ISO 50001: Energy Management System

ISO 50001 is a voluntary International Standard developed by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) to provide organizations an internationally recognized framework to manage and improve their energy performance.

ISO 50001 is based on the Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) cycle. It integrates both the technical and managerial activities.

ISO 50001 provides a framework of requirements for organizations to:

  • Develop a policy for more efficient use of energy
  • Fix targets and objectives to meet the policy
  • Use data to better understand and make decisions about energy use

Benefits

  Works from large to small organizations across diverse commercial, industrial and public sectors Improved cost savings

  Helps to achieve energy efficiency & compliance

  Builds energy management into business practices

  Optimize energy-consuming assets

  Improves operations and capital cost decisions

  Facilitates energy management best practices

  Improves the ability to benchmark, measure and report energy intensity improvements

  Improves transparency and communication on the management of energy resources

  Helps in evaluating and prioritizing new energy-efficient technologies

  Framework for promoting energy efficiency throughout the supply chain