Suppliers can use this Green Procurement Scorecard to learn what environmental criteria are in place for solicitation opportunities and demonstrate that they meet the criteria when submitting a proposal.
Effective date: 2014-03-14
This is the code used by the federal government to identify generic product descriptions for its procurement activities.
For the supply and delivery of various electronic part and components, tools, test instruments, radio frequency and microwave components. These products are generally included in the federal classification of goods 59 excluding N5975 electrical hardware and supplies and are also included in classifications 51, 52, 53, 60 and 66.
If you have any comments or questions about this Green Procurement Scorecard, please fill out our Contact Green Procurement form, and the Green Procurement Team will get back to you.
Green: Mandatory specification.
Yellow: Optional or point-rated specification.
Red: Identified as a potential specification. Not yet incorporated into GoC procurement.
Environmental Considerations | RFx | |||
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Past 2009 |
Current 2012 |
Future 2015 |
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Reports and billing | Invoices and correspondence to be sent and processed electronically | Red |
Red |
Yellow |
Paper is certified as originating from a sustainably managed forest and/or has a minimum of 30% recycled content | Red |
Green |
Green |
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Limitations on number of hard copies of documents provided | Red |
Green |
Green |
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Use of electronic signatures, where client capacity to accept them exists, to reduce paper consumption | Red |
Red |
Yellow |
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Access to an on-line catalogue, if any, for this category | Red |
Green |
Green |
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Environmental Commitments and Plans | Green products are identifiable in the distributor and/or manufacturer catalogues | Red |
Green |
Green |
Environmental Records | Manufacturer's environmental policy statement | Red |
Yellow |
Green |
Manufacturer has history on environmental initiatives. | Red |
Green |
Green |
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Manufacturer has conducted waste audit. | Red |
Yellow |
Green |
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Manufacturer has plans for environmental improvements. | Red |
Yellow |
Green |
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Manufacturer has ISO 14000 certification or other Environmental Management System (EMS) | Red |
Yellow |
Green |
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Product design | Waste material from the manufacturing process is minimized. | Red |
Yellow |
Yellow |
Waste material from the manufacturing process is recycled. | Red |
Yellow |
Yellow |
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End-of-life electronics management approach for reduction of elimination of hazardous material meet. | Red |
Yellow |
Green |
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Restriction Of the use of certain Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive. | Red |
Yellow |
Green |
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Design for reuse, recycle and energy efficiency, minimizing travel requirement. | Red |
Yellow |
Green |
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Items made using alternative Energy Sources (e.g) solar, wind energy or not requiring batteries. | Red |
Yellow |
Green |
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Reduce or eliminate hazardous and Toxic substance in production process. | Red |
Yellow |
Yellow |
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Designing for end of life management. | Red |
Yellow |
Yellow |
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Meet Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive | Red |
Yellow |
Green |
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Meet the recycling requirement of Electronics Product Stewardship of Canada (EPSC) | Red |
Yellow |
Green |
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Recyclable and/or reusable end product components | Red |
Yellow |
Green |
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Resource input | Use of non-organic solvent-based adhesives | Red |
Red |
Yellow |
Metal components finished using low VOC emitting technology | Red |
Red |
Yellow |
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Metal parts contain recycled content | Red |
Yellow |
Green |
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Plastic parts contain recycled content | Red |
Yellow |
Green |
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Major rigid plastic parts stamped with composition code or not stamps for recycling | Red |
Yellow |
Green |
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Offer products that contain bio-based plastics over petroleum-derived plastics when they are available | Red |
Yellow |
Yellow |
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Packaging and Distribution | Packaging is designed to minimize waste. | Yellow |
Yellow |
Green |
Recycled materials are used to produce the packaging. | Yellow |
Yellow |
Green |
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Shortening transportation routes to reduce the environmental impact of shipping | Red |
Yellow |
Yellow |
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Packaging made of sustainable wood or paper products (sustainably managed forests certification - Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), Sustainable Forest Initiative (SFI), Canadian Standards Association (CSA) or equivalent. | Red |
Yellow |
Green |
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Minimal, reusable and/or recyclable packaging of products | Red |
Yellow |
Green |
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Disposal | Program exists to recondition, reuse, or recycle parts | Red |
Green |
Green |
Participation in any Provincial electronic recycling program that apply to their products. | Red |
Yellow |
Green |