esg mkb

What esg mkb does

ESG MKB B.V. is a Dutch private limited company founded in 2024 and headquartered in Vianen, Netherlands. The company provides an online ESG reporting platform targeted at Dutch small and medium-sized businesses (MKB) that need to demonstrate environmental, social, and governance impact to customers, suppliers, banks, and employees in response to growing regulatory and stakeholder pressure. The core product is the ESG Impact Rapport, a self-service SaaS tool that enables companies to generate annual sustainability reports aligned with European VSME and CSRD guidelines, including a CO2 footprint calculation module that uses official Dutch emission factors from co2emissiefactoren.nl and follows a four-step approach of awareness, reduction, implementation, and balancing through Gold Standard projects.

The business model is a tiered annual subscription structured as Bronze (€250/year, CO2 footprint entry-level), Silver (€1,500/year, the most popular tier with the full ESG Impact Report and two update webinars), and Gold (price on request, bundling ESG Academy, dedicated consultant, CO2 reduction plan, EcoVadis certificate support, interim management, and e-learning). Programs expire on December 31 of each subscription year with no automatic renewal, and additional revenue is generated from ESG training (including the proprietary X-Learning® methodology combining motivational interviewing with behavioral principles), in-company workshops, and an ESG Masterclass co-developed with Business School Nederland. The platform is ISO 27001 certified and GDPR (AVG) compliant.

Go-to-market combines a product-led self-serve motion (customers independently enter company data, photos, and stories to generate reports) with a partner channel of accounting firms (De Hooge Waerder, Vermetten), consulting firms (Conclusion Consulting), and educational institutions (Business School Nederland, Nyenrode Business Universiteit). The company is led by founder and general director Alexander Heijkamp, who also serves as a lecturer at Nyenrode and BSN and runs the founding partner ESG Consultancy. No external funding, revenue, or headcount figures have been disclosed.

Name

esg mkb

Legal name

ESG MKB B.V.

Website

https://esgmkb.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2024

Operating status

Operating

Short description

ESG MKB B.V. is a Dutch self-serve SaaS platform, founded in 2024, that enables small and medium-sized businesses to generate VSME/CSRD-aligned annual ESG Impact Reports and CO2 footprints via tiered annual subscriptions (€250–€1,500+) and a partner channel of accountants and consultants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

ESG Reporting Software

NAICS

Other Computer Related Services (541519), Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (541690)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

ESG Data Platforms, Controls & Audit Readiness (Data quality, internal controls) (EUAHAJAN)

akta.pro secondary industries

ESG Governance, Sustainability Reporting & Assurance Advisory (BPAHAFAJ), Sustainability & ESG Consulting (BPAHACAK)

Keywords

• ESG reporting software
• Sustainability reporting
• Carbon footprint tracking
• CSRD compliance software
• SME ESG platform

Headquarters

HQ city

Vianen

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Personnel, Operations

Revenue model

1. ESG Impact Report Programs: Annual programs (Bronze, Silver, Gold) with one-time payment valid until December 31 of the subscription year. No automatic renewal. Programs include access to the reporting platform, webinars, and varying levels of support.
2. ESG Training: Interactive video training, practical assignments, and step-by-step modules for ESG education. Also available as in-person training and in-company workshops.
3. CO2 Footprint Module: Standalone CO2 footprint reporting at €250 per year as entry-level offering.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

ESG MKB provides an online self-service SaaS platform that enables Dutch small and medium-sized enterprises (MKB) to produce annual ESG Impact Reports aligned with European VSME and CSRD standards. The platform includes a CO2-footprint measurement module using official Dutch CO2 conversion factors, ESG training built on the proprietary X-Learning® methodology, and tiered annual programs (Bronze/Silver/Gold) ranging from self-service reporting to full consultancy support including EcoVadis certification.

Product overview

ESG MKB offers a modular SaaS platform centered on the ESG Impact Rapport, an online tool enabling Dutch SMEs to generate standardized sustainability reports aligned with European VSME and CSRD guidelines. The platform includes a CO2-footprint module for carbon measurement and reduction planning, supplemented by ESG-training using the proprietary X-Learning methodology. Service tiers (Bronze, Silver, Gold/Platinum) provide escalating levels of support from self-service reporting to full consultancy accompaniment including EcoVadis certification support. The Gold tier includes interim management, an ESG academy, and e-learning. An ESG Masterclass offered in partnership with Business School Nederland provides intensive cohort-based training that results in a completed report.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• ESG Impact Rapport
• CO2-footprint Module
• ESG-training (X-Learning®)
• ESG MKB Masterclass Cohort-based intensive ESG masterclass combining Environment, Social, and Governance education with Action Learning methodology, developed jointly with Business School Nederland and resulting in a completed ESG Impact Report.

