Fifa Standard and environmental sustainability

Thinking ahead

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ID17823140
AuthorsGabrielly de Queiroz Pereira (0000-0003-2663-0783, corresponding author), Douglas Bertrand Renaux, Luiz Alberto Pilatti (0000-0003-2679-9191)
Year2026
Volume17
Issue1
Pages291-305
Publication date2026-04-30
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSustainability in Debate (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2177-7675 • E-ISSN: 2179-9067
PublisherEditora de Livros IABS (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.18472/sustdeb.v17n1.2026.60131
OpenAlexW7159972520
LanguageEN
References cited18

This study aims to identify opportunities for advancing the environmental sustainability standardsestablished by FIFA. The study adopts a comparative approach to analyse how different environmental certifications relate to FIFA’s stadium sustainability requirements. The process includes selecting comparable cases, defining the elements to be compared, and conducting a general comparative analysis. The findings indicate that the environmental sustainability aspects in FIFA’s standards, as defined in the 2011 and 2022 documents, encompass dimensions such as carbon reduction, energy efficiency, sustainable water use, biodiversity, waste management, and green certifications. Standardssuch as B Corp, GRI, Carbon Trust, and ISO 14001 offer advances that could be incorporated into the FIFAstandards. It is concluded that future developments of the FIFA Standard should consider incorporating internationally recognised environmental standards

Certification · Environmental impact assessment · Sustainability · Sustainable development · Doping in Sports · Sport and Mega-Event Impacts · Sports, Gender, and Society

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