Study assessing how sporting federations can lower the huge ecological impacts of elite athletes has pertinent lessons for businesses
18 Feb 2014
Winter Olympics seeks to make travel to and from Games 'carbon neutral' through investment in a portfolio of emission reduction projects
01 Nov 2013
Delegation set to travel to London to find out how UK prepared for huge surges in power demand
01 Aug 2013
The BusinessGreen Leaders Awards Sustainability Team of the Year reveals how embedding sustainability targets into contracts helped deliver green Olympic success
15 Jul 2013
Evaluation shows Olympic Games avoided 400 kilotons of CO2 and achieved zero waste to landfill
12 Dec 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
New report says London 2012 was greenest ever, but highlights key failings
15 Nov 2012
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
Drinks giant's Olympics' experience reveals clearer communications and standardised collection points can help boost recycling rates
04 Oct 2012
New WRAP research calls for drastic increase in textile recycling, as UNITE donates 7,000 Olympic wares to charity
13 Sep 2012
Utility hopes Rio 2016 Olympic Games will use its new elephant grass biofuel for torch and cauldron, despite missing 2012 deadline
15 Aug 2012
Kenyan marathon runner Abel Kirui won silver dressed in recycled plastic bottles, as Adidas unveils DryDye partnership
14 Aug 2012
Shaun McCarthy looks back over a fortnight of sporting glory to evaluate how sustainable the Olympic Games really was
13 Aug 2012
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
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
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
Ask yourself what would Kay Hope do, and then do the precise opposite
01 Aug 2012
Organisers failed to use biogas to fuel Olympic flame, but efficient design meant giant steel cauldron weighed just 16 tonnes
31 Jul 2012
Seven Quiet Revolution vertical axis wind turbines deployed to provide renewable energy to Olympic Park’s lighting infrastructure
31 Jul 2012
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
VIPs to be treated to five new hydrogen-powered, zero-emission black cabs
23 Jul 2012
New report from WWF and BioRegional hails greenest Games yet, but warns of failures in major areas
20 Jul 2012
Real-time monitoring technology to track and publicly report on energy use at Olympic venues
19 Jul 2012
Pledge to change your travel plans during the Olympics and you could receive free reward points
13 Jul 2012
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