Sustainability Report

VANOC’s Sustainability Report 2008-09 is the fourth of five public Sustainability Reports we will be preparing between now and 2010. It covers the period from August 1, 2008 to July 31, 2009, in concert with our fiscal year.

This report is a management and accountability tool that sets out our sustainability objectives and describes our plans for achieving them, and our performance to date. Producing it helps us better understand our strengths and weaknesses as well as the things we can or need to do to improve our performance.

For the VANOC team, the report provides a benchmark from which we can measure progress and make adjustments as necessary. For the public, it offers a window on our activities and sustainability performance and serves as a basis for constructive discussion and feedback.

VANOC is a project-based entity. In our lifespan we transition from planning and design, to construction, operations, convening the Games, then decommissioning and wind-down. This means we do not operate on an ongoing basis like other companies, but function as a project with a beginning, middle and end. Since sustainability reporting is new for an Organizing Committee, we are committed to continuous improvement. Our goal is to build on previous reports and meet our commitment to consistent and transparent reporting on our sustainability performance.

2008-2009

Download the 2008-09 Sustainability Report (PDF, 11.1MB)

Download the 2008-09 Sustainability Snapshot (PDF, 13.5MB)

Download sections of the document:

• Table of Contents (PDF, 430 KB)
• CEO Message and at a Glance (PDF, 831 KB)
• Sustainability Scorecard and Assurers Report (PDF, 154 KB)
• Our Commitment to Sustainable Venues (Illustrations) (PDF, 1.8 MB)
• Introduction (PDF, 271 KB)
• Accountability (PDF, 2.1MB)
• Environmental Stewardship and Impact Reduction (PDF, 1.3 MB)
• Social Inclusion and Responsibility (PDF, 962 KB)
• Aboriginal Participation and Collaboration (PDF, 797 KB)
• Economic Benefits (PDF, 962 KB)
• Sport for Sustainable Living (PDF, 607 KB)

Appendices
Appendix A and B: Glossary and Key Acronyms (PDF, 180 KB)
Appendix C: Sustainability Highlights of Venues, Villages and Facilities (PDF, 136 KB)
Appendix D Sustainable Legacies of the 2010 Winter Games (PDF, 136 KB)
Appendix E The Vancouver 2010 Sustainability Star Program Recipients (PDF, 1.9 MB)
Appendix F: Global Reporting Initiative Index (PDF, 128 KB)

2007-2008

Download the 2007-08 Sustainability Report (PDF, 15.5MB)

Download the 2007-08 Sustainability Snapshot (PDF, 9.3MB)

Download sections of the document:

1. Introduction (PDF, 3.1MB)
2. Accountability (PDF, 6.0MB)
3. Environmental Stewardship and Impact Reduction (PDF, 7.9MB)
4. Social Inclusion and Responsibility (PDF, 6.2MB)
5. Aboriginal Participation and Collaboration (PDF, 6.0MB)
6. Economic Benefits (PDF, 4.0MB)
7. Sport for Sustainable Living (PDF, 5.7MB)
8. Sustainable Venues Illustrations (PDF, 1.1MB)

Appendices
Appendix A: Glossary (PDF, 1.7MB)
Appendix B: Key Acronyms (PDF, 81KB)
Appendix C: Sustainability Highlights of Venues, Villages and Facilities (PDF, 469KB)
Appendix D: Sustainability Innovations (PDF, 143KB)
Appendix E: Global Reporting Initiative Index (PDF, 135KB)

2006-2007

Download the 2006-07 Sustainability Report (PDF, 9.2MB)

Download the 2006-07 Sustainability Snapshot (PDF, 2.1MB)

2005-2006

Download the 2005-06 Sustainability Report (PDF 4.7MB)

Download the 2005-06 Sustainability Report Fact Sheet (PDF, 71KB)