About DNV
We are an independent assurance and risk management provider, operating in more than 100 countries. Through broad industry experience and deep technical and digital expertise, we help companies advance their safety, quality, and sustainability performance with confidence. Driven by our purpose to safeguard life, property, and the environment, we build trust in an uncertain world.
- The world’s leading classification society and a recognized advisor for the maritime sector.
- The world’s leading testing, certification, and technical advisor to the energy sector.
- One of the world’s leading certification bodies, assuring the performance of companies and their products, people, facilities, and supply chains across many industries, including healthcare, aquaculture, food and beverage, and automotive.
- A world-leading provider of software and digital 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 cyber security specialist 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.
Our organization
DNV is structured into six business areas
Corporate governance
DNV's governance structure
Our Executive Committee
Meet DNV's top management
Our Board of Directors
Board members of DNV Group AS
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 5% 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.
Diversity & 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. Read more about diversity, equity and inclusion within DNV.
