The Big Opportunity works with partners to undertake research and collect examples of best practice of where voluntary and community organisations have led the way in delivering real benefits following major events such as the Olympic Games. London Voluntary Service Council is leading some of the work on Health and Physical Activity and also Community led regeneration. 2011 will see us work with partners to investigate how Community Land Trusts could make a positive impact on the devlopment of the Olympic Park and surrounding area. Visit the LVSC website for their research resource which will be regularly updated.
A key agency in the drive to secure a lasting legacy from the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games is the Commission for a Sustainable London 2012.
The Commission for a Sustainable London 2012 is an independent body which monitors and assures the sustainability of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. When London bid to host the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games it promised to have independent monitoring of the sustainability of the programme. The Commission was set up in January 2007 to fulfil this promise. It is the first time such a Commission has ever been established.
Reports they have published so far include:
A review of biodiversity across the 2012 programme
Can London 2012 set new standards for sustainability? Annual Review 2009
A review of food across the London 2012 programme
A review of Waste and Resource Management across the London 2012 Programme
A snapshot review of sustainability and transport across the London 2012 programme
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