Case study on sustainable development of 200 words
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Answer:
Explanation:
Main Points
Introduction
Observations and Recommendations
Funding for green infrastructure
Eco-efficiency
Green employment
Making communities more sustainable
Conclusion
About the Audit
Exhibits:
3.1—The results chain: From activities to outcomes
3.2—The Program's green municipal infrastructure commitment
3.3—How well is Infrastructure Canada Program managing its objective?
3.4—The Infrastructure Canada Program across Canada
3.5—Green projects approved or completed as at 31 March 2003
3.6—Examples of expected environmental benefits
3.7—How well is Industry Canada managing its objectives?
3.8—Eco-efficiency and environmental technologies results chain: From activities to outcomes
3.9—How well is Human Resources Development Canada managing its objective?
3.10—Progress on Human Resources Development Canada's sustainable development objective
3.11—How well is Environment Canada managing its objective?
3.12—Progress on Environment Canada's sustainable development objective
Main Points
3.1 The federal government has made many commitments on the environment and sustainable development. Making these commitments is one thing but achieving and measuring results is another. In this report, we looked at four federal departments to see if they were making progress on commitments they made to Parliament in their 2001 sustainable development strategies. These strategies are important tools that represent the objectives and action plans of departments and agencies for furthering sustainable development.
3.2 Our first case study looks at "green" funding as part of Infrastructure Canada's $2 billion Infrastructure Canada Program. The government intended that at least 47 percent of its funding to this Program would be directed to infrastructure that will improve the environment. Tangible environmental benefits are expected to be achieved before the Program ends. We found that many of the green projects related to potable water that are funded by the program do not have clearly defined environmental benefits. As a result, accounting for these projects as green overstates the portion of funding allocated to improving the quality of the environment. We also found that the expected or actual environmental benefits of the Program have yet to be reported to Parliament.
3.3 Two commitments made by Industry Canada that deal with eco-efficiency and environmental technologies form the second case study. These commitments are about how companies produce goods and services in a sustainable manner and how consumers use them; they are about producing less pollution and using natural resources more wisely. Industry Canada is meeting its commitments, producing a variety of information products, and providing investments to support projects in these areas. It has put in place a system to track the status of its commitments and reports on progress to senior management on a regular basis. The Department needs to improve how it measures and reports on the impact its actions are having on making Canadian industries more sustainable.