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Table 3: Green Procurement
1. How is your department planning to meet the objectives of the Policy on Green Procurement?
- NRCan will continue the implementation of a number of "paper-reduction" projects underway that are expected to result in significantly less paper used in 2009-2010. Some projects include: full ramp up of electronic procurement system to replace paper submissions, communication approach to encourage all NRCan staff to sign up for on‑line pay stubs, and video projection systems/computers in most boardrooms so meeting participants don't require as many paper meeting handouts.
- NRCan will continue the implementation of training and awareness activities, and a departmental protocol for green procurement, so that all employees within the organization are aware of considerations, responsibilities and procedures, and are applying them to departmental procurement.
- NRCan will continue to further develop the definition of green procurement commodity-specific targets.
2. Has your department established green procurement targets?
| In progress |
3. Describe the green procurement targets that have been set by your department and indicate the associated benefits anticipated.
- NRCan plans to finalize research on the best way to measure the amount of paper usage while working collaboratively with PWGSC.
- More in depth consultation will continue throughout the department as part of the engagement activities of the broader NRCan Green Operations initiative in the context of the Policy implementation. This will assist in identifying commodity areas that will form the basis of an initial round of target-setting.
- The target areas identified are paper, internal printing and travel (key areas of high spending). These target areas have been endorsed by senior management (Departmental Management Committee). Potential approaches and targets have been developed.
- In the cases of paper, internal printing, and travel, the approaches and targets established in the previous fiscal year will be used for further work in 2009/2010.