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Green Procurement

Green Procurement Capacity Building

Performance Measures for Green Procurement Capacity Building

Training for Procurement and Materiel Management Staff: Number of procurement and materiel management staff with formal green procurement training (e.g., Canada School of Public Service course C215 or an in-house, tailored alternative) relative to total number of procurement and materiel management staff.

Training for Acquisition Cardholders: Number of acquisition cardholders with formal green procurement training (e.g., Canada School of Public Service course C215 or an in-house, tailored alternative) relative to total number of acquisition cardholders.

Performance Evaluations: Number of performance evaluations of managers and functional heads of procurement and materiel management that incorporate environmental considerations relative to total number of performance evaluations of managers and functional heads of procurement and materiel management.

Procurement Processes and Controls: Number of departmental procurement processes and controls that incorporate environmental considerations relative to total number of departmental procurement processes and controls that should address environmental considerations. Alternatively, departments and agencies can report on progress to improve the integration of environmental considerations in management processes and controls relative to procurement.


Activity Target as % (as reported in 2010–11 RPP) Actual Results as % Description/Comments
Training for Procurement and Materiel Management Staff 90% Exceeded (100%) 100% of Procurement and Materiel Management personnel have completed the required training.
Training for Acquisition Cardholders 75% Not Met
(53%)
Acquisition card policies have now been created whereby it is mandatory to complete green procurement training to be issued an acquisition card. In order to receive their acquisition card, all new cardholders must demonstrate proof of completion of the Green Procurement course.

Current cardholders are also required to complete the green procurement training if this has not been done. As of March 31, only 134 of a total of 253 cardholders, or 53%, had completed the green procurement training.
Performance Evaluations All identified managers and functional heads will have environmental consideration clauses incorporated into their performance agreements for the 2011–12 fiscal year. Met Environmental consideration clauses have been incorporated into the performance agreements of managers and functional heads of Procurement and Materiel Management.
Procurement Processes and Controls By March 31, 2011, all identified management processes and controls relating to procurement will have incorporated environmental considerations. Somewhat Met All procurement processes and controls are managed by the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat's (the Secretariat's) Contracting, Procurement and Materiel Management Division.

Processes have been identified and revisions are being drafted.

Green procurement considerations are being incorporated into the revised processes and documentation supporting the Procurement Renewal Initiative.

Green procurement activities are tracked through the Secretariat's financial system, IFMS (SAP).

Use of Green Consolidated Procurement Instruments

Performance Measures for Use of Green Consolidated Procurement Instruments

Dollar value of purchases against green consolidated procurement instruments (as designated by Public Works and Government Services Canada [PWGSC]) for a specified good or service relative to total dollar value of purchases for that good or service.

Dollar value of purchases that incorporate environmental considerations for a good or service relative to total dollar value of purchases for that good or service. (This performance measure applies when a green consolidated procurement instrument, as designated by PWGSC, was not used or was unavailable for the specified good or service.)


Good/Service Target as % (as reported in 2010–11 RPP) Actual Results as % Description/Comments
IT Peripherals 95% Somewhat Met The Secretariat's Information Management and Technology Directorate provides advice on purchasing IT peripherals that includes environmental considerations, but the Secretariat's procurement of IT peripherals is currently decentralized. The Secretariat does include energy ratings for desktops when requesting bids under Request for Volume Discount (RVD). The Secretariat will be centralizing the purchase of IT peripherals in the 2011–12 fiscal year.
Vehicles 100% N/A No vehicles were purchased in 2010–11. For any future fleet purchases, the Secretariat will continue the practice of purchasing hybrid vehicles for its fleet.