About Us
Achilles is at the forefront of the battle against climate change, a champion for social justice and human rights, and an expert in health, safety, and risk management.
Achilles is at the forefront of the battle against climate change, a champion for social justice and human rights, and an expert in health, safety, and risk management.
Achilles was established in Norway in 1990, and our origins continue to influence how we operate today. Rooted in the values of Scandinavian society, our approach is shaped by janteloven — the idea that the needs of the collective outweigh those of the individual. This principle sits at the heart of the Achilles model: collaborative, transparent, and built for shared benefit.
Originally created to help Norway’s offshore oil and gas industry meet health and safety standards more efficiently, Achilles introduced the “network effect” to enable buyers and suppliers to work together through a single platform to reduce duplication, improve compliance, and drive mutual value.
Today, that same principle underpins a global business. From 22 locations worldwide, we support organisations across multiple industries with risk and performance management solutions that reduce cost, strengthen resilience, and support regulatory and ESG compliance. Whether through shared buyer networks or tailored, private programmes, we help clients raise standards, reduce emissions and build supply chains that work better — for business, society, and the planet.
Our solutions are designed to provide a broad and deep understanding of risk. Achilles has developed robust assessment protocols that cover a wide range of risk dimensions, including:
I’m delighted to be partnering with Achilles to tackle worker abuse and exploitation. Our collaboration and sharing of knowledge and data supports both our organisations to build resiliency within global businesses to the risks of modern slavery.
By creating a supplier qualification protocol at an industry level, Achilles provides a highly-efficient ecosystem for all participants in the supply chain, increasing sustainability, building resilience and saving lives. Buyers share the burden of compliance. Suppliers benefit from the efficiency of standardization and access to more clients. Collectively we raise standards for all.
By pooling the cost of in-depth supply chain risk assessment, due diligence and improvement, Achilles significantly increases the efficiency of supply chain monitoring. The Achilles approach also increases effectiveness because issues of non-compliance are shared transparently across the Achilles network of buyers, which multiplies the incentive to improve.
Our Achilles purpose and culture guides us in everything we do and is more relevant today than ever before.
The Achilles purpose – why we are here
Achilles is focused on supporting organizations that require truly robust environmental, social and governance reporting to fully comply with ESG regulation, meet investor requirements, and achieve their own ambitious sustainability goals.
We specialise in supporting market-leading financial, industrial, commercial, and governmental organisations requiring the serious, detailed analysis and expert insight necessary to meet ambitious sustainability goals and deliver exceptional reporting confidence.
By keeping the best interests of people and our planet in mind, we believe we can create positive change for the environment and communities.
Our values are the compass that guides us in our everyday ways of being and doing things. We keep this simple, focusing on three things that make Achilles what it is today. Our culture is formed when we put these values into action.
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