Reporting on Green Procurement
This supplementary information table supports reporting on green procurement activities in accordance with the Policy on Green Procurement.
1. Context
Although the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) is not bound by the Federal Sustainable Development Act and is not required to develop a full Departmental Sustainable Development Strategy (DSDS), NSERC adheres to the principles of the Federal Sustainable Development Strategy (FSDS) by complying with the Policy on Green Procurement.
The Policy on Green Procurement supports the Government of Canada’s effort to promote environmental stewardship. In keeping with the objectives of the policy, NSERC supports sustainable development by integrating environmental performance considerations into the procurement decision making process through the actions described in the 2019 to 2022 FSDS “Greening Government” goal.
2. Commitments
Greening Government: The Government of Canada will transition to low-carbon, climate-resilient, and green operations
| FSDS target(s) | 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 its production. Starting point: 95% of current paper contains a minimum of 30% recycled content. Target: 90% of paper will contain 100 % recycled content |
No change - 95% of current paper contains a minimum of 30% recycled content. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and remote work, the department has not purchased paper in the last fiscal year |
Motivate suppliers to reduce the environmental impact of their goods, services and supply chains. |
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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 2021 |
Target of 100% met |
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Minimize packaging waste by adding a packaging criterion to RFQ’s when ordering goods. Starting point: 10% in 2019 Target: 60% by 2021 |
No change. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all goods purchased were either done so on a sole source bases (NO RFQ) or were purchased on our behalf by Shared Services Canada |
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Support for green procurement will be strengthened, including guidance, tools and training for public service employees |
Ensure that decisions makers, and material 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 2020 |
Target of 100% met |
Motivate procurement officer to purchase green goods and services. |
3. Report on integrating sustainable development
During the 2020–21 reporting cycle, NSERC had no proposals that required a strategic environmental assessment (SEA) and no public statements were produced.
