Katrina Gorry of Australia controls the ball under pressure from Kosovare Asllani of Sweden during the FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023

The Sustainability Strategy for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 was aligned with FIFA’s long‑standing sustainability framework and ambitions to deliver world‑class tournaments. 

A bespoke Sustainability Strategy

Young football fans meet with Tazuni, the official mascot of the FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023 during the FWWC Volunteer Programme Launch

Stakeholder engagement is critical for the development and implementation of a credible and effective sustainability strategy for an event of the scale of the FIFA Women’s World Cup.

Stakeholder engagement

AUSTRALIA Knowledge Capture Brief - FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023                                        
									

FIFA took actions to measure, mitigate and offset emissions associated with the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023.

Carbon footprint and mitigation

Salma Paralluelo of Spain celebrates after her team's victory

In December 2021, the Australian and New Zealand Human Rights Commissions, along with FIFA, published a Human Rights Risk Assessment for the FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand.

Human Rights Risk Assessment

Key sustainability planning and execution areas

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FIFA Secretary General ad interim Mattias Grafström

FIFA Secretary General Mattias Grafström addresses the remarkable success of the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023™ in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand.

Foreword by FIFA Secretary General Mattias Grafström

Group G match between Argentina and Sweden at Waikato Stadium

The FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 Sustainability Report is designed to provide a picture of how the tournament team addressed the 12 sustainability priorities and the recommendations of the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 Human Rights Risk Assessment.

Sustainability planning and execution

Argentina v Sweden: Group G - FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023

For this report, we chose to present the outputs and impacts according to the five most significant elements of the tournament ecosystem.

Outputs and impacts

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Analysis of key initiatives of the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023™.

Case studies

A general view during the FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023 Semi Final match between Spain and Sweden

In recent years, the investments and requirements to stage the FIFA Women’s World Cup have grown significantly. Today, hosting the tournament provides substantial opportunities and benefits for the host nations.

FIFA Women's World Cup 2023™ Sustainability Report

Sustainability planning and execution