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class='rp-rating'\u003e\n\u003cspan class='resource-pool'\u003e\n\u003cspan class='pool-label'\u003ePublisher:\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class='pool-name'\u003e\n\u003cspan class='text'\u003e\u003ca data-publisher-id=\"30356011\" href=\"/search?publisher_ids%5B%5D=30356011\"\u003eCurated Video\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='rp-description'\u003e\n\u003cspan class='short-description'\u003eOlympic officials say London is on track to be the host of the most sustainable games in history.Right back to the bidding process London 2012 organisers set themselves the target of holding a green games.It won the bid on a plan to hold...\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class='full-description hide'\u003eOlympic officials say London is on track to be the host of the most sustainable games in history.\u003cbr/\u003eRight back to the bidding process London 2012 organisers set themselves the target of holding a green games.\u003cbr/\u003eIt won the bid on a plan to hold an environmentally and economically sustainable games that would leave a legacy long after the closing ceremony.\u003cbr/\u003eA major part of the strategy came in the choice of the Olympic Park site at Stratford, a then industrial sprawl contaminated by more than a century of pollution and neglect.\u003cbr/\u003e\"This was a derelict wasteland with contaminated land, rivers full of rubbish, broken down buildings,\" David Stubbs, LOCOG's Head of Sustainability, recounted. \u003cbr/\u003eThe transformation was and is phenomenal. \u003cbr/\u003eTwo (m) million cubic metres of contaminated soil was excavated from the site, treated and then placed back on the Olympic Park, an operation unprecedented in it scale. \u003cbr/\u003eThe construction of the stadium was also revolutionary, with recycled gas pipes and concrete used to form the structure. \u003cbr/\u003eThe park also uses a range of energy saving devices.\u003cbr/\u003eThe Games food is environmentally and ethically sourced and packaged in recyclable and compostable containers throughout the site.\u003cbr/\u003eLOCOG is also planning to reuse and recycle 70 percent of the expected 8 thousand tonnes of rubbish created by Olympic spectators and has promised none will go to landfill. \u003cbr/\u003eSustainability inspectors tour the site daily to make sure all venues meet their targets and other groups including the UK's Environment Agency also constantly test the park's environmental conditions.\u003cbr/\u003eLondon is also the first games to set up an independent watchdog to monitor it's progress.\u003cbr/\u003eBut while the Commission for a Sustainable London 2012 says there is no doubt the event has met its targets the group maintains there is more that LOCOG could and should have done.\u003cbr/\u003eThe Commission's chairman, Shaun McCarthy, points to organisers failure to deliver on a low carbon torch for its Olympic relay.  \u003cbr/\u003eAccording to McCarthy LOCOG abandoned the project after hitting technical difficulties.\u003cbr/\u003e\"My response to that is well you promised it in 2007 so what were you doing for the two years between 2007 and 2009. There was no excuse for that. They promised it and they didn't deliver it,\" he said.\u003cbr/\u003eLOCOG did though deliver on its cauldron which weighs a mere 16 tonnes compared to the 300 tonnes cauldron in Beijing. \u003cbr/\u003eIt also uses 15 percent of the gas of the Beijing cauldron during its unique design.\u003cbr/\u003eMcCarthy claims there are also ethical and sustainability issues involved in the merchandise of the games which he says are often still made in the developing world and under questionable labour conditions.  \u003cbr/\u003eThere has also been controversy over the sponsors involved in the games.\u003cbr/\u003eMost notably, Dow Chemical, which sponsored the decorative wrap around the Olympic Stadium.\u003cbr/\u003eDow's sponsorship has drawn protest because of the company's corporate link to the Bhopal disaster in India.\u003cbr/\u003e\"There are issues with the involvement of large corporations as sponsors and the perceived ethical standards of those sponsors and I think the IOC has a responsibility there to drive better standards of corporate behaviour,\" McCarthy said.\u003cbr/\u003eStubbs though claims the legacy of the games outweighs the negatives.\u003cbr/\u003eThe Olympic site will become the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park after the games with many of the venues and infrastructure giving way to even more parkland as well as businesses and entertainment areas.