Reporting on green procurement

We proactively adhere to the principles of the Federal Sustainable Development Strategy by implementing the Policy on Green Procurement. As required by 2019 changes to the Federal Sustainable Development Act, our first full sustainable development strategy for 2023 to 2027 was tabled in Parliament in November 2023 in keeping with federal strategy tabled in November 2022.

Supplementary information tables

As a federal organization that prepares planning and results reports for Parliament on an annual basis, we maintain these supplementary information tables to support reporting on green procurement activities in accordance with the Policy on Green Procurement.

2020 to 2023 Sustainable development strategy (short-form)

Organization

Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying

Context

Although not bound by the Federal Sustainable Development Act and not required to develop a full departmental sustainable development strategy, we adhere 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, we support 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.

Commitments

We support transition to a low-carbon economy by considering environmental factors in our purchasing decisions.

FSDS goal
Greening government

FSDS target
Actions supporting the Greening Government goals and the Policy on Green Procurement

FSDS contributing actions	Corresponding actions	Contribution by each action to the FSDS goal and target	Starting points, targets and performance indicators for actions
Use environmental criteria to reduce environmental impact and ensure best value in government procurement decisions	Integrate environmental stewardship and life-cycle principles in procurement planning and practices	Modernization aligned with green procurement is supported by employees and management	Percentage of all procurement that takes into account environmental stewardship and life-cycle principles
	Assess the authority and value of purchasing carbon offsets when air travel is necessary	Air travel carbon offsets are adopted when possible	Percentage of all air travel where carbon offsets are purchased
Support for green procurement will be strengthened, including guidance, tools and training for public service employees	Provide training to our employees responsible for procurement, materiel and asset management, oversight, and decision-making to support green procurement policy objectives	Awareness by our employees supports the adoption and effectiveness of procurement criteria that address carbon reduction, sustainable plastics and broader environmental benefits	Percentage of our employees involved in procurement who have completed green procurement training
Link to the Program inventory Registry services and compliance (for all actions)

Integrating sustainable development

We are committed to integrate sustainability into our internal policy and operational processes.

Our office will study and adopt, where possible, best practices identified in sustainability impact assessments undertaken by other organizations in relation to corporate policies, procedures, and decision-making.

In practical terms, we have implemented and will continue to sustain the following:

use of reusable dishes and cutlery in the office kitchen and for meetings
give preference to hospitality suppliers offering reusable and compostable items
use of a water dispenser in the office to support the use of refillable water bottles
mobile technology tools to enable telework arrangements and paperless meetings
priority use of greener transportation options when possible (public transit, trains, etc.)

Results (2020 to 2023)

Results (2020 to 2023)
	Corresponding actions*	Starting points, targets and performance indicators for actions	2020-21 results achieved	2021-22 results achieved	2022-23 results achieved
Results	FSDS goal Greening government
	FSDS target Actions supporting the Greening Government goals and the Policy on Green Procurement
	Integrate environmental stewardship and life-cycle principles in procurement planning and practices	Percentage of all procurement that takes into account environmental stewardship and life-cycle principles	100%	100%	100%
	Assess the authority and value of purchasing carbon offsets when air travel is necessary	Percentage of all air travel where carbon offsets are purchased	Not applicable. As our organization did not use air travel during 2020-21	Not applicable. As our organization did not use air travel during 2021-22	Not applicable. As our organization did not use air travel during 2022-23
	Provide training to our employees responsible for procurement, materiel and asset management, oversight, and decision-making to support green procurement policy objectives	Percentage of our employees involved in procurement who have completed green procurement training	0% (training to begin in 2021-22)	100%	100%
	* Related details available in the ‘Commitments’ section of the 2020 to 2023 strategy.
Integrating sustainable development	During the 2020-21, 2021-22 and 2022-23 reporting cycles, we had no proposals requiring a strategic environmental assessment and no public statements were produced.

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Supplementary information tables

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