2022-2023 Reporting on Green Procurement
Reporting on Green Procurement
This supplementary information table supports reporting on green procurement activities in accordance with the Policy on Green Procurement.
Context
The Veterans Review and Appeal Board 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 | Corresponding departmental actions | Starting points, performance indicators, targets | 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 | Set departmental targets to reduce the environmental impact of specific goods or services.
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Performance indicator: Number of accommodation stays by Board personnel that meet the target objective relative to the total number of all accommodation stays in the given year Target: 90% by March 31, 2023 |
Result: In 2022-23, 75% of 140 accommodation stays by Board personnel took place in establishments that have a high environmental rating based on an industry recognized tool |
Green procurement incorporates environmental considerations into purchasing decisions and is expected to motivate suppliers to reduce the environmental impact of the goods and services they deliver, and their supply chain. Sustainable Development Goal 12: |
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Performance indicator: Number of imaging hardware purchased that meet the target objective relative to the total volume of all imaging hardware purchased in the year. Target: 90% by March 31, 2023 |
Result: No results to report.Footnote 1 | |||
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Performance indicator: Number of toner cartridges recycled relative to the total volume of toner cartridges purchased in the given year. Target: 90% by March 31, 2023 |
Result: In 2022-23, 100% of the 15 toner cartridges were recycled at end of life. | |||
| Ensure environmental considerations are taken into account in procurement activities by including green procurement objectives in the Performance Management Agreements for key procurement staff. | Performance indicator: Percentage of key procurement staff whose Performance Management Agreements includes green procurement objectives. Target: 100% by March 31, 2023 |
Result: In 2022-23, 100% of the Board’s 4 key procurement staff had green procurement objectives in their Performance Management Agreements. | |||
| Support for green procurement will be strengthened, including guidance, tools and training for public service employees | Enhance capacity to incorporate environmental performance consideration into procurement decisions by requiring that all new acquisition cardholders take green procurement training within one year of hire. | Performance indicator: Percentage of acquisition cardholders that take green procurement training within one year of hire. Target: 100% by March 31, 2023 |
Result: In 2022-23, 100% of the Board’s 4 acquisition cardholders were trained in green procurement within one year of hire. |
Report on integrating sustainable development
The Board will continue to ensure that its decision-making process includes consideration of FSDS goals and targets, and will incorporate a strategic environmental assessment (SEA) process when appropriate. An SEA for a policy, plan or program proposal includes an analysis of the impacts of the proposal on the environment, including on relevant FSDS goals and targets.
Public statements on the results of the Board’s assessments will be made public when an initiative has undergone a detailed SEA. The purpose of the public statement is to demonstrate that the environmental effects, including the impacts on achieving the FSDS goals and targets, of the approved policy, plan or program have been considered during proposal development and decision-making.
During the 2022–23 reporting cycle, the Board had no proposals that required a strategic environmental assessment and no public statements were produced.