Minnesota Wild, Grand Casino Arena offset carbon emissions with trees
The Minnesota Wild, in partnership with Grand Casino Arena and St. Paul RiverCentre, are offsetting carbon emissions from team travel and events by purchasing carbon credits through tree-planting initiatives. These credits support the Green Cities Accord, a Minneapolis-based nonprofit that plants trees in the Twin Cities to restore urban canopy and absorb carbon dioxide. The effort has led to the creation of the Trees for Travel program, which allows event organizers to offset attendee travel emissions without requiring action from attendees.
- ▪The Minnesota Wild partnered with Green Cities Accord in 2025 to offset over 1,300 metric tons of carbon dioxide from team travel.
- ▪Grand Casino Arena, St. Paul RiverCentre, and Roy Wilkins Auditorium are involved in the Trees for Travel program to offset event-related emissions.
- ▪Green Cities Accord uses funds from carbon credit purchases to plant trees in the Twin Cities and enhance urban tree canopy.
- ▪Transportation accounted for 28% of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions in 2022, according to the Environmental Protection Agency.
- ▪Kate Setley, vice president and general manager of St. Paul RiverCentre, helped lead the initiative to improve organizational sustainability.
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