What NL Greenlabel does

NL Greenlabel, founded in 2012 in Megchelen, Netherlands (operating as a trading name of Sustainable Outlook BV), provides scientifically substantiated methodologies and a digital platform to quantify climate adaptation, biodiversity, and health across the Dutch built environment. The company's core technology is the Register Duurzame Leefomgeving (RDL), a cloud-based working environment that aggregates more than 70 data sources and supports scenario modeling, EU-compliant reporting under frameworks such as CSRD, EU Taxonomie, and the Nature Restoration Regulation, and the application of multiple NL methodologies simultaneously. Around the RDL, the company offers a portfolio of certification labels (NL Gebiedslabel for areas, NL Terreinlabel for sites, NL Tuinlabel for gardens, NL Productlabel for products, NL Plantlabel for plants, plus newer Werklandschappenlabel and EcoCertified Solar Parks-label) and a set of service modules (NL Omgevingsscan, NL Ontwerpvalidatie, NL Screening, NL Certificering, NL Portefeuillescan, NL Monitoring, NL QuickScan).

The company sells directly to enterprise clients — housing corporations, investors and banks, builders and developers, municipalities, and social real estate operators — and indirectly through a network of 100+ certified NL Professionals and 20+ strategic partners that resell and integrate NL Greenlabel methodologies. Revenue is generated through custom-priced certification and assessment services, subscription-based access to the RDL platform, and training/certification programs for NL Professionals; pricing is not publicly disclosed and engagements are typically multi-year. Major enterprise adopters include Heijmans (committed to NL Gebiedslabel A for all area developments from 2023), BAM Nederland (customized BAM Omgevingsscan deployed across all large project tenders), ABN AMRO, Ballast Nedam, Dura Vermeer, BPD, Woonzorg Nederland, and a growing set of Dutch municipalities and provincial governments. The company has won the Global ESG Awards 2025, was ranked #11 in the ABN AMRO Duurzame 50 2024, and is expanding into new verticals including industrial estates (via Werklandschappen van de Toekomst) and solar parks.

Name

NL Greenlabel

Legal name

Sustainable Outlook BV

Website

https://nlgreenlabel.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

NL Greenlabel is a Dutch sustainability measurement firm that quantifies climate adaptation, biodiversity, and health in the built environment via the Register Duurzame Leefomgeving digital platform and proprietary NL certification labels. It serves housing corporations, banks, developers, and municipalities across the Netherlands.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sustainability Certification and Built Environment Assessment

NAICS

Environmental Consulting Services (541620), Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (518), Landscape Architectural Services (54132)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Environmental Data Management Platforms (EHS/EMS, LIMS, ELN, Compliance Data Hubs) (EUAHAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Environmental Compliance & Permitting (BPAHAJAA), Methodology Development & Standard-Setting Support (Protocols, Tools, Updates) (EUABACAN), Digital Policy, Data Governance & Cybersecurity Standards Cooperation (BPADANAH)

Keywords

• Sustainability certification
• Built environment assessment
• Biodiversity measurement
• ESG consulting services
• Climate adaptation analytics

Headquarters

HQ city

Megchelen

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Certification and Assessment Services: NL Greenlabel charges fees for conducting assessments, validations, and certifications of projects and sites against NL Greenlabel standards. Services range from a single QuickScan to complete certification trajectories. Customers include developers, housing corporations, and municipalities.
2. Register Duurzame Leefomgeving (RDL) Platform Access: The RDL digital platform is offered as a subscription-based digital working environment. Organizations use it independently to apply NL Greenlabel frameworks and methodologies. Pricing is not publicly disclosed.
3. Training and Education (NL Professionals): NL Greenlabel offers an NL Terreinlabel Expert training program to certify consultants and professionals. IPC Groene Ruimte is mentioned as an opleidingspartner (training partner).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

NL Greenlabel develops and operates the Register Duurzame Leefomgeving (RDL), a cloud-based digital platform aggregating insights from more than 70 data sources to quantify climate adaptation, biodiversity, and health for the Dutch built environment. Built on this platform the company sells a portfolio of proprietary NL label certifications and assessment services — NL Omgevingsscan, NL Ontwerpvalidatie, NL Screening, NL Certificering, NL Portefeuillescan, NL Monitoring, NL QuickScan, NL Inspiratiesessie, plus area, site, garden, product, plant, business estate, and solar park certification labels — to housing corporations, banks and investors, builders and developers, municipalities, designers, and social real-estate operators. Methodology IP is aligned with EU frameworks (CSRD, EU Taxonomie, Nature Restoration Regulation) and delivered through both direct expert teams and a 100+ strong certified NL Professionals partner network.

