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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
Green Procurement Training for Procurement and Materiel Management Staff	By January 2011, 75% of material managers and procurement personnel will take green procurement training	As of 2011, 81% of procurement specialists (PGs) have taken the training.	81% of specialists, and 58% of total procurement staff, have taken the training so far. NRCan will take steps to ensure that 90% of all procurement staff (specialists and other procurement staff) have taken the training by the end of the fiscal year (2011/12).
Green Procurement Training for Acquisition Cardholders	15%	Approx 55% of dedicated procurement employees have taken the training	Dedicated procurement employees do substantially more procurement than the average cardholder and are (already) well trained. A target of 90% is set for next year for dedicated procurement employees. NRCan will consider adding Green Procurement training to the departmental Acquisition Card training for non-dedicated procurement employees.
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 are included in the performance evaluations of managers and functional heads of procurement and materiel management
Procurement Processes and Controls	88%	For procurement other than using Acquisition Cards: over 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.

Part B: Use of Green Consolidated Procurement Instruments

Good/Service	Target as % (as reported in 2010-11 RPP)	Actual Results as %	Description/Comments
Photocopier rental and IT Hardware	50%	54% were Call-ups against PWGSC-issued consolidated procurement instruments.	NRCan will continue to use standing offers put in place by PWGSC for consolidated green procurement. These standing offers cover 10 mandatory commodities, including office supplies and devices and fuels, lubricants, oils, and waxes. Pre-Competed Procurement Instruments (PCPIs) are used in accordance with the Way Forward initiative and employees of NRCan are encouraged to use PCPIs when possible whether they fall under the mandatory commodity list or not.

Part C: Reduction Initiatives for Specific Goods

Consumable/Asset	Target as % Reduction or # per FTE	Actual Results as % Reduction or # per FTE	Description/Comments
Printing devices	1 : 3 (i.e. the ratio of printers to employees is one to three)	1 : 3	Printing unit figures were determined using a combination of methods including: Web Jet Admin tool, LANDesk network discovery, procurement and physical inventory. Although building occupancy levels and security considerations are factors, space configuration is perhaps the largest challenge in the distribution of printing units at NRCan. Many of the work areas are lab environments located in older buildings with accessibility issues. The number of employees was determined via PeopleSoft and the NRCan Directory of People and Services (DPS). Roles and responsibilities: The Shared Services Office’s Information and Technology Services is the division responsible for printer distribution and have begun the process of printer consolidation. Although printer placement is determined on a case by case basis, some of the strategies for reduction are the increased use of multifunction printers and the decreased use of personal (local) printers. Although the reduction of printers does not necessarily mean a reduction of printing, it has been estimated that a goal of an 8 : 1 ratio will still reduce power consumption by 25% and significantly decrease the amount of e-waste produced.