Material Topics

Material topics are presented in Appendix B of the Voluntary Sustainability Reporting Standard for non-listed SMEs (VSME) and in Appendix A of the ESRS 1: General Requirements as part of the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD). The purpose of the material topics is to guide SMEs in identifying key sustainability issues that are most relevant to their operations, impacts, and stakeholders and to simplify the materiality assessment process, making sustainability reporting manageable and meaningful for smaller businesses.

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