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Strategies/Comments

1. Approach: The PSC’s approach to implementing green procurement is to target the use of PWGSC procurement instruments, the delivery of training to key personnel and the inclusion of green procurement objectives in the employee performance evaluations of key decision makers. The scope of implementation activity includes both the National Capital Region (headquarters) and the Regions.
2. Management Processes and Controls: The PSC uses PWGSC procurement instruments as its primary procurement mechanism when such mechanisms are available, and leverages the environmental considerations incorporated into these standing offers by PWGSC. Furthermore:
   • In 2012-13, the PSC’s procurement procedures  will continue to be reviewed to ensure environmental considerations are included where possible; and
   • The Statement of Work, Request for Proposal and Request for Standing Offer templates used for contracting for services will be reviewed in 2012-13 to identify opportunities to update and improve environmental considerations.
   These management processes and controls were selected through an analysis of the PSC’s decision-making processes and controls. The analysis was conducted to identify those processes and controls that should include environmental considerations and referenced PWGSC’s Guideline for Integrating Environmental Considerations into Departmental Procurement Management Frameworks.
3. Setting Targets: In addition to commitments identified in ii., iv., and v., the Department has the following targets:
   • Ensure that purchases are made through PWGSC consolidated procurement instruments, when such instruments are available.
   • Ensure that environmental considerations continue to be included in the procurement initiatives for the PSC’s upcoming move to Gatineau in 2013.
   These targets were selected through an analysis of the PSC’s spend, in consideration of the PSC’s mandate and the nature of the PSC’s purchases.
4. Training: The PSC will ensure that all existing procurement and materiel management functional specialist staff take the CSPS course C215 (Green Procurement) by the end of the fiscal year (5 employees in total). The PSC will also require that all new Procurement Services’ staff take CSPS course C215 within one (1) year of being hired. Additionally, the PSC will ensure that Green Procurement considerations are included in the Procurement Training course, which will be available to all PSC employees.
5. Performance Evaluations: This fiscal year the PSC will ensure that an objective to take environmental considerations into account for all procurement activities is included in the performance management agreement of the Chief of Procurement Services.
6. Meeting Targets: The PSC will report against these targets in the Departmental Performance Report.