London Olympics articles

Interview: The Olympics will always lead the race to be greener

David Stubbs head of sustainability at London 2012

As London 2012's sustainability team issues its final report, David Stubbs talks to BusinessGreen about the green successes from this year's Games

12 Dec 2012

London 2012 says farewell with final green report

Olympic flame at London 2012

Evaluation shows Olympic Games avoided 400 kilotons of CO2 and achieved zero waste to landfill

12 Dec 2012

London Olympics celebrates carbon savings record

Olympic flame at London 2012

New report says London 2012 was greenest ever, but highlights key failings

15 Nov 2012

In the Green Room with Coca Cola's Katherine Symonds

The woman in charge of cutting Coke's environmental impact during the Olympic Games explains her passion for solar-powered jet packs and Radio 4 presenters

08 Oct 2012

Coca-Cola urges government to deliver national standard for recycling bins

Drinks giant's Olympics' experience reveals clearer communications and standardised collection points can help boost recycling rates

04 Oct 2012

UK throwing out £25m a year by sending clothes to landfill

New WRAP research calls for drastic increase in textile recycling, as UNITE donates 7,000 Olympic wares to charity

13 Sep 2012

EDF claims delayed Olympic biofuel could still leave a lasting legacy

Utility hopes Rio 2016 Olympic Games will use its new elephant grass biofuel for torch and cauldron, despite missing 2012 deadline

15 Aug 2012

Nike and Adidas race to develop greener sportswear technology

Kenyan marathon runner Abel Kirui won silver dressed in recycled plastic bottles, as Adidas unveils DryDye partnership

14 Aug 2012

London 2012 - False start or head start for green business?

Shaun McCarthy looks back over a fortnight of sporting glory to evaluate how sustainable the Olympic Games really was

13 Aug 2012

Some green thoughts on the Olympics

The venues’ green credentials have been impressive, but the real environmental legacy of London 2012 is found in the unerring commitment the Games require

10 Aug 2012

BusinessGreen Leaders Awards 2012: Balfour Beatty puts building blocks in place for greener construction

Sustainability team of the year reveals plans to build on green Olympics success by becoming a major player in delivering the Green Deal

07 Aug 2012

Closed Loop Recycling's Olympic legacy leads green job creation push

Dagenham-based plastic recycling plant heads flurry of green investment announcements as Air Products starts work on 50MW green gas facility in Tees Valley

06 Aug 2012

What Twenty Twelve can teach sustainability professionals

Ask yourself what would Kay Hope do, and then do the precise opposite

01 Aug 2012

Olympic Park erects wind turbines after all

Seven Quiet Revolution vertical axis wind turbines deployed to provide renewable energy to Olympic Park’s lighting infrastructure

31 Jul 2012

Green watchdog hails low-carbon Olympic cauldron

Organisers failed to use biogas to fuel Olympic flame, but efficient design meant giant steel cauldron weighed just 16 tonnes

31 Jul 2012

Top 10 green Olympic facts

As London prepares to fire the starting gun on the 2012 Olympic Games, BusinessGreen runs down the event's top sustainable achievements

27 Jul 2012

Games Lanes become hydrogen highways with new fuel cell taxis

VIPs to be treated to five new hydrogen-powered, zero-emission black cabs

23 Jul 2012

WWF awards London 2012 bronze medal for sustainability efforts

New report from WWF and BioRegional hails greenest Games yet, but warns of failures in major areas

20 Jul 2012

EDF fires starting pistol on smart metered Olympics

Real-time monitoring technology to track and publicly report on energy use at Olympic venues

19 Jul 2012

Recyclebank launches green travel summer giveaway

Pledge to change your travel plans during the Olympics and you could receive free reward points

13 Jul 2012

A perfect storm for the pollution problem

There is a 'perfect storm' building as the capital's air pollution problems mount, warns Simon Birkett, founder and director of Clean Air in London

12 Jul 2012

London 2012: Dow Chemicals urged to bow out of Olympics

London Assembly motion says Dow Chemical's sponsorship of London 2012 damages the reputation of the games

12 Jul 2012

London Olympics: Campaigners target ethical records of corporate sponsors

BP, Rio Tinto and Dow Chemical accused of using the 2012 games to 'greenwash' their reputations

02 Jul 2012

McDonald's serves up hot new eco-uniform

Wayne Hemingway designed uniform made from recyclable materials to be debuted at Olympic Games

20 Jun 2012

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