ISO14001 represents the core set of standards used by organisations for designing and implementing an effective Environmental Management System (EMS) i.e. one which achieves real, sustainable environmental improvement. Having a certified management system will reassure our stakeholders that we are operating a robust system to control the impacts we have on the environment.
We are currently implementing an Environmental Management System (EMS) with the aim of certifying to the international standard for EMS, ISO14001 by the 30th of December 2012.
Our Key Objective is to integrate environmental management into day-to-day operations by establishing an EMS certified to ISO14001 for all our operations on campus, via the EcoCampus scheme.
Our current target is to achieve EcoCampus Platinum Award by the 31st of October 2012.
In April 2012 we achieved the EcoCampus Gold Award and we are making excellent progress toward Platinum. The EcoCampus awards offer a staged process of EMS implementation, tailored specifically to Universities. An award - bronze, silver, gold and platinum - is given at each stage of the process.
In 2011 UEA was awarded a ‘first class degree’ in the People and Planet Green League demonstrating our continual improvement from a 2:1 in 2010. Read more about our achievements in our Environmental Report 2011.
The Core Elements of our EMS
Our Environmental Policy establishes our sustainable environmental management goals and principles of our approach to environmental management.
Our Sustainability Management Structure sets responsibilities to ensure we have the resources to achieve our goals.
Our Environmental Programme outlines the actions we are taking to achieve the commitments in our environmental policy. This focuses on implementing key procedures, developing issue specific management plans, gathering monitoring data (we are still investigating some of our impacts) and awareness raising and training. This is a working document and is updated on a regular basis.
Our general Environmental Awareness Training is being delivered to all staff and a programme of job-specific training is on-going.
Please contact sustainability@uea.ac.uk 01603 593535 if you need more information on training.
Want more information?
• Environmental Association of Universities and Colleges (EAUC)
• Eco-Campus
• Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA)
• The International Standards Organisation (ISO)
• People and Planet Green League
Can’t find what you’re looking for?
Contact the Sustainability Team sustainability@uea.ac.uk 01603 593535
