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Green Procurement

Part A: Green Procurement Capacity Building


Activity 2008-09
Level
as %
2010-11
Level
as %
Description/Comments
1a. Training for Procurement and Materiel Management Staff As of November 2009, 11 out of 37 (30%) of material managers and procurement personnel have completed green procurement training By January 2011, 75% of material managers and procurement personnel will take green procurement training

e.g. 3-hour Canada School of Public Service online course on Green Procurement (C215)* as well as supplemental training to implement departmental green procurement plans and targets

* Offered by supplier for free, therefore no additional costs are foreseen

Help to achieve Policy on Green Procurement objectives (reduce GHG emissions, energy water and other resource efficiency, less hazardous materials, etc.)

Enhanced health and safety environment for employees (e.g. less hazardous materials)

1b. Training for Acquisition Cardholders Not begun (i.e. virtually 0%) 125 cardholders (15%)

(Refer 1a.) Will ensure that acquisition cardholders have awareness of the required training to support green procurement policy objectives by sending an email to acquisition cardholders by January 31, 2010.

Currently, there are 824 acquisition cardholders at NRCan and they require training in green procurement.

2. Performance Evaluations Limited to managers and functional heads of procurement and materiel management Limited to managers and functional heads of procurement and materiel management Contributions to green procurement policy objectives in the performance evaluations of managers and functional heads of procurement and materiel management are included in employee annual Performance Evaluations.
3. Procurement Processes and Controls 8 out of 9 (88%) 88% All purchasing activities at NRCan must be entered into the departmental procurement module. All transactions outside of acquisition card purchases have a mandatory field that must be completed to indicate if the purchase is green or not. For service transactions valued at over $5,000, a mandatory checklist, which includes environmental considerations, is completed by the RC Manager. Acquisition cards are used as both a procurement and a payment tool and would remain outside the scope of specific green procurement controls.

Part B: Use of Green Consolidated Procurement Instruments


Good/Service 2008-09
Level
as $
2010-11
Target
as %
Description/Comments
Photocopier rental $6,841 out of $1,009,194 of photocopier leases are indicated as being a green procurement. 50%

Current level for Fiscal year 2009-10 is already 28% ($281,400 out of $1,009,193) as being green procurement.

NRCan to send reminder to purchasing community to ensure that when green products purchased, that the green identifier in the procurement system must be completed properly.

IT hardware $505,740 out of $3,922,512 (or 12.8%) of IT hardware purchases indicated as being a green procurement. 50%

A search in the procurement system using line object 0926 (Computer hardware equipment – large/medium) and 0928 (Computer hardware equipment – small) generated 2008-09 level for "green" IT hardware.

NRCan to send reminder to purchasing community to ensure that when green products purchased, that the green identifier in the procurement system must be completed properly.


Part C: Reduction Initiatives for Specific Goods (Optional/Where Applicable)


Consumable/Asset 2008-09
Level as Ratio
# per FTE
2010-11
Target
Description/Comments
Managed Print and Imaging Project At this point, no specific targets have been set (the project was approved in December 2009). At this point, no specific targets have been set (the project was approved in December 2009). NRCan has recently launched a Managed Print and Imaging Project that reduce the number of imaging devices utilized within CMSS. At this point no specific targets have been set (the project was approved in December 2009).