2009 Review of carbon measurement and management
Recommendation 4 of 14

Recommendation

The reference footprint should be recalculated and published on a regular basis. Assumptions should be explicitly stated to ensure openness and transparency.

History

Status at 31 Mar 2013

Complete

A revised footprint was published in the final London 2012 Sustainability Report showing the changes in the profile of emissions from the initial reference footprint. Complete

Status at 01 Oct 2012

Progress Made

Status at 31 Mar 2012

Progress Made

The London 2012 Sustainability Plan states that London 2012 will provide an update of the footprint in the final pre-Games report and post-Games reports. The recommendations in the carbon footprint publication indicate that the reference footprint should be recalculated and published annually. London 2012 have indicated that they do not intend to follow this recommendation, however, the footprint is being updated as more accurate information is obtained and an update to the staging phase was published in the pre-Games report. Progress Made

Status at 31 Dec 2011

Progress Made

Status at 30 Sep 2011

Progress Made

Status at 30 Jun 2011

Progress Made

Status at 31 Dec 2010

Progress Made

The London 2012 Sustainability Plan states that London 2012 will provide an update of the footprint in the final pre-Games report and post-Games reports. The recommendations in the carbon footprint publication indicate that the reference footprint should be recalculated and published annually. London 2012 have indicated that they do not intend to follow this recommendation, however, the footprint is to be updated with as more accurate information is obtained and published in the pre-Games report and post-Games reports. Progress Made

Status at 30 Sep 2010

Progress Made

Status at 30 Jun 2010

Progress Made

Status at 31 Dec 2009

This review was published in December 2009 so it was too early to report on progress in the 2009 Annual Review. A statement on progress will be provided in the 2010 Annual Review.