So the journey to deliver a sustainable Olympics will continue."īut the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (Locog) defended its performance, saying that it had met the majority of its targets, even though the blueprint for the environmental aspects of the games had been published eight years ago and that expectations for environmental sustainability had increased in that time.ĭavid Stubbs, head of sustainability for the Games, told the Guardian: "We have kept the spirit, and in most cases the letter, of what was promised, and we will leave a long-term legacy that is positive, environmentally. We were especially disappointed about the failure to meet the renewable energy targets. Sue Riddlestone, executive director of BioRegional, who was involved in drawing up the original strategy, said: "London 2012 has set the sustainability bar high for future summer Olympics there were some promises made in 2005 which London 2012 didn't keep, even though we know they tried.
Air quality is also likely to fall short of targets. They found that the Games would neither be zero carbon nor zero waste, with not enough new renewable energy generated to cover the amount consumed, while many opportunities have been lost – which may be in part owing to the practices of the sponsors and major commercial partners – to use locally grown food and Fairtrade products. On key issues such as energy, waste and the use of resources, as well as the effects on public health, the management of London 2012 has fallen short, according to WWF and BioRegional, two green campaigning groups. The next report that will be issued by the Sustainability Team will come at the end of 2018 and will include all the achievements and updates on the legacy plans.The "greenest Olympics ever" could have been a great deal greener than they will be, according to a critical new report that finds fault with the handling of the Games' environmental impact.
To ensure the delivery of all actionable items, a sustainable management system has been established that plans and monitors all of the initiatives across environmental, economic and societal elements of the Games. Our venues and infrastructure have all been completed to the necessary standards and we will continue to focus on our sustainability goals throughout the Games and beyond to leave the legacy that the Games deserves.” “Since we won the bid to host the Games, sustainability and the environment have been at the heart of our plans and procedures.
RHYU Teachul, POCOG Director General of Environment said, “With only a few weeks to go until PyeongChang 2018 we are delighted to share our first full sustainability report with the world. The implementation of these goals has included designing and constructing sustainable venues building green transport infrastructure practising green procurement and using renewable energy. The main bid commitments on sustainability centered around responding to climate change establishing low-carbon green growth plans and cities and to raise environmental awareness. These all sit under the vision of ‘New Horizons for Sustainability – Furthering benefits to People and Nature.‘
This full report builds on that and talks more about the execution and Games operations including the post-Games legacy.įive themes have been put into action across the sustainability work, namely Low Carbon Green Olympics Stewardship of Nature Good Life Proud People with Tradition and Culture and Globalizing PyeongChang: Opening to the World. PyeongChang, December 26 – The full pre-Games Sustainability report for the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games was launched today by the PyeongChang Organizing Committee for the 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (POCOG), with only 45 days to go until the Games begin.Ī preliminary report was released on the PyeongChang 2018 website back in March which outlined the actions taken from Jto June, 30 2016. Full pre-Games Sustainability Report shares purpose, progress and legacy plans