Irish Scope 3 Supplier Data Collection
Supplier Emissions Questionnaire for Irish Businesses
Irish companies reporting under CSRD need structured, traceable Scope 3 data from their Irish suppliers. GreenKPO replaces inconsistent email questionnaires with a validated, timestamped supplier survey portal aligned to the VSME Basic Module standard.
Irish companies reporting under CSRD must collect Scope 3 emissions data from their Irish SME suppliers. Most currently do this through ad-hoc email questionnaires that produce inconsistent, unverifiable data. GreenKPO's structured supplier survey portal collects validated, timestamped emissions data aligned to the VSME Basic Module standard, giving you a Scope 3 supplier dataset that your auditor can rely on.
Scope 3 Category 1
Purchased goods and services. The Scope 3 category most directly affected by supplier emissions questionnaires. Requires verifiable, traceable data from each supplier to satisfy ESRS E1 disclosure requirements.
VSME Basic Module
The EU standard for SME sustainability data requests (recommended 2025). Under the Omnibus I Directive, this is the legal cap on what CSRD-reporting companies may request from Irish SME suppliers.
Value Chain Cap
Legal provision under Omnibus I (2025) limiting supplier data requests to VSME datapoints. Relevant when deciding the scope of your supplier questionnaire.
The problem with email-based supplier questionnaires in Ireland
Most Irish CSRD-reporting companies are still collecting supplier emissions data by email, sending a PDF or spreadsheet and hoping the supplier fills it in correctly. The result is inconsistent responses, missing data, unknown methodology and no reliable audit trail. Under ESRS E1, your Scope 3 Category 1 figure needs to be traceable to source data. An email reply from an Irish supplier does not satisfy that standard, and your auditor is increasingly likely to ask for more.
How GreenKPO structures Irish supplier data collection
GreenKPO's supplier survey module sends structured invitations to your Irish suppliers. Each supplier completes a standardised form aligned to VSME Basic Module environmental requirements, which is the legal standard under Omnibus I for what you may request. Field-level validation ensures required fields are completed correctly. Every submission is timestamped, attributed to the supplier contact and written to the KPOTrust immutable audit log. When your auditor asks to see the data behind your ESRS E1 Scope 3 Category 1 figure, you provide a structured evidence pack rather than a collection of emails.
What Irish suppliers need to provide under VSME
Under the VSME Basic Module, the environmental data you may request from Irish SME suppliers includes energy use, Scope 1 and 2 emissions, carbon intensity, key pollution risks and waste management. The Omnibus I Directive in 2025 made this the legal cap on what CSRD-reporting companies may request. GreenKPO's supplier portal collects exactly these fields. Irish suppliers complete a guided form in under 30 minutes. Both parties benefit: the requesting company gets clean, auditable data, and the supplier gets their first structured carbon data package.
- Structured supplier survey portal aligned to VSME Basic Module requirements
- Field-level validation, no blank required fields or unit mismatches
- Timestamped and user-attributed submissions
- Immutable audit trail, every supplier response logged and traceable
- Data feeds directly into Scope 3 Category 1 calculations
- Structured evidence pack exportable for ESRS E1 auditor review
Common questions
Replace email questionnaires with structured supplier data collection
Book a GreenKPO demo to see the supplier survey portal in action. Most Irish clients have their first structured Scope 3 supplier dataset within one working week.