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Although CSC’s SDS targets span over a 3-year cycle, implementation of SD/Environmental initiatives is done on an annual basis in accordance with the available budget and human resource level. CSC expects:

• to reduce its natural gas and/or heating oil consumption by approximately 0.5%;
• that at least 10% of all new acquired vehicles will be hybrid models or will run on alternative fuels;
• to replace at least one large cooling system that represents a high risk of leakage;
• to implement two Phase 1 and 2 Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) Recovery Projects on its petroleum storage tanks;
• to implement at least one project to improve the quality of targeted outfall from a wastewater treatment system;
• to reduce its potable water consumption by approximately 2% to 3%;
• to proceed with the remediation of a minimum of two priority contaminated sites and further advance our environmental farm management plan;
• to proceed with a minimum of three new environmental assessments of potentially contaminated sites;
• to conduct two institutional solid waste audits;
• to initiate the development of an internal policy on green procurement; and,
• to prepare and deliver at least two SDS progress report for Senior Management.

CSC’s SDS 2007-2010 refers to the following performance measures to evaluate progress toward its commitments/targets:

• Weight (in metric tonnes) of CO2 emissions produced by its central heating plants and institutional heating systems;
• Number of renewable energy production projects implemented;
• % of new acquired vehicles that run on alternative fuels (hybrid and E85);
• Number of measures to improve the efficiency of its large boilers;
• Number of halocarbon cooling systems replaced;
• Number of phase 1 and 2 VOC recovery projects/units installed/completed;
• Number of projects to upgrade its wastewater treatment systems implemented;
• Number of measures to conserve potable water implemented;
• Potable water consumption (litres/occupant/day);
• Number of priority contaminated sites is remediated;
• Number of actions taken to expand the Environmental Farms Management Plan;
• Number of assessments of potentially contaminated areas;
• Number of solid waste audits conducted;
• Estimate of weight of land filled solid waste (kg/occupant/day)
• Publication of an internal policy on green procurement;
• Number of employees who received training on green procurement; and
• Number of SDS progress reports presented to Senior Management.

As of April 1, 2009, CSC has achieved the following SDS results for 2008-2009:

• Implementation of institutional energy conservation initiatives to meet the 0.5% to 1% targeted reduction of natural gas/heating oil;
• The Dorchester Institution wind turbine installation was completed in March 2009 and field work was further advanced for the Drumheller Institution wind turbine (scheduled for fall 2009).  Other minor renewable energy projects were also implemented;
• 55% of all new acquired vehicles in 2008/09 have the capacity to run on alternative fuel;
• Under an agreement with National Research Council of Canada, eight Central Heating Plants have been visited and adjusted to improve the efficiency of their large boilers and measure their NOx emissions;
• Replacement of at least one large halocarbon cooling system that represents a high risk of leak;
• Implementation of at least one Phase 1 and 2 VOCs recovery project on its petroleum storage tanks;
• Implementation of at least one project to improve the quality of targeted outfalls from wastewater treatment systems;
• An estimated reduction by approx 2-3% of potable water consumption;
• Three contaminated site remediation projects were completed and six contaminated site assessments were conducted.  Additional improvements were completed in line with the advancement of the Environmental Farm Management Plan at Westmorland Institution;
• Completion of three solid waste audits;
• A trial run on green procurement practices was conducted in the Quebec region and the development of a draft internal policy on green procurement was initiated.  Related training for procurement officers was continued; and
• An annual SDS progress report for Senior Management was prepared in December 2008.