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.