Departmental Sustainable Development Strategy
1. Context for the Departmental Sustainable Development Strategy
The 2016–2019 Federal Sustainable Development Strategy (FSDS):
- sets out the Government of Canada’s sustainable development priorities;
- establishes goals and targets;
- identifies actions to achieve them, as required by the Federal Sustainable Development Act.
Although the National Film Board of Canada is not bound by the Federal Sustainable Development Act and is not required to develop a full departmental sustainable development strategy, it adheres to the principles of the 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, the National Film Board of Canada 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, below.
2. Departmental performance by FSDS goal
FSDS goal: low-carbon government
| FSDS target(s) | FSDS contributing action(s) | Corresponding departmental action(s) | Support for UN Sustainable Development Goal target* | Starting point(s), target(s) and performance indicator(s) for departmental actions | Results achieved† |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reduce greenhouse gas emissions from federal government buildings and fleets by 40% below 2005 levels by 2030, with the goals of achieving it by 2025. | Support the transition to a low-carbon economy through green procurement. | Integrate environmental considerations into procurement-management processes and controls. | 12.7 | Starting point: Increase lifespan use of office computers.
Target: 100% by April 1, 2016 Performance indicator: Office computers have a minimum average lifespan of 4 years. |
Completed and ongoing |
| Starting point: Environmentally responsible disposal of toner cartridges.
Target: 90% by March 31, 2017 (ongoing). Performance indicator: Toner cartridges are recycled at end of life. |
Completed and ongoing | ||||
| Starting point: Reduce the environmental impact of paper production and be certified to a recognized environmental standard.
Target: 95% minimum by March 31, 2017. Performance indicator: Copy paper, commercial printing, and/or envelope purchases will contain a minimum of 30% recycled content. |
Completed: Empty cartridges are sent back to the supplier. It should be noted that the NFB reduced its total number of printers. | ||||
| Ensure that decision makers have the necessary training and awareness to support green procurement. | Performance indicator: Number and percentage of procurement and/or materiel-management specialists who completed the Canada School of Public Service Green Procurement course (C215) or equivalent. | 0% Will be completed in 2018–2019. |
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| Ensure that key officials include contributions to, and support for, the Government of Canada Policy on Green Procurement objectives in their performance evaluations | Starting point: Increased accountability.
Target: 1 and 100% in 2017–2018 Performance indicator: Number and percentage of managers and functional heads of procurement and materiel whose performance evaluation includes support and contribution toward green procurement |
0% Will be completed in 2018–2019. |
4. Report on integrating sustainable development
During the 2017–2018 reporting cycle, the NFB had no proposals that required a Strategic Environmental Assessment, and no public statements were produced.
The NFB continued the implementation of the Policy on Green Procurement, which supports the Government’s effort to promote environmental stewardship. The NFB took the following steps to reduce its carbon footprint:
- Office supplies: All supplies across the organization are ordered against a National Master Standing Offer (NMSO). Deliveries are limited to once a week to reduce carbon emissions.
- Equipment purchases: The NFB uses the Public Services and Procurement Canada and Shared Services Canada consolidated purchasing instruments and relies on the environmental factors incorporated into these standing offers.
- Energy Efficiency: Purchases of lighting equipment for filming or other purposes are limited to LED technology that is more energy efficient.
- Reduced Paper Consumption: An initiative has been put in place to reduce the use and storage of paper documents, which will reduce paper consumption and space required for storage.
- Collaboration tools: A work plan has been developed to provide all employees with collaborative tools to work better with each other and with external partners and from any location. This will reduce travel and minimize the need for office space.
- Disposal of equipment: When disposing of excess material, the NFB promotes methods for reuse, and when destruction is the only method possible, ensures that the measures taken for the recycling of materials and a disposal of materials.
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