A coalition of leading environmental organizations, universities, manufacturers, and government agencies convened by the Sustainable Purchasing Leadership Council (SPLC) has launched an updated Climate Friendly Refrigerant Management + Procurement Guidance (Version 2.0), and associated toolkit. This groundbreaking resource provides practical strategies and procurement specifications to help organizations reduce greenhouse gas emissions from refrigerants — one of the most urgent and impactful opportunities to slow climate change.

Made possible with funding from the Energy Foundation and support from the Institute for Governance and Sustainable Development (IGSD), the new toolkit was developed by SPLC in partnership with Refrigerant Emissions Elimination Forum (REEF) along with 20+ partner organizations — including NRDC, Yale Carbon Containment Lab, University of Wisconsin, UC San Diego, Arizona State University, A-Gas, Tradewater, and the City of Portland — who over the past two years participated in the Refrigerants Procurement Climate Collaborative convened by SPLC. The new guidance updates and expands upon the original 2021 recommendations for climate-friendly refrigerants. The final outputs have been technically reviewed by 15 organizations across industries, including procurement staff, facilities managers, and HVAC designers. Together, these contributors represent the growing demand for actionable tools that reduce emissions and align climate goals with procurement decisions.