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Green Procurement
Policy requirements
Has the department incorporated environmental performance considerations in its procurement decision-making processes?
| Yes |
Summary of initiatives to incorporate environmental performance considerations in procurement decision-making processes:
Green procurement objectives are considered when purchasing the following commodities: computers, printers and photocopiers, automobiles, printing services, travel and meetings, and recycling.
Results achieved:
We replaced 21 old photocopiers, 33 personal and network printers, 8 faxes, and 6 scanners with 27 multi-use machines
Benefits: Reduction in paper waste, improved paper use, air quality benefits, increased efficiency in resources, reduced energy use, and cost savings
The Auditor General’s car (OAG vehicle fleet) was replaced with a Toyota Camry hybrid. This vehicle was purchased from the PWGSC vehicle national master standing offer.
Benefits: Improved fuel efficiency, reduction in dependence on fossil-based fuels, reduction in CO 2 emissions, and compliance with the Alternative Fuels Act .
The AG and CESD reports are printed on paper, which is 100 percent post-consumer fibre, certified EcoLogo and processed chlorine free, certified FSC recycled, and manufactured using biogas energy.
Benefits: Reduction in paper waste, fewer trees used, reduction in greenhouse emissions, less energy and water used
Contributions to facilitate government-wide implementation of green procurement:
Our main contribution to sustainable development, including green procurement, is the influence that our audit work and our recommendations for improvement have on the actions of federal departments and agencies and Crown corporations.
On behalf of Parliament, the Office monitors the efforts of departments to produce meaningful sustainable development strategies and implement them. We also committed to assessing the overall quality of the strategies.
Green Procurement Targets
Has the department established green procurement targets?
| Yes |
Are these green procurement targets the same as those identified in your Sustainable Development Strategy?
| Yes |
Summary of green procurement targets:
Objective
Incorporate environmental considerations in the procurement decisions that we make.
Target
Have 100 percent of our materiel managers and procurement personnel attend green procurement training during the period of this strategy.
Results achieved:
Due to significant turnover of contracting and procurement staff this year, this training was not completed for all staff. The new staff will be scheduled for training in 2009.
Although there were no other specific targets related to procurement, other results achieved this year are as follows:
There was a reduction in the number of complete Auditor General reports and individual chapters printed. All requestors of reports and chapters are encouraged to read the reports on the Office of the Auditor General of Canada Internet site.