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ISO50001:2018

Energy management systems

What is ISO 50001?

ISO 50001 is an international standard. It is done for organizations with any type of product and service and provides requirements to create, manage and improve their energy consumption and efficiency.

An energy management system is a framework for implementing technical and management strategies that significantly reduce energy costs and greenhouse gas emissions over time. Components of the system include establishing an energy policy, goals for improving energy efficiency, a timeline with target dates for achieving the goals, and an action plan that outlines exactly how the organization’s goals will be met.

ISO 50001 uses the plan-do-check-act framework, which is also supported by the US Department of Energy. During the planning phase, the organization sets goals using current energy efficiency measurements to establish a baseline. During the implementation phase, the organization implements measures to improve energy efficiency. In the check phase, the organization measures and evaluates its energy performance and compares the results with its baseline. In the action phase, the organization decides what changes to make to improve energy performance. The cycle then repeats continuously with a new planning step.

ISO 50001 is designed to be compatible and coordinated with other system standards such as ISO 14001 for environmental management systems and ISO 9001 for quality management systems. It is therefore ideal for integration with existing management systems and processes such as environmental, health and safety.

ISO 50001 helps facilities evaluate and prioritize the implementation of new energy-efficient technologies and improve energy efficiency, energy use and consumption. It also creates transparency and facilitates communication in the management of energy resources.

It promotes energy management best practices and behaviors and provides a framework for promoting energy efficiency throughout the supply chain and facilitates energy management improvements for greenhouse gas emission reduction projects.

Benefits of implementing and obtaining certification

ISO 50001 energy management system certification may be beneficial for your organization in many ways. A certified management system confirms that you are working in a structured and strategic manner to reduce the organization’s environmental footprint and are committed to further improving environmental management.

Standard certification can help:

• Improving energy performance, including energy efficiency, energy use and consumption.
• Reducing environmental impacts, including greenhouse gas emissions without affecting operations while simultaneously increasing profitability.
• Continuous improvement of energy management systems.
• Ensuring measurement, documentation, reporting and benchmarking of energy consumption.
• Authentic market communications about energy performance efforts.

ISO 50001 certification ensures that your organization has a sound energy management system that reduces energy consumption, environmental impact and increases profitability.

It specifies the requirements for management practices that are important to achieve improved energy performance. It demonstrates to customers, employees and stakeholders that efficient use of energy is a priority in your organization and that energy is systematically managed.