In 2005, the Refrigerants Naturally! Initiative's achievements were recognized by the United States Environmental Protection Agency with an award for their efforts in fighting global warming.
History and Achievements
The Refrigerants, Naturally! Initiative was launched in 2004 by The Coca Cola Company, Unilever and McDonald's. These companies committed to an HFC-free future during the "Refrigerants, Naturally! Conference 2004", where innovative technologies were showcased. In 2005, the Refrigerants, Naturally! Initiative was the recipient of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Climate Protection Award.
Three other global companies joined the network in 2006: Carlsberg, IKEA and PepsiCo. Over the last years these companies have, together with their suppliers, developed and tested new technologies and placed natural refrigerant - using equipment on the market.
Together these six companies are reducing their impact on climate change
- by replacing refrigerants with HFC-free refrigerants,
- by using HFC-free insulation material,
- by reducing the energy consumption of new refrigerating equipment
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Refrigerants, Naturally! receives US EPA Climate Protection Award
Coca Cola EPA Award KO Fact Sheet
Coca Cola EPA Award Tech specs
Coca Cola Progress Update
McDonald's EPA Statement
McDonald's Progress Update
Unilever EPA Statement
Unilever - Progress Report