2018-19 Departmental Sustainable Development Strategy

1. Context for the Departmental Sustainable Development Strategy

Although the Office of the Communications Security Establishment Commissioner (OCSEC) is not bound by the Federal Sustainable Development Act and is not required to develop a full departmental sustainable development strategy, OCSEC adheres to the principles of the Federal Sustainable Development Strategy (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, OCSEC 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. Commitments for OCSEC

FSDS goal: low-carbon government

FSDS target	FSDS contributing action	Corresponding departmental actions	Starting points where available and performance indicators for departmental actions	Programs where the departmental actions will occur
Reduce Greenhouse Gas (GHG) 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.	Use established procurement tools which include criteria to reduce the environmental impact associated with the production, acquisition, use and/or disposal of supplies.	Dollar value or volume of office supply purchases that meet the target objective relative to the total dollar value or volume of all office supply purchases in the year in question.	Internal Services
		Procurement of copy paper, commercial printing, and/or envelope purchases that contain a minimum of 30% recycled content and be certified to a recognized environmental standard to reduce the environmental impact of its production.	Dollar value or volume of copy paper, commercial printing and/or envelope purchases that meet the target objective relative to the total dollar value or volume of all copy paper, commercial printing and/or envelope purchases in the year in question.

3. Integrating sustainable development

OCSEC will continue to ensure that its decision-making process includes consideration of FSDS goals and targets. Should there be a requirement for a Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) process, a statement on the results of OCSEC's assessments will be made public.