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Guide

ESG for small businesses

ESG is an assessment of the company: environment, people and governance. That is different from an LCA, which looks at the product. In LCAB you mainly gather the environmental part, so you can answer when the customer asks.

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Guide

ESG is a company assessment. Not a product LCA.

E is environment: CO2, materials, waste and climate impact. S is people: working conditions and the supply chain. G is governance: documentation, controls and risk.

ESG is not a law. CSRD is the law for large companies. VSME is the voluntary SME framework. Customers still ask: can you prove it?

What you can gather in LCAB

LCAB mainly covers E: product data, materials, suppliers, LCA, carbon footprint, documents and product passport. In the ESG wizard you can also note what you know about S and G.

What you get is structure and internal documentation. A place to answer when the customer asks.

Product data, materials and suppliers

LCA and CO2 you can explain

Documents linked to the product

LCAB ESG or VSME Basic as an internal pack, not as an audited report

LCAB dashboard with products and compliance

What needs an auditor or adviser

A full ESG report, CSRD/ESRS, VSME assurance and double materiality sit outside LCAB. LCAB does not certify you and does not approve your annual report.

An audited ESG or CSRD statement

A VSME report that an auditor must sign

Legal assessment of whether the law applies to you directly

How to do it

Separate the two: ESG is the company. LCA and EPD are the product. Start with what the customer actually asks.
Gather the E part in LCAB: materials, suppliers, CO2 and documents you can stand behind.
Fill the ESG wizard with what you know about people and governance. Do not guess. Mark the gaps.
Generate LCAB ESG or VSME Basic as internal documentation you can share with the customer.
If the customer requires verified ESG, CSRD or VSME assurance: hand the pack to an auditor or adviser.
Say honestly what you have, and what still needs external review.

Common questions

Can LCAB produce verified ESG?

No. LCAB is not an ESG auditor and does not issue an auditor-approved report. You can gather data and form an internal document. Verification, CSRD and VSME assurance sit with an auditor or adviser.

Is ESG the same as LCA?

No. LCA looks at a product life cycle. ESG assesses the company: environment, social topics and governance. Product LCA can support the E part. It does not replace an ESG report.

Does a small company need an ESG department?

No. Most SMEs need a place to gather documentation and language customers understand. LCAB is built for that. An auditor comes when the requirement is there.

What can we show the customer tomorrow?

Product data, CO2 you can explain, and an overview of what is missing. Not a stamp that you are ESG approved.

Want product data kept with the product?

LCAB gathers product data around the product you sell. Start with the files you already have.