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Table 8: Green Procurement
Meeting Policy Requirements
Has the department incorporated environmental performance considerations in its procurement decision-making processes?
| Yes |
Summary of initiatives to incorporate environmental performance considerations in procurement decision-making processes:
Establishment of an RCMP Green Procurement Working Group whose mandate will include developing green procurement strategies, the development and implementation of National Green Procurement guidelines, providing advice, help in setting targets, and monitoring and reporting. This working group will be essential in coordinating and advancing green procurement in the RCMP.
Training (using the online Green Procurement course) of RCMP procurement and materiel management staff. This training
will provide the working level with the necessary understanding of the basic concepts of green procurement in the federal
government environment.
Results achieved:
The RCMP Green Procurement Working Group was formed in February 2009 and held its first meeting that month. It is comprised of procurement officers from across the country and led by the Director, HQ Procurement and Contracting.
Most (75%) of the procurement officers and some of the materiel managers have completed the online Green Procurement
training course.
Contributions to facilitate government-wide implementation of green procurement:
Participation on the Green Procurement Forum
Participation on the SAP Core Working Group which is developing a solution to better capture and record green procurement
activity for those departments using SAP as their FIS.
Green Procurement Targets
Has the department established green procurement targets?
| Yes |
Are these green procurement targets the same as those identified in your Sustainable Development Strategy?
| Yes |
Summary of green procurement targets:
Completion of CSPS online Green Procurement Course by 100% of material managers and procurement personnel by March 31, 2009. This training will provide the working level with the necessary understanding of the basic concepts of green procurement in the federal government environment.
Increasing the degree of utilization of PWGSC Standing offer agreements (SOA) respecting Green Procurement, using an already assessed “green” procurement tool.
Increasing the purchase of alternative fuels and widening the use of hybrid vehicles in the RCMP fleet in order to reduce the RCMP's overall emission of greenhouse gases.
Increasing compliance and effective use of the corporate tracking system for green procurement activities in order to gain a better measure of green procurement activities.
Results achieved:
65 of 132 materiel managers and procurement personnel completed the CSPS online Green Procurement course.
The RCMP processed 1803 Call-ups against PWGSC standing offers respecting green procurement, an increase of 1,696 over the previous year.
6% of all fuel purchased in 2008-2009 was E10 blended, as compared to only 2% the previous year.
Inclusion of a mandatory reporting screen in the RCMP’s materiel management system (TEAM) to identify green procurement
files.