Environmental Efforts

MFA Financial's business operations have a minimal environmental impact. Nevertheless, we are committed to environmentally friendly practices to reduce energy consumption, lower water consumption and decrease waste. Our corporate headquarters is located in a state-of-the-art modern office tower that incorporates a variety of environmentally responsible features.

Corporate Headquarters

  • Earned the highest LEED, WELL and Wired certifications
  • Incorporates a 90,000-gallon rainwater collection system that reduces demand for cooling tower water by 1 million gallons of water annually
  • Street-to-desk touchless entry experience
  • Location has a walkability score of 99 and facilitates the use of public transportation for nearly all employees
  • Bike room within the building

Company Practices

  • Cloud computing (Microsoft Azure) reduces electronic footprint
  • Monitors, printers and other electronics Energy Star rated
  • Mandated single-stream recycling
  • Individual recycling containers in all common areas
  • Filtered water dispensers
  • Motion-sensor-controlled LED lighting
  • Recycling of electronic equipment and ink cartridges
  • Commuter benefits program – enables employees to use a pre-tax benefit account to pay for public transportation and associated parking