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MICSF — Sustainability
MICSFSustainability
— Built for the long haul

Cold storage with a lighter footprint.

All-electric operations, low-GWP refrigerants, and Scope 1/2/3 emissions accounted for. MICSF was engineered from the foundation up to lower the carbon intensity of cold storage — without giving up an inch of performance.

SUPPLIER LEADERSHIP ON CLIMATE TRANSITION

GHG measurement and reporting, earned the hard way.

MICSF operator Taylor Logistics has completed Supplier Leadership on Climate Transition (Supplier LOCT) — a globally recognized educational platform built to accelerate emissions reductions across supply chains.

Through that work, Taylor achieved GHG footprinting across Scope 1, 2, and 3 and earned the GHG Measurement & Reporting badge. The work goes beyond our own four walls: it gives our customers, vendors, and partners the visibility and accountability they need to drive their own decarbonization.

GHG Measurement & Reporting

SUPPLIER LOCT · CERTIFIED
SCOPE 01
Direct
On-site combustion & refrigerants
SCOPE 02
Energy
Purchased electricity & heat
SCOPE 03
Value chain
Up- & downstream activity
SCOPE 1 / 2 / 3 EMISSIONS

The map of where our carbon actually comes from.

We measure direct emissions, the energy we buy, and the activities up & down the value chain — because you can’t reduce what you don’t count.

MICSF Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions diagram
SCOPE 01 · DIRECT

What we burn or release.

On-site fuel combustion and refrigerant losses. MICSF runs all-electric with low-GWP CO₂ refrigerant — near-zero on-site combustion.

SCOPE 02 · ENERGY

The grid we plug into.

Purchased electricity, heating, and cooling. We monitor energy in real-time and offset traditional load with on-site rooftop solar.

SCOPE 03 · VALUE CHAIN

Everything else, up & down.

Drayage, transport, business travel, purchased goods, end-of-life. Port adjacency cuts truck miles before the engine even starts.

EFFICIENT BY DESIGN

State-of-the-art systems, built for low impact.

Comprehensive CO₂ refrigeration, low-GWP refrigerants, real-time monitoring, and rooftop solar — engineered into the building, not bolted on after.

An efficient CO₂ management system, top to bottom.

MICSF is designed with a comprehensive CO₂ management system that underscores its commitment to sustainability. State-of-the-art refrigeration technology uses low-GWP refrigerants — significantly reducing greenhouse gas emissions compared to conventional systems.

Real-time monitoring tracks and optimizes energy usage across both storage rooms, every dock door, and every rack — maximum efficiency, minimum environmental impact, baked into the daily operating procedure.

REFRIGERATION

Natural CO₂ system

Low-GWP, naturally-occurring refrigerant. A fraction of the climate impact of legacy HFC systems.

ON-SITE GENERATION

Rooftop solar array

The largest rooftop solar array on a cold storage facility in Maine. Clean kilowatts, every sunny hour.

REAL-TIME MONITORING

Energy & emissions telemetry

Live tracking of energy use across the facility — with the data flowing into our GHG reporting and your sustainability dashboards.

STRATEGIC ADJACENCY

Port-adjacent — lower drayage miles, lower fuel use.

1 min
to IMT
5 min
to I-95
10 min
to PWM jetport
Rail
intermodal access
OVERALL BENEFITS

Lower carbon emissions, real-world payoff.

Six places where MICSF’s engineering choices show up as fewer molecules in the atmosphere — and a more resilient cold chain for our customers.

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Lower fuel use

MICSF’s strategic location reduces drayage miles and optimizes routes — cutting fuel use and emissions before the truck even leaves the dock.

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Energy-efficient systems

Advanced refrigeration and monitoring tools reduce waste and improve energy efficiency across every storage room and dock door.

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Smarter refrigerants

Low-GWP CO₂ refrigerants reduce environmental impact without sacrificing performance — or temperature integrity.

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Renewable energy

On-site rooftop solar — the largest of any cold storage facility in Maine — offsets traditional load with clean alternatives.

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Carbon tracking

Integrated systems support better CO₂ tracking and data-backed sustainability reporting — numbers your team can hand to your auditors.

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Support for global goals

MICSF aligns with the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals — responsible consumption, climate action, and resilient communities.

UN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS

Aligned with SDG 12, 13, and 11 — consumption, climate, communities.

Our work tracks against the goals our customers are reporting against. Numbers, not narratives.

UN SDG 12·13·11
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A cold chain that pulls its climate weight.

MICSF is a brand-new, state-of-the-art facility built for the evolving demands of today’s supply chain — engineered for low-impact operations and ready to plug into your sustainability reporting from day one.

SCOPE 1 / 2 / 3GHG accounted
REFRIGERANTLow-GWP CO₂
SOLARLargest in Maine cold storage
ALIGNMENTUN SDG 12 · 13 · 11

106,000 sq. ft. of frozen and refrigerated storage at the International Marine Terminal — with direct port, rail, and road access for your entire cold chain. Two independent rooms. One reliable partner.