This CD ROM, titled 'The Environmental Games - Environmental achievements of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games', contains around 100 articles and information sheets describing environmental agendas of the Sydney Games. In particular, it addresses the reclamation of Homebush Bay, the construction of Olympic venues, and the development of an integrated waste management system. Some SOCOG coordinators were dissatisfied with this CD ROM for its inaccuracies and awkward style, yet it remains a significant record of environmental policies for 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 c.2000 to market the Sydney 2000 Olympic and Paralympic 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.

CD Rom cover and insert, acrylic, plastic and paper, "The Environmental Games - Environmental achievements of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games". The CD Rom and cover feature photographic images of fountains, wetlands and a cyclist.

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