Supplementary Information Tables
Departmental Sustainable Development Strategy 2020-21
1. Context for the Departmental Sustainable Development Strategy
Although the Public Prosecution Service of Canada (PPSC) is not bound by the Federal Sustainable Development ActEndnote i and is not required to develop a full departmental sustainable development strategy, the PPSC adheres to the principles of the Federal Sustainable Development Strategy (FSDS) by implementing the Policy on Green Procurement.
The Policy on Green ProcurementEndnote ii supports the Government of Canada’s effort to promote environmental stewardship. In keeping with the objectives of the policy, the PPSC 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 the Public Prosecution Service of Canada
Further to the requirements outlined in the Policy on Green Procurement, the PPSC promotes the selection of goods and services based on more than cost alone. Quality, environmental performance and availability are factored into procurement decisions.
Goods and services are considered green when they have a lesser or reduced impact on human health and the environment than competing goods or services that serve the same purpose. Considerations for product or asset selection include whether it has a reduced manufacturing footprint, such as recycled products, or lower operating impacts, or a smaller disposal impact because of reduced packaging.
Through green-procurement employee training, the PPSC also seeks to improve employee understanding of the rationale for buying green and identifying what makes goods or services energy efficient. Consequently, employees will be empowered to make more informed purchasing decisions.
| FSDS target | FSDS contributing actions | Corresponding departmental action(s) | Contribution by each departmental action to the FSDS goal and target | Starting point(s), target(s) and performance indicator(s) for departmental actions | Link to the department's Program Inventory |
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| Align relevant government operations policies to incorporate greening and climate resilience. | Support the reduction of environmental impact by reducing usage of paper. | Explore the use of digital tools and systems in order to reduce our usage of paper. | Reduce the environmental impact of our operations by moving towards record digitization. Goal: Greening government Target: Adaptation to climate change |
Starting Point: FY
2020-21 Indicators: Pilot the transition to a new Legal Case Management System (LCMS). Pilot implementation of GCDOCS. Pilot implementation of e-signatures. |
Federal Prosecutions Internal Services |
| 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. | Modernize our fleet | Ensure vehicles purchases are the right size for operational needs and the most fuel efficient in their class available at the time of purchase. | Any new vehicle purchases will be zero-emission vehicles or hybrid. Goal: Greening government Target: Real property and fleet (greenhouse gas emissions reductions) |
Starting Point: FY 2017-18 Indicator: Percentage of vehicle purchases that meet the target relative to the total number of vehicles purchased in the fiscal year. Annual amount spent on vehicle purchases. |
Federal Prosecutions Internal Services |
| Transition to a low-carbon economy through green procurement. | Support for green procurement will be strengthened, including guidance, tools and training for public service employees. | Ensure the integration of environmental considerations into procurement management practices, processes and controls. | Environmental considerations will be a key determining factor in the making of procurement decisions. Goal: Greening Government Target: Procurement |
Starting Point: FY 2015-16 Indicator: Percentage of purchases that include criteria or clauses aiming to reduce the environmental impact of the product or service being purchased. |
Federal Prosecutions Internal Services |
| Ensure employees who make procurement decisions or execute transactions have the necessary training to support green procurement. | Training and uniform guidelines will ensure that all employees involved in procurement of office supplies and disposable goods support green procurement. Goal: Greening Government Target: Procurement |
Starting Point: FY 2015-16 Indicator: Percentage of employees involved in procurement and material management who have completed training on green procurement. Starting Point: FY 2020-21 Indicators: Percentage of employees involved in procurement of office supplies and disposable goods for events and conferences have received training and guidelines on green procurement. Updated guidelines for non-acquisitions support staff (Business Coordinators/Administrative Staff) have been developed and implemented in all regions. Percentage of non-acquisitions support staff that have attended information/training sessions on green procurement requirements. |
Federal Prosecutions Internal Services |
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| Integrate Green Procurement Approach objectives into performance management agreements of managers and functional heads of procurement and materiel management. | Implementation of a new national Material Management Framework with a scheduled roll-out over the next five (5) fiscal years. Goal: Greening Government Target: Procurement |
Starting Point: FY 2020-21 Indicators: Percentage of functional heads of procurement and material management whose performance evaluation includes objectives related to green procurement and implementation of PPSC's Material Management Framework. Pilot implementation for the new PPSC Material Management Framework at PPSC headquarters. |
Federal Prosecutions Internal Services |
3. Integrating sustainable development
The Public Prosecution Service of Canada 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 the PPSC's assessments are made public when an initiative that has undergone a detailed SEA is announced on the PPSC's websiteEndnote iii. 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.
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