2022-23 Reporting on Green Procurement
This supplementary information table supports reporting on green procurement activities in accordance with the Policy on Green Procurement.
1. Context
The Commission is bound by the Federal Sustainable Development Act but did not develop an optional 2022–23 DSDS Report. Instead, to comply with the reporting requirements under the Policy on Green Procurement for 2022 to 2023, the Reporting on Green Procurement supplementary information table was prepared and listed in the 2022–23 Departmental Results Report.
2. Commitments
| FSDS target | FSDS contributing action(s) | Corresponding departmental action(s) | Starting point(s), performance indicator(s), target(s) | Results achieved | Contribution by each departmental result to the FSDS goal and target |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Actions supporting the Greening Government goal and the Policy on Green Procurement | Departments will use environmental criteria to reduce the environmental impact and ensure best value in government procurement decisions | Integrate environmental considerations into procurement management processes and controls | Performance indicator: % of IT purchases that include criteria or clauses which reduce the environmental impact of the product or service being purchased Target: 100% |
Environmental fees are systematically embedded in all contracts for IT hardware purchases made through Shared Services Canada. | Green procurement incorporates environmental considerations into purchasing decisions and is expected to motivate suppliers to green their goods, services and supply chain Relevant SDGs and targets: SDG 13 Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts Target:13.1 Strengthen resilience and adaptive capacity to climate-related hazards and natural disasters in all countries Target 13.2 Integrate climate change measures into national policies, strategies and planning Target 13.3 Improve education, awarenessraising and human and institutional capacity on climate change mitigation, adaptation, impact reduction and early warning |
| Actions supporting the Greening Government goal and the Policy on Green Procurement | Departments will use environmental criteria to reduce the environmental impact and ensure best value in government procurement decisions | Integrate environmental considerations into procurement management processes and controls | Performance indicator: Volume of toner cartridges recycled relative to the total volume of all toner cartridges purchased in the year in question Target: 100% |
For 2022-23, we relied on surplus cartridge inventory from previous years. 100% of all used multifunction device cartridges are recycled. | Idem |
| Actions supporting the Greening Government goal and the Policy on Green Procurement | Departments will use environmental criteria to reduce the environmental impact and ensure best value in government procurement decisions | Integrate environmental considerations into procurement management processes and controls | Performance indicator: Ratio of copy paper that contains a minimum of 30% recycled content relative to the total dollar value or volume of all copy paper, commercial printing and/or envelope purchases in the year in question Target: 100% |
Result not available for 2022-23 as the Commission did not make any stationary purchases over the last year due to its reliance on previous year inventories. | Idem |
| Actions supporting the Greening Government goal and the Policy on Green Procurement | Support for green procurement will be strengthened, including guidance, tools and training for public service employees | Ensure decisions makers have the necessary training and awareness to support green procurement | Performance indicator: % of specialists in procurement and materiel management who have completed training on green procurement Target: 100%. |
All procurement officers have completed the mandatory training on green procurement for a better understanding of this initiative and to provide guidance. | Idem |
| Actions supporting the Greening Government goal and the Policy on Green Procurement | Support for green procurement will be strengthened, including guidance, tools and training for public service employees | Ensure key officials include “contribution to and support for the Government of Canada Policy on Green Procurement objectives” in their performance evaluations | Performance indicator: Number and percentage of managers and functional heads of procurement and materiel management whose performance evaluation includes “contribution to and support for the Government of Canada’s Policy on Green Procurement objectives” in the current fiscal year Target: 100%. |
All managers and functional heads of procurement and material management whose performance evaluation includes “contribution to and support for the Government of Canada’s Policy on Green Procurement objectives” have met this objective in the past fiscal year. | Idem |
3. Report on integrating sustainable development
During the 2022–23 reporting cycle, the Commission had no proposals that required a strategic environmental assessment and no public statements were produced.
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