Sustainability certification audits
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How to gain insight into your organization's performance when it comes to sustainability?

Sustainability certifications

Combine business success with concern for people and the environment

Of course you want your organisation to grow, but you want it to be healthy too. You also want it to respect the people you work with and the physical environment you operate in - now and with the future in mind. In other words, your organisation wants to achieve the perfect balance between people, planet and profit. This is why sustainability is an important part of your management system. How do you know whether your organisation acts in a sustainable way? And if so, how do you show this to your customers, partners and employees? DEKRA helps you answer both questions via audits and certification.

Sustainability is an important element in your management system. The sustainability certification audit gives you an insight into how your organisation performs on various sustainability themes. It also shows how you can improve your performance. There are various sustainability standards against which certification is possible, including energy efficiency and social enterprise.
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Better Biomass NTA 8080 certification

Better Biomass (NTA 8080) is an international certification system that verifies the sustainability of biomass for energy, fuels and bio-based products.
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CO2 Performance Ladder

CO2 Performance Ladder for sustainability. Show that sustainability is an important value for your organization? Discover the various benefits.
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CO2 Reduction Management

This CO2 reduction scheme offers insights into your organization's energy consumption and usage, the strategies you intend to implement to cut these down, and the corresponding objectives.
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CSR Performance Ladder certificate

CSR Performance Ladder certificate

The CSR Performance Ladder provides insight into what you are doing in the area of sustainable business. Read here why DEKRA can provide this certification for you.
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Entry verification for renewable energy (HBE)

Does your company supply renewable energy? If so, you are required to register this in the Energy for Transport Register. An accredited company like DEKRA then verifies these entries for you.
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ETS-2 compliance and verification

The ETS-2 regulations require fuel suppliers and other parties involved to purchase emission allowances for end-user emissions from 2027 onwards.
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ISCC certificate

Are the resources and materials your organization uses sustainable? Then obtaining an ISCC certificate (International Sustainability and Carbon Certification) is an effective way to demonstrate this.
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ISCC EU certification

The ISCC EU focuses on compliance with EU directives, particularly the European Renewable Energy Directive (RED II). Interested in ISCC EU certification? Discover more about it here.
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ISCC PLUS certification

As an extension of the ISCC EU standard, ISCC PLUS offers a voluntary certification pathway for a wide range of sources in the bio and circular economy. Discover the possibilities at DEKRA.
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ISO 14001 certification

An ISO 14001 certificate demonstrates sustainable environmental management and resource efficiency. Read more about the ISO 14001 certification process.
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RFNBO certification

RFNBOs (Renewable Fuels of Non-Biological Origin) are renewable fuels produced without the use of biomass. Interested in RFNBO certification? Learn more about it here.
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Sustainable mobility quality mark (Erkend Duurzaam)

Erkend Duurzaam is the premier sustainability label in the mobility industry. Certification is performed by independent experts from DEKRA, adhering to the international ISO 26000 standard for sustainability.
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Circularity within your organization
Discover our audits that provide insight into the circularity of your business processes.

The benefits of sustainability certification

Sustainability plays an increasingly important role in business operations. An important step in this is obtaining a sustainability certificate, such as the DEKRA sustainability certificate. This gives your organisation several advantages:
  • You are a social employer
    A sustainability certification shows that you do business honestly, give employees and customers equal opportunities and take steps to keep child labour out of the chain. It also shows that you believe in being a good employer and making sure your employees can rely on healthy working conditions.
  • It’s good for the planet
    A sustainable approach to business benefits the environment. It shows that you want to keep the impact your organisation has on the environment to an absolute minimum. This approach involves everyone working together to make sure the planet is habitable - now and in the future.
  • It stimulates demand for your products and services
    Sustainability certification makes you more competitive and enables you to achieve a leading position in your sector. Demand is increasing for organisations that provide sustainable products and services and there are even some products and services that cannot be sold without sustainability certification. Sustainability certification also shows that your organisation is moving forward in its goal to achieve full sustainability.
  • It strengthens your image
    Sustainability certification shows that your organisation and stakeholders value sustainability. This can help you attract and retain customers and ensure that customers are happy to be associated with your brand or name.

DEKRA: your partner in sustainability

DEKRA is your sustainable partner. The experts at DEKRA constantly follow developments in sustainability certification. They are always happy to share their knowledge and experience with you, so please do not hesitate to contact them.

Platinum sustainability rating awarded by EcoVadis

In 2024, EcoVadis awarded DEKRA a platinum sustainability rating for the fourth year in a row. Since the first evaluation in 2021, DEKRA has made clear improvements in all four rating categories: Environment, Labour & Human Rights, Ethics and Sustainable Procurement.
This renewed recognition puts DEKRA in the global top 1% of organisations rated. With more than 65,000 organisations already rated, EcoVadis is one of the world’s most respected sustainability assessment systems.
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