2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games [UK]

Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games Legacy Plan

• Sustainability, opens in a new tab. Our pledge sets out our sustainability goals, it's our blueprint that outlines how the Games can help play its part to achieve a better and more sustainable future.
  • Sustainability video, opens in a new tab, Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games/YouTube, (November 2021).
  • Sustainability pledge, opens in a new tab, Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, (2022).
  • Sustainable sourcing code, opens in a new tab, Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, (2022).
  • Sustainability report, opens in a new tab, Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, (2022).
• Accessibility and Inclusion, opens in a new tab. Birmingham 2022 is committed to delivering a highly accessible, inclusive, and successful Commonwealth Games.
  • Accessibility and inclusion commitment, opens in a new tab, Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, (April 2020).
  • Guide to Accessibility Panels, opens in a new tab, Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, (2022).
  • The Birmingham Inclusive Games Standard, opens in a new tab, Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, (September 2022).
• Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion, opens in a new tab. We want to ensure there are low or barrier free ways to access the Games and surrounding events. And every legacy programme will consider how it can reach and include the people who might not ordinarily take part.
  • Social values charter, opens in a new tab, Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, (February 2022).
• Carbon neutral legacy, opens in a new tab. Our approach has been developed after analysis of previous Commonwealth Games and applies the International Olympic Committee’s established methodology to measure and manage our carbon footprint. As the Games’ carbon footprint is being measured in carbon dioxide equivalents (CO2e), this measure also includes the impact of not just carbon dioxide but other greenhouse gases too.
  • Carbon management plan, opens in a new tab, Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, (2022).
  • Creating a carbon neutral legacy - Credibility checker, opens in a new tab, Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, (updated 22 June 2022).

Reports

• Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games: the highlights, opens in a new tab, UK Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, (September 2022). With the Closing Ceremony now behind us, Games partners remain committed to ensuring the benefits of the Games are felt throughout Birmingham, the West Midlands, and the UK, for years to come. The United By 2022 Legacy Charity’s aim is to maintain the momentum started by the Games and, with partners, support the Birmingham 2022 legacy going forward.
• Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games: Our legacy, opens in a new tab, Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, (July 2022). Highlights from the publication include:
  • State-of-the-art legacy facilities at the Alexander Stadium and Sandwell Aquatics Centre which will opened for community use in 2023.
  • 1,400 homes in the first phase of the Perry Barr Regeneration Scheme, with hundreds more in future phases;
  • 40,000 new jobs and volunteering opportunities including the 14,000 strong ‘Commonwealth Collective’ of Games-time volunteers.
  • £38 million investment into Physical Activity and Wellbeing legacy including programmes to support inactive people to become more active and encouraging cycling for everyone.
  • A £23.9 million Business and Tourism programme enhancing the region and UK’s profile as a destination for tourism, trade and investment.
  • The first Commonwealth Games to incorporate, measure and evidence the Social Value impacts and benefits of hosting the Games, offering a model to future host cities with £40 million of Social Value delivered so far.
  • The first Commonwealth Games to present inclusive, accessible medals with an adjustable ribbon that will suit all body shapes and sizes.