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Shaun.mccarthy@cslondon.org

Director

Chair

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2012 Olympics

Big

2012 Olympics

The Olympic Games is the world’s largest sporting event

Over 200 competing nations

17,000 Athletes and team officials

38 Sports

From 27th July 2012 for 16 Days

The Paralympic Games is the world’s second largest sporting event

Over 160 competing nations

4,000 Athletes and team officials

23 Sports

From the 29th August for 12 Days55,000 Olympic Family members (athletes, officials, media representatives, VIPs, sponsors)500,000 ticketed spectators each day, 6 FA cup finals per day7.9 million spectators in total120,000 workforce and volunteers

2012 Olympics

Complex

2012 Olympics“Like building 2 Heathrow Terminal 5s in half the time” Alison Nimmo ODA Director

VenuesTransport infrastructureOlympic VillageCateringLogisticsMedia centreLegacy

Many partners “Everybody wants a piece of this” I said that

ODA – facilitiesLOCOG – staging the eventBOA – Elite sportLDA – skills, employment, regeneration, legacyGLA – policy and governance for LondonHMG – National policy requirementsNHS – Health issues5 Host BoroughsNations & Regions GroupSport UK – Participative sport90+ other stakeholders

2012 Olympics

Sustainable..?

Sustainable…?

“ We want our One Planet Olympics to be the most complete and sophisticated expression of sustainable development ever delivered on a city-wide scale. We want it to benefit not just London and the UK, but to be a credit to the Olympic Movement as a whole.”

Lord Coe, Environment Forum, 7 March 2005

Sustainable…?

'We have set ourselves two very challenging aims - to stage not only the greatest Games ever but, as importantly, those Games in 2012 must be the most sustainable in the history of the modern Olympics. This overriding principle has been built into our plans from the word go and I am confident that with Shaun McCarthy’s expert leadership and this team he has recruited we will set the sustainability standards that will become the benchmark for the hosting of all future Olympic and Paralympic Games.'

Former Mayor Ken Livingstone

15 May 2007

Sustainable…?

Mayor Boris Johnson

“My team and I are fully focussed on guaranteeing that London hosts a spectacular sporting event for athletes and spectators alike in 2012. Of equal importance is ensuring that the Olympic Park has a sustainable legacy and becomes a landmark district of 21st century London, which Londoners and visitors to our city can use and prosper from.” Boris Johnson

Purpose…

To provide independent assurance and commentary in order to enable the sustainability objectives of the

London 2012 programme to be achieved and to support a

sustainable legacy.

What sustainability means to us…

A better standard of living for people in the host boroughs

New and affordable housing

An increase in the skills base for UK citizens

A culturally diverse society

People adapting to healthier ways of living

Long term job prospects

Access for people with all disabilities

Sites ready for sustainable, low impact development

Good environmental practice for the long term

Minimal impact on climate change and environment

Accessible public space over the long term

How we operate…

ODA

LOCOG

GLA Group

GOE/DCMS

BOA/BPA

Olympic Board

Chair Officers

KeyStakeholders

Core Commission

Co-optedexperts

UK SDC

LSDC

Gov. Depts.

HostBoroughs

StatutoryBodies

ProfessionalInstitutes

NGOs

WiderStakeholders

Features & Benefits…

Unprecedented,to our knowledge, this has not been done before,

Objective evidence,addresses the “instant experts”,

Enabler for delivery bodies,allows them to get on with their job,

Sustainability sells,Helps to attract responsible sponsors,

Towards a sustainable future?a model for future Games…?

What we did in 2007/8

What we did in 2007/8

What we did in 2007/8

What we did in 2007/8

What we did in 2007/8

What we did in 2008

And now…

2009 Annual report

46 People interviewed

43 Strategy documents

31 Sessions attended

50+ Stakeholders consulted

60 Pages

15 recommendations

1 salmon

Governance

PolicyPerformance

Governance

“We have seen no evidenceto date that cost reduction has led to any compromise of the published sustainability standards”

“We remain convinced that the Olympic Board remains committed to a sustainable Games and legacy ”

“The ODA directors and senior managers demonstrated knowledge of, and commitment to the sustainability objectives”

“We believe that any event or messaging that carries the London 2012 brand should demonstrate exemplary standards of sustainability”

Legacy

“We remain to be convinced that legacy arrangements are more than a ‘standard’ urban regeneration project with some green elements added”

“OPLC must have sustainable development enshrined in its objectives”

“We believe there is a commercial imperative for sustainability”

Climate change

“We welcome the carbon footprint work to date and commend the innovative work by the ODA to reduce embodied impacts”

“…there will always be a significant residual footprint that needs to be dealt with”

“A substantial supply of renewable electricity will be required during Games-time and we consider this to be a significant challenge for LOCOG”

“We expect to see the ODA set an example and deliver zero HFC for all venues”

Waste

“The approach to demolition waste has been well-managed and represents best practice”

“Zero waste to landfill is a bold objective and should set the standard for future Games and major events…”

“ The ODA will procure approximately 10 Hectares of plastic to support staging the Games, most of this will need to be re-used or recycled…”

“The opportunity to showcase ultra-low carbon energy during Games-time will be lost unless there is an injection of momentum…”

Biodiversity

“As impacts of climate change become more apparent, ecological connectivity will be key to maintaining diversity”

“Wider aspects of sustainability should be addressed”

“…opportunity for medium-term food, energy crop or flower growing…”

“…plans focus almost exclusively on the Olympic park…”

Inclusion

“Equality and inclusion objectives for the preparation stage represent a significant improvement on those generally set for the construction industry”

“The excellent work being carried out by the ODA and LOCOG could be communicated more effectively…”

“It is essential that LOCOG maximises use of the infrastructure and goodwill with the community…”

Healthy living

“We believe that most (if not all) aspects of sustainability contribute in some way to healthy living”

“The ODA and LOCOG will need to have exemplary controls over air quality related emissions…”

“We welcome the development of the sustainable food strategy…”

Transport

“London 2012 will be the public transport Games”

“…Orient Way is a good example of best practice in sustainable construction, recycling, reuse and reduction in embodied CO2”

“…vehicles with 8 seats or less will have maximum CO2 emissions of 120g/km, there is no equivalent standard for busses…”

“…the extent to which truly innovative vehicles will be made available is not known…”

Key messagesNo evidence of reduction in sustainability due to cost cutting to dateODA has embedded sustainability

But are we setting new standards for others?

LOCOG developing embedded strategies

But this must be for all branded events

OPLC must follow this exampleWider implications of carbon footprintWaste to energy opportunityBig challenges on the way

FoodWasteGames-time electricityMaterialsLegacy

Thank you for your attention

Sustainable legacy?Go the extra mile!Geordie the salmon 2009

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