Summary:
In a concerted action with similar actions filed in the UK, France, Belgium and the Netherlands, Klima-Allianz, a Swiss-based coalition of 140 civil society organisations, filed a claim against FIFA claiming that FIFA’s advertising of the 2022 Football World Cup in Qatar as carbon neutral was misleading athletes, football fans and the 5 billion people expected to follow the event (which was held from November 20, 2022 until December 18, 2022 as the first ‘winter’ world cup ever). Counsel for the case are Avocat.e.s pour le climat.
The Fair Advertising Commission is a non-judicial body that examines complaints alleging violations of the Swiss Fairness Principles in Commercial Communication.
At Issue: Whether FIFA's claims that the 2022 Football World Cup in Qatar was carbon-neutral are misleading.