Overview of the federal government's approach to sustainable development
The Federal Sustainable Development Strategy (FSDS) 2013–16 presents the Government of Canada's sustainable development activities, as required by the Federal Sustainable Development Act. In keeping with the objectives of the Act to make environmental decision making more transparent and accountable to Parliament, Statistics Canada supports the implementation of the FSDS through the activities described in this supplementary information table.
This Departmental Sustainable Development Strategy presents the results for Theme IV—Shrinking the Environmental Footprint—Beginning with Government.
Theme 4: Targets and implementation strategies
Target 7.2: 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.
Performance measurement
| Performance indicator | Performance level achieved |
|---|---|
| Departmental approach to further the implementation of the Policy on Green Procurement in place as of April 1, 2014. | Actual completion date: April 1, 2011 |
| Number and percentage of procurement and materiel management specialists who completed the Canada School of Public Service Green Procurement course (C215), or equivalent, in fiscal year 2015-16. | 17 94% |
| Number and percentage of managers and functional heads of procurement and materiel whose performance evaluation includes support of and contribution toward green procurement, in fiscal year 2015-16. | 5 100% |
| Performance indicator | Performance level achieved |
|---|---|
| Percentage of value of green procurement over total procurement value. | 94% |
| Performance indicator | Performance level achieved |
|---|---|
| Copy paper will contain a minimum of 30% recycled content and be certified to a recognized environmental standard to reduce the environmental impact of its production. | 100% |
| Performance indicator | Performance level achieved |
|---|---|
| Internal paper consumption per office employee will decrease by 25%. |
Internal paper consumption per office employee decreased by 33%. |
| Number of sheets of internal office paper purchased or consumed per office employee in the baseline year (fiscal year 2010-11)—3,920 sheets per employee. | The percentage decrease per employee exceeded the 25% target. This reflects Statistics Canada’s ongoing efforts to increase employee awareness of environmental considerations. It also reflects the way the Agency is transitioning away from paper usage and leveraging technology, such as in the use of electronic questionnaires rather than paper forms for surveys. |
| Implementation strategy element or best practice | Performance level achieved |
|---|---|
| 7.2.1.5. Leverage common-use procurement instruments where available and feasible. | Achieved |
| Best practice 7.2.3. Train acquisition cardholders on green procurement. |
Achieved |
| Best practice 7.2.4. Increase awareness of the Policy on Green Procurement among managers. |
Achieved |
Strategic Environmental Assessment
During the 2015-16 reporting cycle, Statistics Canada considered 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. As Statistics Canada did not develop any initiatives that required a Strategic Environmental Assessment, no related public statements were produced.