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Table 9: Green Procurement
Meeting Policy Requirements
Yes.
2. Summary of initiatives to incorporate environmental performance considerations in procurement decision-making processes:
VAC procurement personnel are required to complete Green Procurement Training. All personnel issued acquisition cards have been advised of the Departmental Green Procurement Policy, and the availability of the Green Procurement Training (Course) available through Campus Direct.
VAC Procurement personnel and Materiel Services Agent considers environmental performance in all acquisitions by taking into consideration the full life cycle management of the products (goods) we are acquiring. We consider how we can recycle and/or reuse the products and ensure that the products we acquire can be disposed of in an environmentally friendly manner giving priority to disposal through transfer to other government departments, other levels of government, and to non-profit organizations and charity organizations thus reducing the amount of waste.
3. Results achieved:
Procurement Personnel are more aware and conscientious of the impact of the environment on all procurement as well as the impact of full life cycle management including storage and disposal of materiels.
By disposing of equipment through environmentally responsible methods we have reduced the amount of waste being put in landfills. For example, we donated 530 surplus computers, 20 printers and 30 laptops to the Computer For Schools Program in fiscal year 2008-09. Surplus computers which were not suitable for the Computers for School Program were donated to Non-profit organizations (15 complete units, 6 laptops and 2 computers).
4. Contributions to facilitate government-wide implementation of green procurement:
Adhering to the Computers For School Program for disposal of surplus computers and peripherals;
Sharing use of Departmental Vehicles with other government departments;
Donations of surplus equipment such as computers, laptops, printers and projectors, and cell phones to support National Games (i.e. Canada Games, Special Olympics); and
Purchasing items identified as Green Products first and foremost.
Green Procurement Targets
Yes.
6. Are these green procurement targets the same as those identified in your Sustainable Development Strategy ?
Yes.
7. Summary of Green Procurement targets:
Increasing quantity of green products purchased by 15%
Through the use of the mandatory standing offers put in place by PWGSC VAC increased its acquisition of green products. Through 1,534 acquisitions using mandatory standing offers wherein environmental considerations have been applied we purchased $5.2 M in products on a national basis.
8. Results Achieved:
Met and exceeded the target as indicated above.