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The city has a history of social, economic and environmental procurement policies, including the city's
Environmentally Responsible Procurement Policy (1999), Purchase of Garments and Other Apparel
from Responsible Manufacturers (no-sweatshop) Policy (2008), and most recently, Social Procurement
Program (2016). The implementation of the Framework supports several city-wide strategies that aim
to enhance city social, economic and environmental outcomes, including:

• TransformTO: which identifies the City's greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets (i.e. 80 per
cent of 1990s levels by 2050) to improve health, economic growth, and improve social equity.
• City of Toronto Consolidated Green Fleet Plan 2014-2018, which identifies a number of circular
targets and actions, such as 4.1A, ‘Purchase, lease or otherwise obtain the most fuel-efficient
vehicles where appropriate for the City operations, while considering lifecycle cost of the vehicle’.

• Toronto Strong Neighbourhood Strategy 2020, which identifies Action #70, ‘Invest in green
jobs and a green neighbourhood’ under the broader strategic theme ‘Create a cleaner, healthier
environment’; and,

• City of Toronto Strategic Actions 2012-2018, which identify ‘Environmental Sustainability’ and ‘Fiscal
Sustainability’ as the strategic themes.

Circular procurement will also increase the city's resilience and control its responses to global events
such as the international decline in traditional markets and profitability across the paper products and
packaging recycling industry. Circular economy procurement integration can help the city mitigate risks
associated with the end-of-life management of goods (due to changes in manufacturing and consumer
behaviour, technical challenges and decreasing demand for recycled material).

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