Quantifiable outcome

• Report creation time as short as 4 hours internal investment
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Conclusion ConsultingcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 April 2025Consulting partnership to support clients with ESG initiatives. Conclusion Consulting provides implementation support and expertise while offering ESG MKB's platform. Jointly organize ESG masterclasses.
• Vermetten Accountants | AdviseursminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 April 2025Accounting firm partnership where Vermetten offers ESG MKB's reporting tools to their client base, making ESG reporting simple and accessible.
• De Hooge Waerder AccountantscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 March 2025Accounting firm partnership where De Hooge Waerder offers ESG MKB's tool to their MKB client base. Jointly organize ESG events and masterclasses for entrepreneurs. De Hooge Waerder also created their own ESG Impact Report using the platform.
• Business School NederlandcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2025Strategic partnership with BSN for ESG education and training. Jointly offer ESG Masterclasses combining practical ESG knowledge with Action Learning methodology. BSN also uses ESG MKB for their own sustainability reporting.
• ESG ConsultancycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounding partner organization led by Alexander Heijkamp. ESG Consultancy provides deep sustainability expertise and CSRD knowledge that underlies ESG MKB's service offerings. Alexander Heijkamp serves as general director of both entities.
• Nexio ProjectsminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerConsultancy partner whose CEO Marc Roodhuyzen de Vries endorses ESG MKB and provides strategic perspective on CSRD importance for non-obligated companies.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Greenly: Greenly offers a carbon-accounting SaaS aimed at SMBs and mid-market companies, with CO2 footprint calculators, reduction plans and reporting. It is the closest functional analogue to ESG MKB's CO2 module and ESG Impact Rapport, with a similar self-serve European SME GTM.
• Sweep: Sweep provides a CSRD/VSME-ready ESG data platform with carbon accounting, value-chain Scope 3 and stakeholder reporting. It targets the same mid-market and SME CSRD-compliance use case as ESG MKB but with broader geographic reach and deeper enterprise integrations.
• Plan A: Plan A is a Berlin-based CSRD and ESG reporting SaaS explicitly targeting SMBs and corporates, with automated data collection, decarbonization planning and CSRD-aligned reporting. Directly comparable to ESG MKB's CSRD/VSME-aligned Impact Report platform on product and customer profile.
• Novisto: Novisto is an ESG data management and reporting platform covering CSRD, GHG emissions and stakeholder disclosures. It targets mid-market and enterprise customers and overlaps ESG MKB on the ESG reporting/CSRD-compliance use case.

Broad incumbents

• Watershed: Watershed is a well-funded enterprise carbon accounting and ESG reporting platform with deep Scope 3 capabilities. It overlaps ESG MKB's CO2 footprint functionality but serves larger, multi-national enterprises rather than Dutch MKB.
• Persefoni: Persefoni is a climate management and accounting platform that supports CSRD and GHG reporting for mid-market and enterprise customers. Comparable to ESG MKB on the carbon-accounting side but at a higher price point and customer scale.
• EcoVadis: EcoVadis is a global sustainability ratings and assessments platform widely used by large buyers to score suppliers — including the MKB supply chain that ESG MKB targets. ESG MKB's Gold tier explicitly includes EcoVadis certificate support, making EcoVadis both a complement and a competitive ecosystem anchor.
• IBM Envizi: IBM Envizi is an enterprise ESG data, accounting and reporting suite covering CSRD, GHG and supply-chain disclosures. It competes indirectly with ESG MKB for large customers that may extend ESG requirements down to MKB suppliers, shaping the demand ESG MKB captures.

Emerging players

• Emitwise: Emitwise provides carbon accounting software focused on Scope 3 emissions and supply-chain decarbonization. Comparable to ESG MKB's CO2 footprint module but with stronger supply-chain analytics and a slightly larger customer scale.

Regional players

• Position Green: Position Green is a Nordic ESG and sustainability reporting platform supporting CSRD, GRI and GHG reporting for Nordic enterprises. Comparable product offering to ESG MKB's Impact Rapport platform but focused on the Nordics rather than the Netherlands.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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