Sustainability

Sustainability has been at the heart of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™from the very start.
The FIFA World Cup 2022 Sustainability Strategy will enable us to deliver a tournament that sets new benchmarks for social, human, economic and environmental development.
This tournament will change the way future FIFA World Cup™ competitions and other sporting mega-events are organised. It will build a lasting, sustainable legacy that contributes to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and the Qatar National Vision 2030.
This tournament is about making everyone feel welcome, safe and entertained and part of a unique FIFA World Cup™ experience in Qatar. We believe that the generations to come should benefit from a lasting legacy, so we’re working to make our planet greener, increase accessibility and inclusivity, and develop new opportunities for everyone.
Developing human potential is a key goal of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ – from the construction workers building the stadiums, to local entrepreneurs and the next generation of football fans around the world.
We regularly gather our sustainability and environmental managers and engineers from each stadium to share solutions and other best practices that improve sustainability planning, design and implementation.
Knowledge sharing is a unique learning opportunity and we have conducted more than 20,000 hours of training. These knowledge sharing events have allowed us to amass a wealth of information and experience from across the world. The workshops give us the opportunity to regularly bring staff, consultants and contractors together as one team, to observe, learn and share knowledge in this crucial area.
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We also hosted our first Knowledge Sharing Conference where attendees gained in-depth insights into preparations for the first FIFA World Cup™ in the Middle East and Arab world. Our speakers covered infrastructure projects, sustainability, workers’ welfare, event integration and planning, cybersecurity and that initiatives that support our legacy.
‘Our commitment is not only to 2022, but long beyond that – and maximising the learning opportunities the next few years will present forms a crucial and key part of that strategy.’
Bodour Al-Meer, Sustainability & Environmental Mana
As part of our regular sustainability training in 2019, we provided:
- Training on sustainable building practices for over 400 industry professionals through GSAS workshops
- Sustainability best practices and lessons from tournament projects for 285 attendees at seven knowledge sharing forums
- Online courses on sustainability and major sporting events for more than 900 people from over 80 countries
Our Workers’ Welfare programme promotes lasting human development. Ensuring safe working and living conditions for Qatar 2022 workers lays the foundations for their prosperity. While the training and social opportunities offered allow workers to prosper in both their professional and personal lives.
We will leave a sustainable legacy of higher standards and best practices – giving workers a voice and a better future in Qatar and across the world.
Generation Amazing is ushering in a better tomorrow for communities around the globe. Through the construction of football pitches, the delivery of football for development training and the involvement of young people, the programme enacts lasting social change.
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Josoor Institute is helping to shape the future of business. This centre of excellence for the sports and events industries is building regional expertise and training individuals to achieve great things. In 2019, Josoor Institute delivered a wide variety of training sessions, linked to the issues and topics covered by the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ Sustainability Strategy.
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FIFA-World-Cup-2022™-First-Sustainability-Progress-Report.pdf (5.86 MB)
FWC-2022-Sustainability-Strategy.pdf (22.87 MB)
FWC-2022-Executive-Summary_EN.pdf (2.72 MB)
FWC-2022-Sustainability-Policy_EN.pdf (103.74 KB)
FWC-2022-Strategy-Process-Development.pdf (1.08 MB)
FIFA-World-Cup-Qatar-2022™-Sustainable-Stadiums-EN.pdf (13.83 MB)