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{{Short description|International nonprofit organization}}

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{{Infobox organization

| name = CLASP

| name = CLASP (Collaborative Labeling and Appliance Standards Program)

| image = CLASP Logo.jpg

| established = 1999

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'''CLASP''' (the Collaborative Labeling and Appliance Standards Program) is an international [[nonprofit organization]] which provides technical and policy support to governments worldwide and works to implement energy [[Minimum energy performance standard|efficiency standards]] and labels (S&L) for appliances, lighting, and equipment. It specializes in publishing studies and analyses with relevance to S&L practitioners.<ref>{{cite web|title=CLASP|url=http://clasp.ngo}}</ref>

The organization was created in 1999 as a strategic cooperation of three organizations – the [[Alliance to Save Energy|Alliance to Save Energy (ASE)]], the International Institute for Energy Conservation (IIEC), and [[Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory|Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL)]].<ref>{{cite web|title=LBNL|url=http://eetd.lbl.gov/l2m2/clasp.html}}</ref> It became an independent, non profit [[501(c)(3)]] organization in 2005.<ref>{{cite web|title=UN Division for Sustainable Development|url=https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/content/sustdev/csd/csd15/PF/info/C_Egan.pdf|website=sustainabledevelopment.un.org|access-date=5 October 2015}}</ref>