Olympic Report
Executive Summary
Four years after the splendid Olympics in Beijing, London hosted the Olympic Games last year in 2012 for the third time in History of the International Event that the World greatly anticipates. The trade mark of this event was “Inspire a Generation”, reflecting the sustainability concept adapted by the Olympic Federations to support the Agenda 21 (Hawkes,2012). In the bid for 2012 Games, London did not aim to having the honor of organizing the event just like any other nation, but to hold the first truly sustainable Olympic and Paralympics Games thus leaving a mark on London and making the event extra-ordinary of a kind (Hawkes,2012).
Sustainability Plan Overview
According to the Olympic Movement, knowledge of the planet’s fragile eco-systems and understanding of its humanity’s impact on Earth have greatly improved over the last decade. Climate change awareness has become an issue and at the same time the IOC (International Olympic Committee) has taken advantage of this global awareness to review how the sporting world has embraced the challenges set out in the Agenda 21 and commit to its implementation of measures that will bring the sustainability issue to achievement (Hawkes,2012). The London Olympic Organizing Committee embraced the “One Planet Living” concept in its successful bid for the games and this was also implemented in the planning and operations of the events. In this plan, making partnerships with world organizations like WWF (World Wildlife Fund) and Bio-Regional were considered basing on the principle that people should live within the world’s resources (Rogues, 2007). With support from such organizations, London Olympic Organizing Committee put forward to show that Olympics could be organized with a sustainable theme. In order to achieve this, a sustainability plan was developed which contained five aspects that were to be embraced which were; climate change, waste, bio-diversity,
Four years after the splendid Olympics in Beijing, London hosted the Olympic Games last year in 2012 for the third time in History of the International Event that the World greatly anticipates. The trade mark of this event was “Inspire a Generation”, reflecting the sustainability concept adapted by the Olympic Federations to support the Agenda 21 (Hawkes,2012). In the bid for 2012 Games, London did not aim to having the honor of organizing the event just like any other nation, but to hold the first truly sustainable Olympic and Paralympics Games thus leaving a mark on London and making the event extra-ordinary of a kind (Hawkes,2012).
Sustainability Plan Overview
According to the Olympic Movement, knowledge of the planet’s fragile eco-systems and understanding of its humanity’s impact on Earth have greatly improved over the last decade. Climate change awareness has become an issue and at the same time the IOC (International Olympic Committee) has taken advantage of this global awareness to review how the sporting world has embraced the challenges set out in the Agenda 21 and commit to its implementation of measures that will bring the sustainability issue to achievement (Hawkes,2012). The London Olympic Organizing Committee embraced the “One Planet Living” concept in its successful bid for the games and this was also implemented in the planning and operations of the events. In this plan, making partnerships with world organizations like WWF (World Wildlife Fund) and Bio-Regional were considered basing on the principle that people should live within the world’s resources (Rogues, 2007). With support from such organizations, London Olympic Organizing Committee put forward to show that Olympics could be organized with a sustainable theme. In order to achieve this, a sustainability plan was developed which contained five aspects that were to be embraced which were; climate change, waste, bio-diversity,