ESRS 2: General Disclosures·Disclosure Requirement SBM-1
Strategy, Business Model and Value Chain
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ESRS 2: General Disclosures
Disclosure Requirement SBM-1 · 2026-5010-final
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Kern van de disclosure
This disclosure asks an organisation to explain how its strategy and business model are connected to sustainability matters, and how those matters are reflected across the value chain. In practice, it is about showing where sustainability is most relevant to the business, how it affects decision-making, and which parts of the organisation and value chain are considered in that assessment.
The practical focus is breadth and realism, not just a description of a few visible sites or initiatives. An organisation should think about coverage across its operations, products, services, suppliers and other upstream and downstream activities, and explain whether the picture it presents reflects the whole business or only selected areas.
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Voorbereiding
Belangrijkste voor te bereiden informatie
| Voorbereidingsveld | Wat vast te leggen | Aanwijzing voor bewijs | Eigenaar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main offerings | List the organisation’s main goods and services in plain business terms, covering what it actually sells or delivers in the reporting period. | Product catalogue, service line descriptions, sales materials, management reporting, legal entity or business unit summaries. | Commercial / strategy |
| Value chain position | State where the organisation sits in the chain from inputs to end use, using an ordinary description of its role in relation to suppliers, operations and customers. | Operating model, supply chain maps, business model narrative, procurement and sales process documentation. | Strategy / operations |
| Upstream activities | Summarise the main activities that happen before the organisation’s own operations, including the key stages and counterparties it depends on. | Supplier maps, procurement records, inbound logistics summaries, value chain analysis. | Procurement / supply chain |
| Downstream activities | Summarise the main activities that happen after the organisation’s own operations, including how products or services move on to customers or end users. | Distribution maps, customer journey materials, channel reports, after-sales or service delivery documentation. | Commercial / supply chain |
| Key offerings | Identify the products or services that are most important to the business, based on scale, strategic importance or impact on the reporting period. | Revenue analysis, segment reporting, management accounts, product profitability or volume reports. | Finance / commercial |
| Main customer groups | Name the customer groups or markets that matter most to the business, using the organisation’s own commercial segmentation. | CRM segmentation, sales reports, market plans, customer concentration analysis. | Sales / marketing |
| Period changes | Describe any material changes during the reporting period in the business mix, products, services, markets or operating setup that affect the disclosure. | Board papers, management updates, restructuring announcements, acquisition or disposal records, product launch logs. | Finance / strategy |
| Sustainability link | Explain how the business model connects to the organisation’s sustainability aims, showing the practical link between what it does and the objectives it says it is pursuing. | Strategy documents, sustainability plan, target tracker, board or committee papers, KPI dashboards. | Sustainability / strategy |
| Industry classification | Record the sector or industry category the organisation uses for reporting, based on the classification applied in its own reporting or external filings. | Statutory filings, investor materials, internal reporting taxonomy, sector codes used in systems. | Finance / reporting |
| Core internal activities | List the important activities carried out inside the organisation that are central to how it makes money or delivers its services. | Operating model, process maps, business unit descriptions, internal control narratives, management reporting. | Operations / business units |
| Significance basis | Show why the identified activity is significant, either by giving the share of revenue it represents or by explaining the business reason it is material. | Revenue split by activity, segment reporting, management commentary, significance memo or board paper. | Finance / strategy |
| Fossil fuel flag | Confirm whether the organisation has fossil fuel-related activity and record the yes/no answer used for reporting. | Business line inventory, revenue mapping, legal entity activity list, management sign-off. | Finance / sustainability |
| Chemicals flag | Confirm whether the organisation has chemicals-related activity and record the yes/no answer used for reporting. | Product and business line inventory, revenue mapping, legal entity activity list, management sign-off. | Finance / sustainability |
| Weapons flag | Confirm whether the organisation has activity linked to controversial weapons and record the yes/no answer used for reporting. | Business line inventory, sanctions or restricted activity screening, legal entity activity list, management sign-off. | Legal / compliance |
| Tobacco flag | Confirm whether the organisation has tobacco-related activity and record the yes/no answer used for reporting. | Product and business line inventory, revenue mapping, legal entity activity list, management sign-off. | Finance / sustainability |
| Related revenue | Capture the revenue linked to the flagged activity, using the same scope and period as the yes/no assessment and the organisation’s reported revenue basis. | General ledger, segment revenue schedule, product revenue mapping, management reconciliation. | Finance |
Hoe u dit voorbereidt
De gegevens opvragen
Request the business model and value chain evidence from Strategy / Commercial
Vertaal de disclosure naar een interne bedrijfsvraag — en pas die daarna aan op het taalgebruik van uw organisatie.
What does the business do, where does it sit in the chain, what changed this period, and which activities or revenue streams are most material for sustainability reporting?
Use your own internal labels first, then map them to the reporting fields. For example, describe products, services, customer groups, operating segments, supply chain stages, and any restricted or sensitive lines in the language your teams already use.
Zwak verzoek
Please provide the ESRS 2:SBM-1 information on products, value chain position, upstream and downstream overview, significant products and markets, changes in the period, sector classification, internal activities, revenue share, and fossil fuel / chemicals / controversial weapons / tobacco flags.
