Martta Ääri
1.8.2025
Carbon footprint calculation has quickly risen to the agenda of many SMEs. Customers, investors, and financiers increasingly want information about a company’s environmental impact, and the carbon footprint is one of the most concrete and easily understood metrics. Still, for many small and medium-sized businesses, getting started with the calculations can feel laborious, complicated, and sometimes even too expensive.
In September 2025, the VSME reporting tool will receive a new feature – an integrated carbon footprint calculator. This means that sustainability reporting and emissions calculations can now be done in one place, without separate systems or Excel sheets. When a company enters data such as energy consumption, procurement, and transportation, the calculator will automatically produce emissions figures, which will be incorporated into the full report.
This change saves time and makes everyday work easier, but it’s not just about efficiency. Reporting on your carbon footprint opens doors to financing and various support schemes, which are increasingly conditional on demonstrating environmental responsibility. Customers value suppliers who can provide transparent information about their emissions, creating a real competitive advantage. When calculation becomes part of annual reporting, it also makes tracking progress and setting targets more natural.
There are already several carbon footprint tools on the market, but many are designed for large organizations or focus solely on emissions calculation without the broader ESG context.
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