College Football Playoff

PLAYOFF GREEN

CREATING A POSITIVE, LASTING "GREEN" LEGACY,
ONE CFP NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP HOST COMMUNITY AT A TIME

Through its Playoff Green initiative, the College Football Playoff strives to minimize the environmental footprint of the national championship game and its ancillary activities. Playoff Green's comprehensive approach to sustainability ensures that recycling, waste management, food recovery and other "green" strategies are optimized throughout national championship weekend.

STRATEGIC FOCUS AREAS

SUSTAINABILITY IMPACT

The 2025 College Football Playoff National Championship, which was hosted in Atlanta, illustrated Playoff Green’s most expansive and comprehensive sustainability efforts and high-impact results since the inception of Playoff Green. All efforts were measured from load-in to load-out at the five major event venues.

Click HERE to read the full 2024-25 Playoff Green Impact Report.

WASTE

96% DIVERTED FROM LANDFILL

337 tons kept from the landfill
71 tons food and materials donated

WATER

100,000 GALLONS REPLENISHED

Agricultural Water Use Reduction locatedin Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint Watershed in Calhoun County, GA

ENERGY

100% RENEWABLE ELECTRICITY AT MERCEDES-BENZ STADIUM

60% carbon emissions avoided through Recs and Offsets
*Scope 1 and 2

PLAYOFF GREEN LEADERSHIP

The College Football Playoff is a thought and action leader when it comes to sustainable events. Below are some best practices the CFP achieved in January 2025 and will continue to raise the bar in future years.

	ALL MAJOR EVENT VENUES Playoff Green recognizes the CFP National Championship is not simply the game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium but all five of the venues associated with the event across CFP: Mercedes-Benz Stadium, State Farm Arena, Playoff Fan Central at Georgia World Congress Center, Home Depot Backyard, and International Plaza.
	LOAD-IN TO LOAD-OUT While the football game kicked off at 7:30pm on Monday, January 20th, sustainability efforts began the moment the first truck arrived on January 11th and continued until the final departure on January 23rd.
	SCOPE 1 AND 2 EMISSIONS Playoff Green measured, reduced, and offset 60% of Scope 1 and 2 emissions at the five major event locations.
	DATA TRANSPARENCY Data transparency in waste, GHG emissions, and water use holds Playoff Green accountable accountable, drives continuous improvement, and inspires industry-wide action through shared progress.
	HIGHEST DIVERSION RATE IN CFP HISTORY Playoff Green is committed to elevating waste diversion rates through intensive recycling and composting infrastructure vetting, procurement alignment across stakeholders, and comprehensive sorting efforts.