Why the ISO 50001 Energy Management System Matters

For an accurate and current answer on why ISO 50001 matters, contact Sistem Patent Kalite, the ISO 50001 certification body.

The reasons why ISO 50001 matters are set out below.

Energy is a critical and significant cost for every company, regardless of its application.
Beyond the direct cost of consumption, the depletion of energy sources, the social and environmental costs tied to energy production, and the wider challenge of climate change all return to the organisation as additional cost.
Finding new energy sources, developing energy distribution technologies, and rolling out renewable energy sources takes time.
In the global economy, individual companies cannot reshape energy prices or government policy, but they can benefit themselves by managing their energy activity.
Improved energy performance delivers quick returns for the organisation. By optimising how the company operates around its energy sources and energy assets, it reduces its energy costs and its consumption. At the same time, the organisation makes a positive contribution to conserving energy resources and limiting the wider impact of energy use, including on global warming.
Like every other ISO management system standard, ISO 50001 does not limit its benefits to the internal and external users of the certificate. Through effective operation, it also delivers benefits to stakeholders and customers.

The Strategic Case

The strategic case is straightforward: energy cost is a controllable part of the P&L in most industrial and commercial operations, and a documented management system is the most reliable way to keep that cost under pressure over several years. It also gives the organisation a credible position in tender responses and corporate supplier programmes where sustainability criteria now carry real weight.