From 21 to 23 August, the partners of the “Sustainable Development Reporting Tool” project (SusTool) met in Helsinki to advance the project's key tasks.
On the first day of the meeting, the project timetable and the development plan for the “ESG Tool” digital tool were discussed, with the partners agreeing on the tasks ahead and on specific deadlines for deliverables.
The second day focused on reviews of the work packages completed, on discussions among the partners, and on agreeing how to carry out the tool's piloting activities, the IT development and the dissemination activities. The partners reviewed examples of good practice and the project methodology, making sure that these activities align with the project's objectives and its defined target groups. The day closed with a summary setting out the next steps, including the agenda plan and the plans for the next in-person meeting of the project partners in Riga (in 2025).
The final day was devoted to the methodology working group, where participants refined the project's stages and discussed the structure of the public website.

The meeting concluded with a clear road map for the project's next stages and the milestones to be reached. Up-to-date information about the project:

• In the News section of the VARAM website
• On the Interreg website
• On the social network Linkedin
• On the ESG Tool Youtube account

The SusTool (Sustainable Development Reporting Tool) project is being implemented under the Interreg Baltic Sea Region Programme 2021–2027, Priority 1 “Innovative societies”, Objective 1.2 “Responsive public services”.
The project partners are VARAM and LIKTA in Latvia; in Estonia, the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications (lead partner), the Ministry of Finance and the ITL association; in Lithuania, the INFOBALT association; in Finland, Dimecc LTD; along with several associated partners from those countries and from Poland. The project will run until 31 December 2025.