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The Department of Justice supports the Federal Sustainable Development Strategy goal of Low-Carbon Government through actions identified in its three-year <a href="/eng/abt-apd/sd-dd/timeline.html">Departmental Sustainable Development Strategy</a>.</p> <p>Justice’s Departmental and SD Practices:</p> <ul> <li><a href="/eng/abt-apd/sd-dd/b.html">Activities and Commitments Related to Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA)</a></li> </ul> <h2>Current Strategy and Strategy Reports</h2> <ul> <li><a href="2023_2024.html">2023 to 2024 Departmental Sustainable Development Strategy (DSDS) Report</a></li> </ul> <h2>Relevant Resources</h2> <h3>Departmental Reports</h3> <ul> <li><a href="2021_2022.html">Departmental Sustainable Development Strategy Report 2021-2022</a></li> <li><a href="timeline2020-2021.html">Departmental Sustainable Development Strategy Report 2020-2021</a></li> <li><a href="/eng/rp-pr/cp-pm/dpr-rr/2019_2020/index.html">Departmental Results Report 2019-2020</a><a 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2007-2009</a></li> <li><a href="http://publications.gc.ca/site/eng/411271/publication.html">Sustainable Development Strategy 2004-2006</a></li> <li><a href="http://publications.gc.ca/site/eng/411278/publication.html">Sustainable Development Strategy 2001-2003</a></li> <li><a href="http://publications.gc.ca/site/eng/411260/publication.html">Sustainable Development Strategy 1997</a></li> </ul> <h3>Government of Canada Resources and Links</h3> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.ceaa.gc.ca/default.asp?lang=En&n=A4C57835-1" title="Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency - Strategic Environmental Assessment (external link)">Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency - Strategic Environmental Assessment</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.ceaa.gc.ca/default.asp?lang=En&n=B3186435-1">Cabinet Directive on the Environmental Assessment of Policy, Plan and Program Proposals</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.oag-bvg.gc.ca/internet/English/au_fs_e_370.html#Commissioner">Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/ecologisation-greening/index-eng.html">Federal Electronic Waste Strategy</a></li> <li><a href="http://fsds-sfdd.ca/index.html#/en/goals/">Federal Sustainable Development Strategy 2016 - 2019</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.canada.ca/en/services/environment/conservation/sustainability/federal-sustainable-development-strategy.html">Federal Sustainable Development Strategy 2019 - 2022</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.canada.ca/en/treasury-board-secretariat/services/innovation/greening-government/strategy.html">Greening Government Strategy</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/pol/doc-eng.aspx?id=32573">Policy on Green Procurement</a></li> </ul> <h2>Legislation</h2> <ul> <li><em><a href="http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/a-17/">Auditor General Act</a></em></li> <li><em><a href="http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/F-8.6/index.html">Federal Sustainable Development Act</a></em></li> </ul> 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