This small collection of ephemera includes a card, map, leaflet, two booklets, and five information sheets that describe the environmental activities and legacies of the Sydney 2000 Games. In particular, this material addresses the reclamation of Homebush Bay, the construction of Olympic venues, the promotion of new technologies, and the development of an integrated waste management system. Together, this material represents the diversity of environmental projects integrated into the Sydney 2000 Games.

In early 1993, the Sydney 2000 Olympics Bid Committee developed an ambitious environmental policy to supplement its bid for the Sydney 2000 Games. Central to this was the Environmental Management System (EMS), a direct response to the IOC's own agenda that integrated policies of sport and sustainable development. Importantly, the EMS gained formal approval from Greenpeace and the IOC and strengthened Sydney's contention for the Games.

EMS addressed five key environmental areas that ultimately influenced most Sydney 2000 operations. These areas were water conservation, waste avoidance and minimisation, pollution avoidance, and the protection of significant natural and cultural environments. In 1995, two years after Sydney won its Olympic bid, SOCOG began to structure these areas into programmes and policies, and also developed a series of promotional campaigns. From this time onwards, an independent coalition of six environmental groups (the Australian Conservation Foundation, the National Parks Association of NSW Incorporated, the National Toxics Network, Nature Conservation Council of NSW, and the Total Environment Centre) monitored SOCOG's environmental activities.

Until 2000, the sporting world had virtually ignored its reliance and impact upon the environment. The Sydney 2000 Games set a new environmental benchmark however, developing an extensive waste minimisation system, showcasing innovations in eco-design, and establishing partnerships between Australian industries and environmental groups. Most importantly, it left environmental legacies that included new products and services, community and industry awareness, eco-friendly sporting facilities, and new standards for the development of future sporting events.

Also arising from the Sydney Games was an archive of promotional material, including pamphlets, posters, CD ROMs and video cassettes. This material contributed to raising community and industry awareness before and during the Sydney 2000 Games.

Designed by SOCOG

Made for SOCOG to promote the Sydney 2000 Games

Unused

Made for and owned by the Olympic Coordination Authority/Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games, and donated to the Powerhouse Museum after use in the Games.

Promotional ephemera (7), paper, cardboard, Green Games, Sydney 2000 Olympic and Paralympic Games, designed by Green Games 2000, made for SOCOG c.2000

Ephemeron, 7, paper and cardboard, includes a card titled "A message from Mother Nature", a booklet outlining the "Environmental achievements of Sydney 2000 Olympic Games", a leaflet about reducing waste, a double sided leaflet featuring maps of various Olympic precincts, Sydney city and the Sydney rail network, a book titled "Olympic Village Guide", a folder containing 5 leaflets about Homebush Bay and the Millennium Parklands and two information sheets titled "Olympic Village Energy and Water Management" and "Olympic Games Reclaiming the land from the past".

made: 2000

2001/84/537

2000