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3.2.9 Green Procurement

A) Meeting Policy Requirements

Meeting 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:

The CFIA is committed to having 100 per cent of the material managers and procurement personnel take the online course on Green Procurement (C215) provided by the Canada School of Public Service (CSPS) by 2009-10.

The CFIA provides procurement sessions throughout the year to program managers, and in these sessions, managers are informed and encouraged to consider Green procurement in their requests.

The CFIA's Contracting Policy now requires competitive requests for proposals to include, where applicable, environmental criteria.

The CFIA is a member of the GoC Green Procurement Forum.

Results achieved:

Material managers and procurement personnel are in the process of completing their online course.

There is a greater awareness among CFIA personnel to consider Green initiatives when they are making purchasing decisions and in their day to day work.

Contributions to facilitate government-wide implementation of green procurement:

Not applicable.

B) 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:

Target #1 - 100 per cent of the material managers and procurement personnel will have taken the online course on Green Procurement (C215) provided by the CSPS by March 31, 2010.

Target #2 - It is planned that the environmental criteria for inclusion in competitive requests for proposals initiated by the CFIA be developed and implemented by March 2009.

Results achieved:

In anticipation of meeting the target of all material managers and procurement personnel having attended green procurement training by March 31, 2010, the CSPS on-line green procurement course was reviewed by a senior contracting specialist and a plan was established for all training to be undertaken through the 2009-10 fiscal year. The CFIA policy in Contracting and Procurement has been updated with a Green Procurement Annex, and Green procurement criteria are included in the Agency’s Request for Proposals wherever applicable.