Energy Management Systems (EnMS)
What's ISO 50001:2018 - Energy management systems?
World energy consumption continues to rise – it has more than doubled in the last 40 years and is projected to increase a further 30 % by 2040 (International Energy Agency (IEA), World Energy Outlook 2017).
What’s more, energy is the major contributor to climate change, making up nearly 60 % of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions. Managing energy in a better way helps the planet on which we live from the point of view of environmental sustainability as well as it saves money for organizations and society as a whole. A study commissioned by the Climate Works Foundation, a non-governmental organization that leverages the power of collective philanthropy in the fight against climate change, revealed that public health-related savings of more than USD 3.2 trillion would have been possible, had there been more efforts in regard to energy efficiency and reduction in carbon growth in the industrial and buildings sectors alone, we could make over USD 3.2 trillion in public health-related savings.
ISO 50001:2018, Energy management systems is a strategic tool developed to help organizations develop and implement management systems aimed to use their energy more efficiently and effectively.
What's ISO 50001:2018, energy management systems?
An energy management system helps organizations in managing their energy use in a better way. It involves developing and implementing an energy policy, setting achievable objectives & targets for energy use, and develop action plans to achieve them and measure progress. This can include the adoption of updated technologies geared towards energy-efficiency, reduction in energy waste & improvement in the current processes to cut energy costs.
ISO 50001 is an internationally agreed-upon set of best practices to help organizations establish & implement systems that can drive efficiency in the use of energy. Like other ISO management systems standards, it follows the “PDCA Model”.
ISO 50001 is a set of requirements that enables organizations to
- Develop energy policy
- Set objectives and targets to meet that policy
- Measure the results obtained
- Analyze and evaluate the data to make a factual decision concerning better use of energy
- Review the effectiveness of the policy
- Continually improve energy management
Who can use ISO 50001?
Like all ISO management system standards, ISO 50001 has been designed for implementation by any organization in the public or private sector, whatever its size, activity or geographical location.
ISO 50001 does not fix targets for improving energy performance, which is left up to the user organization or regulatory authorities.
So, this means that any organization can implement its energy management systems against ISO 50001 regardless of its current performance and then continually improve at the rate determined by themselves, at efficiency & effectiveness regarding “energy”.
What benefits ISO 50001 can bring about?
These include
- Policies formalized
- Increased efficiency which in turn results in cost-cutting cost
- Enhanced effectiveness and hence productivity
- Delivering financial and competitive advantage
- Energy security risks reduced through improved energy performance
- Increased stakeholders’ confidence, hence better image & reputation
- Better employee engagement due to organizational commitment to an integrated climate change emissions reduction strategy
- Legal compliance as it’s a requirement of the standard
- Ease of integration with existing systems based on standards such as ISO 9001 and ISO 14001
- Seamless migration from EN 16001 to ISO 50001
IDSE diploma was a great experience to my career. At first when I was introduced to the course, I felt it wasn’t worth it until I started to show more interest with the help of the institute. All the process went smoothly from enrolment until the exam date. The course content is very good and I advised those of you who want to have a level 6 diploma to give it a try. I started the process by January this year and my first exam was February which I wrote and passed at the first attempt, the second exam was in April which I also passed. ‘Business Excellence’ institutes have qualified tutors who can guide you all through the process and encourage you to study. I advise anyone who wants to enroll in IDSE to go with this institute.
david osifo
Safety OfficerBusiness Excellence Institute is the right way to choose for a professional qualification in the field of Health and Safety. Thank you Business Excellence Institute for making us front-line professionals in HSE Field.
I am very satisfied with the Institute, the staff and moreover the co-operation and help from the Staff members and Teachers of Business Excellence Institute…
Thank you Business Excellence.
sohail ahmed sial
Safety Advisor‘Business Excellence’ is an excellent institute for gaining International Diploma in Safety Engineering (IDSE). I’ve completed the IDSE diploma from this esteemed institute and I’m happy to share my great achievement of completing the course with high grades. Support and assistance were provided during the entire course period. And I would like to recommend this institute with utmost respect and trust that you can achieve success from here if you need to gain knowledge in the field of safety.
j nafih
Safety EngineerQuality service provider; highly qualified, professional & competent staff.
Touseef Ur Rehman
Instrumentation EngineerWe recently had a contract with BEC to cope up with the requirements of ISO certification, OSHAD and EAD; and it was quite a good experience as we complied in a limited time frame. The facilitator Mr. Waqar found to be responsive and had in-depth knowledge of the UAE’s OS&H-related regulations.
Osama
HSE Engineer
To which this standard contributes
