Reporting on green procurement
This supplementary information table supports reporting on green procurement activities in accordance with the Policy on Green Procurement.
Context
CIRNAC 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 is listed below.
Commitments
Greening Government: The Government of Canada will transition to low-carbon, climate-resilient, and green operations
Federal Sustainable Development Strategy (FSDS) target: Actions supporting the Greening Government goal and the Policy on Green Procurement
FSDS contributing action 1: Departments will use environmental criteria to reduce the environmental impact and ensure best value in government procurement decisions
Corresponding departmental action(s):
- Include criteria that address carbon reduction, sustainable plastics and broader environmental benefits into procurements for goods and services that have a high environmental impact.
- Integrate environmental considerations into procurement management processes and controls.
- Incorporate environmental considerations into the development of any common-use procurement instruments.
- Ensure key officials include contribution to and support for the Policy on Green Procurement objectives in their performance evaluations.
- Set departmental targets to reduce the environmental impact of specific goods or services.
Results achieved
Starting point(s) — Performance indicator(s) — Target(s)
Starting point(s)
The new CIRNAC Directive on Green Procurement and 12 departmental green procurement targets were endorsed by the department's Senior Policy Circle in 2019 and are planned for approval and implementation during fiscal year 2020–21.
Performance indicator(s)
Volume of expenditure through Standing Offers and Supply Arrangements (SOSAs) that include environmental criteria
Inclusion of environmental considerations (e.g. reduce, reuse, or include environmental criteria) in new common-use procurement instruments
Inclusion of environmental considerations (e.g. reduce, reuse, or include environmental criteria) in procurements valued over $2 million
Target(s)
The new CIRNAC Directive on Green Procurement and 12 departmental green CIRNAC's proposed departmental green procurement targets include 2 department-selected targets and 7 targets mandated by the Greening Government Strategy (2020):
- By March 31, 2021, 95% of copy paper purchases will contain 100% recycled content or agricultural by-product and be certified to a recognized environmental standard to reduce the environmental impact of its production.
- By March 31, 2021, 50% of accommodation stays will take place in establishments that have a 4 or 5 Green Key Eco-Rating, or a high environmental rating based on a different industry recognized tool (eg. ratings by Green Leaf, Green Globe, Green Seal, and Green Hotel Associations)
- 75% of new light-duty unmodified fleet vehicle purchases will be zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) or hybrid, with the objective that the government's light-duty fleet comprises at least 80% ZEVs by 2030. Priority is to be given to purchasing ZEVs.
- By March 31, 2022, 100% of unnecessary procurement of single-use plastics will be eliminated for departmental operations, events and meetings, unless required for accessibility, health, safety or security reasons.
- All new buildings (including build-to-lease and public-private partnerships) will be net-zero carbon unless a life-cycle cost-benefit analysis indicates net-zero-carbon-ready construction; all major building retrofits, including significant energy performance contracts, require a GHG reduction life-cycle cost analysis to determine the optimal GHG savings (the life-cycle cost approach will use a period of 40 years and a carbon shadow price of $300 per tonne and be maintained at all project stages); all new federal buildings, infrastructure and major building retrofits, including significant energy performance contracts, require a climate change risk assessment that incorporates both current and future climate conditions in the analysis.
- By 2030, 75% of domestic office new lease and lease renewal floor space must be in net-zero carbon, climate-resilient buildings.
- For all new domestic office leases and lease renewals for space over 500 m², landlords must report building energy and water usage, GHG emissions and waste generated using ENERGY STAR® Portfolio Manager.
- Use 100% clean electricity by 2022, and by 2025, at the latest, by producing or purchasing renewable electricity.
- Divert at least 90% by weight of all construction and demolition waste from landfills and strive to achieve 100% by 2030.
Results achieved in 2022-23
CIRNAC receives procurement services from ISC. ISC provided updated training on green procurement to departmental functional specialists during 2022–23.
Performance indicators
Volume of expenditure through Standing Offers and Supply Arrangements (SOSAs) that include environmental criteria in 2022–23: 100%
Inclusion of environmental considerations (e.g. reduce, reuse, or include environmental criteria) in new common-use procurement instruments in 2022–23: 100%
Inclusion of environmental considerations (e.g. reduce, reuse, or include environmental criteria) in procurements valued over $2 million in 2022–23: 100%
Targets
CIRNAC's proposed departmental green procurement targets were updated in 2022–23 to integrate new federal requirements on reducing and disclosing embodied carbon in construction projects, and now all originate from the Greening Government Strategy. The 2 department-selected green procurement targets for paper and accommodation stays identified in CIRNAC's 2020–21 DSDS report have been dropped due to significantly decreased demand for paper and travel following the pandemic.
