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Green Procurement
Part A: Green Procurement Capacity Building
Activity
2008-09 Level as%
2010-11 Target as%
Description/Comments
1a. Training for Procurement and Materiel Management Staff
25%
100%
The CRA requires that all procurement
officers and managers take green procurement training. The recommended course is
C215 from the Canada School of Public Service
1b. Training for Acquisition Cardholders
100%
100%
The mandatory CRA in-house tailored
course for acquisition cardholders includes green procurement components. In 2008-09 all cardholders were
trained as a result of the transfer to the new Synergy purchasing system
2. Performance Evaluations
100%
100%
All managers and functional heads of procurement and materiel management include
SD considerations in their performance agreements and
evaluations. The CRA will strengthen the environmental
considerations included in these performance agreements and evaluations
3. Procurement Processes and Controls
The CRA has:
Green Procurement Guidelines and Procedures
Greened its acquisition card processes
Greened strategic sourcing contracts
The CRA will:
Increase green options in the acquisition card processes
Increase options for green purchases
Increase the number of green strategic sourcing contracts
As part of consultations to prepare its CRA
Sustainable Development Strategy 2011-14, the CRA will
review its procurement processes and controls to augment the integration of environmental considerations
Part B: Use of Green Consolidated Procurement Instruments
Good / Service
2008-09
Level as
2010-11 Target as%
Description/Comments
$
%
Office Supplies
$9,407,187
100%
100%
All CRA office supplies are purchased
through green consolidated procurement instruments (as designated by
CRA). These mandatory National Strategic Sourcing Contracts
include: office paper, telephone sets, filing and storage cabinets, long service awards, toner cartridges,
envelopes, headsets
Vehicles
$385,602
100%
100%
All CRA vehicle purchases use the
designated PWGSC green procurement
instrument for vehicles (PWGSC Standing
Offers for the Supply and Delivery of Vehicles)
Publications
$18,941,297
77%
85%
Eight (8) of the CRA 12 consolidated
procurement instruments for publications are green
Part C: Reduction Initiatives for Specific Goods
Consumable / Asset
2008-09
Level as ratio # Per FTE
2010-2011 Target
Description/Comments
Office Paper
5,385 sheets of office paper/ FTE
5,064 sheets of office paper/ FTE
The target represents a 10% reduction over the
CRA SD
Strategy 2007-10 target of 5,640 sheets of office paper/FTE