Recommendations

What are recommendations?

The Commission has made a number of recommendations as part of our reviews. We track the progress made against these recommendations quarterly and provide a full update in our Annual Reviews. This recommendation tracker shows the status of every recommendation we have made.

ID Review Year Owner Recommendation Status
192 Biodiversity 2010 LOCOG
That LOCOG demonstrate how they will ensure that the flowers and medals can be used as symbols of sustainability at Games-time. Read more Complete
191 Biodiversity 2010 LOCOG
That LOCOG contract management processes include effective assurance at point of delivery to ensure that all timber and timber products adhere to their sustainable sourcing ... Read more Complete
190 Biodiversity 2010 LOCOG
That LOCOG makes better use of the Biodiversity Advisory Group, for example to promote biodiversity conservation associated with the Games. Read more Closed
189 Biodiversity 2010 GLA
That as part of developing plans to address the sustainability implications of all elements of City Operations, the GLA set out and implement clear plans ... Read more Closed
188 Biodiversity 2010 LOCOG
That LOCOG makes clear how the process for post-Games restoration of sites will be assured and resourced following its dissolution. Read more Complete
187 Biodiversity 2010 LLDC
That the habitats that are developed in legacy are in line with the habitat commitments set out in the Olympic Park Biodiversity Action Plan, providing ... Read more Complete
186 Biodiversity 2010 LLDC
That the body or bodies responsible for the Olympic Park in legacy set out and implement clear plans for how the habitat will be maintained, ... Read more Complete
185 Biodiversity 2010 ODA
That the ODA review existing procedures and controls to ensure they are suitable for managing the habitats during Park Operations and Transformation. This needs to ... Read more Complete
184 Annual 2010 ODA
LOCOG
GLA
GOE
LDA
LLDC
That there is greater co-ordination of the health agenda across Key Stakeholders, through existing groups, or possibly by establishing a Health Legacy board as part ... Read more Complete
183 Annual 2010 London 2012 Transport Partners
That the cost of public transport to the Games, combined with car park pricing be structured to ensure that travelling to the Games from outside ... Read more Complete
182 Annual 2010 LLDC
That the OPLC work with partners in the local community to ensure the Olympic Park is able to deliver zero carbon energy by 2016. [This recommendation ... Read more Progress Made
181 Annual 2010 GOE
That GOE work with the rest of Government to ensure that the construction industry develops a consistent and effective approach to carbon management that includes ... Read more Not Fully Achieved
180 Annual 2010 GOE
That GOE work with the rest of DCMS to develop a consistent and effective approach to carbon management for major sporting events. Read more Not Achieved
179 Annual 2010 London 2012 Sustainability Group
That the London 2012 Sustainability Group, with input from relevant stakeholders, define the meaning of a 'blueprint for sustainable living' and develop a work plan ... Read more Closed
178 Annual 2010 London 2012 Sustainability Group
That the current London 2012 Sustainability Group be constituted as a formal legacy board or allocates clear responsibility for the promise to create a 'blueprint ... Read more Complete
177 Annual 2010 LOCOG
That LOCOG continue to explore opportunities with the legacy owners and the sport community to ensure the optimum long term benefit is achieved in lease/buy ... Read more Closed
176 Annual 2010 LOCOG
That LOCOG develop a suite of targets through each governance committee to reflect the emerging development of their priority sustainability strategies and operational programmes. The ... Read more Complete
175 Annual 2010 LOCOG
That LOCOG identify partner organisations with significant sustainability impacts and establish an engagement programme to ensure consistency. Read more Complete
174 Annual 2010 GOE
That GOE incorporate responses to the Commission's recommendations into the overall view of programme risk managed by OPPO. Read more Complete
173 Annual 2010 London 2012 Sustainability Group
That the London 2012 Sustainability Group establish a timely, clear, co-ordinated, funded, independent work programme to capture sustainability lessons learned and to set new standards ... Read more Closed
172 Food 2010 LLDC
Future development in the Olympic Park, led by the OPLC [now LLDC], should follow the example of the Athletes Village for which there is a ... Read more Progress Made
171 Food 2010 LLDC
GLA
The OPLC [now LLDC] should develop detailed design guidance for developers on how to incorporate food growing into their development plots, along the lines of ... Read more Progress Made
170 Food 2010 ODA
The ODA should contribute to the Learning Legacy from the Games and write up case studies for contractor catering so that the approach can be ... Read more Complete
169 Waste 2010 GLA
GOE
That City Operations teams, both in London and other locations around the country, set objectives for waste management that are consistent with those adopted by ... Read more Not Fully Achieved
168 Waste 2010 LOCOG
That LOCOG report on how materials under its direct control and influence are transported from venues during all phases of its Games operations and maximise ... Read more Complete
167 Waste 2010 ODA
That the ODA work with their waste contractor to measure, manage and report on the transport methods for materials leaving the Olympic Park site during ... Read more Complete
166 Waste 2010 ODA
That the Olympic Delivery Authority, through the site-wide waste contractor, investigates the final use of all wood sent for recycling and reports accordingly. Read more Complete
165 Waste 2010 ODA
That the Olympic Delivery Authority works with their waste contractor to reduce the quantity of waste being sent to conventional incineration. Read more Complete
164 Waste 2010 ODA
That the Olympic Delivery Authority reports separately on each of the three components of the construction waste target, being the proportions and tonnage of construction ... Read more Closed
163 Waste 2010 LLDC
That the Olympic Park Legacy Company develops an integrated waste and energy strategy for the legacy developments on the Olympic Park. This should use organic ... Read more Not Achieved
162 Waste 2010 London 2012 Sustainability Group
ODA
LOCOG
GLA
GOE
LDA
LLDC
That the London 2012 Sustainability Group set out how the management of waste and resources in the post-Games bump-out/breakdown phase and subsequent transformation phase will ... Read more Complete
161 Waste 2010 LDA
That the London Development Agency, through the London Waste and Recycling Board, fund additional new commercially viable waste management facilities for the processing of organic ... Read more Not Achieved
160 LOCOG Procurement 2010 LOCOG
That LOCOG urgently complete the Functional Sustainability Requirements for all Functional Areas and ensure they are embedded in Functional / Operational planning and tender documentation. Read more Closed
159 LOCOG Procurement 2010 LOCOG
That LOCOG strongly encourage their first tier suppliers to use CompeteFor with their addressable supply chain and that they actively encourage their commercial partners to ... Read more Complete
158 LOCOG Procurement 2010 LOCOG
That future iterations of the Sustainable Sourcing Code incorporate key sustainability issues, including water and air quality, and have a more explicit carbon section. Read more Complete
157 LOCOG Procurement 2010 LOCOG
That future iterations of the Sustainable Sourcing Code emphasise that sustainability has the same status as other business requirements and makes it clear which requirements ... Read more Complete
156 LOCOG Procurement 2010 LOCOG
That LOCOG review procurement activity to date and take any necessary retrospective action to ensure sustainability requirements are incorporated into contractual arrangements. Read more Closed