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The National Open and Distance University UNAD, is an educational institution of a state nature and distance mode, which is under the regulation and surveillance of Law 1740 of 2014 and Law 30 of 1992 of the Ministry of Education of Colombia.

Currently has a presence in different regions across the country taking education to the most remote places and it is part of the administrative headquarters José Celestino Mutis, located at the address: Calle 14 Sur # 14-23, Bogotá.

José Celestino Mutis is one of the most important headquarters of UNAD, which has been ISO: 14001 certified for several years, from which the information was obtained for this audit.

This center offers students of environmental engineering and related, the opportunity to put their knowledge into practice, because they have a great environmental management system, very well structured that allows the integration of learning through sustainable development processes implemented.

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It is evident that in the organization, the processes and activities carried out in general are focused on the reduction of negative environmental impacts, trying to make a correct use of resources, use of waste and continuous improvement, where all parties are involved .

It is considered positive the constant analysis and monitoring carried out to the different environmental protection and care actions, for each of the processes and productive activities carried out by the entity.

The projects must start, for the decrease in consumption of the inputs most used by the institution, such as electricity, in order to allow a reduction in the different pollutant loads generated by the entity.

There is evidence of a constant evaluation and well-documented monitoring by the university in order to verify the degree of compliance with the environmental objectives, for which indicators are compared period by period as defined at the time of its formulation.

The university carries out internal audits to the Environmental Management Component according to those established in the Management Evaluation and Control Process (C-3), with the Integral Audits procedure (P-3-5), whose objective is to perform a systematic, independent and documented evaluation to obtain audit evidence in order to determine the degree of compliance with the regulatory criteria and to determine the conformity of the Environmental Management Component with the provisions planned by the Institution for the care of the environment, the improvement of environmental performance and the requirements of NTC-ISO 14001: 2015, its proper implementation and maintenance.

It is important to emphasize that the university was continuously improving its environmental performance, ensuring that the Environmental Management Component is also improving over time, demonstrating that it is convenient for the operation of the University, is appropriate to their needs and, Everything is effective to achieve the expected results defined by senior management.

The commitment to continuous improvement is evidenced through the establishment of different parameters that need measurement and / or follow-up as follows: Qualitative: through IND-C1-002 indicator. Quantitative: They perform it through the measurements in the Environmental Indicators. With Mixed methodologies: The indicators with mixed methodologies used in the UNAD are related in the Environmental Management Programs.

The nonconformities are reviewed and their causes are determined following the Instructions for the Analysis of Findings (I-1-1-3) and the documented information of the actions taken in the System of Attention to Improvement Actions is maintained. -SSAM, following the provisions of the Instructions for the Registration and Formalization of Improvement Plans (I-1-1-1).

No disagreements are evident, the last one was generated in 2016 and corrected in a timely and efficient manner.

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The activities audited to the environmental management system of the company were developed under the parameters established by ISO: 14001: 2015. In this sense, it is noted that the environmental management system complies fully with the terms and criteria to be evaluated.

The audit carried out shows that in order to guarantee continuous improvement, it is fundamental to maintain a constant and fluid communication with all the areas, making known the new updates and modifications to the different processes that are handled. In this case, the UNAD manages a wide series of matrix formats, of access to the general public, which optimize the distribution of information and environmental education.

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Given that the UNAD is an organization that currently has ISO: 14001 certification, the recommendations are quite limited, as it is well known that having this certification confirms that all environmental needs are being met.

However, it is important to direct projects with which a better use could be made of the energy resource since, despite the efforts at this time, the use is not the most optimal.

According to the above, it is essential to review new energy saving alternatives such as the use of small stations with solar panels, starting with minor consumptions such as the charging of cell phones, tablets and laptops, since they are daily consumption devices for workers as visitors and can make a difference in favor of the environment.

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Activities guide and evaluation rubric - Step 5 - Make an article with the results of the audit (Practice). Retrieved on April 20, 2018 from: https://campus11.unad.edu.co/ecapma16/mod/folder/view.php?id=7552.

SIG, Integrated Management System. Retrieved on April 20, 2018 from:https://sig.unad.edu.co/gestion-ambiental

Carlos López Morante (June 20, 2017). PADLET HD Tutorial (Spanish / Spanish). [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ScFXKzRowZg

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