OLYMPIC SUSTAINABILITY

4.45.20pm UTC (GMT +0000) Fri 13th Jul 2007

Mike Tuffrey has won a pledge from the Olympic Delivery Authority for a more ambitious target on water consumption. Under questioning at the London Assembly's Environment Committee, the ODA also promised to publish an annual report on progress towards their sustainability objectives, covering renewable energy, low carbon, waste and recycling.

Mike Tuffrey said:

'I feel strongly that the organisers of 2012 should stick to their commitment to make the 2012 Games the greenest in history. This means that the ODA has to exceed their current targets to avoid looking bog standard by 2012. I am calling on the Mayor and GLA officers to put pressure on the ODA to make sure that the Olympic Park really is a showcase development for sustainable design, standing the test of time into legacy phase'