Why is sustainability now a key issue for SMEs?
Sustainability is no longer a concept reserved for large corporations. In 2026, SMEs face a landscape where clients, banks, public administrations and business partners request information on how they manage their environmental, social and governance impacts.
This translates into concrete requests: carbon footprint calculation, sustainability reports, action plans, climate risk analysis or documentation for public tenders. Not responding (or doing so in an improvised way) can mean losing contracts, financing or competitiveness.
The good news is that an SME does not need the same level of complexity as a multinational. What is expected is proportionality: real data, coherent documentation and capacity for progressive improvement. In this section you will find practical guides for each topic, adapted to the reality of SMEs.