Environmental Sustainability Policy

The town’s Environmental Sustainability Policy, approved by Council in April 2009, states that the Town of Oakville will promote environmental initiatives that advance Oakville as a sustainable community by helping residents live within their environmental limits; demonstrating an understanding of the interconnections among environment, culture, society and economy; and that aid resources and opportunities to be equally distributed.

Procedures that fall under the Environmental Sustainability Policy include:

• Sustainable Green Fleet Procedure EN-GEN-001-001
  • Sustainable Green Fleet Guide (pdf, 1.92 MB)
  • 2010 SGF Implementation Report (pdf, 128, kB)
• Sustainable Purchasing Procedure EN-GEN-001-002
  • 2010 SPP Implementation Report (pdf, 1.77 MB)
  • 2011 SPP Progress Presentation (pdf, 595 kB)
• Sustainable Building Design Procedure EN-GEN-001-003
  • Sustainable Design Guidelines (pdf, 1.81 MB) 
  • 2010 SDG Report (pdf, 131 kB)
• Towards Zero Waste Procedure EN-GEN-001-004 
  • Corporate and Community Waste Diversion Programs
• Wildlife Strategy EN-GEN-001-005
  • Wildlife Strategy
  • 2012 Wildlife Strategy Implementation Report (pdf 3.7 MB)
• Clean Air Strategy (procedure forthcoming)