Results achieved for CIRNAC's departmental green procurement targets are provided through separate reporting on the associated Greening Government Strategy commitments.
Contribution by each departmental result to the FSDS goal and target
FSDS:
Green procurement incorporates environmental considerations into purchasing decisions and is expected to motivate suppliers to green their goods, services and supply chain. GHG reductions are one area of consideration in green procurement.
SDG:
- Target 9.4
SDG 12: Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns
- Target 12.5
- Target 12.7
FSDS contributing action 2: Departments will adopt clean technology and undertake clean technology demonstration projects
Corresponding departmental action(s):
- Undertake or commission research and development for innovative clean technologies.
- Address specific departmental needs or increase operational efficiency by testing state-of-the-art innovations not yet available in the marketplace.
- Lead by example as an early adopter of clean technology innovations.
- Develop operational innovation proposals for the Greening Government Fund.
- Create departmental set-asides or targets for procurement of clean technology goods and services.
- Incorporate life-cycle assessments and outcomes-based approaches into procurement practices to ensure innovative approaches are considered.
Results achieved
Starting point(s) — Performance indicator(s) — Target(s)
Starting point(s)
CIRNAC's greening priorities in recent years have focused on complying with mandatory requirements and the transformation of the former Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada has impeded the department from progressing on projects to adopt new clean technologies since 2018. The department's forthcoming net-zero climate-resilient real property portfolio plan and Sustainable Workplace Operations Approach will provide opportunities to deploy clean technologies.
Performance indicator(s)
CIRNAC will identify and report projects that adopt clean technology by the end of fiscal year 2021–22
Target(s)
CIRNAC's net-zero climate-resilient real property portfolio plan will establish targets for clean technology demonstration projects by fiscal year 2021–22.
Results achieved in 2022-23
Performance indicators
CIRNAC obtained funding from the Greening Government Fund to install 2 solar array systems, one with a storage battery, at the Mount Nansen Mine Site, an off-grid abandoned mine under remediation in Central Yukon. This project is planned for completion by 2025.
Targets
CIRNAC will need to develop its net zero climate resilient real property portfolio plan over the course of 2023. Most CIRNAC real property that is used for operational purposes (i.e. not held for future transfer to First Nations) is currently planned for transfer to the Government of Nunavut as part of devolution.
Contribution by each departmental result to the FSDS goal and target
FSDS:
Actions by individual departments incent, support, or procure state-of-the-art innovative clean technologies that lower the environmental footprint of government operations while contributing to the success of clean-tech businesses in Canada.
SDG:
SDG 7: Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all
SDG 12: Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns
- Target 12.7
FSDS contributing action 3: Support for green procurement will be strengthened, including guidance, tools and training for public service employees
Corresponding departmental action(s): Ensure decisions makers, material management and specialists in procurement have the necessary training and awareness to support green procurement.
Results achieved
Starting point(s) — Performance indicator(s) — Target(s)
Starting point(s)
Departmental specialists in procurement and material management are required to complete the Canada School of Public Service online course on Green Procurement. Completion rate for this course was determined to be 95% in 2017 (21 of 22 employees), but has not been verified since then due to significant organizational changes resulting from the transformation of the former department of Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC) into CIRNAC and ISC. CIRNAC has developed updated training for departmental procurement officers on how to record green procurement details in the financial information system that is currently planned for delivery during the 2020–21 fiscal year.
Performance indicator(s)
% of specialists in procurement and materiel management who have completed the Canada School of Public Service training course on green procurement is to be validated and reported annually starting fiscal year 2021–22.
% of specialists in procurement who have completed departmental training on recording green procurement in the financial information system is to be reported starting in fiscal year 2021–22.
Target(s)
CIRNAC will develop a progress report on the CIRNAC Implementation Strategy for Green Procurement by fiscal year 2021–22.
Results achieved in 2022-23
Performance indicators
Percentage of specialists in procurement and materiel management who have completed the Canada School of Public Service training course on green procurement as of 2022–23: 100%
Percentage of specialists in procurement who have completed departmental training on recording green procurement in the financial information system as of 2022–23: 100%
Targets
CIRNAC's Implementation Strategy for Green Procurement was updated and approved during 2022–23.
Contribution by each departmental result to the FSDS goal and target
FSDS:
Green procurement incorporates environmental considerations into purchasing decisions and is expected to motivate suppliers to green their goods, services and supply chain.
SDG:
SDG 12: Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns
- Target 12.7
Report on integrating sustainable development
During the 2022–23 reporting cycle, CIRNAC had no proposals that required a strategic environmental assessment (SEA) and no public statements were produced.