Vision, mission and strategy

To underpin trust and confidence is our purpose. It defines the Dutch Accreditation Council.
That is why our motto is: Moving forward with confidence!

This is what we do and what we stand for:

Citizens and businesses want to be able to rely on the quality of products and services. We enrich that trust with accreditation.

We assess the competent, consistent and impartial business operations of companies and institutions on a daily basis. These companies and institutions test, inspect and certify. They play a crucial role in the quality of products and services.

We do our work in a professional, transparent and unbiased manner. We confirm our confidence with an accreditation statement. This contributes to a sustainable and well-functioning international society with open trade and room for innovation.

We want to work in a more market and customer-oriented way, so that we can offer customers a better service. We help them learn from what we find in our reviews. In doing so, we set the bar high, for ourselves and our customers. Due to the acceleration in many new developments in the field of technology and sustainability, we invest in an agile organization with powerful teams. We strive – together with our stakeholders – to bring more attention to the value of accreditation and the entire quality infrastructure.