Reporting on Green Procurement
This supplementary information table supports reporting on green procurement activities in accordance with the Policy on Green Procurement.
Context
Although the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) is not bound by the Federal Sustainable Development Act and is not required to develop a full Departmental Sustainable Development Strategy (DSDS), the TSB adheres to the principles of the Federal Sustainable Development Strategy (FSDS) by complying with the Policy on Green Procurement.
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 TSB 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.
Commitments
Greening Government: The Government of Canada will transition to low-carbon, climate-resilient, and green operations
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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 |
Include the requirement for secure bicycle storage in the Occupancy Instrument for the Head Office |
Starting point: 0 secure bicycle storage for active commuting Performance indicator: number of secure parking spaces for bicycles used for commuting Target: 20 parking spaces for bicycles used for commuting |
A 20-spaces secure bicycle cage was constructed in 2021-22 in an indoor location for head-office employees. |
Encourages employees to use low-carbon forms of transportation to reduce emissions from employee commuting |
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Promote the use of flexible and remote work arrangements |
Starting point: IT solutions are provided to all employees to enable flexible and remote work arrangements Performance indicator: percentage of employees who wish to use flexible and remote work arrangements are provided with appropriate IT solutions Target: 100% of employees are provided with IT solutions that enable flexible and remote work arrangements |
Target was reached in 2019-20, and continued to be met through the reporting period: 100% of employees are provided with IT solutions to enable flexible and remote work arrangements. These include a choice of laptop/tablet, mobile phone and access to TSB / government network resources. HR management practices support remote/flexible work in an operational-requirement driven hybrid approach |
Facilitates opportunities for flexible work arrangements, such as remote work, by enabling remote computing telecommunications and by supporting information technology (IT) solutions |
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Promote the use of wifi and use of teleconferencing/videoconferencing resources for meetings |
Starting point: All employees have been provided with mobile computing devices and mobile phones where possible, along with software and tools to support teleconferencing Performance indicator: number of paperless meetings / number of meetings using telepresence Target: 50% reduction of paper use from the 2019/20 baseline Target: Telepresence or MS Teams availability is arranged/announced for all meetings calling for attendance from multiple sites |
Since 2020, the TSB work culture has fully embraced the telepresence-first meeting paradigm using MS Teams. Meeting rooms and boardrooms have MS-Teams-integrated equipment to support Hybrid meetings, and employees are comfortable in mixed-attendance type meetings. Paper use was reduced by 90.8% from the 2019/20 baseline by the end of 2020/21. By end of FY 2022/23, printers were reduced to a single multifunction device per site and an average of just over 700 pages were printed per month per office. This represents a reduction of 97.3% from the 2019/20 baseline. |
Promotes and incentivizes lower-carbon alternatives to work-related air travel |
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Purchase hybrid or electric vehicles where available for our operational requirements |
Starting point: The first hybrid vehicle was purchased in 2019/20 Performance indicator: percentage of hybrid vehicle in the TSB fleet where available for our operational requirements Target: Three out of four vehicle purchases are hybrid or electric where such vehicles are available in categories that meet operational requirements |
No vehicle was purchased in 2022-23 |
Seventy-five percent of new light-duty unmodified fleet vehicle purchases will be zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) or hybrids, with the objective that the government’s light-duty fleet comprises at least 80% ZEVs by 2030. Priority is to be given to purchasing ZEVs |
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Secure access to charging infrastructure in the home facility for each ZEV or plug-in hybrid vehicle it purchases |
Starting point: 1 charging point installed in the Regional Office parking for the plug-in hybrid vehicle Performance indicator: number of charging points per ZEV or plug-in hybrid vehicle Target: 100% of TSB ZEV or plug-in vehicles have direct access to charging infrastructure at their home base |
Target not met – the existing plug-in hybrid vehicle was transferred to another Regional Office and we experienced delays in installing an EV charger. Coordination with PSPC and landlord to continue into 2023/24. |
Fleet management will be optimized to achieve the targets, including by exploring options for commercial vehicles, assessing ZEV charging infrastructure needs and applying telematics to analyze vehicle usage data |
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Integrate consideration of climate change impacts in business continuity planning and in its program design and delivery considerations |
Starting point: The 2019 Business Continuity Plan includes specific environmental disasters in its risk assessments, but not climate change impacts in particular. Program design and delivery does not currently include climate change impacts analysis Performance indicator: Risk assessments include climate change impacts Target: The next revision to the Business Continuity plan will include specific analysis of the risks posed by climate change impacts Target: Program design and delivery will take climate change impacts into consideration when they are up for review/analysis |
The BCP was updated in FY 2022/23, adhering to the most recent “all hazards” approach. |
