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Table 1: Green Procurement

How is your department planning to meet the objectives of the Policy on Green Procurement?

The Canada Industrial Relations Board is supporting the protection of the environment and sustainable development by providing environmental considerations into the procurement decision-making process and choosing preferable goods and services within the green market. The CIRB purchases primarily involve office supplies, office furniture and IT equipment. These purchases are made through the use of the PWGSC Standing Offer on products and services that provides best prices, better quality and a green procurement guarantee (e.g, recycled material, environmental performance).

Has your department established green procurement targets?

The Canada Industrial Relations Board is in the process of ensuring that procurement incorporates environmental performance considerations; from planning, identification and definition of requirements, acquisition, operation and maintenance to disposal of goods or closeout activities of acquired services.

Describe the green procurement targets that have been set by your department and indicate the associated benefits anticipated.

(a) Implement an effective approach to procurement planning and requirement definition that incorporates environmental performance

(b) Evaluate potential suppliers' ability and/or capacity to satisfy the environmental performance criteria.

(c) Carry out asset disposal in the most environmentally responsible way, such as waste minimization and/or diversion along with choosing goods and services that meet policy requirements.