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Green Procurement (RPP 2009-2010)

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

Through the frameworks established by our 2007-2010 Sustainable Development (SD) Strategy, and annual Environmental Management Program (EMP), the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) continues to implement concrete measures on a variety of fronts in support of the Government of Canada’s Policy on Green Procurement. These measures include policy support, technology enhancements, and training.

The federal policy is supported by the CRA’s own in-house Green Procurement Guidelines and Procedures. These apply to the procurement of goods and services and are intended to help reduce the environmental impacts of CRA operations and promote environmental stewardship by integrating environmental considerations into procurement processes. The guidelines apply to all CRA employees.

The Agency is also improving the efficiencies of our procurement processes by integrating SD and environmental consideration into existing procurement tools. Our e-Procurement tool Synergy, for example, identifies environmentally friendly product options and places these preferred options at the top of the list of product choices.

Support for green procurement also includes a strong commitment to training. All procurement officers and their managers are targeted for training in green procurement.

Under the frameworks outlined in the Agency’s SD strategy and annual EMP for procurement, the CRA continues to explore new ways to improve efficiencies, conserve resources and implement more environmentally responsible procurement practices. A list of planned initiatives included in the CRA’s SD Action Plan for 2007-2010 are listed below.

Activity 1.1.2.1: Include SD clauses and environmental specifications in all new strategic sourcing contracts.

Activity 1.1.2.2: Develop a management plan to expand the scope of green procurement to include IT hardware and software.

Activity 1.1.2.3: Review and improve the efficiency of the CRA procurement process when working with suppliers, such as the bidding process, ordering systems, e-capabilities, green procurement tracking, and any new contracting tools.

Activity 1.1.2.4: Explore opportunities to green services procured by the CRA.

Activity 1.1.2.5: Implement a Printer Consolidation Strategy that will establish appropriate user-to-printer ratios and update acquisition, renewal and disposal policies and procedures to achieve these ratios

Activity 1.1.2 6: Provide green procurement training to 100% of procurement officers and their managers.

2. Has your department established green procurement targets? (yes, no, or in progress)

Yes

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

The CRA’s SD Strategy for 2007-2010 has established the following target related to green procurement:

Target 1.1.2 Expand the green procurement program to achieve the following results:

  • By March 31, 2008, green products account for 10% of total product spending
  • By March 31, 2009, green products account for 15% of total product spending
  • By March 31, 2010, green products account for 20% of total product spending

By achieving these results, it is expected that the Agency will continue to reduce resource consumption, improve efficiencies, increase SD and green procurement awareness and knowledge among its employees, and reduce its overall environmental impact.