2022-2023 Departmental Plan: Departmental Sustainable Development Strategy

Greening Government: The Government of Canada will transition to low-carbon, climate resilient, and green operations

FSDS target(s)

FSDS contributing action(s)

Corresponding departmental action(s)

Contribution by each departmental action to the FSDS goal and target

Starting point(s)

Performance indicator(s)

Target(s)

Program(s) in which the departmental actions will occur

By 2022, departments have developed measures to reduce climate change risks to assets, services and operations

Increase training and support on assessing climate change impacts, undertaking risk assessments of climate change and developing adaptation actions for public service employees, and facilitate the sharing of best practices and lessons learned

By 2021, departments will take action to understand the wide range of climate change impacts that could potentially affect federal assets, services and operations across the country

1i. Climate change impacts and adaptation inform investment planning

Factor climate variability and change into policy, programs, and operations to adapt to climate change and to stay consistent with the government’s risk management approach of enhancing the protection of public assets and resources and strengthening planning and decision-making

Climate Change Mitigation

1i. Support Agency-wide contribution towards net-zero emissions (e.g., to support the carbon-neutral 2050 objective) by: promoting the reduction of business travel in procurement; encouraging of the use of online facilitation where feasible; developing a hybrid work environment; and hosting virtual engagement sessions and meetings (baseline starting point 2021–22 – Yes)

Assessment Administration, Conduct, and Monitoring;

Indigenous Relations and Engagement;

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Internal Services

1ii. Climate change impacts and adaptation inform investment planning

1ii. Percentage reduction in paper consumption and printer peripheral products (e.g. ink) (baseline starting point 2021–22 – 5%)

Actions supporting the Goal: Greening Government

(actions that support the Greening Government Goal but do not directly support a FSDS target)

Departments will use environmental criteria to reduce the environmental impact and ensure the best value in government procurement decisions

Integrate environmental considerations into procurement management processes and controls

2. Incorporate environmental considerations into the development of any common-use of procurement instruments

Motivate suppliers to reduce the environmental impact of their goods, services and supply chains

Sustainable Procurement

2. Volume of expenditure through Standing Offers and Supply Arrangements (SOSAs) that include environmental criteria (baseline starting point 2021-22 – 100%)

Internal Services

3i. Integrate environmental considerations into procurement management processes and controls

3i. Percentage of Paperless Procurement transactions:

The Agency has initiated paperless procurement with online advertising of bid solicitations, online bid submissions, electronic recordkeeping of all procurement transactions and digital signatures for signatories on contracting documents (baseline starting point in 2021–22 – 100%)

3ii. Integrate environmental considerations into procurement management processes and controls

3ii. Creation of Agency Policy on Green Procurement, which will cover the following types of topics: reducing and reusing materials; life cycle costs in procurement; and examples of environmental considerations (e.g., end-of-life disposal) (baseline starting point 2022–23)

Actions supporting the Goal: Greening Government

(actions that support the Greening Government Goal but do not directly support a FSDS target)

Support for green procurement will be strengthened, including guidance, tools and training for public service employees

Ensure decision makers, material management, and specialists in procurement have the necessary training and awareness to support green procurement

4. Ensure functional specialists at the Agency have received green procurement training

Green procurement incorporates environmental considerations into purchasing decisions and is expected to motivate suppliers to green their goods, services and supply chain

Sustainable Procurement

4. Percentage of specialists in procurement and materiel management who have completed training on green procurement (baseline starting point 2021–22 – 100%)

Internal services

5. Ensure acquisition cardholders receive green procurement training

5. Total acquisition cardholders who have received green procurement training to date (starting point 2021-22 – 100%)

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