Department Of Industrial Relations (DIR)

The Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) was established in 1927. Its mission is to improve working conditions for California's wage earners and to advance opportunities for profitable employment in California. DIR administers and enforces laws governing wages, hours and breaks, overtime, retaliation, workplace safety and health, apprenticeship training programs, and medical care and other benefits for injured workers. DIR also publishes materials and holds workshops and seminars to promote healthy employment relations, conducts research to improve its programs, and coordinates with other agencies to target egregious violators of labor laws and tax laws in the underground economy.


DEPARTMENT POTENTIAL TO INCREASE EPP SPEND BY CALENDAR YEAR
Reported EPP Spend vary by year. Best representation of actual improvement is when your departments’ reported EPP Spend is more than the non EPP Spend. For comparison, total statewide Spend is 828,057,433 dollars and total reported EPP Spend is 533,454,610 dollars. Data Table 1

Source: Financial Information System of California (FI$CAL) State Contract and Procurement Registry System (SCPRS)


This graph represents environmentally preferable purchases of goods and services that have been acquired through a noncompliant EPP purchasing method. Department Of Industrial Relations (DIR) had an opportunity to procure these same goods and services through an EPP compliant statewide commodity contract that will assist in increasing their goals. Look to the Buying Green Guide to find these goods and services contracts.



DEPARTMENT EPP PROGRESS BY CALENDAR YEARS
Statewide EPP Spend vary by year. Total state EPP Spend increased by more than 20 percent in 2017-2018. Data Table 2

Source: FI$CAL


This graph represents Department Of Industrial Relations (DIR)'s progress towards increasing EPP Spend. Departments can look to DGS EPP designated contracts for green commodities, DGS purchasing standards and recognize third-party certifications in their solicitations to achieve a green buy. To access these documents go to the Buying Green Guide.