Product overview

NL Greenlabel operates as a platform-plus-modules architecture centered on the Register Duurzame Leefomgeving (RDL) digital platform, which aggregates data from over 70 sources to measure and monitor climate, health, and biodiversity. The core services include NL Omgevingsscan (environment scan), NL Ontwerpvalidatie (design validation), NL Screening, NL Certificering, NL Portefeuillescan, NL Monitoring, and NL Inspiratiesessie. The portfolio includes multiple certification labels: NL Gebiedslabel (area certification), NL Terreinlabel (site certification), NL Tuinlabel (garden certification), NL Productlabel (product certification), and NL Plantlabel (plant certification). Specialized offerings include the Werklandschappenscan and Werklandschappenlabel for business sites, and the EcoCertified Solar Parks-label for solar energy installations. The platform enables quantitative and qualitative sustainability measurement that is EU-compliant.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Register Duurzame Leefomgeving (RDL): Digital platform that brings together insights from more than 70 data sources, enabling users to apply multiple frameworks and methodologies for sustainability measurement in projects.

Products and services

• Register Duurzame Leefomgeving (RDL) Cloud-based digital platform aggregating insights from more than 70 data sources, enabling organizations to apply multiple NL Greenlabel frameworks and methodologies to measure and monitor climate, health, and biodiversity in the Dutch built environment, including scenario modeling for project design and EU-compliant reporting.
• NL Omgevingsscan Environmental scan assessment providing insight into climate adaptation, biodiversity, and health status for any location in the Netherlands by calculating scores on heat stress, waterlogging, vegetation structure, and the 3-30-300 rule using collected geo-data, with actionable improvement recommendations.
• NL Ontwerpvalidatie Design validation service for assessing sustainability and nature-inclusive aspects during the design phase of area and site developments, ensuring NL Greenlabel standards are met before construction.
• NL Screening Initial screening service to evaluate sustainability performance and identify opportunities in projects, providing a baseline assessment against NL Greenlabel criteria.
• NL Certificering Full certification pathway that guides a project or site through validation and assessment toward formal NL Gebiedslabel or NL Terreinlabel certification.
• NL Portefeuillescan Portfolio scan assessment for evaluating the sustainability performance of multiple projects or properties within a real-estate or municipal portfolio using the RDL platform.
• NL Monitoring Ongoing monitoring service that tracks and updates sustainability performance over time as environmental conditions change, using the RDL platform for continuous reporting.
• NL Tuinlabel Certification methodology for assessing the sustainability and nature-inclusiveness of private and semi-public gardens, promoting nature-inclusive design in residential contexts.
• NL Gebiedslabel Area/region certification label that scores the integral sustainability of area developments, covering biodiversity, landscape, water, soil, energy, climate, materials, and human-nature relationship themes, with ratings from A to C.
• NL Terreinlabel Site/terrain certification label for existing sites and terrains, evaluating ecological quality, sustainability of materials, and integration with the surrounding environment, complementary to the NL Gebiedslabel.
• NL Productlabel Product certification label for assessing the sustainability of products used in outdoor spaces, originally introduced at Floriade 2012.
• NL Plantlabel Plant certification label for assessing the sustainability and ecological value of plants and planting materials used in landscaping projects.
• NL Inspiratiesessie Expert-led inspiration session for educating stakeholders — developers, municipalities, housing corporations, designers — on nature-inclusive development, the NL Greenlabel methodologies, and sustainability decision-making.
• NL QuickScan Low-threshold quick-scan service for integral sustainability decision-making, providing rapid insight into sustainability performance at the start of a project or portfolio engagement.
• Werklandschappenscan Assessment tool developed within the Werklandschappen van de Toekomst program that identifies opportunities and risks for greening industrial estates, prioritizes measures, and provides a baseline for action plans for business sites.
• Werklandschappenlabel Certification label providing insight into a business site's position in the transition toward a future-proof work landscape, covering health, energy, mobility, and climate adaptation themes.
• EcoCertified Solar Parks-label Certification label for nature-inclusive solar parks, enabling biodiversity integration in large-scale solar energy installations on land, assessing ecological value and biodiversity benefits.
• BAM Omgevingsscan Customized version of NL Greenlabel's standard NL Omgevingsscan configured for BAM Netherlands, integrating BAM's own biodiversity assessment and applied across all large BAM projects in the Netherlands for tender-phase sustainability screening.
• Nationaal Dashboard Duurzame Leefomgeving National dashboard product providing aggregated insights on the sustainable living environment at national and regional level across the Netherlands.

