NEPCon

Name

NEPCon

Legal name

NEPCon

Website

https://nepcon.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sustainability Certification Services

NAICS

Environmental Consulting Services (541620), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Sustainability & ESG Consulting (BPAHACAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Forest Certification, Compliance & Chain-of-Custody Support (AFAMAAAH), Sustainability & ESG Reporting (GRI/SASB/ISSB/CSRD) (EUAHAJAB), Sustainable & Responsible Supply Chain (ESG, Scope 3) (BPAHAHAM), Supply Chain Sustainability & Responsible Sourcing (SMETA, supplier ESG) (EUAHAJAE)

Keywords

• Sustainability certification
• Non-profit organization
• Environmental standards
• Capacity building
• Sustainable sourcing

Headquarters

HQ city

Copenhagen

HQ country

Denmark

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Core offering

NEPCon is an international non-profit organisation that builds capacity and commitment for mainstreaming sustainability worldwide. Founded in 1994 and headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark, the organisation works to advance sustainable practices through standards development, certification, and stakeholder engagement across global supply chains.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sustainability capacity building and certification services

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Direct peers

• SCS Global Services: SCS Global Services is an international third-party certification body specializing in forestry (FSC, SFI), sustainability, and supply chain verification — directly comparable services and target customers to NEPCon's historical offering.
• Preferred by Nature: Preferred by Nature is the successor entity to NEPCon following its 2020 rebranding, continuing the same forest certification, supply chain sustainability, and ESG capacity-building work globally. Most directly comparable as it represents the same operational mission under a new brand.
• Control Union: Control Union is a global certification and sustainability services company providing third-party auditing, forest certification, and supply chain verification — a direct commercial competitor in NEPCon's core service categories.
• FSC International: FSC International is the global forest stewardship standards body whose certification system NEPCon historically audited against. Highly comparable in mission (responsible forest management) and operates in the same certification/verification market.
• PEFC Council: PEFC is the world's largest forest certification system, an umbrella organization whose chain-of-custody certification NEPCon historically assessed. Directly comparable in forest certification standards and supply chain verification services.
• Rainforest Alliance: Rainforest Alliance is an international non-profit working on sustainable forestry, agriculture, and supply chain certification — overlapping directly with NEPCon's traditional certification and mainstreaming work.

Broad incumbents

• DNV (sustainability services): DNV is a global assurance and certification incumbent providing sustainability, ESG, and supply chain services including chain-of-custody certification. Comparable in sustainability assurance services, though positioned as a much broader classification society.
• SGS: SGS is the world's largest TIC company providing certification, verification, and sustainability services across agriculture, forestry, and supply chains. Directly competes with NEPCon in forest certification audits but as a broad incumbent.
• Bureau Veritas: Bureau Veritas is a global testing, inspection, and certification (TIC) incumbent offering sustainability, ESG, and supply chain verification services. Comparable in forest/chain-of-custody certification and ESG advisory, though as part of a much broader TIC portfolio.
• Environmental Resources Management (ERM): ERM is a global sustainability consulting firm offering ESG advisory, supply chain due diligence, and climate services to corporate clients. Comparable in sustainability consulting and supply chain ESG work, though broader in scope and larger in scale.

Market position

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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