Register of Environmental

Management System Interested Parties

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Date Ref Issue Title Modification Authorised by
24-Mar-17 EM08 01 Register of Environmental New document ISO 14001 Management
Management System Interested Review
Parties

1. Purpose
The purpose of this Register of Environmental Management System Interested Parties is as follows.
a) To identify parties, both internal and external to Anglia Ruskin University, with an interest in our environmental
management system.
b) To identify the relevant needs and expectations of these interested parties.
c) To identify which of these needs and expectations become obligations, legal or otherwise, that Anglia Ruskin
University must comply with.

2. Responsibility
The Environment Manager is responsible for maintaining the Register of Environmental Management System Interested
Parties and presenting any changes to the ISO 14001 Management Review group for approval.

3. Definitions
3.1 Interested party = person or organisation that can affect, be affected by, or perceive itself to be affected by a decision
or activity, for example customers, communities, suppliers, regulators, non-governmental organisations, investors and
employees.
3.2 Compliance obligations = legal requirements that an organisation has to comply with and other requirements that an
organisation has to or chooses to comply with.

4. Procedure
4.1 Interested parties are identified from the following sources.
a) Desktop review of existing interested parties.
b) Register of environmental compliance obligations;
c) ISO 14001 Management Review meetings;
d) Feedback from staff and students via surveys, lectures, or workshop events.
e) Results of internal and external audits.
4.2 Identify the needs and expectations of each interested party.
4.3 Record the evidence associated with each interested party and their needs and expectations.
4.4 Identify any compliance obligations associated with the needs and expectations of interested parties and record the
associated reference ID in the Register of Environmental Compliance Obligations.

5. Review
The Register of Environmental Management System Interested Parties shall be reviewed and updated at least annually by
Management Review.

6. Related documents
OP01-01 System Procedure Document Control
EM28 Register of environmental compliance obligations

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Register of environmental 
Interested Parties Internal/External Requirements Evidence Compliance obligations compliance obligations Ref.
Association of University  External ARU Corporate membership www.aude.ac.uk AUDE Green Scorecard target and  OTH10
Directors of Estates (AUDE) Networking benchmarking tool
Good practice exchange
Cambridgeshire &  External Protection of spieces & habitats  www.cpbiodiversity.org.uk Cambridgeshire & Peterborough  OTH02
Peterborough Biodiversity  identified in the Biodiversity  Biodiversity Action Plan, in particular:
Partnership Action Plan • Managed Greenspaces habitat action 
plan
• Urban Umbrella Action Plan

Contractors External Environmental work  ISO 14001 internal audits ARU policy HSMS17 Control of CDM  OTH09

requirements Contracts
Guidance NPMA policy 2‐006 NPMA Management 
of contractors
Environment Agency External Compliance Waste, water pollution, CRC,  legislation ATM40; ATM41; ATM44; WAT1; 
WAT13; CPA 1989; WAS1; 
WAS5; WAS7; WAS13; WAS17; 
WAS42; WIL5; LAN1; LAN2; 
PLA42; SI 2010/786 ‐ ATM60; SI 
2012/3038 ‐ ATM23; SI 
2012/1386; 2014/1643

Essex Biodiversity Project External Protection of spieces & habitats  www.essexbiodiversity.org.uk Essex Biodiversity Action Plan, in  OTH03

identified in the Biodiversity  particular:
Action Plan • Ponds habitat action plan
Fairtrade Foundation External Support for the Fairtrade goals www.fairtrade.org.uk ARU Fairtrade Policy OTH04

Funding bodies (EU, UK  External Research impact Research Councils UK, Horizon 2020,  Environmental conditions of funding OTH11

Research Councils, charities) Research ethics previous funding bids (e.g. NSPCC)
Environmental responsibility and 
compliance
Higher Education Statistics  External Performance data www.hesa.ac.uk Estates Management Record OTH06
Agency (HESA)
International Sustainable  External ARU Corporate membership www.international‐sustainable‐ ISCN Charter OTH12
Campus Network (ISCN) Networking campus‐network.org
Good practice exchange

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Register of environmental 
Interested Parties Internal/External Requirements Evidence Compliance obligations compliance obligations Ref.
Local Authorities External Compliance Planning, environmental health, building  AQ8; AQ9; WAS13; LAN2; PLA2; 
Revenue conservation, tree preservation,  PLA4; PLA13; PLA18; PLA33; SI 
contaminated land, trading standards  2016/332; WIL17; SI 1997/1160; 
legislation NUI1; NUI2; NUI3; NUI4; NUI6; 
NUI8; NUI9; OTH07

National Union on Students  External Campaign support Responsible Futures accreditation for  OTH13

(NUS) sustainability content in curriculum and 
student life
Natural England External Compliance Wildlife legislation WIL1; WIL5; WIL6
Quality Assurance Agency  External Standards and quality of UK higer  QAA, Education for sustainable  ARU Academic Regulations OTH08
for Higher Education (QAA)   education development: Guidance for UK 
higher education providers, Jun 2014

Utility suppliers External Contract compliance Contract compliance

Wildlife Trust External ARU Corporate membership www.wildlifetrusts.org/biodiversityb ARU working towards Biodiversity  OTH01
enchmark Benchmark management standard
Alumni External Networking www.anglia.ac.uk/graduation‐and‐ None
Career development alumni/alumni‐network
News & information
ARU student societies Internal Funding ARU Student Union None
Support & guidance Societies Forums
Facilities & services
ARU Student Union Internal Support SU Green Impact meetings None
Facilities & services
Board of Governors,  Internal Compliance & performance  None
Corporate Management  updates
Team Improvement proposals
Butterfly Conservation  External Protection of spieces & habitats  http://butterfly‐ None
Cambridgeshire & Essex on campus conservation.org/289/cambridgeshir
e‐‐essex‐branch.html
Cambridge Bird Club External Protection of spieces & habitats  None
on campus
Cambridge Natural History  External Protection of spieces & habitats  None
Society on campus
Current students Internal Employability ARU Responsible Futures Survey  None
Course content 2016
Facilities & services UoL Reduce the Juice Survey 2016
Social activities

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Register of environmental 
Interested Parties Internal/External Requirements Evidence Compliance obligations compliance obligations Ref.
Employees Internal Support, guidance, training,  ARU Green staff network None
engagement ISO 14001 internal audits
Facilities & services ISO 14001 training feedback
Environmental Association  External ARU Corporate membership www.eauc.org.uk None
of Universities and Colleges  Networking
(EAUC) Good practice exchange

Essex Bird Watching Society External Protection of spieces & habitats  www.ebws.org.uk None

on campus
Essex Field Club External Protection of spieces & habitats  None
on campus
Local community External Good neighbour Community Liaison Meetings None
Communications
Office for Students External Replaced HEFCE in April 2018,  www.officeforstudents.org.uk None
and yet to publicise any 
environmental or sustainability 
requirements for universities

People & Planet (national  External Online environmental  http://peopleandplanet.org None

student network) information
Campaign support
Public transport operators External Service planning and promotion None

Prospective students External Employability HEA, Student attitudes towards, and  None

Course content skills for, sustainable development, 
Facilities & services 2015
Social activities
Suppliers External Environmental requirements of  None
products & services
Trade unions Internal Staff health & safety, pay &  None
conditions

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