London 2012

  • Glasgow 2014 achieves new Sustainability benchmark for Commonwealth Games

    GLASGOW 2014 was presented a certificate for achieving ISO 20121, the international standard for Sustainable Event Management, which confirms its commitment to be a truly sustainable Commonwealth Games.                       Glasgow… Read More

  • London councils urged to end cage cruelty

    LONDON COUNCILS have been urged to end cage cruelty by buying cage-free eggs for school and council catering. Fifteen London councils have already received Good Egg Awards for their ethical egg-buying policies, but unfortunately this means that 18 are still… Read More

  • Aramark wins Olympics legacy award

    ARAMARK HAS received a prestigious sustainability award recognising its work at the London 20102 Olympics and Paralympics.                   The RP Global Sustainability Award was presented to Aramark at the Beyond London 2012… Read More

  • Waste watch sponsored by 3663

    DON’T FORGET that landfill tax is about to go up again. As part of the landfill tax escalator – designed to encourage the diversion of waste from landfill – waste disposal costs rise by £8 per tonne each year.  … Read More

  • First ever 100% recycled cup

    THE COMPANY best-known for making the Comic Relief Red Noses and the plastic ruler has come up with another first.   After years of research, Invicta Plastics has created the world’s first rigid and durable products made solely from regular… Read More

  • New plan to tackle waste at UK events

    A NEW TARGET to ensure that no waste from the events sector ends up in landfill has been announced.     As part of the ”Zero waste events: a 2020 vision”, a new “roadmap” has been published to help the… Read More

  • Footprint Annual Review: Cheap milk, pricey gas and unethical coffee

    THE TOP stories of 2012, from Starbucks’ tax travails to rising energy bills and the “greenest Olympics ever”.   January/February   With the mince pies sitting heavily around the waistline and the influence of festive parties still coursing through the veins,… Read More

  • The UK Games legacy

    …AS THE hard work on one huge food operation finishes, another is already under way. BaxterStorey’s John Bennett looks back at the 2012 Olympics…                   At the start of 2011, BaxterStorey secured… Read More

  • London 2012 most sustainable Games to date

    WASTE MANAGEMENT was one of the areas in which the London 2012 Games performed better than any other Olympics. The food was pretty good too.                   That’s according to an in-depth review… Read More

  • FootprintFeature: Salt, Sugar, Sweat

    WITH MASSIVE sponsorship from fast food companies and a veil of secrecy covering alternative catering, London 2012 was quickly titled ‘the junk food Olympics’. But was that an accurate moniker, and could it actually have a positive outcome?   Long… Read More