Green Initiatives

Presented by Athletic Brewing Co.

Beyond Monumental is committed to making our races sustainable for our local community. Beyond Monumental and our partners have held a long-time dedication to recycling, reusing, and reducing trash from our events. In addition to the steps we take to reduce the footprint of our events, we are committed to reducing printing and increasing our year-round sustainability efforts.

 

SUSTAINABILITY RESULTS FROM THE 2024 CNO FINANCIAL INDIANAPOLIS MONUMENTAL MARATHON:

2024 FINAL SUSTAINABILITY REPORT

With the help of Zero Waste Event Productions, we succeeded in keeping more than 6,689 pounds of event waste out of the landfill via recycling, composting, and donating.

We’re thrilled that the CNO Financial Indianapolis Monumental Marathon reflects Beyond Monumental’s care for the environment.

Thank you to Athletic Brewing Co. and Liquid Death for supporting our Green Team and helping us tread more lightly on our planet!

Green Initiatives

BUILDING SUSTAINABLE EVENTS

At Beyond Monumental, we strive each year to improve our events for our participants and the planet. Our waste diversion efforts at the Monumental Health & Fitness Expo and CNO Financial Indianapolis Marathon, Half Marathon, and 5K included:

  • We collected and recycled 579 pounds of cardboard from the Monumental Health & Fitness Expo.
  • Thanks to Liquid Death, we provide canned water for all participants at the finish line — a much more easily recycled product over bottled water.
  • Two on-course aid stations (stations H and R) are provided with all compostable supplies.
  • All electrolyte Hydration stations have compostable cups.
  • The finish line electrolyte Hydration and water station have compostable cups.
  • The finish line area and Post Race Celebration have thirty co-located stations (compost, recycling, landfill, liquids) with volunteers monitoring and refilling bags.
  • Six receptacles in the finish line area and Post Race Celebration to collect heat sheets for recycling.

 

Green Initiatives

GREEN TEAM is presented by 

ATHLETIC BREWING COMPANY

ATHLETIC BREWING IS A CERTIFIED B CORPORATION™

A Certified B Corporation™ (B Corp) is a business that meets the highest standards of social and environmental performance, public transparency, and accountability to balance profit and purpose. It is a tool to drive positive change in our economic system to impact all stakeholders- not just shareholders. We are assessed on how our business benefits our workers, communities, customers, and our planet. The certification doesn’t stop at the assessment- it encourages us to continually improve our operations through benchmarking and goal setting with education and networking.

Athletic Brewing IMPACT REPORT

TWO FOR THE TRAILS donates up to $2MM annually to expand outdoor access via trails and parks while improving the environment through sustainable, low-impact practices whenever possible. 

PLEASE WATCH THE TWO FOR THE TRAILS VIDEO TO LEARN MORE.

LIQUID DEATH

Liquid Death is murdering thirsts and bringing death to single use plastic bottles with their infinitely recyclable cans. Liquid Death also donates a portion of profits from every can sold to help kill plastic pollution.