Advisory & assurance services

DNV ISO/IEC 42001 certification and AI assurance

DNV offers third-party certification of AI management systems to ISO/IEC 42001 plus an AI vendor capability assessment delivered as an independent third-party audit of an organisation's ability to develop and operate trustworthy AI and data-driven solutions. Neither page names an accreditation body for the AI scheme.

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Advisory & assurance services · AI risk & compliance management · Model lifecycle & governance

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Show me the topic-by-topic findings structure of an AI vendor capability assessment and how it differs from an ISO/IEC 42001 certification audit.

Capabilities and evidence

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Vendor claim

DNV describes third-party certification of an AI management system based on ISO/IEC 42001, supported by an eight-step guide and a self-assessment tool, and positions itself as a certification body for management systems.

Limit: No accreditation body is named for the ISO/IEC 42001 scheme on this page and certificate scope wording is not shown.

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Documented by provider

DNV states its AI vendor capability assessment is an independent third-party audit assessing capability to develop, deliver and operate trustworthy AI/ML and data-driven solutions across topics including governance, organisation and people, and processes.

Limit: The page says it covers 'eight key topics' while listing fewer; it is an assessment of organisational capability, not of a specific model's performance.

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Sources

  1. AI Governance and Assurance - ISO/IEC 42001 · DNV · official product
    Access date reported by researcher: 2026-09-06
  2. Independent AI vendor capability assessment · DNV · official product
    Access date reported by researcher: 2026-09-06

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