2019-20 Departmental Sustainable Development Strategy
1. Context for the Departmental Sustainable Development Strategy
Although CanNor is not bound by the Federal Sustainable Development Act and is not required to develop a full departmental sustainable development strategy, CanNor adheres to the principles of the Federal Sustainable Development Strategy (FSDS) by implementing the Policy on Green Procurement.
The Policy on Green Procurement supports the Government of Canada's effort to promote environmental stewardship. In keeping with the objectives of the policy, CanNor supports sustainable development by integrating environmental performance considerations into the procurement decision making process through the actions described in the "FSDS goal: low-carbon government" table in section 2.
2. Commitments for CanNor
| FSDS target | FSDS contributing action | Corresponding departmental action(s) | Support for UN Sustainable Development Goal target | Starting point(s), target(s) and performance indicator(s) for departmental actions | Link to the department's Program Inventory |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reduce Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions from federal government buildings and fleets by 40% below 2005 levels by 2030, with an aspiration to achieve it by 2025. | Support the transition to a low carbon economy through green procurement. | N/A | N/A | Starting point (baseline): N/A Target: N/A Performance indicator: N/A |
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3. Integrating sustainable development
CanNor integrates green procurement practices into its operations and complies with the Policy on Green Procurement. 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.
New funding for CanNor focused on business growth and regional innovation ecosystems will have positive and broad socio-economic outcomes across all regions, including in three environmental areas effective action on climate change; clean growth; and clean energy.
CanNor will continue to ensure that its decision-making process includes consideration of FSDS goals and targets through its Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) process. A SEA for policy, plan or program proposals includes an analysis of the impacts of the given proposal on the environment, including on FSDS goals and targets.
Public statements on the results of CanNor's assessments are made public when an initiative that has undergone a detailed SEA is announced (News Releases and Statements). 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.
CanNor will consider the environmental effects of initiatives subject to the Cabinet Directive on the Environmental Assessment of Policy, Plan and Program Proposals, as part of its decision-making processes. CanNor does not develop any initiatives that require a Strategic Environmental Assessment as recipients of funding from CanNor are responsible for conducting environmental assessments.