We are mere months away from the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup, and there is much to be excited about! First, not only will there be an increase in teams competing. But for the first time in Women’s World Cup history, FIFA is hosting the games across two host countries–Australia and New Zealand!
With thousands of spectators in attendance and over a billion TV viewers, we all know that a World Cup is no small event. So much time and preparation go into getting ready for an event of this size. There are many things to be mindful of when planning, including impacts on the environment and the sport in general.
Ahead of the tournament, FIFA updated its Sustainability Strategy to be specific to this year and has its work with the sustainability regulations already in place in both host countries. Here are a few things to know about FIFA’s Sustainability Strategy and why it’s important to the 2023 Women’s World Cup.
FIFA sets specific sustainability strategies
For each tournament, FIFA sets goals through a sustainability strategy to grow the sport of women’s soccer in the areas where the games are hosted without negatively impacting society or the environment. According to FIFA, they create their sustainability strategy around the “specificities of the…
