Editing Xcel Energy Center (section)

== Sustainability efforts ==
The campus of Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul RiverCentre, and The Roy Wilkins Auditorium has three world-class certifications: 
* Green Globes Certification – November 2017
* LEED Platinum Certification – September 2019<ref>{{Cite web |title=RiverCentre/Xcel Energy Center {{!}} U.S. Green Building Council |url=https://www.usgbc.org/projects/rivercentrexcel-energy-center |access-date=2023-01-27 |website=www.usgbc.org |language=en}}</ref>
* Event Industry Council (EIC) Sustainable Event Standards (SES) – Gold Certification – November 2020

The Xcel Energy Center and Saint Paul RiverCentre campus is the world's first complex to receive all three of those certifications. The road to achieving them took several years. Some of the steps taken to achieve these awards are:
*60% of all waste is recycled
*40% of staff commute by bus, bike, carpool or an efficient vehicle
*90% of cleaning products meet green standards

In addition to the efforts made by staff, Xcel Energy Center has partnered with the NHL to join Change the Course, a national initiative promoting water conservation and restoration. To highlight its achievements, the Xcel Energy Center produced [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DxdWHydAnWs Exceptionally Green: Minnesota Wild, Saint Paul RiverCentre and Xcel Energy Center].