Quantifiable outcome

• NL Greenlabel won the Global ESG Awards 2025, confirming its position as a leading sustainability measurement organization in the built environment.
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature9 records

Partnerships

33 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major, regional, minor, academic and technology.

• HeijmanscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBeursgenoteerd bouwbedrijf (Royal BAM Group). Heijmans integrates NL Greenlabel methodologies across all its area developments and has committed to achieving NL Gebiedslabel A for every project from 2023 onward. Collaboration includes the NL Gebiedslabel certification process, concept garden design (GesselGroen), and nature-inclusive solutions (Greenwall for noise reduction).
• BAM NederlandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBAM developed a customized BAM Omgevingsscan based on NL Greenlabel's standard NL Omgevingsscan, integrating BAM's own biodiversity assessment. The solution is applied across all large BAM projects in the Netherlands for tender-phase sustainability screening. BAM is beursgenoteerd (Koninklijke BAM Groep).
• BPD Bouwfonds GebiedsontwikkelingcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDutch area developer operating in the Netherlands and Germany. NL Greenlabel uses the RDL to retrospectively assess multiple BPD area developments and explores integrating the methodology earlier in the development process.
• Dura VermeermajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerConstruction and infrastructure company and partner of NL Greenlabel, integrating NL Greenlabel methodologies into its development projects.
• ABN AMROmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerABN AMRO is a financial partner and advisory board member (Bas Rutten, Director Real Estate). ABN AMRO organizes the Duurzame 50 ranking in which NL Greenlabel participated. The bank also collaborates on sustainability events like the Klimaattop Gebouwde Omgeving.
• Werklandschappen van de ToekomstcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational knowledge and innovation program transforming Dutch business estates into green, climate-adaptive, healthy workspaces. NL Greenlabel is a partner developing the Werklandschappenlabel and Werklandschappenscan. The program aims to transition 1,000 business estates within 9 years.
• BlauwhoedmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDutch area developer with a long history, joining the NL Greenlabel partner network alongside Heijmans, BAM Wonen, Dura Vermeer, BPD, and Van Wijnen.
• Antea GroupmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorEngineering and consultancy firm (~70 years, 1,500 engineers) joined as partner at PROVADA 2024, alongside CB5.
• Green Real EstatemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerActive real estate investor and developer with a portfolio and multiple development projects in Dutch urban areas. Signed partnership agreement in June 2024.
• Provincie Zuid-HollandregionalGTM or Marketing PartnerProvincial government partner using NL Greenlabel methodologies for provincial sustainability monitoring.
• ASN BankregionalGTM or Marketing PartnerDutch sustainable bank and partner, collaborating on sustainability measurement in the built environment.
• Provincie OverijsselregionalGTM or Marketing PartnerProvincial government partner.
• Provincie GelderlandregionalGTM or Marketing PartnerProvincial government partner.
• Gemeente AmsterdamregionalGTM or Marketing PartnerMunicipality of Amsterdam is a partner, using NL Greenlabel for urban sustainability assessments.
• Gemeente 's-HertogenboschregionalGTM or Marketing PartnerMunicipality partner.
• Koninklijke VHGmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDutch trade association for green space professionals. Collaboration on developing national green standards, integrating NL Greenlabel methodologies into the association's professional framework.
• Vebego GroenmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGreen company formed on January 1, 2023, combining Attender Groen (Limburg), Axie Groepsbeheer, and De Bongerd. Signed partnership in June 2023.
• Donker GroepmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGreen sector company and partner, with employees trained as NL Terreinlabel Experts.
• IdverdemajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGreen space management company and partner.
• Ballast NedammajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerConstruction company. Onno Dwars (CEO Ballast Nedam) serves on NL Greenlabel's Raad van Advies. Active in sustainability events with NL Greenlabel.
• Dolmans Landscaping GroupmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLandscaping company with ~900 employees and 11 regional offices in the Netherlands and Belgium. Joined partner network in May 2020.
• RijksvastgoedbedrijfregionalGTM or Marketing PartnerDutch national government real estate agency and partner.
• Janssen de HoogminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartner logo visible on NL Greenlabel website.
• Van Hall LarensteinacademicOthersAgricultural and green university of applied sciences. Educational partner; hosts webinars and the Ambassadeur Leefbare Stad program in collaboration with NL Greenlabel.
• CB5majorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorConsultancy firm that signed partner agreement alongside Antea Group at PROVADA 2024.
• EcomonitechnologyTechnology or IntegrationInnovative company from Peize specializing in biodiversity monitoring using advanced technologies to track animal activity. Joined NL Greenlabel partner network in April 2024.
• Lubbe LisseminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFamily company active in the flower bulb sector for ~125 years. Partner in the NL Greenlabel network.
• Het Groene LoketminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorActivates residents and organizations to sustainably utilize unused roof landscapes in collaboration with partners.
• Stichting SteenbreekcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFoundation focused on reducing pavement and increasing green space in Dutch gardens and urban areas. Signed cooperation agreement in November 2020. Joint organizer of the 'Plant je mee' campaign.
• Dutch Green Building Council (DGBC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration signed in December 2021 with the shared ambition of doubling green, biodiverse square meters in the built environment by 2030.
• TNOcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNL Greenlabel and TNO held a dialogue session at the Klimaattop Gebouwde Omgeving 2025 (Greenlabel Institute Hub). Marianne Aalbersberg (TNO) and Frank Del Gatto (NL Greenlabel) spoke on innovation through connection.
• Building for GoodminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIntentieverklaring (letter of intent) signed in November 2021 to collaborate on integrating the built and green environment in a sustainable and future-proof manner.
• Stichting De Groene StadmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in organizing the Groene Stad Challenge and presenting at Vakbeurs Openbare Ruimte. Shared goal of promoting urban green and biodiversity.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Sweco: European engineering, design, and environmental consultancy headquartered in Sweden with strong Dutch operations and a partner in the Groene Stad Challenge alongside NL Greenlabel. Comparable as a broad incumbent offering urban sustainability, biodiversity, and climate adaptation consulting that overlaps with NL Greenlabel's area and municipality services.
• Arcadis: Global design and consultancy firm with major Dutch roots and a large sustainability and climate adaptation practice. Comparable to NL Greenlabel as a broad incumbent that delivers environmental assessment, advisory, and certification support to Dutch municipalities, developers, and infrastructure clients.
• WSP Global: Global professional services firm with a significant environment and sustainability practice serving real estate, infrastructure, and public-sector clients. Comparable to NL Greenlabel as a broad incumbent that competes for the same Dutch and European ESG/built-environment advisory mandates.
• U.S. Green Building Council (LEED): Operates LEED, the dominant global green building rating system. Comparable to NL Greenlabel as a broader incumbent in built-environment sustainability certification, with LEED serving as the international benchmark that NL Greenlabel's NL labels compete against in multinational developer portfolios.
• Royal HaskoningDHV: Dutch engineering and environmental consultancy with deep involvement in Dutch area development, water, and climate adaptation. Comparable to NL Greenlabel as a broad incumbent whose portfolio scan and sustainability advisory work overlap with NL Greenlabel's NL Portefeuillescan and RDL platform offerings.

