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Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2011-07 to 2012-06, 2014)
Reporting Period: 2011-07 to 2012-06
Environmental Metrics
Total Carbon Emissions:Not disclosed
Scope 1 Emissions:Not disclosed
Scope 2 Emissions:Not disclosed
Scope 3 Emissions:Not disclosed
Renewable Energy Share:Not disclosed
Total Energy Consumption:Not disclosed
Water Consumption:Not disclosed
Waste Generated:Not disclosed
Carbon Intensity:Not disclosed
ESG Focus Areas
- Not disclosed
Environmental Achievements
- Not disclosed
Social Achievements
- Not disclosed
Governance Achievements
- Not disclosed
Climate Goals & Targets
Long-term Goals:
- Not disclosed
Medium-term Goals:
- Not disclosed
Short-term Goals:
- Not disclosed
Environmental Challenges
- Not disclosed
Mitigation Strategies
- Not disclosed
Supply Chain Management
Supplier Audits: Not disclosed
Responsible Procurement
- Not disclosed
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Physical Risks
- Not disclosed
Transition Risks
- Not disclosed
Opportunities
- Not disclosed
Reporting Standards
Frameworks Used: Null
Certifications: Null
Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed
UN Sustainable Development Goals
- Not disclosed
Not disclosed
Sustainable Products & Innovation
- Not disclosed
Awards & Recognition
- Not disclosed
Reporting Period: 2014
Environmental Metrics
Total Carbon Emissions:Not disclosed
Scope 1 Emissions:Not disclosed
Scope 2 Emissions:Not disclosed
Scope 3 Emissions:Not disclosed
Renewable Energy Share:Not disclosed
Total Energy Consumption:Not disclosed
Water Consumption:Not disclosed
Waste Generated:Not disclosed
Carbon Intensity:Not disclosed
ESG Focus Areas
- Not disclosed
Environmental Achievements
- Not disclosed
Social Achievements
- Not disclosed
Governance Achievements
- Not disclosed
Climate Goals & Targets
Long-term Goals:
- Not disclosed
Medium-term Goals:
- Not disclosed
Short-term Goals:
- Balance the budget by 2017-18
Environmental Challenges
- Significant economic and fiscal challenges; decades of slow economic growth; aging population; high debt per capita; overspending on annual operations; high taxation levels; high unemployment, particularly among young people; increasing demands on services, particularly for healthcare.
Mitigation Strategies
- Comprehensive review of taxes, regulations, and fees; recommendations to create a more competitive tax structure; evaluation of regulations and fees against their impact on Nova Scotia’s economic and business climate; recommendations to hold the line on spending; restructuring the tax system to shift revenue emphasis away from income taxes to consumption taxes; enhancing the Affordable Living Tax Credit; eliminating HST rebates; increasing the Basic Personal Amount; eliminating the highest income tax bracket; eliminating non-essential tax expenditures; redesigning income support systems to eliminate disincentives to work; reducing personal income tax rates; raising the small business tax threshold and gradually increasing the small business tax rate; gradually lowering the general corporate income tax rate; reforming corporate tax expenditures; reforming the Film Industry and Digital Media tax credits; ensuring consistent administration of the SR&ED tax credit; reforming the Equity Tax Credit; implementing a pollution tax; establishing a Nova Scotia Tax Working Group; undertaking a full inventory of public assets; better coordinating debt collection; tackling the underground economy; implementing a culture of prospective and retrospective regulatory reform; conducting regulatory impact analyses; examining regional opportunities; recognizing the impact of regulations on individuals; adopting continuous improvement; getting best value from information and technology investments; embracing customer service; establishing a robust process to identify and develop specific regulatory reforms; adopting standard costing of government services; aiming toward full cost recovery; increasing transparency and predictability of fees.
Supply Chain Management
Supplier Audits: Not disclosed
Responsible Procurement
- Not disclosed
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Physical Risks
- Not disclosed
Transition Risks
- Not disclosed
Opportunities
- Not disclosed
Reporting Standards
Frameworks Used: Null
Certifications: Null
Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed
UN Sustainable Development Goals
- Not disclosed
Not disclosed
Sustainable Products & Innovation
- Not disclosed
Awards & Recognition
- Not disclosed