You probably know that Atlanta Falcons are the second best (deflatable, ahem, debatable) team in football, but did you know that the entire Falcons organization is going green?
Spearheaded by GM, Thomas Dimitroff - and his own personal passion for the environment - the Atlanta Falcons Green Initiative has grown into an organization-wide movement helping to educate and empower not only Falcons staff and players, but the entire community of Atlanta.
Atlanta Falcons Green Initiative
- Leveraging the Falcons' high-profile brand in the city of Atlanta and the state of Georgia to promote large-scale public actions that further green causes
- Partnering with the Georgia Dome (and soon-to-be Mercedes-Benz Stadium) to make sure game days are as environmentally friendly as possible
- Walking the talk as a business, proactively reducing the environmental footprint of all Falcons facilities through policy changes and aggressive green programs
- A retention pond is used to water all practice fields
- 9,500 pounds of paper and plastic waste is recycled per month
- All energy usage is tracked and analyzed, then used to establish annual goals
- A game day recycling program
- When evaluating potential business partners, the Falcons take into consideration their green committments
Mercedez-Bens Stadium
- It will be the first sports facility to have a water capture and reuse system that will help cool the building and provide onsite irrigation
- Over 4,000 solar PV panels will be installed on the stadium site and on the Georgia World Congress Center campus and will generate enough solar energy in a year to power over nine Falcons home games
- The new property layout encourages bicycle and alternative fuel vehicle use
Another Big Event in Atlanta this Year
The 2017 Net Impact Conference will be held October 26 - 28 at the Georgia World Congress Center - yes, right next to where the Falcons play. Register now to exlpore the city of Atlanta and discover your Path to Purpose.
