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Green Procurement Plans
Green procurement has been identified as a key aspect of the CFIA environmental management program. The CFIA Environmental Policy commits the CFIA to working within the federal government framework for
greening government operations.
Under the CFIA’s Environmental Management Program, procurement considerations are reflected in plans and strategies for managing other environmental aspects i.e. ozone-depleting substances phase-outs, energy audits, waste reduction initiatives and increasing the hybrid fleet.
One of the current CFIA targets for green procurement is aimed at providing procurement personnel and material managers with the knowledge and awareness to apply green procurement consideration in their day-to-day work tasks.
As well, the CFIA's Contracting Policy now requires competitive requests for proposals to include, where applicable, environmental criteria.
The CFIA continues to progress in meeting the objectives of the Policy on Green Procurement as we become more knowledgeable in this area and as more tools become available such as PWGSC standing offers which incorporate green criteria.
Has your department established green procurement targets?
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Describe the green procurement targets that have been set by your department and indicate the associated benefits anticipated.
Green procurement target # 1 – 100 per cent of material managers and procurement personnel will have attended green procurement training by 2010.
Materiel managers and Procurement Officers will complete the Green Procurement Course (C215) provided by the CSPS by 2009-2010. In order to make sound financial and ethical decisions, it is very important to put in place strategies for successfully incorporating environmental performance considerations into procurement decisions. This online course introduces the Policy on Green Procurement and provides detailed strategies for applying its principles throughout the procurement process. Participants will define requirements, evaluate products and services, identify the major eco-labelling organizations and learn to use life-cycle analysis and other tools when purchasing environmentally preferable products and services.