London 2012 Releases Sustainability Plan
Highlights of the sustainability plan, Towards A One Planet 2012, include: a carbon footprint study to measure the climate change impact of the Games and identify and prioritize areas for reducing emissions; work with EDF Energy, London 2012’s first sustainability partner to investigate the Olympic flame being low emission – what’s being dubbed a ‘green flame’; standards for venue construction using environmental rating tools; the development of a sustainable food strategy that promotes local, seasonal and organic produce from environmentally responsible sources; and getting all suppliers and partners to sign a sustainability code which is being developed and will include sustainable sourcing and ethical trading.
“The Olympic and Paralympic Games can set agendas and with Towards A One Planet 2012, we hope to use the power of the Games to drive change – behaviourally and in the way big events are staged in the future,” said London 2012 Chairman Sebastian Coe . “Sustainability was an important element of our bid and underpins our preparations and our vision for the legacy of London 2012.”
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