Companies with certified management systems in each of the ESG dimensions - environmental, social and governance are eligible for an ESG Recognition. It demonstrates that they have a structured approach in place to manage related risks and translate their ESG commitments into measurable actions and continually improve.

What is an ESG Recognition?

With growing expectations from customers, regulators, investors and other stakeholders, organizations increasingly need credible ways to demonstrate how ESG risk and opportunities are managed.

DNV's ESG Recognition confirms that an organization operates eligible certified management systems supporting its ESG commitments across all three dimensions. It is not an assessment or rating of a company’s ESG performance.

This means the company must at least be certified to ISO 14001 for Environmental Management in the environmental dimension, ISO 45001 for Occupational Health and Safety Management in the social dimension, and ISO 9001 for Quality Management in the governance dimension.

Anyone can instantly verify the validity of the ESG Recognition and the management system certifications it holds on DNV’s secure online checker.

 

Why an ESG Recognition?

Your certified management systems are essential tools to manage risks and improve performance. Consolidating this into an ESG Recognition, helps you:

Share what you do

Connect existing management systems to your ESG commitments.

Build stakeholder trust

Prove that you take a structured approach to improve performance

Share with credibility

Provide transparent, traceable proof for anyone to check

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Awarded to eligible DNV customers for free

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The value of management systems

Organizations today must understand and manage multiple and often interconnected environmental, social and governance topics across their operations and value chains.

Whether tackling emissions, energy or waste; safety, social or ethical, or quality, cybersecurity or business continuity, these all require a structured approach.

Management systems certified to recognized standards enable a structured approach to manage and deliver on company goals.

Certified management systems help organizations:

  • Understand context and stakeholder expectations
  • Identify risks and opportunities
  • Establish objectives and commitments
  • Translate ambitions into measurable actions
  • Monitor performance
  • Drive continual improvement

To this end, it helps translate ESG commitments into measurable actions, progress that can be monitored and performance that is continually improved.

ESG Recognition - FAQ

  • DNV’s ESG Recognition confirms that an organization operates eligible certified management systems in each of the ESG dimensions, supporting its environmental, social and governance commitments. An overview of the certified management systems that the company has with DNV are brought together in one traceable ESG Recognition.

  • No. The ESG Recognition is not a verification or assessment of an organization’s overall ESG performance against a specific ESG model or set of metrics. It confirms the certified management systems the organization operates to support its ESG commitments.

  • An organization must operate one certified management systems eligible for DNV’s ESG Recognition in each of the ESG dimensions: ISO 14001, ISO 45001 and ISO 9001 certificates issued by DNV are the pre-requisite to get an ESG-Recognition Additional eligible management system certifications are also included to provide a full overview.

  • Each recognition includes a QR code linking to DNV’s secure online checker, where anyone can view a digital version of the current statement, its validity as well as validating the certificates included in it.

  • It remains valid for as long as the organization fulfils the stated eligibility criteria. Up to date information on an ESG Recognition is available through DNV’s secure online checker.

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