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Verity Postlethwaite, Research associate, Japan Research Centre, SOAS, University of London

London 2012: what the Olympic Games' legacy of sustainability means for events today

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This summer has marked 10 years since the London 2012 Olympics, and a chance to reflect on the event’s legacy. From the outset, the aim was to make it a ground-breakingly sustainable event. According to the United Nations, sustainability is “development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs”. It has as much to do with legacy as it does environmental impact.


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