At ACERTA, we validate compliance with the DNSH (Do No Significant Harm) principle required in national and international calls for proposals, such as some CDTI lines.We provide technical rigor, independence, and ENAC-accredited validation to ensure the environmental compliance of projects.
The DNSH principle is a requirement regulated by the European Union that requires any action financed with European public funds does not cause significant harm to the environment.
This environmental criterion, known as DNSH criterion, applies across the board to innovation, sustainability, and ecological transition projects. It is included in Regulation (EU) 2020/852 (Taxonomy Regulation) and has become an essential criterion for accessing:
In all these cases, the company must demonstrate, through a self-assessment and, where applicable, through a validation report/opinion issued by an accredited entity, that its project complies with the DNSH principle.
If your organization participates in calls for proposals financed with European funds, from ACERTA we can carry out the process of validating compliance with the DNSH principle.
To assess whether a project "does not cause significant harm," the European Commission defines six environmental objectives. Every project must demonstrate that it does not adversely affect any of them:
Therefore, thethe applicant entity must evaluatethat that the activities carried out in the project being financed do not significantly negatively affect any of the six environmental objectives mentioned.
Compliance with DNSH is not limited to a declaration. It must be justified by structured technical documentation, which normally includes:
Technical report of of the project
This report is the document detailing the activities to be carried out in the project, and therefore serves as the starting point for the DNSH compliance self-assessment. The content of the self-assessment must be consistent with the technical report for the project submitted in the call for proposals.
DNSH compliance self-assessment report
Document prepared by the company whereanalyzes the impact that the activities to be carried out in the project have on each of the identified environmental objectives.
Verifiable evidence
Evidence regarding the statements made in the self-assessment of DNSH compliance .
Validation accredited by ENAC (where applicable)
In calls for proposals such as those issued by the CDTI, especially if they are co-financed with ERDF funds, independent validation by an accredited entity—such as ACERTA—is required to validate or invalidate the self-assessment declaration submitted by the applicant and to confirm that the activities carried out do not have a negative impact on any of the six environmental objectives.
The result is a validation report and accredited DNSH validation opinion, necessary to properly justify the aid.
This justification of compliance with the DNSH principle is essential for the aid to be considered in line with European regulations.
At ACERTA, an entity accredited by ENAC for the validation of the DNSH principle in national CDTI grants, we guarantee a rigorous, traceable, and completely independent evaluation process rigorous, traceable, and completely independent, adapted to the requirements of each call for proposals.
Our technical team will accompany you throughout the entire process. to validate that your project complies with the environmental requirements defined by the European Union:
Our involvement ensures that your project is presented with guarantees, minimizing risks and complying with the technical and environmental standards required by European regulations.
In a context where compliance with the DNSH principle has become a key condition for accessing European and national funding, ACERTA offers differential value based on experience, solvency, and rigor.
Our mission is to build trust through evaluation, through independent technical evaluation and verification, validating and verifying the DNSH principle to organizations that request it by helping organizations to correctly justify their projects and advancing their commitment to sustainability.
If your project requires demonstrating compliance with the DNSH principle, our technical team is prepared tooffer you the validation service.
In a context where compliance with the DNSH principle has become a key condition for accessing European and national funding, ACERTA offers differential value based on experience, solvency, and rigor.
Our mission is to build trust through independent technical verification, helping organizations to correctly justify their projects and advance their commitment to sustainability.
If your project requires demonstrating compliance with the DNSH principle, our technical team is ready to assist you throughout all stages of the process.
It is the European principle that requires that any action financed with public funds not cause significant harm to the environment.
Whenever required by a call for applications, as is the case with national CDTI lines funded by ERDF funds (PID, LIC, LICA), programs such as INNOGLOBAL or INTERCONECTA , and actions financed by the PRTR.
Self-assessment, technical report, self-assessment report, evidence derivedfrom thereof and, when required, independent validation by an accredited entity such as ACERTA.
Because it is a mandatory requirement for access European and national aid, as well as an opportunity to strengthen corporate sustainability.
If a project does not adequately justify DNSH compliance, you will not be able to access the aid.
Validation must be carried out by an entity accredited by ENAC, such as ACERTA, which verifies the technical, documentary, and environmental consistency of the project.
If you have any questions, comments or suggestions, please do not hesitate to contact us.
