Det Norske Veritas (DNV GL) is an independent international certification body and classification society with the purpose of hospital accreditation (i.e. safeguarding life, property, green environment, environment of care, and ISO 9001:2008 Standards). DNV GLs main expertise in technical assessment, research, advisory, and risk management. It was created in 2013 as a result of a merger between two leading organizations in the field - Det Norske Veritas (Norway) and Germanischer Lloyd (Germany)."