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Green Procurement

Part A. Green Procurement Capacity Building

Activity	Target as % (as reported in 2010–11 RPP)	Actual Results as %	Description/Comments
1a. Training for Procurement and Materiel Management Staff	60%	60%	The availability of an online course from the Canada School of Public Services facilitated meeting the target for Procurement and Materiel Management staff.
1b. Training for Acquisition Cardholders	20%	—	The online course from the Canada School of Public Service is available to meet the goal. Implemented the new practice of advising new card holders that the training is available. Data is not currently available to provide percentage. We are being proactive and are working on a process toward making it mandatory to complete a Green Procurement course as a condition prior to receiving an acquisition card, we will then have a basis for measurement.
2. Performance Evaluations	75%	—	The required data is not available to provide a measurement. A list of Departmental Managers and functional heads of procurement and materiel has been developed. The Department is working towards obtaining approval to develop a process to integrate Green Procurement performance agreements/evaluations. An option being considered is also to incorporate Green Procurement in Learning Plans.
3. Procurement Processes and Controls	—	—	A review of Procurement Process and Controls was completed this year. As a result of that review the Managers Guide to Contracting is currently being re-written to incorporate Full Life Cycle Management, IT Governance and Green Procurement into the Departments approval and control processes.

Part B. Use of Green Consolidated Procurement Instruments

Good/Service	Target as % (as reported in 2010–11 RPP)	Actual Results as %	Description/Comments
The foundation for the Department’s Green Procurement Policy is the use of Green Procurement standing offers where possible.	—	—	A baseline is being established. The Department expended $6M utilizing mandatory Standing Offers and Supply Arrangements for various commodities of goods and services. Items such as IT hardware, office furniture, passenger motor vehicles, paper, toner cartridges are examples of items acquired. Inherent in those Standing Offers/Supply Arrangements are environmental considerations.