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Strategy & Targets

With our Sustainability Impact 2030+ Strategy, we strive to further improve sustainability performance within our company and our value chains as well as for our customers through our business activities.

Board Statement

In a world shaped by accelerating transformation, the question is no longer whether sustainability will redefine markets and societies – but how fast we collectively act, and how credibly we deliver. At DEKRA, sustainability is therefore not a topic “next to” our business. It is embedded in our identity as an independent expert organization and in our responsibility to help enable safety, security, and sustainability. With our strategic framework IMPACT 2030+, we are sharpening our course for the next chapters: to maximize positive impact and remain future-ready in a changing world.

Sustainability is a central, integrated element of this strategy – not an add-on, but a foundation that strengthens resilience, enables sustainable development, and safeguards long-term viability for DEKRA and our stakeholders.

This is also reflected in our three strategic business drivers Sustainability, Future Mobility, and Digital Trust. These drivers are deeply interconnected: the mobility transition requires climate credibility and digital assurance; digital transformation requires trust, security, and responsible innovation; and sustainability, understood in a broad ESG perspective, is the enabling framework that aligns environmental ambition, social responsibility, and integrity in governance. In this sense, sustainability is not merely a priority that may change with circumstances – it is a DEKRA value, and values endure.

The climate crisis demands clarity and commitment. That is why we have further evolved our approach to corporate climate responsibility through DEKRA Climate Impact (DCI) – a program that goes beyond compensation-based neutrality narratives and instead focuses on measurable impact, combining ambitious internal decarbonization with meaningful contributions to mitigation and adaptation through strong partners. A key steering mechanism is our internal carbon price, which strengthens accountability and drives investment decisions where they matter most.

In 2025, we made tangible progress. We achieved all our sustainability 2025 targets.

We reduced carbon emissions in our key operational scope significantly versus our baseline year and continued the transition of our energy consumption and fleet towards renewable sources. Employee engagement and diversity in our teams have been further increased, external partnerships, initiatives, and advocacy for sustainability have been expanded.

At the same time, we continued to scale our role as a multiplier: our sustainability-related services portfolio comprises more than 500 services, supporting customers across energy transition, ESG, and future mobility pathways – demonstrating how sustainability is also a decisive factor for DEKRA’s future business model and growth.

With our Sustainability Impact 2030+ targets, we have defined the pathway for the next chapters of our sustainability journey.

As a team, we are proud of what has been achieved – and even more determined about what lies ahead. Our ambition is clear: to leverage positive impact until 2030 and beyond, while remaining a trusted independent third party in the transformations that define our time. We invite our colleagues, customers, and partners to continue this journey with us – with responsibility, confidence, and the shared commitment to securing the future.

Stan Zurkiewicz (CEO), Wolfgang Linsenmaier (CFO), Peter Laursen (COO) and Petra Finke (CDO)

Sustainability Achievements & Targets

Target Achievement Status

Our Strategy 2025 has now been largely completed. Our set targets and their degree of achievement can be seen in the table below. For more information, please review our Sustainability report.

Target 2025	Target Achievement Status 2025	Explanation
Carbon Footprint reduction	Achieved	44% total reduction / 57% relative per revenue
Climate Impact and SBTi target path	Achieved	DCI established as alternative climate responsibility mechanism, SBTi target formally approved
100% renewable electricity	100%	From 4% in 2019 to 100% in 2025
+15% management gender diversity	+30%	From 17.1% in 2029 to 22.2% in 2025
+20% employee engagement	+20%	From 46% in 2019 to 55% in 2025
>5 training days per employee	5.4	5.4 training days per employee in 2025
-30 % accident rate	-39%	From 14.4 in 2018 to 8.6 in 2025
100% suppliers sustainability checked	100%	100% of suppliers managed by Global Procurement
Increase Sustainability Services revenue	Achieved	Sustainability Services revenue of €300M in 2025
Increase Sustainability Engagement & initiatives	Achieved	Engagement, initiatives and partnering further expanded; quantitative progress analysis ongoing

Further details and explanations can be found in Chapter 2.5 Objectives (pp. 15) of our GRI Sustainability Report 2025

Sustainability Impact 2030+ Targets

During the anniversary year, DEKRA reviewed and further aligned its corporate strategy with the rapidly evolving requirements of existing and future markets. Guided by the strategic motto “Securing the Future” and with a clear focus on Mobility, Digital Trust, and Sustainability, DEKRA is currently shaping its next mid-term strategic direction within the framework of Strategy 2030+. Integrated into the corporate Strategy 2030+, Sustainability Impact 2030+ defines the strategic pathway of DEKRA with respect to corporate sustainability and impact on sustainable development. Focus will continue to build on our four established areas: “Environment & Climate”; “Employees & Society”; “Supply & Value Chain; Management & Governance”. The following targets are part of DEKRA’s Strategy 2030+ and will guide DEKRA’s sustainability agenda until 2030:

Sustainability Impact Target 2030+	Target	Field of action
1.5°C-compliant decarbonization	-25% CO₂e (Scope 1 + 2) [Scope 3 see below]	Environment & Climate
Renewable energies (RE)	75%
Evolve corporate climate responsibility	DCI 2.0
Employee engagement	65% GES	Employees & Society
Management gender diversity	28%
Employee safety	<0,5 LTIR
Sustainability rating	Excellence in CDP Climate & EcoVadis	Management & Governance
Sustainability business growth	450 M€	Supply & Value Chain
Customer orientation	65 NPS
1.5°C-compliant decarbonization in the supply and value chain	-12.5% CO₂e (Scope 3)

Further details and explanations can be found in Chapter 2.5 Objectives (pp. 15) of our GRI Sustainability Report 2025

With the jubilee shift to “Securing the Future”, and the transition from Strategy 2025 to Strategy 2030+, DEKRA is strengthening its mid- and long-term commitment to sustainability transformation – integrating future-focused climate action, digitalization, resilient operations, and expanded sustainability solutions for customers.

Our four fields of action