Responding to ESG Requests

Most green workplace guides read the same way. Turn off your monitor. Get a recycling bin. Add plants. None of them explains which habits generate ESG data. Nor do they explain which habits are just good feelings with no reporting value. That distinction matters now. According to the US Environmental Protection Agency, 30% of the energy in commercial buildings is wasted. That number is not a design problem. It is a behaviour problem. The lights were left on in empty meeting

A supplier sustainability questionnaire typically runs between 8 and 40 pages. It covers environmental data, social policies, governance structures, and supplier codes of conduct. Most small businesses open it once, feel overwhelmed, and forward it to someone else. That someone else usually has no idea either. The questionnaire is not as complex as it looks. Most of the questions map to five or six topic areas. A large share of the data you need already exists inside your bus

Something important happened in the EU sustainability reporting landscape last week. On March 18, 2026 , the Omnibus Directive will officially enter into force, raising the CSRD threshold from 250 to 1,000 employees and removing roughly 80% of previously in-scope companies from mandatory reporting obligations. If you are a Dutch SME trying to figure out what any of this means for you, you are not alone. Here's the short version: the VSME standard is now the most relevant ESG

Discover why ESG trends in 2026 directly impact Dutch SMEs. Learn about CSRD, CSDDD requirements, practical compliance steps, and strategic opportunities for sustainability leadership.

Every week, another brand launches a product with a recyclability claim. Some of them are accurate. A lot of them aren’t, not because the company lied, but because nobody checked whether the infrastructure to back up the claim actually exists where customers live. This is a design problem. Specifically, it’s a problem with where design sits in the decision-making chain. Most organisations treat design as a final layer, the team that makes things look good and feel right befo

Sustainability and responsible business practices have become central to how companies operate today. The European Union has introduced new rules to ensure companies report on their environmental, social, and governance (ESG) efforts more transparently. One of the most significant developments is the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD). This blog post explains what CSRD means in the context of ESG, how it applies in the Netherlands, who must comply, and the ex