| Name of department | Transportation Safety Board of Canada |
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| Date | February 2022 |
| Context | Although the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) is not bound by the Federal Sustainable Development Act and is not required to develop a full departmental sustainable development strategy, the TSB adheres to the principles of the Federal Sustainable Development Strategy (FSDS) by complying with the Policy on Green Procurement. |
| Commitments | The TSB supports the transition to a low-carbon economy by taking environmental considerations into account in its purchasing decisions. Our green procurement plan is indicated in the Greening Government table. |
| Integrating sustainable development | The TSB will continue to ensure that its decision-making processes include consideration of FSDS goals and targets through its Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) process. An 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 TSB’s assessments are made public when an initiative that has undergone a detailed SEA is announced on its web page. 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. The TSB adheres to the strengthened commitments of the Greening Government Strategy, notably in continuing to facilitate opportunities for flexible work arrangements, by purchasing a larger portion of hybrid vehicles meeting operational requirements when replacing fleet vehicles, expand the installation of water bottle filling stations to Regional Offices to further reduce the unnecessary use of single-use plastics and continuing the development of green procurement knowledge for procurement staff and TSB employees with the capacity to procure low-dollar value goods and services. |
FSDS goal: Greening Government
| FSDS target(s) | FSDS contributing action(s) | Corresponding departmental action(s) | Contribution by each departmental action to the FSDS goal and target | Starting point(s) Performance indicator(s) Target(s) |
Program(s) in which the departmental actions will occur |
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Actions supporting the Greening Government Strategy |
Mobility |
Include the requirement for secure bicycle storage in the Occupancy Instrument for the Head Office |
Encourages employees to use low-carbon forms of transportation to reduce emissions from employee commuting |
Starting point: 0 secure bicycle storage for active commuting Performance indicator: number of secure parking spaces for bicycles used for commuting Target: 20 parking spaces for bicycles used for commuting |
Internal Services |
Promote the use of flexible and remote work arrangements |
Facilitates opportunities for flexible work arrangements, such as remote work, by enabling remote computing telecommunications and by supporting information technology (IT) solutions |
Starting point: IT solutions are provided to all employees to enable flexible and remote work arrangements Performance indicator: percentage of employees who wish to use flexible and remote work arrangements are provided with appropriate IT solutions Target: 100% of employees are provided with IT solutions that enable flexible and remote work arrangements |
Internal Services |
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Promote the use of wifi and use of teleconferencing/videoconferencing resources for meetings |
Promotes and incentivizes lower-carbon alternatives to work-related air travel |
Starting point: All employees have been provided with mobile computing devices and mobile phones where possible, along with software and tools to support teleconferencing Performance indicator: number of paperless meetings / number of meetings using telepresence Target: 50% reduction of paper use from the 2019/20 baseline Target: Telepresence or MS Teams availability is arranged/announced for all meetings calling for attendance from multiple sites |
Internal Services |
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On-road fleet |
Purchase hybrid or electric vehicles where available for our operational requirements |
Seventy-five percent of new light-duty unmodified fleet vehicle purchases will be zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) or hybrids, with the objective that the government’s light-duty fleet comprises at least 80% ZEVs by 2030. Priority is to be given to purchasing ZEVs. |
Starting point: The first hybrid vehicle was purchased in 2019/20 Performance indicator: percentage of hybrid vehicle in the TSB fleet where available for our operational requirements Target: Three out of four vehicle purchases are hybrid or electric where such vehicles are available in categories that meet operational requirements |
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Secure access to charging infrastructure in the home facility for each ZEV or plug-in hybrid vehicle it purchases |
Fleet management will be optimized to achieve the targets, including by exploring options for commercial vehicles, assessing ZEV charging infrastructure needs and applying telematics to analyze vehicle usage data |
Starting point: 1 charging point installed in the Regional Office parking for the plug-in hybrid vehicle Performance indicator: number of charging points per ZEV or plug-in hybrid vehicle Target: 100% of TSB ZEV or plug-in vehicles have direct access to charging infrastructure at their home base |
Internal Services |
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Climate-resilient services and operations |
Integrate consideration of climate change impacts in business continuity planning and in its program design and delivery considerations |
