How Karomia Turned 65 Documents into a Ready-to-Share VSME Report for Steyaert-Heene in Just One Day
Steyaert-Heene, a Belgian steel-construction specialist, partnered with Karomia to transform a jumble of invoices, HR policies, and utility bills into a streamlined VSME report in under 24 hours. By automating VSME reporting and aligning with the emerging VSME standard, Karomia slashed preparation time, boosted client confidence, and gave Steyaert-Heene a data-driven view of its sustainability roadmap.
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Steyaert-Heene’s experience, based on human and technological values, has ensured that its steel-construction, metal-trade, engineering, and design-office departments guarantee quality in supply, production, and safety while respecting ecological standards across the metal sector.
"I could’ve trained for weeks to understand what to report, but it was still just a pile of paper. I could ship those papers to Karomia and they turned them into a fantastic future for us. We could answer all data requests in any format. Now our job is just deciding which documents to upload."
The problem:
Steyaert-Heene faced a triple challenge:
Inevitable pressurefrom clients– Even if deadlines move, VSME requirements aren’t going away, and clients are already asking for proof.
Duplicated effort – Every customer uses a slightly different questionnaire, forcing the team to re-package the same answers again and again.
Data without direction – Upcoming investments (insulated roof, solar panels) demanded hard evidence of sustainability impact, but raw invoices and policies offered no actionable insight.
“That’s the problem when you have different clients and each one asks for their own system. … I could do it all with one standard report.”
The Solution:
Upload once, reuse forever - Steyaert-Heene uploaded 65 documents**,** from water bills to HR guidelines, directly into Karomia.
AI-powered extraction - Karomia mapped every line item to the exact datapoints required by the VSME standard, selecting the most relevant passages automatically.
One-day turnaround - Within a single working day, the company received a polished, client-ready VSME report that can be exported in any format their stakeholders request.
The Results:
Time savings through standardized VSME reporting
“VSME is, for us, a clear term for clients, everyone reports the same way… I lost a lot of time due to a lack of standardization.”
Faster deal cycles & stronger client trust: Presenting a professional VSME report on demand removed friction from bids and supplier assessments
Data-driven sustainability investments: With a verified baseline, the company can now measure the real impact of its new insulated roof and solar panels, steering future CAPEX toward the highest sustainability ROI.
"I could’ve trained for weeks to understand what to report, but it was still just a pile of paper. I could ship those papers to Karomia and they turned them into a fantastic future for us. We could answer all data requests in any format. Now our job is just deciding which documents to upload."
“Instead of spending weeks on desktop research, we processed our internal documents through Karomia’s platform and had a clear long list of IROs ready for prioritization in hours."
“The Karomia platform processed 89 documents in hours and highlighted the key IROs. It saved me weeks of manual work and made sure we were ready for the auditor.”
"Karomia made the challenging task of our Double Materiality Assessment manageable and efficient, saving us time and resources while ensuring everything was done right."
