Office of the Auditor General of Canada2021–22 Departmental Results Report
Supplementary information—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 Office of the Auditor General of Canada (OAG) is subject to the Federal Sustainable Development Act and is required to produce a sustainable development strategy in 2023. However, the OAG previously chose to voluntarily develop a 2020 to 2023 departmental sustainable development strategy. The OAG has developed the following supplementary information table to report on its green procurement activities.
The Policy on Green Procurement supports the Government of Canada’s effort to promote environmental stewardship. In keeping with the objectives of the policy, the OAG supports sustainable development by integrating environmental performance considerations into the procurement decision-making process through the actions described in the 2019 to 2022 Federal Sustainable Development Strategy “Greening Government” goal.
2. Commitments
Greening Government: The Government of Canada will transition to low-carbon, climate-resilient, and green operations.
| Federal Sustainable Development Strategy (FSDS) target | FSDS contributing action | Corresponding departmental action | Starting points, performance indicators, and 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 |
Support for green procurement will be strengthened, including guidance, tools, and training for public service employees. |
By December 2022, review the Office of the Auditor General of Canada’s (OAG’s) practices against the federal Policy on Green Procurement, with the aim of identifying additional measures that can be taken to further reduce the OAG’s ecological footprint. |
Starting point: 75% of the OAG’s specialists in procurement or materiel management, or both, have taken the Canada School of Public Service’s Green Procurement course. Performance indicator: Percentage of procurement staff trained on the Government of Canada’s Policy on Green Procurement. Performance target: 100% |
100% of the OAG’s specialists in procurement have taken the Canada School of Public Service’s Green Procurement course. |
FSDS: Green procurement incorporates environmental criteria into purchasing decisions, which is expected to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions and ecological footprint associated with goods and services purchased. |
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Starting point: The OAG’s existing practices on procurement and its Procurement Management Framework. Performance indicator: Completion of review of existing practices and additional measures identified and implemented. Performance target: Completion of review and implementation of additional measures identified in the review by December 2022. |
The OAG will incorporate the requirements established in the Policy on Green Procurement in its upcoming revised Procurement Management Framework. |
United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals: Goal 12, Target 12.7 |
Integrating sustainable development
During the 2021–22 reporting cycle, the Office of the Auditor General of Canada had no proposals that required a strategic environmental assessment and no public statements were produced.