Take action to improve understanding of the risks posed by the impacts of climate change to federal assets, services and operations across the country |
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Identify available training related to climate change impacts, undertaking climate change risk assessments and developing adaptation actions, and make available among the course offerings for TSB employees |
Starting point: There is no climate change impacts-related training in the TSB course catalogue and none is available via the CSPS Performance indicator: Number of course serials related to climate change impacts and related risk assessments and adaptation actions in the TSB course catalogue Target: A minimum of one course serial related to climate change impacts and related risk assessments and adaption actions is listed in the TSB course catalogue |
Availability of related courses from the Canada School of Public Service CHC101 (Applying Climate Literacy Foundations), and CHC 103 (Adapting to Changing Climate in Canada) is part of the training catalogue by default. The research will continue during the next fiscal year. |
Take action to improve understanding of the risks posed by the impacts of climate change to federal assets, services and operations across the country |
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Acquire new types of furniture via GCtransfer; Dispose of surplus furniture by offering on GCtransfer and GCsurplus |
Starting point: GCtransfer and GCsurplus are the place of choice for acquiring new furniture not already available within the TSB. New purchases via SO/SA proceeds only when it has been impossible find what is required on GCtransfer or GCsurplus; Surplus furniture is listed for reuse on those sites Performance indicator: Quantity of furniture pieces reused via GCtransfer or GCsurplus Target: new furniture acquisitions are sought from GCtransfer for a minimum of one month prior to considering other options Target: all surplus furniture is advertised on GCtransfer or GCsurplus for a minimum of two weeks |
It was not possible to acquire furniture lots meeting TSB requirements via GCtransfer/GCsurplus in 2022/23. All sellable surplus furniture and furniture parts were disposed via GCsurplus. |
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Purchase new IT hardware and software via PSPC/SSC consolidated procurement instruments that include environmental criteria |
Performance indicator: Percentage of IT hardware and software purchases that meet the environmental criteria Target: 100% of IT hardware and software purchased meet the environmental criteria |
100% of IT hardware purchases meet environmental criteria. 57% of software purchases by value were verified as being from a vendor meeting environmental criteria |
Aid the transition to a net-zero, circular economy through green procurement that includes life-cycle assessment principles and the adoption of clean technologies and green products and services by including criteria that address GHG emissions reduction into procurements that have a high environmental impact |
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Reuse IT equipment internally where possible; dispose of surplus IT equipment through the Computers for Schools programs |
Performance indicator: Percentage of surplus IT equipment disposed of via Computers for Schools Target: All IT equipment to be disposed is first offered to Computers for Schools |
All surplus IT equipment was disposed of via the Computers for Schools program in 2022-23. |
Aid the transition to a net-zero, circular economy through green procurement that includes life-cycle assessment principles and the adoption of clean technologies and green products and services |
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Install additional water bottle filling stations and promote use of reusable water bottles |
Starting point: At the time of original writing of the 2019-2023 plan, there was one bottle filling station at Head Office; at the time of this update, a second one had been installed at Head Office and a project was underway for a filling station in one Regional Office Performance indicator: Count of water bottle fillings Target: 10,000 fillings/year (count to start upon office re-occupancy) |
No additional bottle filling station was installed in 2022/23. At the end of the reporting cycle, the TSB had a total of three bottle filling stations installed. |
the government will aid the transition to a net-zero, circular economy through green procurement that includes life-cycle assessment principles and the adoption of clean technologies and green products and services by eliminating the unnecessary use of single-use plastics in government operations |
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Departments will adopt clean technology and undertake clean technology demonstration projects |
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Support for green procurement will be strengthened, including guidance, tools and training for public service employees |
Procurement specialists have completed the required Green Procurement training to apply sustainability and life-cycle assessment principles in procurement policies and practices and acquisition card holders are encouraged to complete Green Procurement online training |
Performance indicator: Percentage of specialists in procurement and materiel management who have completed training on green procurement Target: 100% of procurement specialists and at least 50% of acquisition card holders have completed the Green procurement training |
100% of procurement and materiel management specialists have completed Green procurement training. |
Aid the transition to a net-zero, circular economy through green procurement that includes life-cycle assessment principles and the adoption of clean technologies and green products and services by strengthening support for green procurement, including guidance, tools and training for public service employees |
Report on integrating sustainable development
During the 2022–23 reporting cycle, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada had no proposals that required a strategic environmental assessment (SEA) and no public statements were produced.