Framework

Commission for a Sustainable London 2012 The governance, planning, information gathering and reporting processes for the new commission are outlined in Assuring a Legacy: The Sustainable Development Assurance Framework for the London 2012 Games Programme [PDF 320K].

The assurance process, as outlined in the report, is cyclical and starts with a review of overarching governance of the Games programme and strategy for sustainable development issues, followed by a planning stage to identify specific sustainable development issues for review, information gathering, analysis and then reporting to the Olympic Board and stakeholders.

The sustainable development assurance framework for the commission applies across:

A range of sustainable development issues relating to the Games, including social, environmental and economic aspects of performance and focussing on the five Olympic themes (climate change, waste, biodiversity, inclusion and healthy living) and other material sustainable development issues that emerge during the Games programme.
Games facilities in London and across the UK.
The planning, delivery and legacy elements of the Games programme.

The commission’s programme will be agreed jointly by the Commission and the Olympic Board each year. This programme will define the issues to be investigated and when.