What are the purposes of 50001?
The ISO 50001 standards is mostly focused on improving the energetic performance of organizations, helping to reduce their energetic consumptions, and therefore helping to cut on costs with energy. Nevertheless, ISO 50001 does not offer practical turnkey solutions. Instead, it proposes a methodology what organizations (according to their own characteristics) can follow, encouraging them to:
- Optimize the use of energy consuming resources.
- Support the best organizational behaviours and practices and strengthen them.
- Promote communication and transparency in energy management.
- Guide production and/or exploitation towards technological choices with high energetic performances.
- Integrate energy efficiency criteria upstream and downstream of production and operation (e.g., supplies, transport, etc.);
- Strategically connect the management energy policies in more global and meaningful frameworks such as the preservation of resources or the fight against global warming.
- Connect energy management practices with other standard-setting procedures related to quality management, safety, or the environment.
Source: https://youmatter.world/en/definition/definitions-iso-50001-standard-meaning/
Why 50001 benefits to SMCs and MNCs
ISO 50001 is designed to help your organization improve its energy performance through making better use of its energy-intensive assets. Improved energy performance can provide rapid benefits for an organization by maximizing its use of energy sources and energy-related assets, reducing both cost and consumption. ISO 50001 is used by large and small organizations all over the world. Its benefits can take many forms. For some, it is about reducing the environmental impact and enhancing reputation; for others, the aim is to drive down costs and improve competitiveness.
- An ISO 50001-based EnMS allows organizations to gain credible external visibility of energy saving actions.
- An ISO 50001-based EnMS provides a better understanding between predictable energy demand and supply.
- An ISO50001-based EnMS reduces energy costs and improves profitability.
Shaping ISO 50001 for SMEs
Small businesses that work with us can achieve the same world-class energy management as larger companies. We know that you may have tighter budgets and less time. We also know how to overcome these obstacles whatever your starting point with ISO 50001. That is why we provide services that can be packaged and customised to overcome your specific challenges – removing the complexity of achieving energy efficiency and energy conservation act. Work with us and we can show you how ISO 50001 improves performance by using less energy. You will reduce your carbon emissions as well as your energy bills. And you will be in a stronger position to meet environmental targets. Work with us and we will make sure ISO 50001 gives you good environmental credentials – making you more competitive regardless of the size of your company.
When & Who need to do 50001 (by law Singapore)
WHEN
CERTIFICATION TO ISO 50001
Like other ISO management system standards, certification to ISO 50001 is possible but not obligatory. Some organizations decide to implement the standard solely for the benefits it provides. Others decide to get certified to it, to show external parties they have implemented an energy management system. ISO does not perform certification.
Does the ECA require registered corporations to be certified to ISO 50001?
Currently, registered corporations are not required to be certified to ISO 50001 standard. However, corporations are encouraged to implement the ISO 50001. The standard enables an organisation to establish the systems and processes necessary to improve energy performance, including energy efficiency, use and consumption.
WHO
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. This means that any organization, regardless of its current level of energy performance, can implement ISO 50001 to establish a baseline and improve on it at its own rate.
Who are the intended users of ISO 50001?
ISO 50001 applies to industrial plants; commercial, institutional, or governmental facilities; and entire organizations. ISO 50001 provides benefits for organizations large and small, in both public and private sectors, in manufacturing and services, in all regions of the world.
5 Simple Steps to Your ISO 50001 Certification
1. Readiness audit
ES MANAGEMENT evaluates your documentation and company records
2. On-site audit
ES MANAGEMENT reviews the compliance of your actual activities to ISO 50001 requirements and company records
3. Close the gap
Your organisation identifies and implements measures to correct the root cause of any non-conformances identified by the audit
4. Certification issuance
ES MANAGEMENT issues the ISO 50001 certification and certification mark
5. Surveillance audits
Annual audit required to maintain certification validity
We have created a step-by-step template to help you implement ISO 50001:2018 into your organization.
- Step 1: Preparing Your Company for ISO 50001
- Step 2: Gap Analysis (finding where you need to focus)
- Step 3: 50001 EnMS Project Plan
- Step 3a: Using Teams to Design and Document your ISO 50001 EnMS
- Step 3b: Developing the ISO 50001 Steering Team
- Step 4: Training for ISO 50001
- Step 5: Documenting Your ISO 50001 EnMS
- Step 6: Implement Your ISO 50001 EnMS
- Step 7: Perform an Internal Audit
- Step 8: Prepare for your ISO 50001 Audit
The key steps to successful ISO 50001 certification include:
- Secure management commitment
- Set an energy policy
- Empower an energy team
- Identify where energy is used
- Create plans to improve significant energy use
- Management approves plans
- Track progress and reassess energy action plans.
What is the certification process?
1. Get in touch
Tell us what you need, and the standard you’re aiming for.
2. Proposal
We’ll give you a proposal detailing the cost and time involved in a formal assessment.
3. Meet your assessment team
We’ll assign you a dedicated Client Manager.
4. Training
We can provide workshops, seminars or training courses to bring your people up to certification level.
5. Pre-assessment
Optional pre-assessment identifies any omissions or weaknesses that need resolving.
6. Assessment
This comprises a number of stages, depending on the chosen standard.
7. Certification
We’ll issue a certificate of registration, clearly outlining the scope of your certification.
