The Vancouver Organising Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC) released its first Sustainability Report online at vancouver2010.com.
The report sets out VANOC’s specific sustainability commitments and progress reporting system for the next three years as it moves from planning to operations and ultimately to Games delivery. It includes accomplishments, success stories and challenges for the 2005-06 reporting period. It also details progress on initiatives for the 2006-07 reporting period, 80 per cent of which are complete or already in progress.
“We are determined to host sustainable Games as promised in our Bid and every member of our team embraces that commitment,” said John Furlong, VANOC chief executive officer. “Delivering on, and being accountable to, that promise is the real test, so this first report tells how we are doing, what we still need to do and how we’ll measure our performance.”
VANOC is the first Games Organising Committee to integrate not only environmental but also social and economic responsibility. The report outlines VANOC’s six areas of direct decision-making and actionable authority, including accountability; environmental stewardship and impact reduction; social inclusion and responsibility; Aboriginal participation and collaboration; economic benefits from sustainable practices; and sport for sustainable living. VANOC is using Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) guidelines, a credible international standard in corporate sustainability reporting.
