. this article needs additional citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . september 2013 learn how and when to remove this template message bureau veritas s.a. type soci t anonyme traded as euronext bvi industry testing inspection certification founded 1828 ; 188 years ago 1828 headquarters neuilly sur seine paris france area served worldwide 140 countries key people fr d ric lemoine chairman didier michaud daniel ceo services testing inspection certification revenue 4.6 billion 2015 1 number of employees 66 000 2015 1 website www.bureauveritas.com bureau veritas s.a. is a global company in testing inspection and certification services . bureau veritas offer services and solutions to ensure that their clients assets products infrastructure and processes meet standards and regulations in terms of quality health and safety environmental protection and social responsibility . at the end of 2015 the group has more than 66 000 employees in more than 1 400 offices and laboratories located in 140 countries . originally formed in antwerp in 1828 as bureau de renseignements pour les assurances maritimes information office for maritime insurance the bureau veritas name was adopted in 1829 . the company has its headquarters in neuilly sur seine near paris la d fense in france . contents 1 history 2 business 3 logo 4 references 5 external links history edit formed in june 1828 in antwerp by underwriters alexandre delehaye and louis van den broek and insurance broker auguste morel . the bureau veritas name was adopted in 1829 . this included the adoption of the figure of truth logo designed by achille deveria . the company was founded for the initial purpose of collecting verifying and providing maritime insurance companies with precise and up to date information about the condition of ships and their equipment around the world . at the beginning of the 20th century bureau veritas became involved in new activities inspection of metallic parts and equipment for the rail industry and then for the whole industrial sector as well as construction . at the end of the 20th century bureau veritas extended its scope to set up a merchandise inspection system for imported exported goods before these are shipped and to set up certification of quality management . at the beginning of the 21st century bureau veritas added 2 new business to its activity consumer products testings and commodities testings . frank piedeli vre took the lead of bureau veritas between 1996 and 2013 first as chief executive officer 1996 1999 then as president & ceo 1999 2009 then as chairman & ceo 2009 2012 than as chairman 2012 2013 . under his leadership bureau veritas has seen is number of employees multiplied by 7 from 8 000 to 59 000 and its revenues multiplied by 8 from eur 455 million to eur 3 902 million source bureau veritas activity report available on the company s website . since march 2012 didier michaud daniel is the chief executive office ceo of bureau veritas . the company went public on the paris stock exchange paris bourse in october 2007 . 2 in 2007 bureau veritas released a video to launch its move forward with confidence tagline . this video can be found on the company s website . in 2013 bureau veritas launched a video 3 to explain simply its main businesses and raise awareness on its testing inspection and certification activities . this video won the 2014 topcom silver award in the external audiovisual category 4 a detailed history of bureau veritas can be found on the company s website . 5 one can also download the 150 years anniversary book edited by the company in 1978 . business edit the head office of the group is located in france in neuilly sur seine near paris . bureau veritas is a listed company on the euronext paris and belongs to the next 20 compartment a code isin fr 0006174348 stock symbol bvi . its latest registration reference document was submitted to the amf the french autorit s des march s financiers in march 2016 . the capital distribution on december 31 2015 is as follows 40.08 % wendel group ; 56.94 % free float ; 0.77 % managers 1.21 % employees ; 1.00 % treasury shares . in 2015 the group revenues reached 4.63 billion euros . bureau veritas organization comprises 8 global businesses divisions marine & offshore industry construction in service inspection & verification ivs certification commodities consumer products government services & international trade gsit logo edit the bureau veritas logo has almost never changed since its origin . it has many symbols each with a specific meaning . the date 1828 the symbol of long lasting of bureau veritas as it corresponds to its foundation the ship the marine activities gave birth to bureau veritas at the beginning of the 19th century the seal the endorsement is the symbol of the activity accomplished by the group the torch the knowledge expertise and know how of the group the rooster represents watchfulness meaning the constant attention paid in the daily tasks of the employees hired by bureau veritas the mirror reflects the impartiality that guides every act of the employees the scale justice that alights the way of acting of the group the globe the worldwide activity of bureau veritas the caduceus the symbol that bureau veritas is a company with a business ambition the silhouette sometimes also called the lady shows both the human aspect of the people that constitute bureau veritas and the truth the group is aiming to reach references edit a b c bureau veritas website finance section . fabio benedetti valentini ; elisa martinuzzi october 10 2007 . french goods inspection firm plans ipo . bloomberg news . archived from the original on 2008 10 24 . retrieved 1 september 2011 . bureau veritas webtv . a day with bv english version bureau veritas webtv en . en.bureauveritas.tv . retrieved 2014 08 13 . http topcom.fr data tc corporate2014 palmarestccb14.pdf history in french . bureauveritas.com . 2007 10 24 . retrieved 2014 08 13 . external links edit wikimedia commons has media related to bureau veritas . official website v t e cac next 20 companies of france air france klm arkema bureau veritas casino guichard cgg dassault syst mes edenred eurotunnel herm s gemalto kl pierre lagard re natixis scor ses sodexo suez environnement thales valeo wendel v t e social and environmental accountability ethics and principles aarhus convention corporate accountability behaviour social responsibility ethical banking ethical code extended producer responsibility organizational ethics organizational justice principles for responsible investment social responsibility stakeholder theory sullivan principles transparency behavioral social un global compact social accounting double bottom line ethical positioning index higg index impact assessment environmental equality social iso 26000 genuine progress indicator ohsas 18001 performance indicator sa8000 social return on investment whole life cost environmental accounting carbon accounting eco management and audit scheme emission inventory environmental full cost accounting impact assessment management system profit and loss account iso 14000 iso 14031 1999 life cycle assessment pollutant release and transfer register sustainability accounting measurement metrics and indices standards and certification supply chain toxics release inventory triple bottom line reporting global reporting initiative gxp guidelines sustainability reporting auditing community based monitoring environmental certification fair trade certification iso 19011 related bangladesh accord benefit corporation child labour community interest company conflict of interest disasters disinvestment eco labeling environmental pricing reform environmental social and corporate governance ethical consumerism euthenics health impact assessment market governance mechanism product certification public participation social enterprise socially responsible investing stakeholder engagement supply chain management environment portal category commons organizations retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title bureau veritas & oldid 738676561 categories cac next 20classification societiesquality managementproduct testing organizationsneuilly sur seinemultinational companies headquartered in francehidden categories cs1 french language sources fr articles needing additional references from september 2013all articles needing additional referencespages using infobox company with unsupported parameterscommons category with page title same as on wikidata navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version in other projects wikimedia commons languages deutscheestiespa ol fran ais italianonederlandsnorsk bokm lpolskiportugu s suomisvenskat rk e edit links this page was last modified on 10 september 2016 at 12 15 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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