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Commission comments on the London 2012 Sustainability Plan

December 10, 2009

The Commission welcomes the new edition of the London 2012 Sustainability Plan as an honest appraisal of progress to date and the challenges that London 2012 face to deliver “the first sustainable Games”. The Commission considers the …

Commission publishes Carbon Review

December 2, 2009

The CSL carbon report covers the approach taken to carbon measurement and management across the London 2012 programme. It commends the ground breaking work that has been done so far and calls for London 2012 to continue …

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Annual Review Stakeholder Engagement Programme

October 18, 2009

On 8 May 2009 the Commission launched its 2008 Annual Review of the sustainability of the London 2012 programme. Over the summer, the Commission held a series of Stakeholder Events in order to: feedback the findings of …

Volunteering on the Greenway

September 18, 2009

On Monday 28 September the Secretariat of the Commission for a Sustainable London 2012, along with colleagues from the Olympic Delivery Authority, LOCOG and Epoch spent the day volunteering on the Greenway. We sanded and painted railings, …

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London 2012 sailing facilities in Weymouth

July 18, 2009

At the end of July the Commission visited the London 2012 sailing facilities at the Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy. Weymouth Bay and Portland Harbour will host the Olympic and Paralympic Sailing competitions in 2012. The …

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Commission’s Annual Review in the press

May 18, 2009

The commission published its Annual Review of the sustainability of the London 2012 programme on 8 May 2009. The review received coverage in the media. Read some of the articles published below: BBC London Building Design Business …

Commission publishes Annual Review

From October 2008 to January 2009 the commission undertook its Annual Review. This review aimed to: Advise the Olympic Board of the progress, plans and resources necessary to deliver the sustainability objectives of the London 2012 Games …

Commission reviews ODA procurement

February 18, 2009

During summer/autumn of 2008, the commission undertook a focussed review of the ODA’s procurement processes. The review covered the Olympic Delivery Authority’s procurement specification, management and contract administration, focussing on how these processes were being used to deliver …

Commission reviews London 2012 design processes

During summer/autumn of 2008, the commission undertook a focussed review of London 2012 design. This review focussed on the processes operating within the Key Stakeholders responsible for design of Olympic venues and facilities and their legacy uses …

Commission reviews skills and employment initiatives

During summer 2008, the commission undertook a focussed review of skills and employment: To address feedback from informed stakeholders that the need to ensure the robustness and scalability of the programme will be critical as procurement activity …