Future-ready SMEs: Leveraging sustainability to champion competitiveness, resilience and efficiency

SME Sustainability Questionnaire Guidance Manual

A practical guide to understanding, answering and evidencing each question.

This online tool will not record or collect any data. It is intended for self-assessment and for raising awareness and knowledge about commonly shared reporting questions.

Your continuous-improvement journey

The Guidebook is built around a practical continuous-improvement model:

  1. PrepareSet the boundary and gather the right evidence.
  2. RespondComplete the questionnaire transparently and consistently.
  3. ImproveUse the results to identify priorities and strengthen performance.

Use this guide as a starting point. Local law, customer requirements, and the organization’s own reporting boundary remain the final reference points.