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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:

The Department has an integrated Environmental Management System for the review of all Corporate Services Branch processes used in the delivery of products and services with environmental aspects, which contributes to compliance, due diligence, and reduced environmental risk.
The Department has trained 100 per cent of its Materiel and Procurement Management staff through Campusdirect’s Government-wide Green Procurement.  
The Department has provided in-house training to 46 per cent of the acquisition card holders. 

The Department has integrated the ability to track green procurement in the Integrated Financial Management System.

Results achieved:

Same as above

Contributions to facilitate government-wide implementation of green procurement:

The integration of the Environmental Management System and its contribution to life-cycle management ensures that green procurement is integrated in all aspects of Corporate Services delivery.

 

Has the department established green procurement targets?

Yes

Are these green procurement targets the same as those identified in your Sustainable Development Strategy (Table 8)?

Yes

Summary of green procurement targets:

(1)        Introduce green procurement training for 100 per cent of materiel managers and procurement staff and 47 per cent of acquisition card holders
Benefits—Awareness, application, and tracking of the policy implementation
(2)        Increase purchase of green office furniture by 50 per cent
Benefits—Increased purchases of furniture with improved air quality benefits, improved quality, and decreased long-term costs for 100 per cent of furniture purchases above $20,000
(3)        Configure the Integrated Financial Management System to facilitate green procurement tracking and reporting
Benefits—Department-wide ability to track green procurement purchases of products and services
(4)        Introduce multi-function document manager pilot program
Benefits—Improved paperuse, air quality benefits, efficiency, energy use, and cost savings
(5)        Update recycling program to increase waste diversion from landfill to 81 per cent (from baseline 51 per cent in 2006)
Benefits—Improved waste diversion rate in the Department
(6)        Develop and implement composting program
Benefits—Improved waste diversion rate in the facilities occupied by the Department
(7)        Reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions per vehicle-kilometre by 15 per cent
Benefits—Improved fuel efficiency
(8)        Where available, 90 per cent of gasoline purchases to be ethanol-blended
Benefits—Reduced dependence on fossil-based fuels
(9)        Introduce green and defensive driver training for fleet drivers
Benefits—Improved fuel efficiency
(10)      Decrease GHG emissions by 5 per cent in L’Esplanade Laurier
Benefits—Improved utility bills
(11)      Develop a shared Environmental Management System
Benefits—Compliance, due diligence, and reduced environmental risk
(12)      Increase Green Citizenship Network membership by more than 1600 per cent and improve opportunities for employee participation

Benefits—Decreased resource consumption through awareness and program delivery

Results achieved:

Final results will be qualified and quantified at the end of SDS 2007–09