Reporting on green procurement
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This supplementary information table supports reporting on green procurement activities in accordance with the Policy on Green Procurement.
Context
The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) 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.
Commitments
Greening government: The Government of Canada will transition to low‑carbon, climate-resilient, and green operations
| 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 |
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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 |
Copy paper, commercial printing and/or envelope purchases will contain 100% recycled content and be certified to a recognized environmental standard to reduce the environmental impact of their production Starting point: 95% of current paper contains a minimum of 30% recycled content Target: 90% of paper will contain 100% recycled content. |
In 2022-23, 95% of current paper contains a minimum of 100% recycled content. Note: The department did not purchase paper in the last fiscal year. |
FSDS: Green procurement incorporates environmental criteria into purchasing decisions. Applying such criteria, contracts can be awarded to suppliers while taking environmental considerations into account in purchasing decisions. UN SDG: |
Insert in all contracts a procedure to provide Finance with an electronic copy of invoices instead of a paper copy Starting point: 90% in 2019 Target: 100% by 2022 |
In 2022-23, 100% of contracts included a procedure to provide Finance with an electronic copy of invoices |
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Minimize packaging waste by adding a packaging criterion to requests for quotations when ordering goods Starting point: 10% in 2019 Target: 60% by 2022 |
In 2022-23, 100% of competitive goods purchases were made using a Procurement tool which included a criterion requiring minimal packaging |
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Support for green procurement will be strengthened, including guidance, tools and training for public service employees |
Ensure that decision-makers and materiel management and procurement specialists have the necessary training and awareness to support green procurement |
Percentage of procurement and/or materiel management specialists who have completed the Canada School of Public Service Green Procurement course (C215) or equivalent Starting point: 87.5% in 2019 Target: 100% by 2022 |
In 2022-23, 100% of procurement and/or materiel management specialists had completed the course or equivalent. |
FSDS: Green procurement incorporates environmental criteria into purchasing decisions. Procurement officers who are trained to apply such criteria can award contracts while taking environmental considerations into account in purchasing decisions. UN SDG: |
Report on integrating sustainable development
During the 2022–23 reporting cycle, SSHRC had no proposals that required a strategic environmental assessment and no public statements were produced.
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