Value Chain Voices
Your sustainability report,
brought to life.
I'm Digna, an anthropologist and sustainability consultant. I help companies with their sustainability report to the European standard.
The difference: I make it together with your people.
Digna Akkermans · anthropologist and ultrarunner
Built on the EU VSME standard by EFRAG, recommended by the European Commission.
Your customer asks for proof.
“Could you send your 2025 CO2 emissions before 1 March?”
This is how you deliver it ↓
1The VSME report
2The proof: your people
Example: fictional metal company, with stock photos and example figures.
Example of a metal workshop, with stock photos and example figures.
One photo. A whole story.
Send a photo of your work. You get a few questions back, then your story.
Are you an SME, or a foundation? Two reports I made.
A selection: not every report I made is public.
My report for an SME · 2025
A manufacturer with a global value chain
Big customers asked for proof. One clear report in their own house style.
Read the report (PDF) ↗
My report for a foundation · 2025
Dutch Cell Dogs
For their funders: the numbers, and the voices of participants and their dogs.
Networks and partners
How it works
Three steps. One report.
Tailored, after a free intake. Foundations and charities: free or at a reduced rate.
Free tools
Not sure where to start?
Pick what suits you. All three free, no account needed.
Still unsure?Book a 15-minute call. I will tell you honestly what you need, and what you don’t.
Book a free call →Questions
Quick answers.
Click a question to open it.
What is a VSME report, in plain terms?
VSME is the voluntary European sustainability reporting standard for small and medium companies, a lighter version of the rules large companies follow. It gives banks and customers the environmental and social data they ask for, in a format they recognise.
Do I have to comply with the CSRD?
Probably not directly. The CSRD applies to large companies. But if you supply one of them, they will ask you for data on your emissions, your people and how you run your business. A VSME report answers those questions in one go.
What do you need from me, and how much of my time?
The basics: energy and waste figures, staff and safety records, a few documents you already keep. I do the gathering and writing. For the stories, your people use their own phones in their own time. For you: a kickoff, a few check-ins and a review at the end.
How long does it take?
Six to ten weeks from first look to handover, depending on your data and how many stories you want. Have a hard deadline from a customer? Tell me at the intake and we plan back from it.
What happens to my people's photos and stories?
Nothing is published without their approval, and no faces of others. They choose their own moment and words, and they can share the story themselves. In the photo test, photos and answers go once to Claude, the AI model by Anthropic, to write the story. I store nothing, and Anthropic does not train on it. Their story stays theirs.
Do you use AI? Doesn’t that use a lot of energy?
Yes, as a tool. In the photo test, AI turns your photos and answers into a story card. The words come from your people themselves; AI only gives them shape. That way everyone can tell their own story, even when I’m not there. That is what matters to me: giving people their own voice. One story is one short request to the model. That is far less than travelling to a workplace for every conversation. Whatever goes into your report, I always read and check myself.
What does it cost?
It depends on your organisation and what you need. After a free 15-minute call you get a clear quote, no surprises. Foundations and charities pay nothing or a reduced rate, because I want to give something back.