\u003cbr/\u003e\"We always said we're going towards a one planet Olympics we never said there was an end point. It is always a journey and there's always room for improvement.\"\u003cbr/\u003eThe major question though is who will take up the baton of sustainability after the games. \u003cbr/\u003eBrazilian officials have been touring London's sustainable venues in search of ideas Rio de Janeiro can use in 2016.\u003cbr/\u003eBefore then though will be the 2014 Winter Olympics in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, Russia. \u003cbr/\u003eBoth have promised to make sustainability a priority, though the message from Olympic officials is, after London, they have little choice. \u003cbr/\u003e\"For the IOC and others that you're bidding to. Any of these federations now will be looking to see a sustainable bid, and without it, you'll get a black mark,\" said Sir John Armitt, Chairman of the Olympic Delivery Authority for London 2012.\u003cbr/\u003eLondon - 4 August 2012\u003cbr/\u003e1. Wide of Olympic stadium behind flowers\u003cbr/\u003e2. Close of Olympic Park flower meadow\u003cbr/\u003e3. Wide of people in Olympic Park\u003cbr/\u003e4. SOUNDBITE (English) David Stubbs, LOCOG Head of Sustainability:\u003cbr/\u003e\"This was a derelict wasteland with contaminated land, rivers full of rubbish, broken down buildings.\"\u003cbr/\u003eLondon - Date Unknown\u003cbr/\u003e5. Wide aerial shot of Olympic Park site at beginning of the stadium construction\u003cbr/\u003e6. Various time lapse of work inside stadium\u003cbr/\u003e7. Various time lapse of stadium construction\u003cbr/\u003eLondon - 4 August 2012\u003cbr/\u003e8. Wide of Olympic Stadium\u003cbr/\u003e9. Mid of wind turbines at Olympic Park\u003cbr/\u003e10. People eating at table\u003cbr/\u003e11. Olympic worker explaining recycling bins to Olympic spectator\u003cbr/\u003e12. Woman putting her rubbish in separate bins\u003cbr/\u003e13. Various of UK Environment Agency workers testing water in the Olympic Park canals\u003cbr/\u003eCuldrose Airbase - 18 May 2012\u003cbr/\u003e14. David Beckham with Olympic torch\u003cbr/\u003eHampton Court - 27 July 2012\u003cbr/\u003e15. Aerial of torchbearer running through maze at Hampton Court Palace\u003cbr/\u003eLondon - 02 August 2012\u003cbr/\u003e16. SOUNDBITE (English) Shaun McCarthy, Commission for a Sustainable London 2012 Chairman:\u003cbr/\u003e\"My response to that is well you promised it in 2007 so what were you doing for the two years between 2007 and 2009. There was no excuse for that. They promised it and they didn't deliver it.\"\u003cbr/\u003eLondon, UK - 28 July 2012\u003cbr/\u003e17. Aerial of Olympic Stadium and Orbit Tower, with Olympic cauldron and Olympic staff clearing arena for athletics visible\u003cbr/\u003e18. Aerial of Olympic cauldron in Olympic stadium\u003cbr/\u003eTockwith - 31 July 2012\u003cbr/\u003e19. Close up of 3D animation of cauldron on computer screen\u003cbr/\u003eLondon - 02 August 2012\u003cbr/\u003e20. Set up shot of McCarthy\u003cbr/\u003eLondon - 30 July 2012\u003cbr/\u003e21. Children with Olympic souvenirs\u003cbr/\u003e22. Pan of Olympic merchandise\u003cbr/\u003eDate Unknown\u003cbr/\u003e23. Time lapse of decorative wrap, sponsored by Dow Chemicals, being installed on Olympic Stadium\u003cbr/\u003eLondon - 02 August 2012\u003cbr/\u003e24. SOUNDBITE (English) Shaun McCarthy, Commission for a Sustainable London 2012 Chairman:\u003cbr/\u003e\"There are issues with the involvement of large corporations as sponsors and the perceived ethical standards of those sponsors and I think the IOC has a responsibility there to drive better standards of corporate behaviour.\"\u003cbr/\u003eLondon - 4 August 2012\u003cbr/\u003e25. Wide of people walking through green meadows of Olympic Park\u003cbr/\u003e26. SOUNDBITE (English) David Stubbs, LOCOG Head of Sustainability:\u003cbr/\u003e\"We always said we're going towards a one planet Olympics we never said there was an end point. It is always a journey and there's always room for improvement.\"\u003cbr/\u003eDate Unknown\u003cbr/\u003e27. Various of Rio 2016 promotional video\u003cbr/\u003eLondon, 2 August 2012\u003cbr/\u003e28. People in Russia Park, a centre for the Russian delegation during the London Olympics, walking past banner, reading: \"From Russia to Sochi\"\u003cbr/\u003e29. Set up shot of Sir John Armitt \u003cbr/\u003e30. SOUNDBITE (English) Sir John Armitt, Chairman of the Olympic Delivery Authority for London 2012:\u003cbr/\u003e\"For the IOC and others that you're bidding to. Any of these federations now will be looking to see a sustainable bid, and without it, you'll get a black mark.\" \u003cbr/\u003eLondon - 4 August 2012\u003cbr/\u003e31. 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