For government agencies, the ALC works to protect the market from poor quality products by endorsing a harmonized CFL standard and marking system. The ALC provides the role of an impartial third party to assure consumers, governments, and utilities of product conformance to important international standards. The ALC can be a useful source of information for sourcing products for national and local efficiency procurement programs. It can also support the efforts of national standards bodies by providing them with information necessary in the establishment of performance standards that are in line with existing internationally accepted standards. Furthermore, the ALC helps countries reach national goals – in terms of product quality, energy conservation, and reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.