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The Institute for Ethical and Environmental Certification (ICEA), with more than 12,000 certified companies, 17 offices in Italy and 7 abroad and 300 auditors, is one of the main certification bodies in Italy and Europe.

Sectors of activity:

[ Food ] Certification of organic products according to EU Reg. 834/2007, NOP, JAS.

[ No food ] Organic Textiles, Organic cosmetics, Eco Building Materials, Recycled Materials, Sustainable Tourism, EcoFurniture

[ Corporate Social Responsability ] Fair trade, SA8000, Social Value.

Since 2000, ICEA has set up an organizational structure that gives our customers evidence of a top-quality certification service in Organic Textile Sector. We have defined and developed our certification procedures in compliance with the international standards governing conformity assessment (ISO/IEC Guide 65). Our commitment has been recognised in the IOAS accreditation awarded to our Institute for the scope of Organic Textile, and in the GOTS authorisation for the certification according to the Global Organic Textile Standard.ICEA coordinates an international network of qualified, experienced auditors that perform in the respect of our code of conduct based on: impartiality, independence, professionalism.