text: The International Institute of Refrigeration (IIR) (also known, in French, as the Institut International du Froid (IIF)), is an independent intergovernmental science and technology-based organization which promotes knowledge of refrigeration and associated technologies and applications on a global scale that improve quality of life in a cost-effective and environmentally sustainable manner, including:
  * Food quality and safety from farm to consumer
  * Comfort in homes and commercial buildings
  * Health products and services
  * Low temperature technology and liquefied gas technology
  * Energy efficiency
  * Use of non-ozone-depleting and low global warming refrigerants in a safe manner.
  Its scientific and technical activities are coordinated by ten commissions which are divided into five distinct sections.