Interview: The Olympics will always lead the race to be greener

Jessica Shankleman
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As London 2012's sustainability team issues its final report, David Stubbs talks to BusinessGreen about the green successes from this year's Games

What environmental achievements were you most proud of during the Games? It's difficult to separate out environmental from the whole sustainability effort because this was truly a holistic programme...

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