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About The VSME Tool
The sustainability reporting tool designed for SMEs, by SMEs
Workable Method was born out of a simple frustration: small and medium-sized enterprises were overwhelmed by endless questionnaires, complex systems, and expensive software. Instead of supporting real progress, sustainability reporting had become an administrative burden—costing valuable time, money, and energy that could have been invested in real sustainability actions.
Most existing tools are developed far away from the factory floor, by people unfamiliar with the daily reality of SMEs. That is why our federation decided to take action. We created a practical and affordable method that speaks the language of entrepreneurs and empowers companies to take ownership of their sustainability journey.
Workable Method is not just a reporting tool. It is a learning process:
This initiative was originally developed for members of Fenavian, the Belgian sector federation for the Protein Processing Industry – the processing of meat, other proteins and Ready Meals.
From the very beginning, the system was enthusiastically received—not only by SMEs in Belgium, but also by many other companies and federations across Europe.
Thanks to the more than 20 federations that have joined forces, this tool was delveloped to what it is today. The need was the same everywhere: SMEs across the food and drink industry were looking for a simple, practical way to report on sustainability. What started as a tool has grown into a movement. Sustainability reporting became something positive, something useful—an opportunity instead of a burden.
The success lies in its simplicity and its empowerment: companies can build and report on their own sustainability strategy, instead of being buried in external demands. Large companies welcomed it as well, because they finally received SME data in a uniform, comparable format. Retailers, banks, and multinational food companies all recognized the value of a shared standard that works for businesses big and small.
That is why FoodDrinkEurope embraced and joined the Workable Method as an enthusiastic partner. FoodDrink Europe is the first European Sector federation that comes with a European sectoral standard in Sustainability Reporting for SMEs.
Together we say yes to sustainability, and no to administrative overload. Because the true goal is clear—resources and energy should flow into sustainability itself, not into the bureaucracy around it.
Also EFRAG expressed its enthusiasm for this concept and helped ensure that our tool is fully VSME compliant. In their published list of tools, Workable Method is mentioned as the sector broad, European wide, fully VSME aligned tool.
The result is now in your hands:
Driven by the support of sector federations, every company—large or small—can be guided towards a sustainable future where no one is left behind.
This is the power of united forces.
Developed for SMEs, by SMEs, our tool transforms sustainability reporting from a burden into an opportunity. Powered by over 20 federations, FoodDrinkEurope and EFRAG, it offers a clear, accessible and VSME-compliant standard for the entire European food and drink industry.