What is VSME Assist?
VSME Assist is the integrated AI chatbot from ESG Lift, designed to guide SMEs through every data point of the VSME standard. It asks targeted questions in plain business language, explains every term, and helps confidently map the correct corporate data. Fully compliant with the EU AI Act, VSME Assist also supports complex data points, such as GHG Protocol-aligned CO₂ calculations to streamline your ESG reporting and sustainability journey.
What exactly does VSME Assist do?
VSME Assist is an AI-powered chatbot seamlessly integrated into ESG Lift, specifically trained on the voluntary ESG standard for SMEs (VSME). It guides users through all data points of the basic module (100 data points) and optionally the supplementary module (an additional 47 data points) via an interactive dialogue.
How does VSME Assist work?
VSME Assist operates as an intelligent co-pilot for your ESG reporting:
• Asks context-specific questions for each sustainability data point
• Explains terms like "FTE", "Scope 2" or "GHG Protocol" upon request
• Provides guidance on where to locate the required sustainability data within your organisation
• Automatically calculates CO₂ equivalents from entered consumption data
• Flags missing or inconsistent information to ensure accurate ESG compliance
Is VSME Assist secure and data privacy compliant?
Yes – VSME Assist is fully GDPR-compliant and aligns with the EU AI Act. ESG Lift stores all sensitive data on German servers (Made in Berlin). Corporate data is strictly protected and never used for training external AI models.
What distinguishes VSME Assist from ChatGPT?
Unlike general-purpose AI tools like ChatGPT, VSME Assist is purpose-built and specifically trained on the VSME framework, integrated directly into the data entry interface. The responses are automatically mapped into the correct fields of the VSME report, whereas ChatGPT merely generates unstructured text without producing a structured, audit-ready ESG reporting file.
What is VSME Assist: The ESG Lift AI chatbot explained – how it guides you through all VSME data points and what sets it apart from general AI tools.