For Large Customers & CSRD-Compliant Companies

More ESG transparency in the supply chain without overburdening SME suppliers.

Many large companies already use ESG screening platforms. ZEROvia does not replace these systems. ZEROvia complements them where programs often falter: with smaller, price-sensitive, or overburdened suppliers.

Our approach is Supplier Enablement: We help SME suppliers build ESG data comprehensibly, screen existing evidence with AI-powered tools, and provide their sustainability performance in a controlled manner.

Discuss supplier program Partnership approach

Complementary to existing platforms

Supplement existing ESG platforms. Better empower SME suppliers.

Established ESG screening and rating processes often work well for strategic suppliers. The more difficult part lies in the long tail: smaller suppliers, regional partners, specialist providers, or companies without their own sustainability department.

For companies subject to CSRD, this part of the supply chain is crucial if ESG data is to become broader, more robust, and comparable. ZEROvia starts there: We lower the barrier to entry by not just querying suppliers, but empowering them.

With ESG Quick Check, ESG Assessment, VS/VSME-oriented data collection, AI-supported evidence screening, templates, and a controlled ESG profile, better ESG data is generated without immediately forcing suppliers into complex enterprise processes. Many formats

Consolidate data

Companies subject to the CSRD need reliable ESG data from their supply chains. In practice, this information is often scattered among SME suppliers: in questionnaires, portals, certificates, policies, and PDF evidence.

Empower suppliers

Many smaller suppliers are part of CSRD-relevant value chains but do not have their own sustainability department. They need an understandable introduction, clear requirements, and tools that also provide benefits for their own company.

Data with Evidence

For supply chain processes close to CSRD/ESRS, mere self-declarations are often not enough. ESG statements require sources, traceable evidence, clear approvals, and a verifiable context.

Supplier Enablement Program

From the initial screening to the controlled ESG profile.

ZEROvia supports large corporate clients in gradually integrating SMEs into ESG processes: first with a pragmatic screening of existing evidence, then with a guided introduction via ESG Quick Check and ESG Assessment, and finally with a controlled ESG profile that the supplier can use further on their own.

Program element	Complements existing ESG platforms by	Result
Supplier Evidence Screening	AI-powered review of existing evidence, documents, and public information	Gaps, evidence, and priorities become visible
ESG Assessment Invitation	KMU-suitable entry via Quick Check, Assessment, and VS/VSME-oriented data collection	Higher participation and a better data basis
ESG Profile Campaign	Controlled, AEO-optimized ESG profiles for selected suppliers	Reusable ESG data for customers, banks, and AI search systems
Industry or Product Group Logic	Specific ESG assessments for defined supplier groups	More relevant data for risk, procurement, and sustainability

Clear demarcation

ZEROvia does not replace your CSRD system. ZEROvia helps where ESG data is missing from smaller suppliers.

ZEROvia is not the complete CSRD reporting system for a large company. Our strength lies where reliable ESG data from the SME supplier base is needed.

We support supplier enablement, ESG evidence screening, ESG assessments, controlled ESG profiles, and private approvals. In doing so, we create a pragmatic bridge between existing enterprise platforms and the real possibilities of smaller suppliers.

Typical use cases

Where ZEROvia is particularly useful

Supplier campaign for SME segments (Tier 2/3)
Preparing for CSRD/ESRS Data Inquiries in the Supply Chain
Screening of existing ESG documents
Alternatives to disproportionate rating processes
Transparent ESG Profiles for Selected Suppliers

Make it easier for your SME suppliers to get started.

If smaller supplier groups are difficult to reach in your ESG program, ZEROvia lowers the barrier to entry: with AI-powered evidence screening, guided onboarding, ESG assessments, and controlled ESG profiles.

Discuss supplier program Become a partner