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Americold Cuts Emissions, Invests $23M in Energy Efficiency

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Operations are centralized at Americold’s Lisbon facility, reinforcing its role as a strategic cold chain hub for the Portuguese retail market. 

April 15, 2026


Americold Realty Trust, a global leader in temperature-controlled logistics real estate and value-added services, this week released its 2025 Sustainability Report, highlighting investments in energy efficiency, emissions reduction and facility resilience within its global cold storage network.

“Leading companies today treat sustainability not as a reporting exercise, but as a resiliency strategy,” said Rob Chambers, CEO. “At Americold, that means managing energy, innovation, safety, and risk with the same discipline we bring to every customer commitment. For our customers and shareholders, that translates into a dependable network that consistently fulfills our mission-critical promise to deliver food safely and reliably.”

2025 Performance Highlights:

  • 21% reduction in Scope 1 and Scope 2 greenhouse gas emissions from 2021 baseline.
  • 30,822 MWh of renewable energy generated, with 46 facilities sourcing 100% carbon-free electricity.
  • More than $23 million invested in energy efficiency and facility improvement initiatives, including LED lighting upgrades, automated refrigeration controls and energy-optimization projects.
  • 912 Energy Waste Walks completed, reinforcing consistent, site-level energy and performance management.
  • 24.4% waste diversion rate, exceeding internal targets.
  • Continued improvement in associate safety, with Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR), Days Away, Restricted or Transferred (DART), and Lost Time Incident Rate (LTIR) each more than 40% below U.S. refrigerated warehousing industry averages.

As mission critical infrastructure for the flow of food and other critical goods around the world, the cold chain must operate continuously, safely and efficiently – and data plays a key role.

More than 90% of Americold facilities capture real-time utility data, enabling targeted efficiency improvements and consistent performance tracking across regions.

“Reliability and efficiency are core to how we design and operate our facilities,” said Brian Dunn, senior vice president, facilities & engineering. “Our engineering teams are constantly analyzing where performance and sustainability intersect – optimizing refrigeration, deploying automation, and maintaining energy discipline in environments that must operate safely and continuously, 24/7.”

Americold benchmarks its sustainability performance against industry peers using established third-party frameworks, including the Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB). In 2025, the company was recognized as a GRESB Sector Leader for the Americas in the Industrial – Standing Investments category, reflecting portfolio-wide execution in energy management, governance, and operational resilience.

The 2025 Sustainability Report references leading global disclosure frameworks, including GRI, SASB, TCFD, and ISSB IFRS S2, and includes independently assured environmental data.

About Americold Realty Trust, Inc.
 Americold is a global leader in temperature-controlled logistics and real estate, with a more than 120-year legacy of innovation and reliability. With more than 230 facilities across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and South America – totaling approximately 1.4 billion refrigerated cubic feet – Americold ensures the safe, efficient movement of refrigerated products worldwide. Our facilities are an integral part of the global food supply chain, connecting producers, processors, distributors, and retailers with tailored, value-added services supported by responsive and reliable supply chains. Leveraging deep industry expertise, smart technology, and sustainable practices, Americold delivers world-class service that creates lasting value for our customers and the communities we serve. 

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