• Who We Are

    REEF is a California-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit. We are advocates and accelerators. Our coalition of building owners and operators seeks to reduce the climate impact of refrigerants, going beyond regulation, as part of sustainability and decarbonization goals. We partner with sustainability leaders, manufacturers, policymakers, and researchers to adopt low to no-GWP refrigerants and effective management practices across commercial and institutional HVAC systems. By connecting purchasing influence with technical solutions, we convert commitments into measurable climate impact.

    Mission

    We inspire and drive business action on refrigerant emissions as a means to transform the broader refrigerant landscape toward zero climate and environmental impact.

    Vision

    We envision a world in which there is zero climate and environmental impact from refrigerants used in cooling and heat pump technologies.

  • Our History

    The REEF initiative stemmed from a very simple question, “Does an organization exist to coordinate the collective voice of owner-operators seeking to overcome refrigerants as a barrier to achieving climate objectives?”

    Despite notable efforts from several organizations, the answer was, “No. There is no single entity dedicated to this growing problem."

    In response, three industry leaders with extensive backgrounds co-founding and leading successful environmental non-profits including the North American Sustainable Refrigeration Council (NASRC) organized a convening partner event at the October 2022 VERGE Climate Conference. The event brought together a multi-stakeholder group of refrigerant experts, corporate sustainability leaders, NGOs, and government organizations. The resulting collaboration produced a clearly defined problem statement, a confirmed need for collective action, an outline of REEF’s vision and mission, and early-stage objectives for the REEF organization.

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