Leading SME ESG reporting platforms

GoClimate

Overview

GoClimate is a Swedish sustainability platform, founded in 2017, that calculates a company’s emissions directly from its accounting data rather than industry averages. Calculations start from what a company has actually purchased, drawing on a database built from millions of real invoices classified to established standards, with thousands of emission factors applied and continuously reviewed by GoClimate’s team. The platform connects directly to a company’s existing accounting system, avoiding duplicate data-entry workflows, and produces output formatted for both VSME and CSRD.

Who it’s for

GoClimate is best suited to mid-market companies — roughly 50 to 250 employees — that need carbon accounting and VSME reporting combined in one platform and have the budget to support it. It’s a stronger fit for companies with established accounting systems and enough transaction volume to make automated, invoice-based emissions calculation worthwhile, rather than a very small business with minimal bookkeeping data to draw from.

Key features

  • Automated emissions calculations built from real invoice and accounting data rather than generic industry-average estimates.
  • Emission calculations follow the GHG Protocol and can be applied to both CSRD and VSME reports, with supplier-level breakdowns showing which suppliers contribute most to total emissions.
  • Automatic goal-setting aligned with the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), with month-by-month progress tracking. 
  • VSME reporting across a Basic Module (energy, emissions, working conditions, business ethics) and an optional Comprehensive Module for companies wanting a more complete sustainability picture.
  • Data stored encrypted on EU-based servers, with no third-party data sharing.

Pricing

GoClimate uses a fixed monthly price rather than variable or usage-based billing. Independent comparisons put GoClimate’s pricing in the custom-quote range, typically around €300–500+ per month — noticeably higher than the free/entry-level VSME-only tools, reflecting its combined carbon-accounting-plus-reporting scope.

Bottom line

GoClimate suits a company that already wants proper carbon accounting — not just a VSME questionnaire — and is willing to pay a mid-market price for automation that pulls straight from its books. Because GoClimate maps its own framework onto VSME rather than following the standard’s exact disclosure structure line-by-line, coverage can be slightly less literal than purpose-built VSME tools like ExecutESG.