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Green Procurement

Part A: Green Procurement Capacity Building


Activity
2008-09 Level as%
2010-11 Target as%
Description/Comments
1a. Training for Procurement and Materiel Management Staff
25%
100%
The CRA requires that all procurement officers and managers take green procurement training. The recommended course is C215 from the Canada School of Public Service
1b. Training for Acquisition Cardholders
100%
100%
The mandatory CRA in-house tailored course for acquisition cardholders includes green procurement components. In 2008-09 all cardholders were trained as a result of the transfer to the new Synergy purchasing system
2. Performance Evaluations
100%
100%
All managers and functional heads of procurement and materiel management include SD considerations in their performance agreements and evaluations. The CRA will strengthen the environmental considerations included in these performance agreements and evaluations
3. Procurement Processes and Controls
The CRA has:
  • Green Procurement Guidelines and Procedures
  • Greened its acquisition card processes
  • Greened strategic sourcing contracts
The CRA will:
  • Increase green options in the acquisition card processes
  • Increase options for green purchases
  • Increase the number of green strategic sourcing contracts
As part of consultations to prepare its CRA Sustainable Development Strategy 2011-14, the CRA will review its procurement processes and controls to augment the integration of environmental considerations

Part B: Use of Green Consolidated Procurement Instruments


Good / Service
2008-09
Level as
2010-11 Target as%
Description/Comments
 
$
%
 
 
Office Supplies
$9,407,187
100%
100%
All CRA office supplies are purchased through green consolidated procurement instruments (as designated by CRA). These mandatory National Strategic Sourcing Contracts include: office paper, telephone sets, filing and storage cabinets, long service awards, toner cartridges, envelopes, headsets
Vehicles
$385,602
100%
100%
All CRA vehicle purchases use the designated PWGSC green procurement instrument for vehicles (PWGSC Standing Offers for the Supply and Delivery of Vehicles)
Publications
$18,941,297
77%
85%
Eight (8) of the CRA 12 consolidated procurement instruments for publications are green

Part C: Reduction Initiatives for Specific Goods


Consumable / Asset
2008-09
Level as ratio # Per FTE
2010-2011 Target
Description/Comments
Office Paper
5,385 sheets of office paper/ FTE
5,064 sheets of office paper/ FTE
The target represents a 10% reduction over the CRA SD Strategy 2007-10 target of 5,640 sheets of office paper/FTE