November 7, 2007 Recommendations
The second meeting of the VANOC Board Advisory Committee on
Sustainability Performance (BACSP) occurred on November 7, 2007.
Members of the BACSP provided the following recommendations to the
Sustainability and Human Resources Committee (S&HR Committee)
of the VANOC Board of Directors. The intent of these
recommendations is to enhance sustainability operations, programs
and initiatives at VANOC.
Clarification of Roles — BACSP Members and Ex-Officio Representatives from Government and First Nations
Clarification of Roles — BACSP Members and Ex-Officio Representatives from Government and First Nations
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BACSP members participate as individuals and not as sector representatives
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Ex officio government and First Nations representatives to the BACSP participate as resources but recommendations of the BACSP reflect the views of the members and not ex officio representatives
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November 7, 2007 — Recommendations to
VANOC and the Sustainability and Human Resources
Committee
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VANOC Response/Status
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1. Consider expanding the scope of the
IOC’s biennial Sport and Environment Conference
from environment to sustainability
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This idea has been incorporated into our
discussions with the IOC. VANOC is convening the 2009
conference in conjunction with the IOC.
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2. Consider the feasibility of a public
participation program based on the sustainability goals of
the Games.
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VANOC, the Province of BC and 2010
Legacies Now are exploring the feasibility of a
sustainability public participation program that may have,
as a key element, a common web-based delivery platform
through which each organization could pursue its public
engagement goals on sustainability collaboratively
— potentially increasing the collective
impact. A Request for Proposal was issued in
April, 2008 by 2010 Legacies Now to engage an expert in
this area.
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3. Consider using arts and culture as a
vehicle for inclusion of persons with a disability.
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The 2008 Cultural Olympiad included a
wheelchair dancing event in its programming. Similar
opportunities will be considered for the 2009 and 2010
Cultural Olympiads and for the 2010 Opening and Closing
Ceremonies.
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4. Consider the feasibility of including
spectator travel in the carbon footprint of the
Games.
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Spectator air travel was included in the
forecast of the Games carbon footprint released in
February, 2008 by VANOC and the David Suzuki Foundation;
financing strategies are under discussion.
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5. Consider a distinct biodiversity
legacy from the Games.
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A biodiversity legacy from the Games is
under discussion with the BC Ministry of the Environment,
Environment Canada, venue partners and our Environmental
Non-Government Organization Dialogue members.
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