London Releases Sustainable Development Strategy for 2012 Olympics

London 2012’s Olympic Committee is planning a wind turbine in the Olympic Park to provide renewable energy for the 2012 Games. The turbine will provide enough power for the equivalent of 1,200 homes over an average year and will remain in place to provide energy for the local community after the Games, serving as a ‘green beacon’. It will work alongside other planned renewable energy resources including solar panels and a combined cooling and heating plant.

The Olympic Committee has also published (online only – no paper) a sustainable development guide (PDF) for suppliers and licensees to follow to ensure they are environmentally sound and non-toxic, socially responsible and ethically produced with regards to animal testing and prevailing wages, as energy-efficent in the manufacturing and supply process as possible and maximizing recycled content while reducing packaging where possible.