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Table 5: Green Procurement
| 1. The Department of Finance Canada, Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat, and the Canada Public Service Agency have taken a common approach to meeting the objectives of the Policy on Green Procurement through the departmental 2007–09 Sustainable Development Strategies. It is important to note that the Policy applies to a life-cycle management approach to procurement of goods and services. It encompasses and applies across all four stages of the procurement process, from planning and acquisition through use and disposal (ref: http://www.pwgsc.gc.ca/greening/text/proc-e.html). | How is your department planning to meet the objectives of the Policy on Green Procurement? |
| 2. The departments have established 12 common targets. | Has your department established green procurement targets? |
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3. (1) Introduce green procurement training for 100 per cent of materiel managers and procurement staff and 60 per cent of acquisition cardholders Benefits—Awareness, application, and tracking of the policy implementation (2) Increase purchase of green office furniture by 50 per cent Benefits—Increased purchases of furniture with improved air quality benefits, improved quality, and decreased long-term costs (3) Configure integrated facilities management systems to facilitate green procurement tracking and reporting Benefits—Department-wide ability to track green procurement purchases of products and services (4) Introduce multi-function document manager pilot program Benefits—Improved paper-use, air quality benefits, efficiency, energy use, and cost savings (5) Update recycling program to increase waste diversion from landfill to 75 per cent Benefits—Improved waste diversion rate in the Department, the Secretariat, and the Canada Public Service Agency occupied facilities (6) Develop and implement composting program Benefits—Improved waste diversion rate in the facilities occupied by the Department, the Secretariat, and the Canada Public Service Agency (7) Reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions per vehicle-kilometre by 15 per cent Benefits—Improved fuel efficiency (8) Where available 90 per cent of gasoline purchased be ethanol-blended Benefits—Reduced dependence on fossil-based fuels (9) Introduce green and defensive driver training for fleet drivers Benefits—Improved fuel efficiency (10) Decrease GHG emissions by 5 per cent in L'Esplanade Laurier Benefits—Improved utility bills (11) Develop a shared environmental management system Benefits—Compliance, due diligence, and reduced environmental risk (12) Increase Green Citizenship Network membership by 25 per cent and improve opportunities for employee participation Benefits—Decreased resource consumption through awareness and program delivery |
Describe the green procurement targets that have been set by your department and indicate the associated benefits anticipated. |
