The global certification body DNV GL teams up with ResponsibleSteel™ to provide expert technical advice in the development of a steel certification standard.

The release of the standard finalizes a 5-year development period. The standard successfully passed the draft stage with 57 votes of approval (93%) in late January, and was released as expected today.

Italian wine makers are the first to implement My Story™, a solution that will give consumers an easy glance into the contents of each wine bottle. Companies can now increase the transparency in their supply chain and demonstrate what lies behind the unique characteristics of their products.

Companies are struggling to take efficient action across their supply chains, while facing increased demands from stakeholders.

Høvik, Norway: According to a new Global Opportunity Report from DNV GL, Sustainia and the United Nations Global Compact, renewed efforts are required to ensure four of the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals do not miss their 2030 targets. The Global Goals addressed in the report are Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities, Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production, Goal 13: Climate Action and Goal 14: Life Below Water.

DNV GL awards the ISO 20121 certification for sustainable events to the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting and to PublicisLive for the agency’s global operations.

New Digital Assurance Concept will increase transparency and efficiency across the whole supply chain.

The ISO 45001 Final Draft International Standard (FDIS) is scheduled to be released for review on November 30. In case of a positive vote the standard is expected to be published in February 2018.

DNV GL has transferred all its 90 000 certificates to a private blockchain, being the first in the certification industry to leverage on this technology. Every certificate is digitally tagged, traceable and stored in a private blockchain. The technology blocks counterfeit certificates, allowing companies to communicate their certification in a transparent and secure way.

The 3000 comments that originated from the first ballot has been reviewed and taken into consideration for the second DIS (Draft ISO/DIS 45001.2), which commenced on May 19 and will run until July 13. The outcome of the second review will impact when the final standard is released.

By analyzing 1.6 million findings from management system audits around the world, Lumina identifies weaknesses and improvement areas for companies, and benchmarks industries as a whole.

L3-Communications Marine Systems has been successfully transitioned by DNV GL - Business Assurance to the modernised ISO 9001:2015 standard using the newly updated TickITplus Base Process Library.

The Global Food Safety Conference organised by GFSI is going to happen in Houston from February 27th to March 2nd and we are going to discuss the UN Sustainable Development Goals there

DNV GL is very pleased to announce the latest public release of the TickITplus Base Process Library (BPL) that now includes ISO 9001:2015.

DNV GL has independently assured the M&S 2016 Plan A report, providing an update on its long-standing eco and ethical programme. The report outlines how M&S continues to progress integrating sustainability into its business model, and performance against its 100+ commitments, with 57 achieved to date. A further 22 commitments were achieved in 2015/16 and good progress was made in engaging its customers in Plan A.

In April 2016, the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) announced its intention to transition its Guidelines to GRI Standards, which they have named the Sustainability Reporting Standards or SRS.

This year’s Tomorrow’s Value Research (TVR) reveals that a number of companies that have well developed corporate sustainability strategies are failing to demonstrate financial value or capitalise on the opportunities to drive innovation in sustainable business models.

A survey among close to 1200 professionals across different industries shows that while more than half recognize the importance of big data, only a quarter is able to achieve productivity gains.

The annual Global Food Safety Conference is an absolute must go for anyone dealing with food safety. It is the place to get updated on the latest trends and initiatives in the industry - and to get an insight into the political agenda. DNV GL showed up this year with 40 key employees.

ISO 45001 Occupational Health and Safety Management System is now available as a Draft International Standard (DIS) for public review. The final standard is expected to be published by late 2016/early 2017