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Negative Possible Direct Environmental Impacts Positive Possible Indirect Environmental Impacts
On-site Emergency Situations Research Activities
TV Aerial Interference Training and Capacity Building
Waste Management Networking and Dissemination
Water Consumption Local Events
For more details, please refer to a UNU’s document entitled, the Identification of Significant Environmental
Aspects.
Internal Audit
UNU-EMS 4.5.4 describes the Procedure for Audit, Review, and Continual Improvement. It is the
UNU’s policy to conduct internal audits once per annum to evaluate the performance of the EMS
and to identify and correct non-conformances. The audits will seek to determine whether the
EMS:
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• Conforms with the planned arrangements for environmental management in line with
ISO14001.
• Has been properly implemented and maintained.
Internal audit team visits all unit leaders and some randomly selected members in each unit. The
interviews are conducted using a checklist developed by UNU Steering Group, which contains possible
questions to be asked to interviewees. In addition to using the checklist, auditors also need
to utilize the opportunity to communicate with interviewees, by soliciting interviewee’s personal
views, comments and suggestions on UNU’s ISO14001 activities. On completion of the interviews
the auditors will complete the relevant Observation/Non-Conformity Records and Corrective Measures
and Preventative Actions Report. The latter must be approved and signed by the EMS Coordinator
(Internal Audit Manual).
Management Review
UNU-EMS 4.6 articulates how the Management Review should be carried out. This review is designed
to monitor and evaluate the progress of this EMS’s goals, objectives and targets. The review
is to be carried out, and the opinions, suggestions and decisions properly documented to ensure
that the implementation of the EMS is suitable, adequate and effective. The results of the Internal
Audit will be the main documentation reviewed (UNU EMS Manual 4.6).
External Audit
One renewal audit for certificate renewal and two annual surveillance audits in the second and
third year during the period of three years are carried out by inviting external auditors. The auditors
interview with key staff members including the Rector of the UNU, and discuss on identified nonconformity,
observation, opportunities of improvement, and noteworthy effort if any.
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