SUSTAINABILITY AT KASEYA CENTER
Through innovative stewardship, the Miami HEAT and Kaseya Center are dedicated to fostering a more sustainable and resilient Miami by pioneering creative solutions that protect our environment and enhance the well-being of our community for future generations.
Our sustainability efforts are rooted in 4 key areas:
ACTIVATE THE VENUE
Recyclables & Waste Management
Milestones in Our Progress Towards Sustainability:
- Diverted 1.1 million pounds of materials from the landfill during summer 2024’s extensive Arena renovation.
- Placed two-bin waste receptacles throughout the concourse, providing guests with a recycling option.
- Partnered with Ball Packaging, LLC to bring over 600,000 reusable, infinitely recyclable aluminum cups to Kaseya Center concessions.
Putting Our Values Into Action Today:
- Diverting over 40% of venue waste from landfills via composting, sorting, recycling, reusing and donating. A portion of that compost will be regularly repurposed and donated as soil to Baptist Health Homestead Hospital’s Grow2Heal community garden.
Our Future Sustainability Commitments:
- Increase our waste diversion rate to 50%
- Reduce single-use plastic usage by 40%
Energy Efficiency & Water Conservation
Milestones in Our Progress Towards Sustainability:
- Established potable and non-potable water lines for venue irrigation and maintenance.
- Designed our AT&T East Plaza space to include a solar canopy to showcase renewable energy.
Putting Our Values Into Action Today:
- Measuring and reporting annual water and energy usage, and GHG Emissions.
- Reducing air conditioning run time on non-event days without disrupting occupant comfort.
Our Future Sustainability Commitments:
- Reduce energy consumption by 10% on non-event days.
- Continue our venue-wide conversion to low-flow/waterless fixtures, LED lighting and occupancy sensor technology.
- Explore additional on-site renewable energy options.
Culinary Responsibility
- Composted over 112,000 pounds of food waste and donated nearly 7,000 pounds of unserved food via the Re-HEAT Program—the equivalent of approximately 5,720 meals.
- Provide guests with plant-based culinary options at HEAT games and Arena events.
- Commit to sourcing 100% of our produce from the state of Florida.
VITALIZE THE COMMUNITY
Create Impact Through Partnerships
Milestones in Our Progress Towards Sustainability:
- Established the HEAT Green Space Initiative, through which we work with partners—including presenting sponsor, Amerant Bank—to host an annual tree planting event dedicated to ecological restoration.
- Established the Re-HEAT Program—in partnership with Kaseya Center and Levy Restaurants—distributes unserved food from all HEAT home games and concerts to South Florida homeless shelters.
- Achieved USGBC LEEDGOLD certification.
- Recognized for 11 Green Operations Advanced Leadership awards (GOAL)
- ⚡️Energy & GHG Emissions
- 💧 Water Efficiency & Quality
- ♻️ Waste Reduction
- ❤️🩹 Health & Wellness
- 🍎 Food & Nutrition
- 🌎 ESG Strategy & Commitment
- 🛡️ Community Resilience
Putting Our Values Into Action Today:
- Work in partnership with Miami-Dade County Public Schools on new green initiatives.
- Support Miami-Dade County’s Adopt-a-Tree initiative.
- Provide guests with alternative transportation awareness and options.
PARTNERS
Amerant Bank
Ball Packaging, LLC
Baptist Health Hospital