Waarom dit misgaat: It uses framework language that many business owners will not recognise, so it is harder to answer quickly and accurately. It also mixes several different asks into one long sentence, which makes it easy to miss the practical evidence needed to support the narrative.
Beter verzoek
Please send the business description pack for [reporting period] for [entity / business unit]. We need your own names for the main products and services, where they sit in the chain, the key upstream and downstream stages, the most important customer groups and markets, what changed this period, and the basis for any activity or revenue stream you treat as significant. If any line of business needs separate handling because of policy, legal, or reputational sensitivity, please flag it and include the source files.
Sjabloon voor een formele e-mail
Subject: Request for business model and value chain evidence for [reporting period] Hi [name], We are preparing the sustainability reporting pack and need your help with the business description and value chain evidence for [entity / business unit]. Please send, for [reporting period]: - a plain-language description of the main products and services; - where each sits in the chain from inputs to customer delivery; - the main upstream and downstream stages we rely on; - the most important products, services, customer groups, and markets; - any changes during the period that affect how the business should be described; - the internal basis for why any activity, product, or revenue stream is treated as significant; - any lines of business that need separate handling because of policy, legal, or reputational sensitivity. Please use your team’s own terminology first, and include any source files or links that support the description. A possible LRA training template is attached; please adapt this to your organisation and check the official source before sign-off. If easier, you can return the information in the table below or in your own format. Thanks, [preparer name]
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Hi [name] — could you share the business description pack for [reporting period] for [entity / business unit]? We need the main products/services, where they sit in the chain, the key upstream/downstream stages, the important customer groups/markets, any changes this period, and the basis for anything treated as significant. Please use your team’s own terms first and attach the source files. I’ve got a possible LRA training template if helpful — please adapt it to your organisation and check the official source before sign-off.
Sectorvoorbeelden
Manufacturing
Context. A diversified industrial group with direct sales, distributors, and outsourced assembly.
Aangepast verzoek. Please share the product and channel summary for [reporting period]: main product families, where each sits in the supply chain, key supplier stages, main customer channels, any launches or exits this period, and the basis for treating any product line as significant.
Voorbeeldantwoord. Product family A; sold through distributors; upstream includes metal parts and packaging; downstream includes installation and servicing; new variant launched in Q2; treated as significant because it represents 42% of revenue and is a core strategic line.
Financial services
Context. A lender with retail and SME lending, brokered distribution, and servicing operations.
Aangepast verzoek. Please provide the business line summary for [reporting period]: main lending and fee-based services, where they sit in the delivery chain, key origination and servicing stages, main customer groups, any changes in product mix, and the basis for any line treated as significant.
Voorbeeldantwoord. Retail mortgages, SME term lending, and servicing fees; origination via branches and brokers; servicing in-house; no new product launches, but broker channel expanded; SME lending treated as significant because it is a major revenue stream and a strategic growth area.
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Methodenotitie
Start by explaining how the organisation defined its main business lines, which activities were treated as significant, how upstream and downstream parts of the business were identified, and on what basis any revenue share or significance judgement was made.
Contextnotitie
Explain what the figures mean in practice by linking the organisation’s products and services to its place in the value chain, the markets or customer groups they serve, and the business areas that matter most for sustainability strategy.
Toelichting op schommelingen
If there were changes in the period, describe what shifted in the product or service mix, which markets or activities were affected, and whether those changes altered the organisation’s sustainability focus or significance assessment.
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Assurance-gereedheid
Controleer bij elke bewering het bewijs
| Bewering | Risico | Te controleren bewijs |
|---|---|---|
| We limited the coverage figure to the markets where the product or service is not allowed, and we kept a note of how that boundary was set. | An assurer will test whether the boundary is complete and whether any excluded markets were left out without a clear reason. | Market list used for the cut-off, legal or policy basis for the restriction, internal scoping note, and sign-off showing who approved the boundary. |
| We described the business in plain terms by mapping what we sell, where inputs come from, where outputs go, and where we sit in the wider chain. | The assurer may check whether the picture is too high-level, omits key links, or misstates the organisation’s role in the chain. | Business model summary, value-chain map, operating model papers, procurement and sales summaries, and management review notes. |
| For the revenue split, we separated the figure into coal, oil and gas lines using the same source records throughout. | The assurer will probe whether the split is based on a consistent method and whether any revenue was misclassified or left in a catch-all bucket. | Revenue ledger extracts, segment mapping, calculation workbook, source invoices or contracts, and reconciliation to the general ledger. |
| We used the same business description across the related sections so the coverage stayed aligned from one part of the report to the next. | The assurer may look for inconsistencies between sections, duplicated wording that hides differences, or a mismatch between narrative and data tables. | Cross-reference matrix, draft comparison file, version history, and final editorial review comments. |
| We checked that each section of the disclosure matched the underlying operating model before publication, rather than relying on a single team’s draft. | The assurer will test whether the narrative reflects the actual structure of the business and whether any late changes were missed. | Operating model documents, review emails, change log, and approval trail from finance, sustainability and business owners. |
| We selected the main product and customer groupings using the same internal basis we use for management reporting, then noted any material changes during the period. | The assurer may challenge whether the groupings are genuinely significant, whether the basis is applied consistently, and whether period-on-period changes are complete. | Management reporting packs, product and customer segmentation analysis, period comparison schedules, and evidence of any reclassification decisions. |
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Illustratieve voorbeelden
Synthetisch, geschreven door LRA — niet afkomstig uit een bedrijfsrapport en geen tekst uit een standaard.
