Welcome to Trace — Kiwa’s first online ESG magazine. Just like tracing a path forward, Trace follows the real steps we’re taking to build a more sustainable future.
Here, you’ll find real stories, practical insights, and the milestones that mark our environmental, social, and governance journey. Explore real examples of how we are putting ESG into action — across sectors, regions, and services.
Circular economy strategies for manufacturers: recyclability, traceability, certification, and compliance to improve recycled materials and support credible claims
Heat pumps play an important role in Europe's clean energy transition. As demand grows, so do expectations from customers, regulators, investors, and procurement teams. Manufacturers are being asked more often to not only demonstrate product performance, but also to show credible information about environmental impacts across the entire life cycle
Imagine every product you use has a living memory. Your phone battery remembers where its lithium came from. Your home’s solar panels know how they were manufactured. The can of paint you just bought can explain its environmental impact. A piece of electrical equipment tells you how to repair and recycle it.
Thanks to the European Union's Digital Product Passport (DPP), this idea is becoming a reality. The DPP is a single record that travels with a product throughout its lifecycle, making the search for product information across several documents, databases, and supply chains soon to be a thing of the past.
Food safety has always been fundamental to the food and feed industry. Today, organizations are also expected to show greater transparency around environmental performance, social responsibility, supply chains, and long-term resilience.
Europe's circular economy is becoming more complex. See why manufacturers are turning to technical expertise, traceability, and independent certification to stay ahead.
As the European Union introduces legislation requiring higher recycled content, greater recyclability, and stronger evidence for environmental claims, manufacturers are under increasing pressure not only to recycle plastics but also to prove exactly where recycled materials come from and how they move through the value chain.
Explore the new expectations shaping solar and energy storage, from sustainability and battery passports to cybersecurity, safety, and responsible supply chains.
For many companies, critical information is still spread across spreadsheets, inspections, reports, and disconnected software systems, making it harder to respond quickly and make informed operational decisions. Added to that, unexpected downtime, disconnected systems, aging infrastructure, and growing compliance pressure are making industrial asset management more challenging than ever before.
As Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) deployment expands across Europe, new EU regulations are creating major compliance requirements for developers, investors, utilities, and operators. From fire safety expectations to the upcoming Battery Passport, companies involved in battery storage projects may soon face increased scrutiny across the entire project lifecycle. According to Steven Xuereb, Executive Director, Kiwa PI Berlin AG, battery storage is quickly becoming one of the energy sector’s main priorities.
Discover how Kiwa is driving progress in environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance! Get an exclusive look at the highlights, key achievements, and future ambitions outlined in our 2025 ESG Report. See how our commitment to sustainability, transparency, and responsible business practices is shaping a better tomorrow for our clients, partners, and communities. Dive in to learn more about our journey and impact!
How we support sustainable progress
Driving credibility through verification
At Kiwa, we help organizations prove what they promise. From carbon reporting to PEF verification, we enable trustworthy communication around ESG performance, backed by independent testing, inspection, and certification.
As ESG frameworks evolve across sectors, we support clients through EU-wide directives like the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), the EU Battery Regulation, and the Construction Products Regulation (CPR).
We turn technical data into decision-making power — from lifecycle assessments (LCAs) to digital product passports. Our experts guide companies toward measurable sustainability improvements, grounded in evidence.
The stories featured here in Trace Magazine reflect real progress — but they’re just the beginning. For the full view of how we at Kiwa are putting purpose into action, read our 2025 ESG Report. The report shares the milestones behind the stories: from carbon reduction and employee well-being to inclusive leadership and sustainable service innovation.
See how local action connects to global impact — and where we’re headed next on our ESG journey.
This International Women’s Day, we’re accelerating action for gender equality at Kiwa! Hear from our leaders and employees on how we can break biases, foster inclusion, and drive real change.
In our latest article, Chief HR Officer Marrianne Groeneveld emphasizes the importance of fostering an inclusive environment to achieve true diversity and equal opportunities.
In Celebration of International Women’s Day, we recently interviewed six of our female employees to find out how they are experiencing gender equality and inclusion in their careers and at Kiwa.
Our 2025 ESG Report is here! This report highlights our efforts related to our people, our planet, and our performance. It also provides a picture of the company we are and the road that we’re taking towards a better tomorrow.
