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Published

3rd January 2013

Knowledge Type

Learning legacies

Organisation

, London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) , UPS

Major Project

London 2012

Sustainability strategies adopted for delivering goods during the Games

Summary

As the Official Logistics Provider to the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG), UPS was responsible for the movement of some 30 million items ranging from boats to bean bags. Five strategies were adopted to minimise the environmental impacts from the operation: modal shift; efficient road and warehousing operations; alternative fuels and clean diesels; carbon measurement and mitigation; and waste management.