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Green Procurement

Green Procurement Capacity Building

Activity	Target as % (as reported in 2010–11 RPP)	Actual Results as %	Description/Comments
1a. Training for Procurement and Materiel Management Staff	100	100	The Department of Finance Canada ensured that 100% of procurement and contracting functional specialists completed green procurement training offered by the Canada School of Public Service.
1b. Training for Acquisition Cardholders	75	No data available	Acquisition cards provide a convenient and practical method of procuring and paying for goods and services. In-house information sessions on green procurement were held to ensure that cardholders had a basic understanding and appreciation of green procurement and took into account environmental considerations when making procurement decisions. In addition, a new mandatory, in-house training session was developed for acquisition cardholders.
2. Performance Evaluations	100	100	The Director, Contracting and Procurement had environmental considerations included in his 2010–11 performance agreement.
3. Procurement Processes and Controls	Not applicable	No data available	Work is underway to incorporate environmental considerations (e.g., green procurement checklists) in procurement processes and controls.

Use of Green Consolidated Procurement Instruments

Good/Service	Target as % (as reported in 2010–11 RPP)	Actual Results as %	Description/Comments
Information technology (IT) hardware and peripherals	95	95	The Department of Finance Canada uses Public Works and Government Services Canada's (PWGSC's) procurement instruments to purchase IT hardware and peripherals. These instruments incorporate environmental performance considerations in the procurement decision-making process. Approximately 5% of IT hardware is not purchased through standing offers. Purchases in 2010–11 incorporated environmental considerations to the extent possible.
Vehicles	100	100	The Department acquired one flex-fuel vehicle in 2010–11, which operates on gasoline or ethanol or on a blend of gasoline and ethanol.
Furniture	95	100	The Department uses PWGSC's procurement instruments whenever possible. These instruments incorporate environmental performance considerations in the procurement decision-making process. Purchases made outside of standing offers in 2010–11 also took into account environmental considerations.

Reduction Initiatives for Specific Goods

Consumable/Asset	Target as % Reduction or # per FTE	Actual Results as % Reduction or # per FTE	Description/Comments
Photocopy paper	No targets established	Not applicable	Work to validate the baseline for paper usage in the Department of Finance Canada is underway. Photocopy paper is supplied from a warehouse shared with the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat; therefore the baseline data gathered requires validation.
Print/Copier Devices	No targets established	Not applicable	A print optimization study is being piloted in the Department's Corporate Services Branch. The objectives of the study are to: Achieve an overall reduction in the ratio of employees to print devices; Identify cost savings related to paper, device acquisition, supplies and maintenance; Identify productivity gains for clients and support staff (administration and Help desk efforts); Identify environmental benefits; and Identify efficiencies and potential reductions in total cost of ownership.