Departmental Sustainable Development Strategy
1. Introduction to the Departmental Sustainable Development Strategy
The 2016 to 2019 Federal Sustainable Development Strategy (FSDS) presents the Government of Canada’s sustainable development goals and targets, as required by the Federal Sustainable Development Act. The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) adheres to the principles of the FSDS, and while not bound formally by the Act, supports reporting on the implementation of the Departmental Sustainable Development Strategy.
2. Sustainable development in SSHRC
SSHRC’s Departmental Sustainable Development Strategy for 2017 to 2020 describes the department’s actions in support of achieving low-carbon government. This supplementary information table presents available results for the departmental actions pertinent to this goal. Previous years’ supplementary information tables are posted on SSHRC’s website.
3. Departmental performance by FSDS goal
Context: low-carbon government
The following table provides performance information on departmental actions in support of the FSDS goal listed in section 2.
| FSDS target(s) | FSDS contributing action(s) | Corresponding departmental action(s) | Starting point(s), target(s) and performance indicator(s) for departmental actions | Results achieved | Contribution by each departmental result to the FSDS goal and target |
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Reduce greenhouse gas 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 |
Integrate environmental considerations into procurement management processes and controls |
Update the statement of work / request for quotes templates to include language referencing environmental considerations |
Ongoing |
12.7 Promote public procurement practices that are sustainable in accordance with national policies and priorities |
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Update procurement review checklists to include environmental considerations |
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Raise awareness on the importance and benefits of green procurement by establishing and incorporating a procurement review function for high-value contracts into an existing management committee |
Ongoing |
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Insert in all contracts a procedure to provide Finance with an electronic copy of invoices instead of a paper copy |
This target is completed |
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Provide information to bidders to send Procurement their bids electronically instead of via paper copy |
This target is completed |
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Accommodation stays will take place in establishments that have a high environmental rating (three green environmental keys or higher) based on industry recognized tool |
Ongoing |
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Copy paper, commercial printing and/or envelope purchases will contain 100% recycled content and be certified to a recognized environmental standard to reduce the environmental impact of its production |
This target is completed |
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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 |
Percentage of procurement and/or materiel management specialists who have completed the Canada School of Public Service Green Procurement course (C215) or equivalent |
This target is completed |
12.7 Promote public procurement practices that are sustainable in accordance with national policies and priorities |
4. Report on integrating sustainable development
During the 2019-20 reporting cycle, SSHRC had no proposals that required a strategic environmental assessment and no public statements were produced.
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