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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.

1. Context

The Secretariat of the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians is bound by the Federal Sustainable Development Act and was required to develop a 2020 to 2023 Departmental Sustainable Development Strategy (DSDS). The Secretariat of the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians has developed its corresponding 2020-21 DSDS Report, including applicable reporting on green procurement activities. This report can be found on Secretariat of the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians’ website.

2. Commitments

Greening Government: The Government of Canada will transition to low-carbon, climate-resilient, and green operations
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 use environmental criteria to reduce the environmental impact and ensure best value in government procurement decisions Procure environmentally goods and services:
  • Procure paper from a source with a zero deforestation commitment;
  • Continued elimination of single use plastics (e.g. plastic cutlery for hospitality);
  • Continued elimination of bottled water;
  • Integrate environmental considerations into procurement decisions when and where applicable.
  • Number of procurement decisions that include environmental considerations (this figure will establish a baseline for future comparisons).
  • Due to the pandemic, results were not tracked, nor were procurement decisions made where this would have had an impact.
 Contribution to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 12: Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns:
  • While the Secretariat is a micro-organization, by integrating environmental considerations into procurement management processes and controls, it will formalize its contributions to green procurement and the SDG goal.
Support for green procurement will be strengthened, including guidance, tools and training for public service employees The Secretariat receives internal services, including contracting and procurement from the Privy Council Office. The Secretariat will integrate environmental considerations into procurement decisions when and where applicable.
  • Number of procurement decisions that include environmental considerations (this figure will establish a baseline for future comparisons).
  • Due to the pandemic, results were not tracked, nor were procurement decisions made where this would have had an impact.
  • While the Secretariat is a micro-organization, by integrating environmental considerations into procurement management processes and controls, it will formalize its contributions to green procurement and the SDG goal.

3. Report on integrating sustainable development

During the 2020–21 reporting cycle, the Secretariat of the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians had no proposals that required a strategic environmental assessment (SEA) and no public statements were produced.

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