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The Greening Government Operations (GGO) table has been created for departments to report against progress on Goal 8 of the Federal Sustainable Development Strategy (i.e., minimize the environmental footprint of government operations). In any given fiscal year departments are required only to complete the applicable portions of the table based on the provisions of the Federal Sustainable Development Act.
8.1 As of April 1, 2012, and pursuant to departmental strategic frameworks, new construction and build-to-lease projects, and major renovation projects, will achieve an industry-recognized level of high environmental performance.* | ||
Performance Measure | RPP | DPR |
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Target Status | ||
Number of completed new construction, build-to-lease and major renovation projects in the given fiscal year, as per departmental strategic framework (Optional in FY 2011-12) |
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Number of completed new construction, build-to-lease and major renovation projects that have achieved an industry-recognized level of high environmental performance in the given fiscal year, as per departmental strategic framework (Optional in FY 2011-12) |
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Existence of strategic framework (Optional in RPP 2011-12) |
No; target completion date is March 31, 2012 |
* This will be demonstrated by achieving Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) New Construction (NC) Silver, Green Globes Design 3 Globes, or equivalent.
Strategies / Comments
8.2 As of April 1, 2012, and pursuant to departmental strategic frameworks, existing Crown buildings over 1,000m2 will be assessed for environmental performance using an industry-recognized assessment tool.* | ||
Performance Measure | RPP | DPR |
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Target Status | ||
Number of buildings over 1,000m2, as per departmental strategic framework (Optional in FY 2011-12) |
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Percentage of buildings over 1,000m2 that have been assessed using an industry-recognized assessment tool, as per departmental strategic framework (Optional in FY 2011-12) |
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Existence of strategic framework (Optional in RPP 2011-12) |
No; target completion date is March 31, 2012 |
* Assessment tools include: Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) BES (Building Environmental Standards), Green Globes or equivalent.
Strategies / Comments
8.3 As of April 1, 2012, and pursuant to departmental strategic frameworks, new lease or lease renewal projects over 1,000m2, where the Crown is the major lessee, will be assessed for environmental performance using an industry-recognized assessment tool.* | ||
Performance Measure | RPP | DPR |
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Target Status | ||
Number of completed lease and lease renewal projects over 1,000m2 in the given fiscal year, as per departmental strategic framework (Optional in FY 2011-12) |
NA | |
Number of completed lease and lease renewal projects over 1,000m2 that were assessed using an industry-recognized assessment tool in the given fiscal year, as per departmental strategic framework (Optional in FY 2011-12) |
NA | |
Existence of strategic framework (Optional in RPP 2011-12) |
NA |
* Assessment tools include: BOMA BES, an appropriately tailored BOMA International Green Lease Standard, or equivalent.
Strategies / Comments
8.4 As of April 1, 2012, and pursuant to departmental strategic frameworks, fit-up and refit projects will achieve an industry-recognized level of high environmental performance.* | ||
Performance Measure | RPP | DPR |
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Target Status | ||
Number of completed fit-up and refit projects in the given fiscal year, as per departmental strategic framework (Optional in FY 2011-12) |
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Number of completed fit-up and refit projects that have achieved an industry-recognized level of high environmental performance in the given fiscal year, as per departmental strategic framework (Optional in FY 2011-12) |
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Existence of strategic framework (Optional in RPP 2011-12) |
No; target completion date is March 31, 2012 |
* This will be demonstrated by achieving LEED Commercial Interior Silver, Green Globes Fit-Up 3 Globes, or equivalent.
Strategies / Comments
8.6 By March 31, 2014, each department will reuse or recycle all surplus electronic and electrical equipment (EEE) in an environmentally sound and secure manner. | |||
Performance Measure | RPP | DPR | |
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Target Status | |||
Existence of implementation plan for the disposal of all departmentally-generated EEE (Optional in RPP 2011-12) |
No; target approval date is March 31, 2012 | ||
Total number of departmental locations with EEE implementation plan fully implemented, expressed as a percentage of all locations, by the end of the given fiscal year | FY 2011-12 | 23% | |
FY 2012-13 | 60% | ||
FY 2013-14 | 100% |
Strategies / Comments
8.7 By March 31, 2013, each department will achieve an 8:1 average ratio of office employees to printing units. Departments will apply target where building occupancy levels, security considerations, and space configuration allow. | |||
Performance Measure | RPP | DPR | |
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Target Status | |||
Ratio of departmental office employees to printing units in fiscal year 2010-11, where building occupancy levels, security considerations and space configuration allow (Optional) | 1.8:1* | ||
Ratio of departmental office employees to printing units at the end of the given fiscal year, where building occupancy levels, security considerations and space configuration allow | FY 2011-12 | 4:1 | |
FY 2012-13 | 8:1 | ||
FY 2013-14 | 8:1 |
*Ratio determined through an audit of the PHAC Print Optimization studies, which include select PHAC locations. This ratio will be updated as additional figures from across Canada are determined.
Strategies / Comments
1 The TBS Population Affiliation Report can be found at: http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/pas-srp/report-rapport_e.asp?cat=e.
