Reporting on Green Procurement
This supplementary information table supports reporting on green procurement activities in accordance with the Policy on Green Procurement.
Context
The Canadian Grain Commission became subject to the Federal Sustainable Development Act in December 2020, adheres to the principles of the Federal Sustainable Development Strategy (FSDS) by complying with the Policy on Green Procurement, and has developed a 2020 to 2023 Departmental Sustainable Development Strategy (DSDS).
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 Canadian Grain Commission supports 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.
In 2021-22, the Canadian Grain Commission continued to incorporate the Greening Government goal into its business strategy and established a revised DSDS for 2022-23. The strategy can be found on the Canadian Grain Commission’s website.
Commitments
| FSDS target(s) | FSDS contributing action(s) | Corresponding departmental action(s) | Starting point(s) Performance indicator(s) Target(s) | Results achieved | Contribution by each departmental result to the FSDS goal and target |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Actions supporting the Greening Government goal and the Policy on Green Procurement | Departments will adopt low-carbon mobility solutions, deploy supporting infrastructure in its facilities. | Canadian Grain Commission will reduce electricity consumption at its primary data centre by moving workloads to the cloud. | Performance indicator: Number of services/corporate workloads in the cloud. Starting point (baseline): As of March 31, 2019, the Canadian Grain Commission had three services/corporate workloads in the cloud. Target: Move one service/corporate workload to the cloud per year on average for the five-year period of 2020-2024. | 2019-20 Results: Two additional workloads were moved to the cloud. 2020-21 Results: One additional workload was moved to the cloud. 2021-22 Results: No additional workloads were moved to the cloud. | Actions to modernize the Canadian Grain Commission’s primary data centre will improve its energy efficiency. Sustainable Development Goal 9: Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation. Sustainable Development Goal 13: Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts. |
| Departments will adopt low-carbon mobility solutions, deploy supporting infrastructure in its facilities. | Canadian Grain Commission will shift work processes from paper-based to digital and encourage digital signatures to reduce printing and paper waste | Performance indicator: Number of services/corporate workloads in the cloud. Starting point (baseline): As of March 31, 2019, the Canadian Grain Commission had six of 14 services available online. Target: Move one paper-based system online per year on average for the five-year period of 2020-2024. | D2019-20 Results: No additional services were made available online. 2020-21 Results: No additional services were made available online. 2021-22 Results: No additional services were made available online. | Reducing waste from landfills reduces landfill gas and emissions from transport/hauling. Reducing paper, pen and printer usage reduces emissions from the extraction and production of virgin materials. Sustainable Development Goal 12: Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns. | |
| Improvements to real property operations | Canadian Grain Commission is implementing activity-based office space reflecting a hybrid (virtual-onsite) workforce.
This initiative will significantly reduce the overall footprint of the Canadian Grain Commission’s office spaces through modernization and consolidation. | Performance indicator: Percentage of staff who work in a hybrid modelFootnote 2. Starting point (baseline): As of March 31, 2019, 42 office staff had hybrid work agreements (33 episodicFootnote 3, 9 regularFootnote 4). Target: 50% of the CGC staff will have hybrid work agreements by April 1, 2023. | In 2021-22, the Canadian Grain Commission began the process of implementing the virtual work strategy and rolling out agreements across the department. Results will be available for the 2022-23 reporting period. | Actions to reduce the footprint of the Canadian Grain Commission’s office spaces will save water and energy; and reduce greenhouse gas emissions generated by the building’s heating and cooling systems and by staff commuting to work. Sustainable Development Goal 13: Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts. | |
| Improvements to real property operations | Canadian Grain Commission is planning several mechanical projects (e.g., heating, ventilation, air conditioning, back-up generators etc.) across its locations/operations over the next five years (2021 to 2026). Sustainable development initiatives such as energy efficient equipment, “green” labels, renewable power, etc. will be considered as the projects advance. | Performance indicator: To be developed for the 2023-24 reporting period. Starting point (baseline): To be developed for the 2023-24 reporting period. Target: To be developed for the 2023-24 reporting period. | Results to be available for the 2023-24 reporting period. | Sustainable Development Goal 13: Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts. | |
| Modernization of real property operations | Canadian Grain Commission will reduce the footprint of its office spaces through the headquarters building relocation project. The current headquarters will be relocated to a different location in Winnipeg and space will be optimized in accordance with the GCWorkplace standards and laboratory needs. | Performance indicator: To be developed for the 2023-24 reporting period. Starting point (baseline): To be developed for the 2023-24 reporting period. Target: To be developed for the 2023-24 reporting period. | Results to be available for the 2023-24 reporting period. | Actions to reduce the footprint of the Canadian Grain Commission headquarters office spaces will save water and energy; and reduce greenhouse gas emissions generated by the building’s heating and cooling systems and by staff commuting to work. Sustainable Development Goal 13: Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts. | |
| Support for green procurement will be strengthened, including guidance, tools and training for public service employees. | All Procurement, Contracting and Materiel Management staff, as well as all Acquisition card holders have taken the C215 Green Procurement course in previous years. The Procurement, Contracting and Materiel Management Services Division is now in the process of identifying additional green procurement courses and strategies for 2022-23 reporting period. | Performance indicator: To be developed for the 2022-23 reporting period. Starting point (baseline): To be developed for the 2022-23 reporting period. Target: To be developed for the 2022-23 reporting period. | Results to be available for the 2023-24 reporting period. | Ensuring decisions makers and specialists in procurement have the necessary training and awareness to support green procurement allows for environmentally responsible procurements. Sustainable Development Goal 12: Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns. | |
| Optimize fleet management via retirement of conventional emitting vehicles | Replace/Prioritize zero-emission vehicles (ZEV) or hybrids in fleet vehicle purchases. | Performance indicator: Percentage of new vehicle purchases that are ZEV or hybrid Footnote 5. Starting point (baseline): As of March 31, 2019, the Canadian Grain Commission did not have any ZEV or hybrid vehicles in its fleet. Target: 50% of all fleet vehicle purchases will be ZEV or hybrid (per year on average for the five-year period of 2022-2026). | 2019-20 Results: No vehicles purchased. 2020-21 Results: 0% Two vehicles purchased and neither were ZEV or hybrid. 2021-22 Results: No vehicles purchased. | Sustainable Development Goal 13: Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts. Sustainable Development Goal 12: Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns. | |
| Other- Develop a staff awareness campaign. | Canadian Grain Commission is in the process of developing a staff awareness campaign on sustainable development. | Performance indicator: Number of times the Canadian Grain Commission engages its employees annually via newsletters, announcements, environmental tips, contests, lock screen, promotion of green courses, and other communication on sustainable development topics. Starting point (baseline): To be developed for the 2022-23 reporting period. Target: To be developed for the 2022-23 reporting period. | Results to be available for the 2023-24 reporting period. | Creating sustainable workplaces, including through employee mobilization and action. Sustainable Development Goal 13: Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts. Sustainable Development Goal 12: Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns. |
Report on integrating sustainable development
Canadian Grain Commission will continue to ensure that its decision-making process includes consideration of FSDS goals and targets through its strategic environmental assessment (SEA) process. A SEA for a policy, plan or program proposal includes an analysis of the impacts of the given proposal on the environment, including on relevant FSDS goals and targets.
Public statements on the results of Canadian Grain Commission’s assessments are made public when an initiative that has undergone a detailed SEA is announced on its webpage grainscanada.gc.ca. 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 2021–22 reporting cycle, the Canadian Grain Commission no proposals that required a strategic environmental assessment (SEA) and no public statements were produced.