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Green Procurement

Green Procurement Capacity Building

Activity	Target as % (as reported in 2010-2011 RPP)	Actual Results as %	Description/Comments
1a. Training for Procurement and Materiel Management Staff	100%	50%	An internal assessment was conducted to determine which employees would be affected by this activity. The affected employees have been informed that this training is a mandatory part of their job requirements. It is the Department’s intent to have all of these designated staff trained by March 31, 2014. All the PGs at Environment Canada are obliged to take the training course on green procurement offered by the Canada School of Public Service. Completion of this course will continue to be required for all PGs in the Department. Our assessment for the RPP was overly optimistic given the other mandatory training required for the PG community. PGs were subject to extensive mandatory training as part of the government wide PG certification program as well as mandatory training on 8 new PWGSC tools. Training for the remaining 50% of employees will be completed in 11/12 well ahead of the March 31, 2014 commitment.
1b. Training for Acquisition Cardholders	N/A	N/A	In the past, EC has provided in-house training on green procurement to many of its acquisition cardholders. This training is no longer delivered, given that spending using acquisition cards constitutes only about 0.5% of total spending, which moreover is also low-risk spending.
2. Performance Evaluations	100%	100%
3. Procurement Processes and Controls	80%	100%	Environmental considerations have been included in the documents noted below: IT Assets Management Policy Accommodations Investment Planning and Accommodations Framework Integrated Investment Planning analysis and process Real Property Framework (draft update)

Use of Green Consolidated Procurement Instruments

Good/Service	Target as % (as reported in 2010-2011 RPP)	Actual Results as %	Description/Comments
IT Hardware	100%	100%	The use of PWGSC’s green consolidated procurement instruments is the norm in the Department’s purchasing process. Use of these instrument is strongly recommended to managers for environmental considerations, as well as for time-efficiency and cost-effectiveness. Green issues are discussed with vendors that are awarded contracts, encouraging further consolidation of packaging, reduction of media and printed documentation, etc.

Reduction Initiatives for Specific Goods

Consumable/Asset	Target as % Reduction or # per FTE	Actual Results as % Reduction or # per FTE	Description/Comments
Paper	20% reduction by March 31, 2014	N/A	EC has had a number of best practices in place for several years, including the installation of new computers and printers to print duplex by default, as well as printer rationalization, which contributes to lower paper consumption as fewer printers are used. EC has recently compiled data on paper use and for the first time has a baseline, namely 2010–2011. This indicates that paper use per employee, at fewer than 5000 sheets per employee, is already low relative to the level of consumption found in other organizations.
Printers	8:1 average ratio of office employees to printing units by March 31, 2013	N/A	EC is introducing significant printer rationalization during each of its major office relocation/renovation projects. For one such project already completed, the employee-printer ratio is 15:1. Three other large-scale projects are underway, with others planned. These will allow us to surpass the target. It will also contribute significantly to paper use reduction.