Table 1: Departmental Sustainable Development Strategy – March, 2020
1. Context for the Departmental Sustainable Development Strategy (FSDS)
Although the Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB) is not bound by the
Federal Sustainable Development Act and is not required to develop a full departmental sustainable development strategy, the Immigration and Refugee Board 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, the IRB 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 IRB
FSDS goal: low-carbon government
| FSDS target | FSDS contributing action | Corresponding organizational action(s) | Support for UN Sustainable Development Goal target | Starting point(s), target(s) and performance indicator(s) for departmental actions | Link to the organization’s Program Inventory |
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| 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. | Maintain one hybrid vehicle, representing 100% of the department’s fleet. Where the vehicle needs to be replaced, a hybrid vehicle will be considered first, provided it meets operational needs. | Promote public procurement practices that are sustainable, in accordance with national policies and priorities.
UN SDG 12: Targets & Indicators |
Baseline: 100%
Target: 100%
Performance Indicator: percentage of vehicles in the fleet that are hybrid vehicles. | - Refugee Protection Decisions
- Refugee Appeal Decisions
- Admissibility and Detention Decisions
- Immigration Appeal Decisions
- Internal Service
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| Support clean technologies and green products and services by taking environmental considerations into account in our purchasing decisions. | Promote public procurement practices that are sustainable, in accordance with national policies and priorities.
UN SDG 12: Targets & Indicators |
Baseline: 100%
Target: 100%
Performance Indicator: percentage of specialists in procurement and assets management who have completed training in Green Procurement. | - Refugee Protection Decisions
- Refugee Appeal Decisions
- Admissibility and Detention Decisions
- Immigration Appeal Decisions
- Internal Service
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| All new acquisition card recipients will be required to complete training in Green Procurement and will receive in-house training on greening procurement principles within one year of receiving their cards. | Promote public procurement practices that are sustainable, in accordance with national policies and priorities.
UN SDG 12: Targets & Indicators |
Baseline: not applicable
Target: 100%
Performance Indicator: percentage of acquisition card holders who have received training on the principles of green procurement. | - Refugee Protection Decisions
- Refugee Appeal Decisions
- Admissibility and Detention Decisions
- Immigration Appeal Decisions
- Internal Service
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3. Integrating sustainable development
The IRB 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 IRB’s assessments are made public when an initiative that has undergone a detailed SEA is announced. 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.