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Strategies / Comments

The employee performance management process, including the learning plan, provides a framework for ongoing, open, and honest communication between supervisors/managers and employees. This process makes it possible to establish performance objectives that consider the needs of the employee and CIDA in achieving the organization's strategic objectives.

Strategies / Comments

CIDA's financial system has been modified, so that it can be identified whether procurement of an asset is green or not. This improvement will allow CIDA to produce annual reports on the type of procurement, to identify procurement that does not meet criteria for the greening of operations, and to include justification of choices, or possibly to influence choices made.

Strategies / Comments

The disposal of these assets is included in CIDA's asset management framework (currently being developed and scheduled to be implemented in 2011-2012). At present, 90 percent of electronic and electrical equipment disposal is green. Contracts are in place for the disposal of telephones and BlackBerrys. Computers are recycled through the Computers for Schools program or sent to PWGSC's Crown Assets and Disposal services. All electronic equipment with memory is checked prior to their disposal, to ensure the security of information they might have contained during their use. Employees responsible for asset management work with the team of information technology specialists to put suitable procedures in place to allow the fullest, most effective, safe, green management of electronic and electrical assets.

Strategies / Comments

CIDA has had a protocol for green meetings on its website since March 2008. This protocol will be reviewed by 2012. Communications activities will be carried out to remind managers and employees of the steps they can take to shrink CIDA's environmental footprint.

Strategies / Comments

CIDA has put measures in place to ensure that batteries and compact disks are recycled through private firms. CIDA has also entered into a legal agreement with Mira, a non profit organization, to recycle ink cartridges. In pursuit of this objective, messages will be posted on CIDA's intranet site to encourage the use of these programs. Each year, CIDA recycles approximately the equivalent of 720 litres of shredded disks, 200 kilos of batteries and 1,600 ink cartridges.

Strategies / Comments

For the past two years, CIDA has negotiated with SNC Lavalin and PWGSC to set up a program to recycle hand towels used in washrooms at 200 Promenade du Portage. The initiative was finally implemented in 2010-2011. This paper will be used for composting. CIDA will continue to negotiate with PWGSC to extend this service to all areas occupied by CIDA.