Sustainable development is the key factor that promotes the economy of the country and the world. The number of natural resources in the world depends on the ways of usage. The London Olympics set a precedence in the world of sports through a number of unique things that the programmers applied to reduce overspending and overusing of limited resources. The European Union procurement laws did not limit the procurement procedure of the Olympic organising committee, but the team ensured sustainable procurement in relation to natural resources and the environment (DEFRA 2006). Apart from sustainable procurement the Olympics organizing committee ensured an edifying innovation that was according to the standards set and sustainable. Sustainable procurement and innovation are among the major examples that the world and the London committees need to follow to embrace sustainability.
Procurement of goods and services have a significant impact but if well managed it reduces the cost of the program. The London Olympics organization team set a record that promoted sustainable procurement that helped the sponsors and the funders to reduce on the expenses. The committee settled on the most important goods and services to reduce the expenses, some of the commodities that took a huge chunk of the budget was sustainable and had a number of benefits attached to them. The committee was able to encounter some of the challenges because of the comprehensive research that started early in the year 2005 (London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games 2012).
The London Olympic organization team adapted sustainability to offer services that fitted the value of the money spent. Value in the case of London Olympics was not merely calculations, but a balanced approach that ranges in a given criteria. The organization team ensured that all the rules of Olympics on procurement were followed. The committee ensured enough procurement of goods and services for both Olympics and Paralympics (London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games 2012).
The level of innovation exhibited in the London Olympics is one of the things that give a green light to 2025 sustainable development in London. The committee ensured that most of the activities that took place used innovations that were easier and economical. The committee used mobile platforms to ease the accessibility of the schedules in the Olympics; the mobile applications platforms provided the users with information on the activities. The ticket booking procedure changed since the majority used the online platform to book for tickets other than the manual method (DEFRA 2006).
The lighting system used in the fields was an innovation that gave the participants the most appropriate light for participation. All the advancements in the field, pool and the participants’ houses show London 2012 Olympics as the key indicator of improvement and future innovations in the sporting arena. The athletes had a comfortable stay in their designated houses of residence (Olympic.org n.d).
In conclusion, the strain on resourcing due to the speed of implementation and close working relationship between the sustainability procurement, and innovation the success factors were reached in the London 2012 Olympics. The sustainability of procurement contributed greatly to the success of the London event, and the policy makers have an opportunity to copy from the event and promote sustainable development in the country.
References
DEFRA (2006). Procuring the Future – Sustainable Procurement National Action Plan: Recommendations from the Sustainable Procurement Task Force. England.. Available from: http://archive.defra.gov.uk/sustainable/government/documents/full-document.pdf
London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games. Sustainable Sourcing Code, 3rd edition. London; 2011.
London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games. London 2012 Food Vision. London; 2009.
London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games. Procurement Strategy. London; 2009.
Olympic.org Official Website of Olympic Movement Available from : http://www.olympic.org/olympic-review/documents-reports-studies-publications
