how much packaging material do we use question fill in

Packaging material usually falls under waste or scope 3, not under a separate question

The VSME basic module does not have a separate data point for "packaging material". The question usually comes back through two other indicators: the total weight of waste per year and, if the customer goes beyond the basic module, the indirect emissions in the value chain. Packaging you purchase (boxes, film, pallets) counts as raw material and thus as a contribution to emissions in the value chain (scope 3); packaging you dispose of counts towards how much waste the company generates per year. So first check which question is literally asked before you look for a figure: "how much packaging material do you use" is almost always a paraphrase of one of those two, sometimes even asked separately for each.

If you don't have a separate figure for packaging, only a total waste weight or a total material purchase weight: enter that total and leave the answer open (to be determined) for the specific packaging part, instead of presenting an estimate as a measured value. Waste disposal receipts from the waste processor, broken down by fraction "packaging" if available, and invoices from the packaging supplier (weight per unit × quantity) are the supporting documents for this. If that breakdown is missing, then "to be determined" is the honest answer — not an estimate you cannot substantiate.

Where this is set out: VSME basic module and GHG Protocol classification

The VSME basic module of EFRAG regulates waste as a separate data point, with weight as the unit and without mandatory breakdown by material type — packaging is thus a sub-division that the customer adds themselves, not the standard itself. For the procurement side, the classification follows from the GHG Protocol: purchased goods and services, including packaging material, fall under scope 3, category 1 (purchased goods and services). If the questionnaire also includes an indicator on separate collection, then that is a separate data point alongside the total — see what proportion of waste is separately collected for that question separately.