Departmental Sustainable Development Strategy
1. Overview of the Federal Government's Approach to Sustainable Development
The Policy on Green Procurement supports the Government of Canada's effort to promote environmental stewardship. In keeping with the objectives of the policy, the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency (CanNor) supports sustainable development by integrating environmental performance considerations into the procurement decision-making process through the activities in this supplementary information table.
Although the Agency is not bound by the Federal Sustainable Development Act and is not required to develop a departmental sustainable development strategy (FSDS), CanNor adheres to the principles of the FSDS by implementing the Policy on Green Procurement.
2. Themes I to III: Department- and Agency-Led Targets
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3. Themes I to III: Implementation Strategies
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4. Theme IV: Targets and Implementation Strategies
Goal: Waste and Asset Management
Target : Green Procurement
As of April 1, 2014, the Government of Canada will continue to take action to embed environmental considerations into public procurement, in accordance with the federal Policy on Green Procurement.
Scope and Context
CanNor is committed to the Policy on Green Procurement and, therefore, integrates green procurement practices into its operations. The Agency is committed to the use of information and communication technologies to reduce the impact of the geographic distance between its offices while also reducing some of the environmental impacts arising from operations.
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Performance Measurement
Expected result
| Performance indicator | Targeted performance level |
|---|---|
| Departmental approach to further the implementation of the Policy on Green Procurement in place as of April 1, 2014. | April 2016 |
| Number and percentage of procurement and/or materiel management specialists who completed the Canada School of Public Service Green Procurement course (C215) or equivalent, in fiscal year 2016–17. | Number 0 Percentage: N/A CanNor utilizes the services of Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada procurement staff. |
| Number and percentage of managers and functional heads of procurement and material whose performance evaluation includes support and contribution toward green procurement, in fiscal year 2016–17. | Number: 1 Percentage: 10% The Director of Corporate Services is the Agency's head of procurement and material management. |
Departmental green procurement target
| Performance indicator | Targeted performance level |
|---|---|
| Green procurement to be considered by the contracting review committee for contract proposals. | 100% |
Departmental green procurement target
| Performance indicator | Targeted performance level |
|---|---|
| Employees have the tools and knowledge to work in compliance with the policy on green procurement. | 100% |
Departmental green procurement target
Director of Corporate Services supports integration of green procurement practices.
| Performance indicator | Targeted performance level |
|---|---|
| Ensure that the Director of Corporate Services supports the Agency in integrating green procurement practices. | 100% |
| Implementation strategy element or best practice | Targeted performance level |
|---|---|
| Ensuring a high percentage of shared-use office equipment is multifunctional | Aiming to Achieve |
| Ensuring an adequate ratio of office employees to printers. | Aiming to Achieve |
| Implementing measures for greening meetings. | Aiming to Achieve |
| Additional activities | Targeted performance level |
|---|---|
| CanNor will use Public Works and Government Services Canada green procurement instruments where they are not in contradiction with land claims objectives. In some cases, the use of these instruments may contradict the objectives of comprehensive land claims agreements in communities where CanNor has offices. In these instances, CanNor will determine how to meet the principles of green procurement while respecting to the objectives of these agreements. | Aiming to Achieve |
Strategic Environmental Assessment
CanNor will continue to ensure that its decision-making process includes consideration of Federal Sustainable Development Act goals and targets through the Strategic Environmental Assessment process. An Strategic Environmental Assessment process for policy, plan or program proposals includes an analysis of the impacts of the given proposal on the environment, including on Federal Sustainable Development Act goals and targets.
Statements on the results of CanNor's detailed assessment will be made public when an initiative is announced. The purpose of the public statement is to demonstrate that the environmental effects, including the impacts on achieving the FSDS goals and targets, of the approved policy, plan or program have been considered during proposal development and decision making.