We describe a business that makes packaged food ingredients and finished products, with our own operations in Europe and North America, plus a supply base for agricultural inputs, packaging and logistics, and customers that include retailers, food manufacturers and foodservice groups. In the period, our main lines were bakery ingredients and chilled meals; these were the largest parts of revenue, and we note that the mix shifted toward higher-margin convenience products, which we treat as more relevant to our sustainability aims because they depend on lower-waste packaging and more traceable sourcing.
- We classify ourselves in a food-processing sector grouping; the activities that matter most internally are procurement, manufacturing, cold-chain distribution and product development, and we regard them as significant because they account for 92% of revenue.
- We do not operate in fossil fuels, chemicals or controversial weapons.
This example shows how a reporter can summarise what it makes, where it sits in the chain, which products and customers matter most, what changed during the year, why those lines are sustainability-relevant, how it classifies itself, which internal activities are most important, and whether it is linked to the three specified sensitive areas.
We are an industrial equipment business that designs, assembles and services energy-efficient pumps and control systems, with component sourcing from specialist suppliers and sales to utilities, process industries and infrastructure operators. Our most important lines were pump systems and digital monitoring services; together they made up most of the year’s turnover, and we highlight them because they support energy efficiency, asset life extension and lower maintenance waste.
- We place ourselves in an industrial equipment sector grouping; the internal work we see as most significant is engineering, assembly, field service and software support, and we consider it significant because it generated 88% of revenue.
- We do not operate in fossil fuels, chemicals or controversial weapons.
This example shows a different kind of reporter using the same disclosure to explain its products, chain position, key markets, year-on-year mix changes, sustainability links, sector grouping, major internal functions, and the three sensitive-area flags.
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Scenario’s om door te werken
A group sells packaged food through supermarkets and online subscriptions. During drafting, the team can describe the main offerings, but the supply chain map is split across procurement, logistics and sales, and no one has yet agreed which parts sit before the group and which sit after it.
A manufacturer has added a new product line in the year, which now accounts for 18% of turnover, while an older line still makes up 62%. The reporting team is unsure whether to mention only the largest line or also explain the newer line because it is growing quickly and is linked to the group’s sustainability plan.
A services group reports under a broad industry label, but its main activity is actually software implementation, with a smaller managed-support arm. The finance team wants to name only the broad sector label and leave out the internal activities because they think the sector code is enough.
A diversified group has a small chemicals unit, a larger consumer products arm, and no fossil fuel, weapons or tobacco operations. The drafting team is unsure whether they should still answer the industry-screening items and whether a zero answer needs any related turnover explanation.
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Vragen die deze pagina beantwoordt
Use the page’s plain-language explainer, then work through the preparation steps to gather the listed datapoints and build a draft. The page is designed to help you turn source information into a disclosure, not to replace your own judgement or internal review.
The page lists the datapoints to prepare, including offerings, value chain position, upstream and downstream activities, customer groups, period changes, sustainability link, industry classification, core internal activities, significance basis, the four product flags, and related revenue. Use that list as your collection checklist so you can see what is already available and what still needs to be sourced.
The page gives a practical preparation route and a set of datapoints, but it does not prescribe a formal methodology. In practice, use the page to align the scope of the disclosure with the business information you can evidence, then document how you treated any period changes, classifications, and revenue links.
The page is set up for practitioner use, so ownership should sit with the people who can evidence each datapoint and explain it clearly. A sensible approach is to assign each item in the datapoint list to the most relevant internal owner and keep the evidence pack under one coordinated review.
The page includes an evidence pack with five items and also gives six assurance claims to verify. Use those together to assemble a file that shows the claim, the risk if it is wrong, and the evidence supporting it, so a reviewer can trace the disclosure back to source material.
The page has a section on common reporting gaps and mistakes, which is there to help you spot weak points before sign-off. Use it as a pre-submission check against your draft, especially where the disclosure depends on classification, revenue linkage, or period changes.
The Download Centre includes a Prep & Assurance workbook in .xlsx format. Use it to organise the datapoints, track evidence, and move from source information to a draft disclosure in a structured way.
The Download Centre also provides a printable Library Card in .pdf format. It is there as a practical companion to the workbook, so you can keep the key points, checks, and drafting prompts to hand while preparing the disclosure.
The page includes a draft-output section with visualisation ideas, narrative starters, and a content-index line. Use those prompts to convert your collected data into a first draft, then check it against the evidence pack and the common gaps list.
Yes. It includes a 'From company reports' table that links to real published reports at the pages where the topic is disclosed, and it also shows synthetic illustrative examples. Use the real-report links for reference and the synthetic example to see how a disclosure can be structured.
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