ISO 50001:2011 Energy Management System
What is the service
About 80% of the energy consumed in the EU comes from fossil fuels: oil, natural gas and coal. The
environmental effects of this system, together with security issues and
the inevitable economic implications, make it essential to use a more
rational and better overall management of energy, in order to achieve
real sustainable development.
ISO 50001 "Management Systems Energy - Requirements and application guide "is the appropriate response. A
rule that is the complement of the other two standards, ISO 9001 on
quality management systems and ISO 14001 environmental management
systems.
standard specifies the requirements for an energy management system and
enables a ' organization to have a systematic approach to continuous
improvement of its energy performance: an improvement that results in a
more efficient and more sustainable energy, regardless of its type. The rule itself does not define specific performance criteria for energy. The
ISO 50001 simply help companies wishing to adopt to organize systems
and processes aimed at improving energy efficiency: a management that
leads to economic benefits and the reduction of greenhouse gas
emissions.
This is a technical document useful for business any size and any type,
that is able to adapt to a variety of geographic, cultural and social. The ISO 50001 may be taken independently or seamlessly integrate with other management systems. For
ease of use, the structure of the standard is similar to that of ISO
14001 (Environmental Management Systems) and follows the same
methodology of PDCA (Plan-Do-Check-Act), thus making it very easy to
integrate between two different systems.
The ISO 50001 applies to companies wishing to:
- improve their energy performance;
- organize, develop, maintain and improve an energy management system;
- ensure that it is consistent with its stated energy policy;
- demonstrate such compliance;
- obtain certification of its energy management system by a third party organization;
- do a self-assessment and self-declaration of conformity to the standard.
Who should use the ISO 50001?
Mainly companies that consume significant quantities of energy.
Unlike any guideline that provides generic support for the development
of a management system for the energy, the ISO 50001 ensures the
possibility of a certification path of conformity or self-declaration,
in total analogy to the UNI EN ISO 9001 or ISO 14001.
Specific objectives are to ensure:
- improved energy efficiency or rational use of energy;
- a reduction in energy consumption
- a reduction in CO2 emissions.
Benefits
- Reduction of CO2 emissions and participation in achieving the Kyoto targets;
- The certification of the energy management system and,
consequently, the calculations for emissions reductions in terms of CO2
equivalent;
- Promotion of sustainable communication;
- Greater credibility at all institutional, economic and social;
- Improving your image in the market;
- Adoption and implementation of projects to be announced by the European Union by the Italian State
- Cost savings.
