Sir John Armitt, chair of the Olympic Delivery Authority, introduces the environmentalist's special issue dedicated to the sustainability efforts and achievements of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games
Sustainability was at the heart of the Olympic Delivery Authority’s (ODA’s) plans and what we tasked our contractors to achieve was unprecedented for a project of its size and scale.
Our targets included reusing and recycling 90% of waste, delivering more than half the materials needed by sustainable transport, using natural remediation methods to clean soil, barges to take away segregated waste through newly dredged waterways and using only legal and sustainable timber sourced through a supplier panel.
In this special issue of the environmentalist we showcase some of our sustainability successes and a few of the people who played a part in delivering the programme.
However, credit must be given to all those within the ODA, CLM (our delivery partner), our supply chain and our numerous stakeholders who embraced and exceeded the sustainability agenda.
We wanted to lift the bar for the industry and set new sustainability standards, and our contractors and suppliers have more than risen to the challenge.
We hope that the Olympic park development becomes a beacon for the planning, design and delivery of future large-scale projects.
Sir John Armitt, ODA chair