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Balancing the needs of business and society.

DNV is a global provider of services for managing risk. Established in 1864, DNV is an independent foundation with the objective of safeguarding life, property and the environment. DNV comprises 300 offices in 100 countries, with 7000 employees.

Contents of the annual report:

Click the links below to access the different parts of the annual report. Highlights are listed in the middle and right columns.

Balancing the needs of business and society

Through DNV's services for managing risk, we strive to deliver on this purpose every day by making an impact on our customers’ business globally, while safely and responsibly improving their business performance.

Gearing up for growth

DNV has adopted a new organisational structure to gear up for the growth required to meet the targets in the strategy adopted in June 2006. The DNV business areas have been restructured to reflect a clearer industry focus.

Report of the Board of Directors 2006

DNV is in a unique position to respond to a high level of activity in most industries worldwide. Based on its core competence of identifying, assessing and managing risk, the company experienced a growth in turnover of 9 per cent in 2006.

Global Reporting Initiative index

DNV has made use of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) guidelines when selecting sustainability indicators to measure its performance.

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Beyond business

Committed to the universal principles concerning human and labour rights, environmental standards and anti-corruption, DNV signed the UN Global Compact in 2003.

Water for all

As part of its corporate responsibility efforts, DNV entered into a partnership with the Red Cross in 2004. Through the partnership, which was recently extended for another three-year period, DNV is working to make a difference in many of the countries where it has a presence.