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Green Procurement


1. How is your Department planning to meet the objectives of the Policy on Green Procurement?
  Education
  1. Procurement staff attendance/participation at Canada School of Public Service green procurement course
  2. Presentations to administrative assistants at administrative assistants conference regarding green procurement

Systems

  1. Inclusion of data point in Integrated Financial and Material System (SAP) purchasing module allows identification and tracking of green purchases
  2. Departmental forms (Purchase Requisition, Contract Request Summary) to be updated to highlight green procurement as a consideration in planning procurements; linkages to branch Web site for additional information on green procurement
2. Has your Department established green procurement targets? 
  X Yes

3. CIC has established the following green procurement targets as part of its overall sustainable development strategy:
  1. 100 percent of CIC administrative assistants will be applying the new guidelines (green procurement) by March 2010;
  2. CIC administrative assistants will receive information on green procurement through the CIC administrative assistants conferences starting in June 2007;
  3. 100 percent participation in Sustainable Development/Green Procurement Working Groups or meetings where CIC is represented starting March 2007;
  4. 5 percent increase over two years in the total amount of green products and services purchased by CIC by March 2010.