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Reporting on green procurement
This supplementary information table supports reporting on green procurement activities in accordance with the Policy on Green Procurement.
Context
The Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA) is bound by the Federal Sustainable Development Act but did not develop an optional 2022223 DSDS Report. Instead, to comply with the reporting requirements under the Policy on Green Procurement for 2022-23, 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 actions | 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 |
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Performance indicator: Percentage of Agency acquisition cardholders that have completed Green Procurement training. Starting point: 100% in 2021-22 Target: 100% annually |
100% of the Agency’s acquisition cardholders completed Green Procurement training in 2022-23. | Actions that reduce the generation of waste will help to reduce Scope 3, emissions for the production, transport and disposal of material. Diverting waste from landfills reduces landfill gas and transport waste hauling emissions. Material recovery via recycling reduces emissions for the extraction and production of virgin materials. SDG: 12 |
| Performance indicator: Percentage of toner cartridges that are recycled. Starting point: 100% in 2021-22 Target: 100% annually |
100% of the Agency’s toner cartridges were recycled in 2022-23. | ||||
| Performance indicator: Percentage of copy paper purchased that has a minimum of 30% recycled content. Starting point: 100% in 2021-22 Target: 100% annually |
100% of the copy paper the Agency purchased had a minimum of 30% recycled content in 2022-23. | ||||
| Performance indicator: Percentage of paper used that is Forest Stewardship Council certified paper, including for letterhead, business cards and envelopes. Starting point: 100% in 2021-22 Target: 100% annually |
100% of the paper the Agency used was Forest Stewardship Council certified paper, including for letterhead, business cards and envelopes in 2022-23. |
Report on integrating sustainable development
During the 2022-23 reporting cycle, ACOA had no proposals that required a strategic environmental assessment, and no public statements were produced.