Sustainable Development Action Plan for 2004-2007

Accountability and Reporting

Sustainable development is everyone's responsibility. At the CRA, we have engrained this responsibility into our Sustainable Development Policy by stating that sustainable development applies to all our employees—at all levels and in all branches and regions.

Successful implementation of the national action plan will require the commitment and involvement of all CRA management and employees. Leadership from CRA's senior executive level sustainable development champions (one for external and one for internal) will move us closer to achieving our vision through strengthened communications and action. The Sustainable Development (SD) Division, the centre of expertise in Headquarters, will continue to be the main driving force for co-ordinating and supporting sustainable development. It will also partner with other government departments and stakeholders to advance shared commitments. The national SD Network, EMS Committee, and various SD committees in all our branches and regions will support the mandate of the sustainable development program. This is how we will effectively reach and influence all employees with our sustainable development actions and messages.

Assistant commissioners of branches and regions have signed the national action plan and are ultimately accountable for their commitments within the plan. The SD Network, which is comprised of an appointed SD representative and Co-ordinator from each branch and region, is responsible for monitoring and reporting performance on commitments in the action plan for their areas of accountability. They are also responsible for using the national action plan as a framework for developing their own branch or regional action plans, and to review and renew their commitments annually.

Annual performance reporting on sustainable development is a shared responsibility. The national SD Network will monitor performance and collect information from each branch and region on a quarterly basis, and will submit the information to the SD Division. The SD Division is responsible for analysing the information from the SD Network, along with additional information on developments with the sustainable development program. It then authors and publishes an annual performance report on sustainable development.

Date modified:

2005-10-17