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Part A: Green procurement capacity building

Activity	2008–09 Level (%)	2010–11 Level (%)	Description/Comments
Percentage of procurement and materiel management staff with formal green procurement training	20	100	Due to significant turnover of contracting and procurement staff in 2008–09, green procurement training was not completed. However, all current staff received the training in 2009–10.
The Office of the Auditor General's procurement needs are predominantly for commodity goods such as computers, printers, office supplies, or furniture and for professional services, including construction services. For all significant purchases, the Office maximizes its green procurement by taking advantage of PWGSC's procurement services through tools such as National Master Standing Offers or Departmental Standing Offers and, in so doing, achieves the levels of green procurement that have been negotiated by PWGSC. In combination, these procurement vehicles allow the Office to incorporate environmental performance considerations in its procurement planning.

Part B: Use of green consolidated procurement instruments

Good/Sevice	2008–09 Level		2010–11 Target (%)	Description/Comments
	($)	(%)
IT hardware (notebooks and servers)	$397,000	100	100
Paper	$25,000	100	100	The AG and CESD reports are printed on paper which is 100% post-consumer fibre, certified EcoLogo and processed chlorine- free, certified FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) recycled, and manufactured using biogas energy.

Performance measure: Dollar value of purchases against green consolidated procurement instruments (as designated by PWGSC) for a specified good or service relative to total dollar value of purchases for that good or service.

 

Part C: Reduction initiatives for specific goods

Consumable	2008–09 Actual	2010–11 Target	Description/Comments
Use of Green Key/ Green Leaf certified hotels in Canada with a rating of three or higher	65%	Continue to require employees to complete “green” travel form in order to maintain awareness of environmental impact of travel decisions	In our 2007–2009 Sustainable Development Strategy, we set a target of measuring our use of green-certified hotels in 2007 (result was 50 percent) and increasing our use of them by 10 percent above that baseline by 2009 (to 60 percent). Green Leaf and Green Key certification identifies hotels that are committed to reducing their environmental impacts.
Use of compact rental cars where one or two passengers are travelling	69%	Continue to require employees to complete “green” travel form in order to maintain awareness of environmental impact of travel decisions	In our 2007–2009 Sustainable Development Strategy, we set a target of measuring our use of compact rental cars in 2007 (result was 55 percent) and increasing our use of them by 10 percent above that baseline by 2009 (to 65 percent).