The ICBEC Certification Process starts with the certification of the company's products, ECR initiatives and White Flag CSMA coastal certification. The company product needs to be the carrier for the CSMA certificate referring to the facts that the company or product has contributed to initiate one or several environmental preservation measures, with tangible results and concrete proof - CSMA Protocol. The next steps are administrative and dependent on what kind of a product is certified or the company ICBEC will provide custom-made administrative protocols and directives.