8.8 By March 31, 2014, each department will reduce internal paper consumption per office employee by 20%. Each department will establish a baseline between 2005-2006 and 2011-2012, and applicable scope. | |||
Performance Measure | RPP | DPR | |
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Target Status | |||
Number of sheets of internal office paper purchased or consumed per office employee in the baseline year selected, as per departmental scope (Optional in RPP 2011-12) |
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Cumulative reduction (or increase) in paper consumption, expressed as a percentage, relative to baseline year selected (Optional in RPP 2011-12) |
FY 2011-12 | ||
FY 2012-13 | |||
FY 2013-14 |
Strategies / Comments
8.9 By March 31, 2012, each department will adopt a guide for greening meetings. | ||
Performance Measure | RPP | DPR |
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Target Status | ||
Presence of a green meeting guide (Optional in RPP 2011-12) |
No; target approval date is March 31, 2012 |
8.10 As of April 1, 2011, each department will establish at least 3 SMART* green procurement targets to reduce environmental impacts. | ||
8.10.1 As of April 1, 2011, office computers will have a minimum average of a four-year life in the Department. | ||
Performance Measure | RPP | DPR |
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Target Status | ||
Average life of office computers in the Department in fiscal year 2010-11 | 4 years | |
Progress against measure in the given fiscal year | 4 years |
*SMART: Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-bound.
Strategies / Comments
8.10 As of April 1, 2011, each department will establish at least 3 SMART* green procurement targets to reduce environmental impacts. | ||
8.10.2 As of April 1, 2011, at least 90% of new purchases and leases of printers and multi-functional devices will have environmental features. | ||
Performance Measure | RPP | DPR |
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Target Status | ||
Percentage of newly purchased and leased printers and multi-functional devices with environmental features in the 2010-2011 fiscal year | 100% | |
Progress against measure in the given fiscal year | 90% |
*SMART: Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-bound.
Strategies / Comments
8.10 As of April 1, 2011, each department will establish at least 3 SMART* green procurement targets to reduce environmental impacts. | ||
8.10.3 By March 31, 2012, the Agency will procure and operationalize smart bars for all workstations across the Agency to enhance energy efficiency. | ||
Performance Measure | RPP | DPR |
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Target Status | ||
Baseline in 2010-2011: Number of purchased and operationalized smart bars relative to the number of workstations across the Agency |
0% |
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Progress against measure in the given fiscal year | 100% |
*SMART: Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-bound.
Strategies / Comments
8.11 As of April 1, 2011, each department will establish SMART* targets for training, employee performance evaluations, and management processes and controls, as they pertain to procurement decision-making. | ||
Training for Select Employees 8.11.1 By March 31, 2012, a minimum of 80% of materiel managers, procurement personnel and acquisition cardholders will have taken an Agency recognized training course on green procurement. |
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Performance Measure | RPP | DPR |
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Target Status | ||
Baselines established in 2009-10: | ||
% of Asset and Materiel Management employees with Canadian School of Public Service (CSPS) C215 certification | 73% | |
% of Asset and Materiel Management contracting specialists with CSPS C215 certification |
83% | |
% of Acquisition Card Holders with PHAC Mandatory Procurement Training | 83% | |
Progress against measure in the given fiscal year: |
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% of Asset and Materiel Management employees with Canadian School of Public Service (CSPS) C215 certification | 80%** | |
% of Asset and Materiel Management contracting specialists with CSPS C215 certification |
80%** | |
% of Acquisition Card Holders with PHAC Mandatory Procurement Training | 100%*** |
*SMART: Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-bound.
**For these targets, progress against measure in the given fiscal year may be lower than the established baseline to allow for security and emergency management considerations under specific conditions.
***Mandatory
Strategies / Comments
8.11 As of April 1, 2011, each department will establish SMART* targets for training, employee performance evaluations, and management processes and controls, as they pertain to procurement decision-making. | ||
Employee performance evaluations for managers and functional heads of procurement and materiel management 8.11.2 As of April 1, 2011, 100% of all identified managers and functional heads of procurement will have environmental considerations clauses incorporated into their performance evaluations. |
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Performance Measure | RPP | DPR |
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Target Status | ||
Baselines established in 2009-10: % of all managers and function heads (three employees) of procurement and materials with environmental consideration clauses incorporated into their performance evaluations |
100% |
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Progress against measure in the given fiscal year | 100% |
*SMART: Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-bound.
Strategies / Comments
8.11 As of April 1, 2011, each department will establish SMART* targets for training, employee performance evaluations, and management processes and controls, as they pertain to procurement decision-making. | ||
Management processes and controls 8.11.3 By March 31, 2014, decrease the quantity of “unknown attributes” associated with the financial system’s Green Procurement field in contracts by at least 10% below 2009-10 baseline levels. |
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Performance Measure | RPP | DPR |
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Target Status | ||
% of contracts and services with ‘unknown attributes’ | 3,171 of 4,853 contracts = 65% | |
Progress against measure in the given fiscal year | 63% “unknown attributes” |
*SMART: Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-bound.
Strategies / Comments
Mandatory reporting on the purchase of greenhouse gas emissions offset credits, as per the Policy Framework for Offsetting Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Major International Events, should be reported here. | ||
Performance Measure | RPP | DPR |
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Quantity of emissions offset in the given fiscal year (Optional for all RPPs) |
Not Applicable |
Strategies / Comments