ICERTIAS - International Certification Association GmbH

ICERTIAS - International Certification Association GmbH is a private, politically independent organization based in Zurich, Switzerland. 

ICERTIAS (http://www.icertias.com) stimulates innovative ways of market testing and research at a local and at an international level. The organization is primarily focused on the global recognition and promotion of product quality and value. 

ICERTIAS  encourages international cooperation between testing, research, and certification organizations and promotes collaborative development of testing, research and certification tools across national borders. 
Operating from a consumer perspective, ICERTIAS educates local organizations to promote products and services tested to meet its high-quality standards, offer better value, and extend such quality to local and international markets. 

ICERTIAS is now most known for its Best Buy Award (http://www.bestbuyaward.org) and QUDAL (http://www.qudal.com) research and certification systems.