4. Monitoring and reporting on performance

Both the SD Network and SD Division report performance quarterly through a web-based Performance Reporting (PR) Tool designed for the SD program. Mechanisms for regular reporting are also in place for all EMPs through the Environmental Management System (EMS).

SD performance is summarized and presented to management in various fora including the SDSC, the Agency Management Committee and the Board of Management, through a number of reports. For example, SD performance is included in CRA in-year reports, such as Agency quarterly reports and the Finance and Administration Branch's functional business plan reports, and the CRA's Annual Report to Parliament. The annual Performance Report on Sustainable Development (i.e., this report) represents the CRA's most detailed report on SD performance.

One important audience for the CRA's SD performance information is the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development (CESD). The CESD has a mandate to monitor federal departments and agencies implementation of their SD Strategies. Audits are one tool used by the CESD to assess performance against expected results. Audit results are normally the subject of the Commissioner's Annual Report to the House of Commons and provide important directional information for the CRA.

Date modified:

2007-03-26