We've long been focused on the quality and care of our facilities, not only for the health and well-being of our employees and community, but to minimize the effects of climate change. This includes ongoing improvements to the performance and efficiencies of our buildings. Our approach to a healthy work environment is an extension of our purpose, because the actions we take today help ensure we have a future to build tomorrow.

Investing in our buildings

In the past several years, we've intensified the focus on our facilities with our On the Move initiative, a holistic assessment and reconfiguration of our headquarters. A key goal of this initiative is to right-size our physical space to reduce our environmental footprint and lease excess space to third parties to further activate our campus. This helps balance our commitment to sustainability and a hybrid work model while contributing to the vitality of downtown St. Paul.

Reducing waste

Our waste reduction efforts began in 2018 with the introduction of organic recycling in restroom corridors across the headquarters campus and the elimination of Styrofoam in the EAT Cafe.

Through On the Move, we've implemented a centralized waste program with consolidated three-stream receptacles — recycling, organics, and trash — to promote thoughtful waste disposal.

With a centralized waste program, workstations, offices and other spaces no longer have individual waste receptacles. A waste audit of renovated floors shows our waste reduction programs are making an impact. By reducing waste from our facilities, we are reducing our overall greenhouse gas emissions from decaying landfills.

Sourcing energy responsibly

District Energy St. Paul, a nationally recognized leader in environmental and energy sustainability, supplies the energy to heat and cool our buildings with renewable resources. It is the largest hot water district system in North America and an industry leader in system integration that features biomass-fired cogeneration, thermal storage and solar thermal technology. District Energy is committed to environmental stewardship, use of renewable resources and energy-efficient systems and is committed to becoming carbon neutral by 2050.¹

Sustainability certifications

Optimizing our workplaces is a pillar of our environmental stewardship. We hold the following certifications for our Securian Financial Center 400 or 401 headquarters buildings in St. Paul.

Environmental stewardship

Helping our employees understand our environmental efforts — what we’re doing, why and how they can get involved — aids our success in incorporating sustainability into our business. We're proud to have climate-conscious employees who want to be part of the solutions to lessen the impact of climate change.

• The employee-led Environmental Health and Sustainability affinity group engages colleagues in environmental education, awareness and volunteer opportunities.
• Encouraging employees to use sustainable commuting options with onsite bike storage and public transit.
• Educating employees on waste reduction and encouraging the use of centralized collections points with recycling, organics and trash.