Supplementary Information Tables: 2014–15 Report on Plans and Priorities

Target 7.1: Real Property Environmental Performance

As of April 1, 2014, and pursuant to departmental Real Property Sustainability Frameworks, an industry- recognized level of high environmental performance will be achieved in GoC real property projects and operations.

The Public Health Agency of Canada (the Agency) is custodian of three laboratories totalling 40,683 m². These facilities are in addition to 56,000 m² of (rentable) leased space for approximately 2,454 employees in 59 locations.

In response to the Federal Sustainable Development Strategy 2010–13, the Agency developed a Green Buildings Strategic Framework. The Framework promotes green building and development practices using a suite of industry-recognized assessment tools resulting in better environmental performance of projects. This Framework will be used as the basis for developing a Real Property Sustainability Framework for the Agency.

Green Building and development practices are applied to the Agency's three custodial laboratories. Construction of a new laboratory is nearly completed following LEED ^{Footnote 6} (CI) Silver and International Institute for Sustainable Laboratories ^{Footnote 7} environmental performance criteria.

Planned assessment tool to be used:
– BOMA BESt ^{Footnote 8}
– International Institute for Sustainable Laboratories (laboratory project only)

Planned environmental performance level to be achieved:
– 3 Green Globes (projects $1M-$10M)
– LEED (CI) Silver (projects $10M+)
– International Institute for Sustainable Laboratories (laboratory project only)

Planned environmental performance level to be achieved:
– 3 Green Globes ^{Footnote 9} (projects $1M-$10M)
– LEED (CI) Silver (projects $10M+)
– International Institute for Sustainable Laboratories (laboratory project only)

Target 7.2: Green Procurement

As of April 1, 2014, the Government of Canada will continue to take action to embed environmental considerations into public procurement, in accordance with the federal Policy on Green Procurement.

The Public Health Agency of Canada will continue to focus on greening its procurement of office supplies, information technology (IT) hardware, and office equipment. The scope of each target area is outlined below:

• Office Supplies: Excludes purchases using acquisition cards;
• IT Hardware: Includes automatic data processing equipment (e.g. computers) and excludes laboratory, field equipment and purchases using acquisition cards;
• Office Equipment: Includes all printers, faxes, scanners, multi-functional devices and photocopiers. Excludes laboratory, field equipment and purchases using acquisition cards; and
• The Public Health Agency of Canada relies upon Health Canada's procurement and materiel management specialists in order to fulfill these functions.

Departmental Green Procurement Target:

By March 31, 2017, 90% of IT hardware purchases will include criteria to reduce the environmental impact associated with the production, acquisition, use and/or disposal of the equipment.

Departmental Green Procurement Target:

By March 31, 2017, 80% of office supply purchases will include criteria to reduce the environmental impact associated with the production, acquisition, use and/or disposal of the supplies.

Departmental Green Procurement Target:

By March 31, 2017, 90% of purchases of office equipment (printers, faxes, scanners and photocopiers) will have one or more environmental features.

Target 7.3: Sustainable Workplace Operations

As of April 1, 2015, the GoC will update and adopt policies and practices to improve the sustainability of its workplace operations.

The Agency has over 2,454 employees located in over 59 locations across Canada. Although some unique situations exist, the majority of Agency workplaces are offices containing typical office equipment: computers, telephones, printers and photocopiers, boardrooms and cafeterias.

Since 2010, the Agency has accomplished the following to make its workplaces more sustainable:

• Appointed a sustainable development advocate for the Agency;
• Surpassed the federal target for printer reduction to achieve a ratio of 11.24 employees to each printer;
• Ensured that all surplus electronic and electrical equipment and batteries are diverted from landfill;
• Reduced its CO2 levels from phantom energy through its National Energy Reduction Initiative (NERI); and
• Put into place a Green Meetings Guide.