Commission for a Sustainable London 2012 - Annual Review 2009

The Commission for a Sustainable London 2012 published their third Annual Review of sustainability across the London 2012 Programmeon on 25th May 2010, along with launching their new website.

The Key Points from the Review are: 

• The review, entitled Raising the bar, praises the work done so far by the ODA and LOCOG, the two main bodies delivering the London 2012 Games. The achievements to date of these two organisations mean that the London 2012 Games and venues are on track to deliver the sustainability objectives set out in the London 2012 Sustainability Plan.
• The Commission has been particularly impressed with the ground breaking work in the areas of food, waste and carbon. The Commission's in-depth reports into these areas are available to download
• The innovative work done by the ODA and LOCOG in these areas provides a further opportunity for UK business to benefit from the Games. If the knowledge and best practice from London 2012 is captured and consistently disseminated throughout the public and private sectors, it could help UK industries to become world leading in areas such as managing embodied carbon.
• Capturing this legacy of knowledge will be vital, especially as some of the delivery bodies begin to scale down their operations before or immediately after the Games. The ODA has started a programme to capture lessons learnt but it is important to do this across the whole London 2012 programme.
• In terms of the legacy for the Olympic Park the Commission looks forward to reviewing the revised Legacy Master Plan Framework later in 2010 and to seeing how the promise of the Olympic Park as a 'blueprint for sustainable living' will be realised.

With just over two years to go before the "inspirational power of the Games" moves to Rio, it is vital that the London 2012 programme continues to deliver.

The Commission for a Sustainable London 2012 will be running a series of events over the summer. Please sign up via their website 

The Annual Review is available here to download.

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