ISO 50001 E-Book

Alan Field

• Herausgeber: Packt Publishing
• Kategorie: Fachliteratur
• Sprache: Englisch

Seitenzahl: 59

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2025

Beschreibung

This guide introduces readers to the essential concepts of an Energy Management System (EnMS), with a focus on the internationally recognized ISO 50001 standard. It explains why energy management is a strategic priority, the benefits of adopting an EnMS, and how ISO 50001 plays a pivotal role in reducing energy consumption while enhancing environmental sustainability.

The book covers the essential aspects of ISO 50001, from its key definitions and principles to the PDCA (Plan-Do-Check-Act) cycle that underpins its effectiveness. It also provides practical insights on integrating ISO 50001 with ISO 14001, creating a comprehensive management system that aligns with both energy and environmental objectives. Readers will learn about the key differences between the 2011 and 2018 versions of ISO 50001 and how to successfully prepare for third-party assessments to achieve certification.

Perfect for energy managers, sustainability professionals, and organizations aiming to improve their energy efficiency, this book offers a detailed roadmap for implementing ISO 50001 and achieving long-term energy savings. It also highlights the strategic advantages of integrating energy management with broader sustainability goals and environmental management practices.

Leseprobe

ISO 50001

A strategic guide to establishing an energy management system

ISO 50001

A strategic guide to establishing an energy management system

ALAN FIELD

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First published in the United Kingdom in 2019 by IT Governance Publishing.

ISBN 978-1-78778-154-2

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Alan Field, MA, LL.B (Hons), PgC, MCQI CQP, MIIRSM, GIFireE, is a chartered quality professional, an IRCA registered lead auditor and member of The Society of Authors.

Alan has particular expertise in auditing and third-party assessing anti-bribery management systems (ABMSs) to ISO 37001 and BS 10500 requirements, and counter-fraud systems in the public sector to ISO 9001 requirements. He has many years’ experience with quality and integrated management systems in the property, engineering, legal and financial sectors. Alan also has experience in auditing, assessment and gap analysis roles within the project management sector.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

I would like to thank Chris Achillea, Roland Tan and Chris J Ward for their time and helpful comments during the production of this book.

CONTENTS

Introduction

What is an EnMS and why should we invest in one?

So, what is an EnMS?

Chapter 1: Why is energy management a strategic issue?

Benefits of an EnMS

ISO 50001 – is it essential for an EnMS?

Chapter 2: Terms and definitions

Annex SL

Leadership

PDCA

Risk-based thinking

Key terminology of an EnMS

Chapter 3: Integrating ISO 50001 and ISO 14001 – the strategic advantage

ISO 50001 and ISO 14001 – the benefits of integration

Should an EMS and EnMS be combined or integrated?

Chapter 4: A brief overview of what an EnMS will require

Reducing energy consumption

Communication

Technical solutions

Chapter 5: How an EMS can support an EnMS

What are the differences and similarities between an EnMS and EMS?

Chapter 6: ISO 50001 – the key differences between 2011 and 2018

The key differences

Chapter 7: Third-party assessment

The assessment process

The endgame?

Further reading

INTRODUCTION

What is an EnMS and why should we invest in one?

This pocket guide gives a practical but strategic overview for leadership teams of what an energy management system (EnMS) is and how implementing one can bring added value to an organisation. It is not a ‘how to’ book but explains why starting the ‘do‘ is a good strategic decision.

Energy management is, in one sense, not so much about energy but rather the management of resources. This doesn’t just apply for the organisation but, ultimately, for the wider world. This is one reason why an EnMS can become part of a broader corporate social responsibility approach.

This book is also a strategic guide to how an EnMS can integrate with an environmental management system (EMS). Many organisations that are considering implementing an EnMS will already have an EMS. An EnMS has similarities to an EMS but there are key differences as well.

So, an EnMS can be about more than the management of energy; it can also support a wider range of sustainable policies, which can be a catalyst for or simply an outcome of developing an EnMS.

An EnMS, effectively implemented, can reduce energy costs, aid strategic thinking about longer-term energy savings, increase energy security and support continual improvement for an EMS, as well the energy management processes themselves. Energy consumption is almost always the servant of the core processes that support the production of goods and services, e.g. what pays the bills and stakeholder dividends.

ISO 50001:2018 (which we will refer to as ISO 50001, although please be aware there is an earlier version of the Standard) is the International Organization for Standardization’s (ISO) framework for organisations – both large and small – to manage and reduce their energy use and costs. This pocket guide follows ISO 50001’s principles for an EnMS, but can also be read by those who are using other approaches to their EnMS or wider environmental or sustainability issues. IT Governance Publishing also produces pocket guides on standards such as ISO 14001:2015 (the international standard for an EMS)1 and ISO 9001:2015 (which specifies the requirements for a quality management system (QMS), which can support an EnMS by providing systems for measurement and analysis of data).2 These pocket guides detail the individual standards’ requirements and how they can benefit an organisation. There is also a pocket guide on implementing an integrated management system (IMS),3 which can help those considering integrating their EMS with an EnMS, as well as other standards.

There are different approaches to energy management, and its importance, whether financial or reputational, to individual organisations varies depending on sector. For example, an EnMS is very relevant to a commercial property management business, where there are a lot of energy-related resources, such as a large estate of office buildings, and where a defined approach to energy management is important to purchasers, tenants and joint venture partners.

If key energy policy insights and objectives are not determined at the outset, the EnMS journey can become unnecessarily slow or even misdirected. This pocket guide can help you start that journey on the right foot by defining policy and strategy at the earliest stage.

ISO 50001 is not a technical standard in the sense of expecting particular technological solutions; each EnMS is different and the way that energy consumption is determined, resourced and improved will be different, even if the techniques used often follow a number of common approaches. Sometimes an EnMS will place strong emphasis on monitoring and measuring existing energy consumption, while others might focus on substantial changes to processes and technologies with the aim of reducing or adjusting consumption patterns. Many an EnMS will be somewhere in between.