DNV is a global provider of services for managing risk, helping customers to safely and responsibly improve their business performance. As companies today are operating in an increasingly more complex and demanding risk environment, DNV’s core competence is to identify, assess, and advise on how to manage risk. Its technology expertise and industry knowledge, combined with its risk management approach, have been used to manage the risks involved in numerous high-profile projects around the world. Organised as an independent, autonomous foundation, DNV balances the needs of business and society, based on its independence and integrity. With its objective of safeguarding life, property and the environment, DNV serves a range of industries, with a special focus on the maritime and energy sectors. Established in 1864, the company has a global presence with a network of 300 offices in 100 countries, and is headquartered in Oslo, Norway. Its prime assets are the knowledge and expertise of its 8,000 employees from 98 nations.