The achievement of sustainability and legacies by the host cities of the Summer Olympiads, 2012–2024

Figures & data

Table 1. Summary of main themes of the Sustainable Development Strategies for the Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games, 2012–2024.

	London 2012		Rio 2016		Tokyo 2021		Paris 2024
Document	LOCOG London 2012 Sustainability Plan (2007) and ODA Sustainable Development Strategy (2007)		Focus: Rio 2016 Sustainability (2015)		Tokyo 2020 Games Foundation Plan (2015) / Action and Legacy Plan (2016)		The Legacy & Sustainability Plan (2018)
Pillars/themes	Climate change	Water	People	Engagement and Awareness Raising	Sport and Health	Promotion of Olympic and Paralympic values in Japan and throughout the world	Delivering more responsible Games	Eco-responsible Games that harness sustainable solutions
		Carbon		Universal accessibility		Benefits from increase in health consciousness and activated community sport		Games that boost regional growth and appeal
	Waste	Waste		Diversity and inclusion		Enhancement of top athletes’ international competitiveness		Games that open up opportunities for everyone
		Materials	Planet	Transport and Logistics		Improvement of social and international status of athletes/enhancement of transparency and fairness in the entire sport world	Building the social and environmental legacy of the Paris 2024 Games	Sport to improve health, education and civic engagement
	Biodiversity	Biodiversity and Ecology		Sustainable Building		Transformation in people’s consciousness and development of an inclusive society built by the momentum of the Paralympic Games		Sport to improve inclusion, equality and solidarity
		Land, Water, Noise and Air		Conservation and environmental recovery	Urban planning and sustainability	Effective utilization of Games-related facilities		Sport to drive the environmental transformation
	Inclusion	Inclusion		Waste management		Implementation of urban planning to ensure secured and comfortable living for everyone
		Employment and Skills	Prosperity	Sustainable supply chain		Communicate the importance of sustainability through efforts triggered by the Games
		Transport and Mobility		Management and reporting	Culture and Education	Communication and succession of cultures of Japan and the world through the cultural programme and other events
		Access				Promotion and succession of Olympic and Paralympic values through the education programme
		Supporting Communities				Training of human resources who actively participate in activities of the international society and local communities
	Healthy living	Health and Wellbeing				Development of respect for diversity
					Economy and technology	Contribution to the recovery of Japan’s economy and getting its growth on track in full-scale through the Games
						Communication of Japanese scientific and technological innovation by showcasing the games
					Recovery (from the Great Earthquake), nationwide benefits and global communication	Support and show the world the recovery of the areas affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake
						Promotion of the Olympic and Paralympic Movement by ‘All Japan’ structure
						Regional revitalization of Japan and tourism promotion through the Games
						Communication of Olympic and Paralympic values and Japanese values

Table 2. Change in the Index of Multiple Deprivation rankings for London Olympic boroughs, 2010–2019 (where 1 = most deprived and 326 = least deprived).

Olympic borough	IMD 2010	IMD 2015	IMD 2019	Rank change	Decile change
Barking and Dagenham	8 (1)	3 (1)	5 (1)	−3	0
	20 (1)	135 (2)	139 (3)	+119	+2
Greenwich	19 (1)	50 (1)	60 (1)	+41	0
	29 (1)	172 (4)	191 (5)	+162	+4
Hackney	1 (1)	2 (1)	7 (1)	+6	0
	1 (1)	49 (1)	78 (6)	+77	+5
Newham	2 (1)	8 (1)	12 (2)	+10	+1
	2 (1)	101 (3)	154 (5)	+152	+4
Tower Hamlets	3 (1)	6 (2)	27 (2)	+24	+2
	3 (1)	24 (6)	175 (6)	+172	+5
Waltham Forest	7 (1)	15 (1)	45 (1)	+38	0
	13 (1)	87 (5)	162 (5)	+149	+4

Notes: Top line: Local Authority summaries: rank of average of LSOA ranks (decile in brackets). Bottom line: Rank of proportion of LSOAs in most deprived 10% nationally (decile in brackets).

Source: Ministry of Housing, Local Government and Communities, National Statistics: English Indices.