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UNIVERSIDAD ABIERTA Y A DISTANCIA (UNAD)

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UNIVERSIDAD ABIERTA Y A DISTANCIA (UNAD)

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The National Open and Distance University, (UNAD) is an Educational Project that was born with the name of University Unit of the South of Bogotá, UNISUR during the government of Belisario Betancur. It emerged, through Law 52 of 1981, as a public institution of the national order attached to the Ministry of National Education and transformed by the Congress of the Republic through Law 396 of August 5, 1997, at the National Open and Distance University UNAD. It was created in order to design and implement academic programs with the pedagogical strategy of distance education, which were relevant to local, regional, national and international needs and in accordance with the challenges and demands of a democratic, participatory and dynamic society related to scientific, social and cultural models that contextualize the XXI century. Since its inception - April 1982 - the University has been characterized by its commitment to communities and populations that have not had access to technical training, humanistic and community partners. Also, for its contribution to the recovery of social fabric, the generation of work spaces and training for citizen participation. The UNAD has four strategic systems: High university policy system It is the high government of the university and responsible for the definition and formulation of policies and institutional plans. It is made up of: • Higher University Council, Academic Council, Rectory Mission System It integrates the units and strategies that respond to the fulfillment of the mission and the substantive responsibilities of the University. It is made up of: • Academic and Research Vice-Rectory, Vice-Rector for Services to Applicants, Students and Graduates, Vice-Rector for Regional Development and Community Projection • Vice-rectory of Media and Pedagogical Mediations, Vice-rectory of International Relations. Functional system It integrates the units and strategies for the observance of the mission and the assurance of the sustainability, modernization and quality of the management model. It is conformed by: • Administrative and Financial Management, University Quality and Improvement Management, Innovation and Technological Development Management, Relations Management, Interinstitutional, Human Talent Management, Planning Advisory Office, Internal Control Office, Office of Internal Discipline Control, General Secretariat. Operational system  School of Administrative, Accounting, Economic and Business Sciences - ECACEN, School of Agricultural, Livestock and Environment Sciences - ECAPMA, School of Basic Sciences, Technology and Engineering - ECBTI, School of Education Sciences - ECEDU, School of Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities - ECSAH, School of Health Sciences - ECISA, School of Legal and Political Sciences - ECJP.

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The meeting of the opening of the audit was carried out, with the purpose of socializing the objectives and the scope that would be had for each of the items to be evaluated, in which the audit team strategically asked questions with respect to each one of the numerals of the NTC ISO 14001: 2015 standard. The methodology developed and implemented for the identification and assessment of Environmental Aspects and Impacts is highlighted as a strength, with the University's own staff, with a high level of expertise, involving deep concepts of statistical tools, criteria, which has allowed the University to identification and very complete assessment taking into account the multiplicity of factors due to the diversity of activities that take place in it. The ability to comply with the applicable legal or regulatory requirements in the scope of the management system was verified, established through its identification, compliance planning, implementation and verification by UNAD of its compliance. The audit team handled the information provided by the UNAD confidentially, before and during the audit process. Once the audit was executed in accordance with the provisions of the audit plan, the objectives of the audit were met. The entity Universidad Nacional Abierta y Distancia, Headquarters José Celestino Mutis, has an Environmental Management System that is currently applied and generally complies with the requirements specified in NTC ISO 14001. The reasons for this statement are listed below . The Environmental Management System of the company is duly defined and documented its scope, as well as its objectives, environmental policies and personnel with specific roles and functions to comply with its correct execution. This could be evidenced through the documents Manual of the Integrated Management System (M-1), Manual of the Component of Environmental Management (M-2) and the Manual of the Management System of Health and Safety at Work (M-3). ). In turn, the entity identifies the environmental aspects and impacts that derive from its activities, products and services, through a specific methodology. The evidence was observed through the document Matriz Aspectos e Impactos Ambientales (F-1-4-5), which includes identification by processes, activities and services offered at the José Celestino Mutis Headquarters. The audited headquarters has a legal framework for the implementation and compliance with the regulatory requirements related to the Environmental Management System, which is reviewed and checked periodically. Said information is verified through the verification of the Matrix Format for the Identification and Evaluation of Legal Requirements and Other Requirements in Health and Safety at Work (F-5-6-36). A correct application of the PHVA (Plan - Make - Verify - Act) approach to the Environmental Management System is evidenced, within each specific process and activity developed, through the review of the documentation, the scope and the results set out in the document Manual of the Environmental Management System (M-1), Variable Control Format and Base Indicators in Environmental Management by Center (F-1-4-32). Likewise, this document allowed to verify the achievement of the objectives and the execution of the activities proposed by the organization for the plans derived from the Environmental Management Plan, through the Instructions for the Formulation, Monitoring and Measurement of Action Plans of Environmental Management (I-1-4- 5). The organization has a plan for the attention and response to events arising from accidents and environmental incidents, the evidence could be corroborated through the tour conducted during the on-site audit and the document Instruction on Care and Response to Environmental Emergencies (I -1-4-1); It also has the Format to Determine the Steps of Attention to Environmental Emergencies by Headquarters (F-1-4-23), which includes the steps to follow to address emergencies and contingencies in the audited headquarters.

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1. There is evidence of an adequate implementation of the ISO 14001: 2015 standard, it is important to continue deepening the implementation of strategies for the protection of the environment and the improvement of the performance of the GHS, such as the installation of solar panels and other innovative systems available in the market.

2. The audits satisfy the need that the organization has for a permanent and effective control over the activities that are being carried out, facilitating in this way the fulfillment of the normative and legal requirements that apply to the entities.

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1. Within the recommendations to the University, it is suggested to take into account the opportunities for improvement in the evaluated processes that, although they do not represent faults in the Colombian Technical Standard ISO 14001 OF 2015, on which the audit process was based, is a viable option to be in constant process of development looking for improvements. Implement the use of clean technologies as a source of energy supply for processes and procedures.

2. Ensure the necessary records to show that all areas and / or dependencies of the academic process comply with the policies, programs, procedures of the Environmental Management System of the University.

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ICONTEC. Implementar un sistema de gestión ambiental según ISO 14001. Bogotá: 2015.

UNAD. Sistema Integrado de Gestión. Bogotá:2019. https://sig.unad.edu.co/acerca-del-sig.

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