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Sustainability moves from ambition to accountability. Measurable and transparent performance is key.

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Supporting Sustainable Performance

Sustainability is redefining how organizations grow, compete, and build resilience worldwide. Climate change, resource constraints, and societal expectations are increasing pressure for credible action, while regulatory responses vary across regions. In this environment, sustainable performance must be measurable, transparent, and consistent across global value chains.
Sustainability only creates value when progress is measurable and transparent. That is what DEKRA stands for worldwide, while supporting companies in uniting responsibility, competitiveness, and resilience.
Wolfgang Linsenmaier, CFO DEKRA
Organizations face rising expectations to demonstrate that sustainability commitments translate into real impact. Regulatory frameworks are evolving, data requirements are increasing, and inconsistent information can undermine credibility. Responsibility extends beyond individual actions to encompass supply chains, technologies, and long-term outcomes.
Making sustainable progress measurable and transparent

Building Sustainable Performance on Proven Expertise

DEKRA empowers sustainable performance by making progress measurable, transparent, and safe. Building on its long-standing role as an independent assurance partner, DEKRA helps organizations demonstrate that sustainability goals are supported by credible evidence. This expertise provides confidence in a rapidly changing regulatory and market environment.
The Evolution of Sustainability at DEKRA
DEKRA’s engagement with sustainability is rooted in decades of work ensuring safety, reliability, and compliance across industries. As sustainability gained importance, this experience expanded to include environmental performance, energy systems, and ESG-related assurance. At the same time, DEKRA has continuously integrated sustainability into its own operations and decision-making. Throughout this evolution, independence, technical rigor, and responsibility have remained central – enabling DEKRA to build trust in sustainable technologies and value chains worldwide.

Exploring DEKRA’s Perspective

Learn more about how DEKRA approaches sustainable transformation – from environmental and regulatory challenges to the role of verification and trust in enabling responsible growth.
DEKRA Inspection Engineer Anna-Louisa standing on a wind turbine.
Safely reaching new heights
Get to know Anna-Louisa, member of the DEKRA testing team for wind turbines.
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A Trusted Partner Across Value Chains and Lifecycles

With a global perspective and broad cross-industry expertise, DEKRA supports organizations in navigating the complexity of sustainable transformation. By combining technical competence, regulatory insight, and independent verification, DEKRA helps ensure that sustainability efforts deliver credible, long-term impact – across markets, industries, and lifecycles.
Energy
Energy Transition
Developed in accordance with emerging regulations and recognized standards, our wide-ranging services provide extensive support. DEKRA offers customized advisory, training, assessment, testing and certification services covering all your technological energy transition needs according to your specifications.
ESG
Sustainability Reporting & ESG Compliance
Independent ESG compliance and sustainability reporting solutions that transform complex requirements into credible, consistent results.

More Sustainability Insights

Explore a wide range of articles examining how sustainability is shaping technologies, value chains, and responsible progress worldwide.
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Apr 02, 2026Audit / Sustainability

Key changes for ISO 14001 and what to expect

For organizations that prioritize sustainability, now is the time to look ahead.
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Pie chart on the application potential of green hydrogen in terms of sectoral effectiveness.
Sep 05, 2024Sustainability Stories

DEKRAbonization: Green Hydrogen for a Sustainable Industry

Until now, the use of hydrogen has been reserved primarily for specific applications.
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Aug 23, 2024Sustainability Stories

Navigating the New EU Batteries Regulation

In August 2023, the new Batteries Regulation for the EU entered into force in all member states.
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Dec 20, 2023Audit / Sustainability

What is ISO 14001?

The question 'What is ISO 14001?' is often asked by companies working on their environmental policy. In this blog you can read more about ISO 14001.
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Office building with green plants on every balcony
Dec 20, 2023Audit / Environment / Sustainability

Environmental management system and ISO 14001

Within ISO 14001, the term environmental management system plays an important role. But what exactly does an environmental management system entail?
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circular entrepreneurship
Nov 24, 2023Audit / Sustainability

Circular entrepreneurship: a sustainable production chain

The need for sustainable and circular entrepreneurship is becoming increasingly important for organizations and is legally required by the government. Read more.
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Green plant on green soil next to a drop of water as a globe
Oct 18, 2023Audit / Sustainability

All about the ISO 14001 standard

When an organization develops an environmental policy, the ISO 14001 standard plays an important role. In this blog you'll discover all about the ISO 14001 standard.
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CSR Performance Ladder with 33 indicators
Feb 28, 2023Audit / Sustainability

CSR Performance Ladder with 33 indicators

In this blog, you will find more information about certifying against the CSR Performance Ladder, its 5 levels, the role of People, Planet & Profit and the 33 indica
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