Buy Clean Strategy overview: Committee of the Whole—May 19, 2022
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Buy Clean Strategy
Key data points
- Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) is working with Treasury Board Secretariat (TBS) Centre for greening government, National Resources Canada, Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada, Innovation, Science and Economic Development and the National Research Council to develop a buy clean strategy for Canada infrastructure projects
- The strategy will implement a dedicated team to support PSPC and other departments infrastructure projects targeting climate action
- One of the first steps will be to work with the TBS Centre for greening government to identify projects within PSPC to be early adopters of low-carbon concrete design
- As part of the strategy, there will be proposed approaches for accelerating a buy clean strategy in infrastructure projects
- Further research and consultations will be conducted to explore Canadian made furniture products and opportunities to further advance sustainability criteria. Canadian-made furniture can be prioritized in order to contribute to sustainability targets