Emerging players

• Sweep: Cloud-based sustainability and ESG data management platform used by corporates to measure, report, and reduce environmental impact. Comparable to NL Greenlabel as an emerging player offering a multi-framework ESG measurement platform, though Sweep targets corporate sustainability teams rather than built-environment certifications.
• Measurabl: SaaS platform for environmental ESG data management across real estate portfolios, including benchmarking, compliance, and decarbonization tracking. Comparable to NL Greenlabel because both sell subscription-based platforms that aggregate sustainability metrics for real estate owners, though Measurabl focuses on energy/carbon rather than biodiversity and climate adaptation.

Direct peers

• BRE Group (BREEAM): UK-based organization behind BREEAM, the most widely used sustainability certification for built assets globally. Comparable to NL Greenlabel because both monetize methodologies and certification scoring, and BREEAM-NL is one of NL Greenlabel's closest functional substitutes in the Dutch market.
• Dutch Green Building Council (DGBC): Dutch non-profit that administers BREEAM-NL and drives sustainability standards for the Dutch built environment. Directly comparable to NL Greenlabel as both operate Dutch sustainability certification frameworks for buildings, areas, and portfolios, and the two have a formal collaboration agreement.
• Antea Group: Dutch engineering and environmental consultancy with ~1,500 engineers that recently joined the NL Greenlabel partner network at PROVADA 2024. Comparable as a direct peer combining environmental consulting with a growing sustainability measurement offering for Dutch municipalities, developers, and infrastructure clients.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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