{"id":5732,"date":"2026-06-08T08:09:07","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T06:09:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/een.si\/?p=5722"},"modified":"2026-06-08T08:53:18","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T06:53:18","slug":"nov-vavcer-vavcer-za-pripravo-prostovoljnega-porocila-o-trajnostnosti-esg-vavcer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/een.si\/en\/nov-vavcer-vavcer-za-pripravo-prostovoljnega-porocila-o-trajnostnosti-esg-vavcer\/","title":{"rendered":"New voucher &#8211; Voucher for preparing a voluntary sustainability report (ESG voucher)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5732\" class=\"elementor elementor-5732 elementor-5722\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81ae105 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"81ae105\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6806c3c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6806c3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><div class=\"intro\">The Slovenian Enterprise Fund (SPS) has published a public call VESG \u2013 Voucher for the preparation of a voluntary sustainability report (ESG voucher), with which it aims to encourage micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to introduce sustainable practices and prepare high-quality sustainability reports.<\/div><\/div><div class=\"content-blocks elements\"><div id=\"e407227\" class=\"typo content-element__content content-module block no-title\"><div class=\"adapt\"><div class=\"inner rte\"><p>The ESG voucher is published as part of the SME Sustainability Reporting measure by the Ministry of Economy, Labour and Sport (MGD\u0160) and the Ministry of the Environment and Climate (MOP), implemented by SPS.<\/p><p>The ESG voucher represents the first financial incentive for micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises in the field of sustainability reporting. For the implementation of the public call, <b>1.236 million euros of funds<\/b> are allocated for the period 2026\u20132028, financed from the Climate Fund of the Republic of Slovenia.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"e407230\" class=\"typo content-element__content content-module block\"><div class=\"adapt\"><div class=\"inner rte\"><h2 class=\"element-title\">Purpose and eligible costs<\/h2><p>The purpose of the incentive is to facilitate the preparation of voluntary sustainability reports for companies in accordance with European sustainability reporting standards for micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (VSME) or with simplified European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS standards) for SMEs, thereby strengthening their competitiveness, transparency, and readiness for the growing demands of the market, investors, and business partners. Sustainable business is indeed becoming an important factor in company competitiveness. The ESG voucher will provide micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises easier access to knowledge and services that will help them prepare high-quality sustainability reports and integrate sustainable principles into daily operations.<\/p><p>Companies will be able to obtain a subsidy for:<\/p><ul><li>preparation of a voluntary sustainability report with the help of an external provider,<\/li><li>review of the sustainability report by an authorized audit firm,<\/li><li>publication of the sustainability report in the AJPES system.<\/li><\/ul><p>The co-financing amount is <b>up to 60 percent of eligible costs<\/b>, with a company able to receive a subsidy ranging from <b>1,000 euros to 9,999.99 euros<\/b>.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"e407231\" class=\"typo content-element__content content-module block\"><div class=\"adapt\"><div class=\"inner rte\"><h2 class=\"element-title\">Who can apply?<\/h2><p>Micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises with their registered office in the Republic of Slovenia, which meet the conditions of the public call, can apply for the public call.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"e407232\" class=\"typo content-element__content content-module block\"><div class=\"adapt\"><div class=\"inner rte\"><h2 class=\"element-title\">Submission of applications and deadline for submission<\/h2><p>Companies will submit applications electronically via the SPS ePortal, and they will be processed in the order of receipt of complete applications. The public call will be open until the funds are exhausted or until March 31, 2028, at the latest.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"e407233\" class=\"typo content-element__content content-module block\"><div class=\"adapt\"><div class=\"inner rte\"><h2 class=\"element-title\">Free assistance and information for preparing the application<\/h2><p>Applicants are offered free support within the network of Slovenian Business Points (SPOT Svetovanje) for:<\/p><ul><li>preparation and submission of the application for the public call (including filling out forms),<\/li><li>preparation and submission of the request for payment of funds.<\/li><\/ul><p>Additional information and explanations regarding the public call are also available at SPS:<\/p><ul><li>during official hours, Monday to Friday between 9 and 11 AM, at phone number 02 234 12 60,<\/li><li>outside official hours, based on a written request sent to the e-mail address: vavcer@podjetniskisklad.si.<\/li><\/ul><p>More detailed information about the call is available on the website of the Slovenian Enterprise Fund <a href=\"https:\/\/www.podjetniskisklad.si\/vesg-vavcer-za-pripravo-prostovoljnega-porocila-o-trajnostnosti\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.podjetniskisklad.si<\/a>.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"e407235\" class=\"typo content-element__content content-module block\"><div class=\"adapt\"><div class=\"inner rte\"><h2 class=\"element-title\">Companies have already been preparing for sustainability reporting within the ESG Accelerator program<\/h2><p>To facilitate preparation for sustainability reporting, specialized training sessions for companies have already been conducted within the ESG Accelerator program, where experts presented key requirements, standards, and practical steps for preparing a voluntary sustainability report. All those who could not attend the training sessions or wish to review the content again can access the training recordings at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.podjetniskisklad.si\/javni-razpisi-pozivi-programi\/esg-usposabljanja\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.podjetniskisklad.si\/javni-razpisi-pozivi-programi\/esg-usposabljanja\/<\/a>. &nbsp;The recordings provide useful support for companies in preparing for sustainability reporting and utilizing the ESG voucher.<\/p><p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.si\/drzavni-organi\/ministrstva\/ministrstvo-za-gospodarstvo-delo-in-sport\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ministry of Economy, Labour and Sport<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2550a0e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2550a0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/een.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/MgkPuCQzNxWlAgrIACZG3KuSQ-1024x576.avif\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5725\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/een.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/MgkPuCQzNxWlAgrIACZG3KuSQ-1024x576.avif 1024w, https:\/\/een.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/MgkPuCQzNxWlAgrIACZG3KuSQ-300x169.avif 300w, https:\/\/een.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/MgkPuCQzNxWlAgrIACZG3KuSQ-768x432.avif 768w, https:\/\/een.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/MgkPuCQzNxWlAgrIACZG3KuSQ-1536x864.avif 1536w, https:\/\/een.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/MgkPuCQzNxWlAgrIACZG3KuSQ.avif 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Slovenian Enterprise Fund (SPS) has published a public call VESG \u2013 Voucher for the preparation of a voluntary sustainability report (ESG voucher), with which it aims to encourage micro, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":5724,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5732","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-javni-poziv","category-novice"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/een.si\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5732","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/een.si\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/een.si\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/een.si\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/een.si\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5732"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/een.si\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5732\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5735,"href":"https:\/\/een.si\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5732\/revisions\/5735"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/een.si\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5724"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/een.si\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5732"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/een.si\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5732"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/een.si\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5732"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}