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April 9, 2026 In CCSP

Sustainable Public Procurement in Canada 2025: Trends, Insights & CCSP Report

CCSP releases its 16th Annual Report: The State of Sustainable Public Procurement in Canada

CCSP Annual Report 2025 Have you been wondering what other public sector organizations are doing to advance sustainable procurement – or what to do next in your own institution? Take a look at the Canadian Collaboration for Sustainable Procurement’s 2025 Annual Report on the State of Sustainable Public Procurement in Canada!

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Drawing on the hard work and success stories of the CCSP’s network of 57 member institutions from coast to coast, this report highlights national sustainable procurement trends, showcases CCSP member accomplishments, and features success stories from across Canada throughout 2025.

Amid the pressures of tariffs and tightening budgets, a roll-back on EDI south of the boarder, and increasing legislation, procurement teams stayed the course. We saw lots of work going towards adopting or renewing sustainable procurement action plans, engaging with suppliers, updating RFP tools and procedures, and training internal audiences.

What’s in this years’ report?

The report highlights emerging and evolving trends, best practices in sustainable public procurement, and profiles developments and success stories from CCSP members. You can find our guiding 10-point Best Practice Framework for a high-performing program on page 14.

2025 Trends in Sustainable Procurement – We’ve highlighted ten key trends shaping sustainable purchasing this year. These include strengthening local supply chains in the face of tariffs, refining sustainability questions in RFPs, new work on integrating sustainability into vendor performance management and modern slavery due diligence, maintained focus on social and Indigenous procurement, and a need for more meaningful action as progress on climate and circularity slows.

Member Benchmarking and Program Developments – Wondering how our members become sustainable procurement champions? We conducted benchmarking interviews to support members in assessing their progress on implementing the Best Practice Program Framework. Head to this section to see the ever-popular Moon Chart Ratings for each member and their main program developments across the 10 Program Elements.

Member Success Stories – We’re all about celebrating the successes of CCSP members, and this year we’ve shared inspiring stories of how they’re embedding sustainability into real procurement decisions. From UBCO advancing sustainable custodial services, to the City of Brampton supporting Diverse suppliers, City of Mississauga sourcing sustainable coffee services, and City of Winnipeg working with an Indigenous supplier — we love seeing our members “do the doing” in sustainable procurement. Explore this section to read more real-world examples.

2025 CCSP Operations – This section of the Report provides an overview of the sectors in which our network operates, the geographic distribution of our members across the country, and other program activities that took place in 2025.

We hope you join us in celebrating the successes and hard work of the CCSP members and share this report far and wide! Please navigate to our ABOUT CCSP page to download the full report.

It’s not too late to join the 2026 CCSP Program!

Contact Amanda Chouinard, Program Manager, at ccsp@reeveconsulting.com if you’re interested in learning more.

CCSP members have access to a community of practice with peer organizations who have similar goals to align their sustainability values with their purchasing practices, including educational webinars, a Resource Library, and one-on-one support.

November 15, 2023 In CCSP

Capturing Our Impact: Tracking Social Procurement KPIs

The CCSP met for the 6^th Peer Exchange of the year on October 19^th, focussed on tracking and measuring social procurement KPIs.

Wherever an organization is on their sustainable procurement journey, it’s never too early to start tracking KPIs and measure the Program’s impacts. KPIs should be tracked across all four pillars of sustainable procurement, but this month’s Peer Exchange dove into discussion on the social pillar. CCSP members heard from two organizations at different stages of their measurement journey: the City of Calgary and the City of Winnipeg.

October 4, 2023 In CCSP

Fostering Indigenous Culture Through Procurement

The CCSP was excited to kick off the second half of the 2023 programming on September 21^st. In the spirit of the upcoming Truth and Reconciliation Day on September 30^th, this month’s topic was Economic Reconciliation: Attracting Indigenous Suppliers.

Procuring with Indigenous businesses within the public sector not only aligns with the Government of Canada’s TRC Call to Action 92: Business and Reconciliation, but also helps support the growth and preservation of Indigenous companies, communities, and culture. As such, it is important that the public sector engages with Indigenous suppliers to help foster the economic resilience and cultural safety of Indigenous peoples.

August 2, 2023 In CCSP

Federal Government Incentivizes Supplier Climate Action via New Standard on Disclosure and Target Setting

The CCSP sat for the fourth Peer Exchange of the year on June 22^nd. In this session, members received a special update directly from the Federal Government on its new Standard on the Disclosure of GHG Emissions and Setting of Reduction Targets.

On April 1^st, 2023, a new Federal Standard came into effect to further incentivize Canadian businesses to take action on reducing their carbon emissions. The Standard on the Disclosure of GHG Emissions and Setting of Reduction Targets applies to Federal procurements over $25 million and requires suppliers to measure and disclose their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and adopt a science-based target to reduce their emissions (in line with the Paris Agreement). Based on data from 2018 – 2021, this new Standard is projected to influence around 140 contract per year.

CCSP members heard from senior representatives from the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat (TBS), Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC), and Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) to learn more about how this standard is being implemented in procurement and the new disclosure initiative being managed by the Federal Government.

May 25, 2023 In CCSP

Making the Most of your Environmental Procurement Criteria for Construction Projects.

The CCSP sat for the third peer exchange of the year on May 11^th. This month’s topic: environmental impacts in construction. Read on to learn about certifications, lowering impacts of construction, embodied carbon, and some industry leaders in green building.

With almost 40% of annual global emissions coming from the built environment¹, there is an opportunity for the construction industry to become a pioneer in reducing global carbon emissions. Speakers from WSP, Mantle Developments and UBC enlightened CCSP members on the importance of setting sustainability priorities, reducing embodied carbon and planning for climate resilience.

May 18, 2023 In CCSP

Leveraging Tools in your Procurement Process to Achieve Greater Sustainability Impact

CCSP’s April Peer Exchange focused on how tools support processes for sustainable procurement. Read this blog to learn more.

Many procurement teams struggle with consistent and meaningful consideration of sustainability within procurement practices. Tools are tangible resources – like checklists, worksheets, guides, or other reference materials – that you can get into the hands of buyers and business units to make sustainable procurement more accessible and standardized. Tools act as guidance throughout the procurement process which enables staff to integrate sustainability more meaningfully into their purchasing decisions.

November 29, 2022 In CCSP

The Race to Zero: Procurement for Low-carbon Construction

The CCSP settled in for its November Peer Exchange in anticipation of the upcoming infrastructure planning busy season. Read on to learn about new Federal government procurement standards for low-carbon construction and validation from EllisDon that the market is ready to provide solutions.

Construction and infrastructure development contribute significantly to the world’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, with 13% of global annual emissions coming solely from the embodied carbon of cement, steel, and aluminum, which are just a few of the many materials used to construct buildings and other infrastructure⁽¹⁾.