About DNV

We are an independent expert in assurance and risk management, operating in more than 100 countries. Driven by our purpose to safeguard life, property, and the environment, we empower our customers and their stakeholders with facts and reliable insights so that critical decisions can be made with confidence.

As a trusted voice for many of the world’s most successful organizations, we use our knowledge to advance safety and performance, set industry benchmarks, and inspire and invent solutions to tackle global transformations.

The world’s leading classification society and a recognized advisor for the maritime sector.
The world’s foremost testing, certification, and technical advisor to the energy sector.
A leading certification body, assuring the performance of companies and their products, people, facilities, and supply chainsacross hard to abate industries, including industries such as healthcare and medical devices, aquaculture, food and beverage, and automotive and aerospace.
An industry-leading provider of software and data solutions for managing risk and improving safety and asset performance for ships, renewables, pipelines, processing plants, offshore structures, electric grids, smart cities and more.
A cybersecurityspecialist ensuring secure operations of critical assets and infrastructure.

Our Purpose, Vision and Values

Since 1864, our purpose has been to safeguard life, property, and the environment. Our vision is to be a trusted voice to tackle global transformations. Our values shape our performance and guide our behaviour every day:

We care for each other, our customers, our planet, and we take care of ourselves.
We dare to explore, to experiment, to be different, and to be courageous, curious, and creative.
We share our experience and knowledge. We collaborate with each other and our customers, and we continue to grow and develop as a result.

Research and development

Companies rely on our impartial insights to navigate current and future technology trends and we help qualify and assure cutting-edge technologies. We invest 6% of our revenue every year in research and development.

Global presence

From offices in all corners of the world and operations in more than 100 countries, we work with some of the world’s leading companies. We are headquartered in Oslo, Norway. See all our offices here.

Our approach to sustainability

Sustainability is core to DNV’s purpose of safeguarding life, property, and the environment, and it matters deeply to our people, our customers, and the societies we serve.

DNV has identified the environment, social, and governance topics that are most important to our customers, employees, and society, and every year we report our progress and performance data on these topics in our annual report.

Diversity and inclusion in DNV

DNV’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion is both an ethical choice and a business decision. DNV has employees from more than 120 nationalities working in over 100 countries. We see diversity and inclusion within our workforce as a way of delivering excellence. To serve our customers to the best of our ability requires diverse identities, backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. It demands that we develop and sustain a culture of inclusivity and psychological safety that allows each employee to deliver their best work.

Cybersecurity and data privacy

DNV is committed to safeguarding both our customers' and our own information assets and personal data. Recognizing that robust information security is not only a business enabler but also crucial for protecting our employees, customers, and reputation in the marketplace and public at large.