Environmental Stewardship and Impact Reduction
Our Sustainability Performance Objective for Environmental
Stewardship and Impact Reduction:
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To conserve natural environments and manage, mitigate and offset negative impacts
Our environmental stewardship and impact reduction program
addresses five key issues:
We are managing our environmental impacts by:
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Designing for less through smart site selection, venue design and procurement
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Operating “eco-efficiently” by minimizing consumption of energy, water and materials and minimizing waste and emissions
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Rehabilitating or offsetting negative impacts we cannot avoid
We are measuring and reporting on the environmental footprint of
the Games venues, sites, temporary structures and operations. (See
Sustainability
Attributes of Venues, Villages and Facilities.) Where VANOC is
not the venue developer, but will be operating the venue during
Games time, we work with our partners to achieve our shared vision
of sustainability attributes. We are not measuring and reporting on
the environmental footprint of regional infrastructure improvements
undertaken by government in advance of the Games. These projects
are not under VANOC’s mandate, but are being built to
meet local requirements extending beyond the Games.
Background – ENGO Dialogue Group
Facilitated by the Hollyhock Leadership Institute and supported by Environment Canada, VANOC participates in a dialogue group with 20 environmental organizations. Last year, discussions focused on five topic areas: public engagement, climate change, waste management, toxics and urban sustainability/greenbelt.
Facilitated by the Hollyhock Leadership Institute and supported by Environment Canada, VANOC participates in a dialogue group with 20 environmental organizations. Last year, discussions focused on five topic areas: public engagement, climate change, waste management, toxics and urban sustainability/greenbelt.
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