This programme is now available to view on localgov.tv the online television channel for public service modernisation. In the programme Shaun McCarthy, Chair of the Commission for a Sustainable London 2012, explores the challenge of creating the greenest Olympics to date.

He discusses how sustainability standards have been maintained in the current economic climate, the ambitious target of generating zero landfill waste and how the Games provide an excellent sustainability model for local authorities.

GBTV is a dedicated web-cast television channel for governors of public bodies, council members and senior executives across all public sector organisations and is available free to an unlimited audience at any location via the internet.

The programme can be viewed at www.localgov.tv