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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

DFO continues the life-cycle assets management of personal computers on an annual basis and is in the process of instituting an E-waste campaign to:

  • extend the useful life of electronics;
  • promote the recycling of raw materiel; and
  • ensure timely disposal of personal computers through the Computers for Schools program.

The DFO Green Procurement policy is currently being updated to reflect current initiatives within the Government's Sustainable Development Strategy (e.g .Green House Gas Emission reduction for transportation emission). The DFO policy, links to Public Works and Government Services Canada's (PWGSC) mandatory Green Procurement Standing Offers and green procurement documentation from other government departments, including (PWGSC) and Environment Canada, are available via links on DFO's Materiel Management intranet site.

An updated listing of PWGSC Green Procurement Standing Offer supplies by commodity was prepared and will be distributed to all departmental employees in 2010-11.

Work was undertaken to create data fields in the Department's Financial Administrative System that facilitate reporting on green procurement activities.

Where feasible, DFO is supporting and promoting the purchase of hybrid vehicles.

In cooperation with PWGSC's Office of Greening Government Operations, DFO has committed to manage electrical and electronic waste more efficiently.

Results Achieved:

Data fields were modified in the Purchase Order Module of Oracle to record green procurement activities giving DFO the capacity to report on green procurement beginning in 2010-11.

Contributions to Facilitate Government-wide Implementation of Green Procurement:

Beginning in 2011-12, DFO will be able to capture Green Procurement Acquisition Card transactions for a better reporting ability that does not currently exist.

Green Procurement Targets

Has the Department established green procurement targets?

In progress

Summary of Green Procurement Targets:

DFO will establish a green procurement activity baseline, using data from 2009-10, to create green procurement targets for 2010-11 and onward. Hence, the base-year for Green Procurement under the Federal Sustainable Development Strategy will be 2009-10.
Volume of procurement for 2009-10:
Number of documents issued: 435
Total dollar value: $3,912,870

Results Achieved:

The E-Waste process, led by the Office of Greening Government Operations, to re-use and re-cycle existing assets was completed in early 2010-11, and will be operational at DFO in 2011-12.