEITENDES GEWERBE/HERSTELLUNG VON WAREN 60
D: ENERGIEVERSORGUNG 2
E: WASSERVERSORGUNG; ABWASSER- UND ABFALLENTSORGUNG UND BESEITIGUNG VON UMWELTVERSCHMUTZUNGEN 6
F: BAUGEWERBE/BAU 8
G: HANDEL 19
H: VERKEHR UND LAGEREI 7
I: GASTGEWERBE/BEHERBERGUNG UND GASTRONOMIE 6
K: TELEKOMMUNIKATION, SOFTWAREENTWICKLUNG, IT-BERATUNG UND ERBRINGUNG SONSTIGER DIENSTLEISTUNGEN DER INFORMATIONSTECHNOLOGIE UND DER COMPUTERINFRASTRUKTUR 14
L: ERBRINGUNG VON FINANZ- UND VERSICHERUNGSDIENSTLEISTUNGEN 10
M: GRUNDSTÜCKS- UND WOHNUNGSWESEN 15
N: ERBRINGUNG VON WISSENSCHAFTLICHEN UND TECHNISCHEN DIENSTLEISTUNGEN 54
O: ERBRINGUNG VON SONSTIGEN WIRTSCHAFTLICHEN DIENSTLEISTUNGEN 16
P: ÖFFENTLICHE VERWALTUNG, VERTEIDIGUNG; SOZIALVERSICHERUNG 1
Q: ERZIEHUNG UND UNTERRICHT 2
R: GESUNDHEITS- UND SOZIALWESEN 12
S: KUNST, SPORT UND ERHOLUNG 3
T: ERBRINGUNG VON SONSTIGEN DIENSTLEISTUNGEN 5
N = 222
VSME-reporting companies by federal state
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  • low
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N = 258

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.