Energy Management Systems (EnMS) – ISO 50001:2018

ISO 50001:2018 is the newly revised international standard for Energy Management Systems. This standard specifies requirements for establishing, implementing, maintaining and improving an energy management system (EnMS).

The standard aims to help organizations continually reduce their energy use, and therefore their energy costs and their greenhouse gas emissions.

This standard:

• is applicable to any organization regardless of its type, size, complexity, geographical location, organizational culture or the products and services it provides
• is applicable to activities affecting energy performance that are managed and controlled by the organization
• is applicable irrespective of the quantity, use, or types of energy consumed
• requires demonstration of continual energy performance improvement, but does not define levels of energy performance improvement to be achieved
• can be used independently, or be aligned or integrated with other management systems.

What are the benefits of ISO 50001 Energy Management?

• Identify and manage the risks surrounding your future energy supply
• Measure and monitor energy use to identify where to improve efficiency
• Improve overall performance to cut energy consumption and bills
• Reduce carbon emissions and meet government reduction targets
• Demonstrate environmental credentials to increase tender opportunities

Top tips for implementing ISO 50001

• Get commitment and support from senior management.
• Engage the whole business with good internal communication.
• Compare existing energy management with ISO 50001 requirements.
• Get customer and supplier feedback on current energy management.
• Establish an implementation team to get the best results.
• Map out and share roles, responsibilities and timescales.
• Adapt the basic principles of the ISO 50001 standard to your business.
• Motivate staff involvement with training and incentives.
• Share ISO 50001 knowledge and encourage staff to train as internal auditors.
• Regularly review your ISO 50001 system to make sure you are continually improving it.