ESG compliance for UK SMEs — without the complexity
UK regulations like TCFD, SECR, and the incoming UK SDS — plus EU supply chain rules — mean your business will face ESG requirements sooner than you think. SolvingESG gives UK SMEs the tools to understand, prepare, and demonstrate compliance without a dedicated sustainability team.
GDPR compliant · UK-based team · No commitment required
Is ESG already affecting your UK business?
UK SMEs are increasingly required to act — driven by customer pressure, UK regulation, and EU supply chain rules. Does any of this apply to you?
Your UK customers are asking for ESG data
Large UK companies subject to TCFD, SECR, and the incoming UK Sustainability Disclosure Standards are already asking their suppliers for ESG information. If you supply to any business with over 250 employees, expect a questionnaire.
Read the UK guideYou export to or supply EU companies
The EU's CSRD requires large EU companies to report on their entire supply chain — including UK suppliers. From 2026, your EU customers will need your ESG data to complete their own mandatory reports.
Read the EU guideYou supply to US companies, particularly those operating in California
California's SB 253 requires any company with over $1 billion in revenue doing business in California to report Scope 3 emissions — which means asking their suppliers for emissions data. If your customers include large US businesses active in California, they will come to you for this.
Read the USA guideEverything you need to manage ESG compliance
Built specifically for SMEs — not scaled-down enterprise software. You will be up and running in a day, not a year.
Supplier Management
Invite suppliers, track onboarding status, manage contacts, and monitor compliance across your entire supply chain.
Assessment Workflows
Send structured ESG questionnaires mapped to CSRD, GHG Protocol, ISO 14001, and SA8000 frameworks.
Document Management
Centralise certificates, policies, and evidence with automatic expiry tracking and renewal alerts.
Compliance Scoring
Automatic risk scoring, benchmark comparison, and leaderboard so you always know where each supplier stands.
Automated Reminders
Scheduled reminders, escalation alerts, and weekly digest reports keep compliance moving without manual chasing.
Audit-Ready Reporting
Full audit trail, assessment history, and exportable reports ready for your ESG rating agency or corporate buyer.
Frameworks & regulations covered
From zero to compliant — see how it works
No consultants required. No six-month implementation. Here is what the platform looks like in practice.
Add your suppliers
Build your supplier register in minutes. The platform assigns risk tiers automatically based on sector and country.
Run ESG assessments
Send structured questionnaires aligned to CSRD, GHG Protocol, ISO 14001, EcoVadis, and SA8000 — or build your own.
Track your EcoVadis readiness
Score yourself across all four EcoVadis pillars, identify gaps, and generate a prioritised action plan before submission.
ESG compliance is not a project.
It is a permanent obligation.
Many SMEs assume they can hire a consultant once, get compliant, and move on. In practice, the obligation resets every year — and the bar keeps rising.
Annual re-certification
Most corporate buyers require suppliers to re-submit ESG questionnaires or renew certifications every 12 months. A score that passed in 2026 may fall below the buyer's rising threshold in 2027.
Escalating buyer thresholds
Buyers subject to CSRD or TCFD obligations tighten their own standards year on year — and pass those requirements down the supply chain. Standing still means falling behind.
New contracts, new assessments
Every new tender or framework agreement triggers a fresh ESG assessment. Buyers increasingly score ESG alongside price and quality. A compliance gap between contracts costs you the bid.
Rolling regulatory cycles
UK SDS, TCFD, and SECR all operate on annual reporting cycles. Missing a cycle creates a gap that must be remediated before the next — there is no 'done once' in regulatory compliance.
The question is not whether you will face ESG requirements again.
It is whether you will be ready when your next buyer, lender, or regulator asks — and whether the evidence will already be organised, up to date, and exportable in minutes.
Calculate your business carbon footprint
Use our free Business Carbon Calculator to measure your Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions. Then voluntarily offset your footprint by supporting land and ocean restoration through Just One Tree and SeaTrees — and receive an instant certificate for your ESG evidence pack.
Our collective footprint & giving
Every calculation and offset made by SolvingESG businesses, tracked in real time.
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tonnes CO₂e calculated
across all member businesses
£0.00
donated to offset partners
Just One Tree & SeaTrees
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of our 2026 goal
10,000 t CO₂e by end of 2026
Updates automatically as SolvingESG members calculate and offset their emissions.
Be among the first UK SMEs to get ahead of ESG
SolvingESG is in early access. We are working directly with a small group of UK businesses to refine the platform before full launch. Early adopters receive priority support, input into the product roadmap, and founding-member pricing.
ESG obligations travel with your supply chain
Wherever you are based, if your supply chain crosses borders, ESG requirements follow. We maintain jurisdiction guides for 9 countries — with more added on request.
Singapore
SGX climate reporting, MAS sustainable finance, Green Plan 2030
Australia
ASRS mandatory climate disclosure, Modern Slavery Act, ASX governance
New Zealand
XRB Aotearoa climate standards, NZX ESG guidance
Japan
Mandatory TCFD, GX Strategy, TSE Corporate Governance Code
India
BRSR supply chain disclosure, SEBI requirements, EU/UK buyer obligations
United Kingdom
TCFD, SECR, UK SDS, Modern Slavery Act
European Union
CSRD, CSDDD, EU Taxonomy, CBAM
USA & California
California SB 253 & SB 261, SEC climate rules
Canada
S-211 forced labour, CSA disclosure, federal carbon pricing
Get the UK ESG Deadline Calendar
A one-page reference card with every key ESG reporting deadline for UK businesses — covering TCFD, SECR, UK SDS, CSRD supply chain obligations, and California SB 253. Free PDF, no spam.
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Your clients need ESG compliance. We prepare them for you.
SolvingESG handles the data collection, framework mapping, and evidence organisation — so when your client arrives for their sustainability report sign-off, the structured data trail is already in place. No conflict of interest, no overlap with your work.
Warm referrals
Introduce SolvingESG to clients who need ESG help. They get compliant; you get a referral fee.
Audit-ready evidence
Clients arrive with structured data, certificates, and a PDF progress report — reducing your prep time.
No overlap
We do not touch financial materiality, audit sign-off, or SECR cost reporting — that remains your domain.
Start your ESG compliance journey today
Join SMEs across the UK, EU, and North America who are getting ahead of regulatory requirements — before their corporate buyers ask.
GDPR compliant · UK-based team · No commitment required