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dc.contributor.authorMacNeil, Jennifer
dc.date.accessioned2021-04-12T12:56:57Z
dc.date.available2021-04-12T12:56:57Z
dc.date.issued2021-04-12T12:56:57Z
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10222/80373
dc.description.abstractPorts are critical connecting nodes in Canada’s resource-based economy that have adverse environmental and social impacts. Despite being federal entities, the Canada Port Authorities (CPAs) inconsistently report sustainability performance and are absent from Canada’s Federal Sustainable Development Strategy (FSDS). The CPAs rely on the Green Marine Environmental Program (GMEP) to assess their environmental performance, but do not explicitly assess their sustainability, necessitating an evaluation of the program’s efficacy. GMEP performance indicators (PIs) were linked to 14 of 36 relevant UN Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) targets. To address performance gaps in the GMEP, a complementary framework was developed using relevant Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Standards. This framework provides CPAs with a unified approach to achieve all 36 relevant UN SDG targets. Use of this sustainability framework on its own, or in conjunction with the GMEP, ensures that CPA sustainability performance is more closely aligned with the UN SDGs and Canada’s FSDS.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectPort Sustainabilityen_US
dc.subjectGreen Marine Environmental Programen_US
dc.subjectSustainability Reportingen_US
dc.subjectCanadian Port Sectoren_US
dc.titleEVALUATING THE EFFICACY OF SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVES AND DEVELOPMENT OF A FRAMEWORK TO IMPROVE SUSTAINABILITY IN THE CANADIAN PORT SECTORen_US
dc.date.defence2021-04-06
dc.contributor.departmentSchool for Resource & Environmental Studiesen_US
dc.contributor.degreeMaster of Environmental Studiesen_US
dc.contributor.external-examinern/aen_US
dc.contributor.graduate-coordinatorDr. Katherine Sherrenen_US
dc.contributor.thesis-readerDr. Mehrnaz Ashrafien_US
dc.contributor.thesis-readerDr. Melanie Zurbaen_US
dc.contributor.thesis-readerDr. Tony Walkeren_US
dc.contributor.thesis-supervisorDr. Michelle Adamsen_US
dc.contributor.ethics-approvalNot Applicableen_US
dc.contributor.manuscriptsNot Applicableen_US
dc.contributor.copyright-releaseNot Applicableen_US
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