does my business location have an impact on biodiversity

Location determines whether biodiversity is relevant

The question about biodiversity impact is in practice about one thing: is a location situated in, next to or near a protected natural area. The VSME basic module does not ask this as an open assessment question, but as a location data point: number of locations and whether they are situated in or near areas sensitive to biodiversity. It is therefore not an assessment on your part of ecological impact, but a factual check of coordinates against a map of protected areas.

If you have not performed that check, then "no" or "unknown" is a realistic answer — provided you have actually verified this and are not guessing. For most business locations on an industrial estate the answer is straightforward no. Doubt arises for locations at the edge of town, near water, or in rural areas: there a concrete check against Natura 2000 maps or national nature registers is needed, this is not a question you answer off the top of your head. This question is separate from whether the required environmental permits are present: a permit says something about permitted emissions or activities, not about the location relative to natural areas. Also separate from the total water consumption per year, which admittedly does indirectly relate to biodiversity in water abstraction near natural areas, but in the VSME is asked separately.

Where exactly this is stated: VSME module on nature and biodiversity

The VSME basic module contains a separate section on location sites and biodiversity-sensitive areas, separate from the environment and emissions questions. The required evidence is simple: address or coordinates of the location, checked against an official list or map of protected areas. Without that check there is no source on which to base a "yes" or "no", and then "unknown, to be investigated" is the only answer that honestly reflects the file.