Take action to improve understanding of the risks posed by the impacts of climate change to federal assets, services and operations across the country |
Starting point: The 2019 Business Continuity Plan includes specific environmental disasters in its risk assessments, but not climate change impacts in particular. Program design and delivery does not currently include climate change impacts analysis Performance indicator: Risk assessments include climate change impacts Target: The next revision to the Business Continuity plan will include specific analysis of the risks posed by climate change impacts Target: Program design and delivery will take climate change impacts into consideration when they are up for review/analysis |
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Identify available training related to climate change impacts, undertaking climate change risk assessments and developing adaptation actions, and make available among the course offerings for TSB employees |
Take action to improve understanding of the risks posed by the impacts of climate change to federal assets, services and operations across the country |
Starting point: There is no climate change impacts-related training in the TSB course catalogue and none is available via the CSPS Performance indicator: Number of course serials related to climate change impacts and related risk assessments and adaptation actions in the TSB course catalogue Target: A minimum of one course serial related to climate change impacts and related risk assessments and adaption actions is listed in the TSB course catalogue |
Internal Services |
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Acquire new types of furniture via GCtransfer; Dispose of surplus furniture by offering on GCtransfer and GCsurplus |
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Starting point:GCtransfer and GCsurplus are the place of choice for acquiring new furniture not already available within the TSB. New purchases via SO/SA proceeds only when it has been impossible find what is required on GCtransfer or GCsurplus; Surplus furniture is listed for reuse on those sites Performance indicator: Quantity of furniture pieces reused via GCtransfer or GCsurplus Target: new furniture acquisitions are sought from GCtransfer for a minimum of one month prior to considering other options Target: all surplus furniture is advertised on GCtransfer or GCsurplus for a minimum of two weeks |
Internal Services |
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Procurement of goods and services |
Purchase new IT hardware and software via PSPC/SSC consolidated procurement instruments that include environmental criteria |
the government will aid the transition to a net-zero, circular economy through green procurement that includes life-cycle assessment principles and the adoption of clean technologies and green products and services by including criteria that address GHG emissions reduction into procurements that have a high environmental impact |
Performance indicator: Percentage of IT hardware and software purchases that meet the environmental criteria Target: 100% of IT hardware and software purchased meet the environmental criteria |
Internal Services |
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Reuse IT equipment internally where possible; dispose of surplus IT equipment through the Computers for Schools programs |
the government will aid the transition to a net-zero, circular economy through green procurement that includes life-cycle assessment principles and the adoption of clean technologies and green products and services |
Performance indicator: Percentage of surplus IT equipment disposed of via Computers for Schools Target: All IT equipment to be disposed is first offered to Computers for Schools |
Internal Services |
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Install additional water bottle filling stations and promote use of reusable water bottles |
the government will aid the transition to a net-zero, circular economy through green procurement that includes life-cycle assessment principles and the adoption of clean technologies and green products and services by eliminating the unnecessary use of single-use plastics in government operations |
Starting point: At the time of original writing of the 2019-2023 plan, there was one bottle filling station at Head Office; at the time of this update, a second one had been installed at Head Office and a project was underway for a filling station in one Regional Office Performance indicator: Count of water bottle fillings Target: 10,000 fillings/year (count to start upon office re-occupancy) |
Internal Services |
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Procurement specialists have completed the required Green Procurement training to apply sustainability and life-cycle assessment principles in procurement policies and practices and acquisition card holders are encouraged to complete Green Procurement online training |
the government will aid the transition to a net-zero, circular economy through green procurement that includes life-cycle assessment principles and the adoption of clean technologies and green products and services by strengthening support for green procurement, including guidance, tools and training for public service employees |
Performance indicator: Percentage of specialists in procurement and materiel management who have completed training on green procurement Target: 100% of procurement specialists and at least 50% of acquisition card holders have completed the Green procurement training |
Internal Services |