The new ISO 50001 energy management standard

Is ISO 500001 useful for your company?

Good question. It is always a big task for a company to meet an ISO standard.

Our study of the new standard shows that energy management according to the ISO 50001 standard has important benefits for a company. The programme is closely linked to all aspects of efficient energy savings, as we have also described in this website. The ISO standard also adds in a monitoring programme for the long term. This guarantees that previous efforts will be monitored and controlled and that additional initiatives will be taken when necessary or useful.

If your company can display the ISO 50001 logo under its company name, then that is undeniably a strong asset for your image. Companies that meet the standard really make substantial efforts for the environment.

But essentially, energy management is normally also a sign of good business management. The company derives important financial and operational benefits from it, benefits that will only increase in the future.

Just contact us and we will review without obligation what you need to do to meet the ISO 50001 standard and what benefits you can expect from it.

What does the standard entail?

The ISO 50001 standard provides a number of clear procedures that help with the various aspects of energy management.

• The procedures help companies make more efficient use of existing energy consumers.
• The standard creates transparency and helps with communications on the management of energy sources.
• The standard promotes best practices and reinforces good practical examples of good energy management.
• The evaluation of energy-saving technologies is facilitated and the procedures help determine the right priority for implementation.
• There are specific management programmes on the reduction of CO2 emissions.
• The procedures are easy to combine with other management systems (environment, health, safety).