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2007-2009 Sustainable Development Strategy
Environment Canada tabled its fourth Sustainable Development Strategy (SDS) for the period 2007-2009 in the House of Commons in December 2006. This is the first progress report on the Strategy.
Environment Canada's SDS 2007-2009 highlights for Canadians key commitments that the Department will undertake to strengthen the integration of sustainable development in the planning and delivery of our strategic outcomes. Commitments in the SDS focus on two key aspects of Environment Canada's approach to sustainable development: strengthening the Department's capacity to integrate social and economic considerations into our decision-making processes; and continuing to provide the environmental information, programs and services that enable Canadians to better integrate the true value of the environment into their decision-making. Environment Canada's SDS is aligned along four main goals:
- Canadians and their environment are protected from the effects of pollution and waste in support of a sustainable economy;
- Weather and environmental predictions and services reduce risks and contribute to the well-being of Canadians;
- Canada 's natural capital is managed to protect and enhance its capacity to provide ecological goods and services that provide enduring social and economic benefits; and
- Strengthened integrated decision-making in the delivery of departmental strategic outcomes.
The commitments made in the Strategy are fully integrated into the Department's results management framework to ensure that they remain a core element of the Department's planning, managing and performance reporting practices. This first report on progress for the 2007-2009 SDS outlines the results achieved up to March 31, 2008. The purpose of the SDS subsection is to apprise parliamentarians and Canadians of the results achieved and progress made during the first year of SDS implementation.
Environment Canada has made a number of important accomplishments under this Strategy. Detailed performance information is available at http://www.ec.gc.ca/sd-dd_consult/DPR2007Table_e.html . The Department's SDS 2007-2009 document is available at http://www.ec.gc.ca/sd-dd_consult/SDS2007/index_e.cfm .