Hoshizaki has become the first refrigeration and ice manufacturer to partner with Niscai (formerly ImpactLoop), with Managing Director Simon Frost explaining why the move sets a new environmental benchmark for the brand. The partnership gives Hoshizaki access to asset-level data and personalised decarbonisation advice through Niscai's platform, covering everything from product lifecycles to clear-cut environmental and financial actions. It's part of Hoshizaki's push to stay o

If you specify or procure commercial kitchen equipment for a large operator, the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) gave you a new reason to care about carbon on June 11th, although perhaps not the one the headlines suggest. The final Corporate Net-Zero Standard (V2.0) reshaped how large companies set Scope 3 targets. A blanket coverage rule has been replaced by a materiality approach: you set targets against the categories that actually move your footprint. For a food