Beyond 2012 series
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IOC statement on air quality in London during the Games
May 6, 2011
There have been articles in the media recently about the air quality in London during the Games and the implications of this. The IOC have made the following statement on the matter. “Safe and healthy competition conditions …
Commission’s Annual Review 2010 in the media
The commission published its latest Annual Review of the sustainability of the London 2012 programme on 11 April 2011. This has received coverage in the several areas of the media. You can read some of the articles published …
Annual Review 2010: Interview with Chair, Shaun McCarthy
April 11, 2011
The Commission has now published its Annual Review 2010. The review, entitled Game changing? starts to answer the fundamental question of whether the London 2012 programme will be sustainable. This is done using five main areas: construction, …
Commission for a Sustainable London 2012 publishes its 2010 Annual Review
The Commission for a Sustainable London 2012, the independent body set up to monitor and assure the sustainability of the London 2012 programme, has today published its Annual Review 2010. The review, entitled Game changing? starts to …
Commission’s official statement on press release issued by the ODA on 8 April 2011
April 8, 2011
The Commission for a Sustainable London 2012 is the independent body established to assure and monitor the sustainability of the London 2012 Games. ODA carbon reduction targets The ODA originally committed to reducing carbon emissions on the …
Commission publishes review of inclusion and healthy living
March 25, 2011
The Commission has published its review Fit for purpose? which examines London 2012’s ambitious commitments to healthy living and inclusion. The Commission summarises its findings in the review by stating that the level of commitment to healthy living …
Commission’s official statement on Olympic Stadium bid process
January 25, 2011
Official statement from the Commission for a Sustainable London 2012 relating to the stadium bid process The Commission for a Sustainable London 2012 is the independent body established to assure and monitor the sustainability of the …
Vancouver 2010 Sustainability Report published
December 22, 2010
The final Vancouver 2010 sustainability report has now been published and is available along with a report summary: http://www.2010legaciesnow.com/vanoc/ According to the report, the team reached beyond the environmental pillar to deliver many other positive legacies locally and globally and they …
Commission publishes Biodiversity Review
November 30, 2010
The Commission today published Sustainable? Naturally… its review of biodiversity across the London 2012 programme. The report praises the work being done by the ODA to transform the Olympic Park from a relatively poor environment into a …
FCO launches “Going for Green – Britain’s 2012 Dream”
November 12, 2010
From the Foreign & Commonwealth Office, Nov 2010 Foreign Secretary William Hague recently hosted the public premiere of documentary film “Going for Green – Britain’s 2012 Dream”, a documentary commissioned by the FCO which tells the story of the building of …