VANOC’s Sustainability Report 2006-07 is the second of five public Sustainability Reports we will be preparing between now and 2010. It covers the period from August 1, 2006 to July 31, 2007, 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.

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1. Introduction (PDF, 265KB)
2. Accountability (PDF, 1.2MB)
3. Environmental Stewardship and Impact Reduction (PDF, 1.9MB)
4. Social Inclusion and Responsibility (PDF, 1.4MB)
5. Aboriginal Participation and Collaboration (PDF, 1.1MB)
6. Economic Benefits (PDF, 813KB)
7. Sport for Sustainable Living (PDF, 829KB)

8. Appendices (PDF, 698KB)

         Appendix A: Glossary (PDF, 139KB)

         Appendix B: Sustainability Attributes of Venues, Villages and Facilities (PDF, 232KB)

         Appendix C: Comparison of Sustainability Initiatives by Games Organizing Committees (PDF, 106KB)

         Appendix D: Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Index (PDF, 163KB)

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

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