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2. Summary of initiatives to incorporate environmental performance
considerations in procurement decision-making processes:
The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) continues to implement concrete measures to incorporate environmental performance
considerations in procurement decision-making processes. These measures, which include policy support, technology
enhancements, and training, support the Government of Canada's Green Procurement Policy. This is realised
through the framework established in the CRA Sustainable
Development (SD) Strategy 2007-2010, and the annual Environmental
Management Program (EMP) for Green Procurement.
The CRA established
its own in-house Green Procurement Guidelines. These guidelines, which support the Government of Canada's
Green Procurement Policy, apply to the procurement of goods and services and are intended to help reduce
the environmental impacts of CRA operations. They also
promote environmental stewardship by integrating environmental performance considerations in the procurement
process. The guidelines apply to all CRA employees.
The Agency continues to include sustainable development clauses and
environmental specifications in all new strategic sourcing contracts. These national procurement instruments
establish long-term agreements with vendors to supply goods and/or services on a best value basis. They
are used by all CRA employees and they support the purchase
of greener products and services.
The Agency continues to improve the efficiency of its procurement
processes by integrating SD and environmental considerations
into existing procurement tools. The CRA online purchasing
systems (WBRO/Synergy), for example, reduce paperwork requirements, identify environmentally friendly product
options, and enable accurate tracking of CRA green procurement
performance.
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Overall, CRA senior
management continued to demonstrate strong support for sustainable development and green procurement. Within
the Executive Cadre (EC), 97% of its members included SD
measures in their performance agreements. Managers and functional heads also include
SD measurement criteria in their core performance expectations.
SD measurement criteria for managers include green procurement.
In 2008-2009, all five, or 100%, of strategic sourcing contracts
issued contained environmental specifications/criteria. These included:
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The CRA's
SD Strategy for 2007-2010 has established the following
targets related to green procurement:
Under the framework outlined in the Agency's
SD Strategy for 2007-2010 and annual
EMP for Green Procurement, the
CRA continues to explore new ways to improve efficiency,
conserve resources, and implement environmentally responsible procurement practices. The activities included
in the CRA's SD
National Action Plan (2007-2010) that support green procurement are as follows:
Activity 1.1.2.1: Include
SD clauses and environmental specifications in all new
strategic sourcing contracts.
Activity 1.1.2.2: Develop a management plan to expand the scope of
green procurement to include IT hardware and software.
Activity 1.1.2.3: Review and improve the efficiency of the
CRA procurement process, such as the bidding process, ordering
systems, e-capabilities, green procurement tracking, and any new contracting tools, when working with suppliers.
Activity 1.1.2.5: Implement a Printer Consolidation Strategy that
will establish appropriate user-to-printer ratios and update acquisition, renewal, and disposal policies
and procedures to achieve these ratios.
Activity 1.1.2 6: Provide green procurement training to 100% of procurement
officers and their managers.
Through the successful completion of the above activities, the
CRA anticipates it will meet its green procurement targets,
increase SD and green procurement awareness and knowledge
among employees, ensure the systematic inclusion of sustainable development and environmental consideration
in procurement decision-making processes, and contribute to more efficient resource use.
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In 2008-2009, 27.5% ($9,407,187) of products purchased through
CRA's online purchasing systems (WBRO/Synergy) were green
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The CRA augmented
the proportion of the CRA fleet vehicles that is considered
green (hybrids and alternative fuel vehicles) to 42.6% - an increase of 10% over 2007-2008.
The Agency continued to reduce the amount of office paper bought.
By leveraging technology and communicating to employees, in 2008-2009, each
CRA employee used an average of 5,385 sheets of office
paper in their job. This is down from a recorded high of 7,399 sheets of office paper used per employee
in 2003-2004.
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