Energy is a critical factor in the operation of most organizations, and the usage can have major cost liabilities. Energy management System helps you take a structured approach towards measuring and monitoring how much energy used by you. By measuring and monitoring energy use, the ISO 50001 will help you reduce costs and improve energy performance as well as helping you meet environmental and carbon reduction targets.

Investing in an ISO 50001 Energy Management System is an investment in improving our planet. We encourage organizations who chose to take this step to reduce waste, costs, and risks while supporting the environment in the process. Therefore, we help to each company that invests in an ISO 50001 as a way to celebrate their decision by giving back and helping the sustainability of this planet.

What is ISO 50001?

ISO 50001 is the international standard for Energy Management Systems (EnMS). It is applicable to any company, organization or institution – regardless of the size, industry or location to manage energy, including procurement and use. ISO 50001(Energy Management System) is based on the management system model of continual improvement also used for other well-known standards like ISO 9001 or ISO 14001.

ISO 50001 describes the requirements an organization necessarily requires to establish, implement, maintain and improve an energy management system. That makes an organization eligible to take a systematic approach to achieve continual improvement of energy performance, energy efficiency and energy conservation.

ISO 50001 Energy Management delivers organizations through the development of an energy management system (EnMS) a system approach to tackle climate change and conserve resources, through using energy more efficiently.

It helps organizations to manage energy supply and energy uses and consumption, including measurement, documentation and reporting, design and procurement practices for energy using equipment, systems, processes, and personnel.

What are the key benefits of ISO 50001?

• Increase organization’s energy efficiency performance, productivity and compliance

• Develop a policy for more efficient use of energy within the organization

• Helps to manage risks associated with future energy supply

• Reduces energy bills, and add on the savings to the organization.

• Build and support organization’s reputation as a company with good environmental and sustainability practices.

• Accelerates best practice in energy management through company’s supply chain, leading to improved stakeholder relationships with customers, suppliers and investors

• Utilize data for better understanding and make decisions about energy use

• Helps in Continually improving the energy management system

Steps to getting ISO 50001 certification

The process of getting ISO 50001 certified with Universal ISO is a trouble-free step-by-step approach.

1. Initial consultation
   We help you setting your objectives, focusing on what your business wants to achieve and how it defines success, specific in relation to your clients’ requirements. Together, you and our ISO specialist consultant will agree reasonable outcomes and delivery dates.

2. Preparing your organization’s ISO 50001 documents
   Next, the Universal ISO Consultant will the gap analysis for existing procedures and help you document the new systems that will help deliver success – both existing and how you will improve these. This manual and procedures confirm how your business should operate going forward so that it can deliver Quality Management System ISO 50001.

3. Training you to implement the ISO 50001 standard
   While the ENMS documents are important document moving forward, it is even more important that it is placed to implement. We work with the top management team to ensure the ongoing framework is adopted throughout your organization.  We also develop and deliver customized training for staff to ensure understanding and implementation of ISO 50001 is meaningful. This will create consistency across your organization, transforming your business from day one so it is optimized for efficiency, continual improvement and greater profitability.

4. Audit by an external certification body
   Before you can be awarded the ISO 50001 certification, your organization applies to the third-party certifying body that you have selected to conduct your audit. This audit is an objective view on whether your business is conforming to ISO 50001. As we will have provided excellent support and guidance to your business every step of the way, you can be assured that your ISO 50001 will be successful.

5. ISO 50001 awarded
   Once confirmed that you are ISO 50001 compliant, your organization will be issued with the certificate. This international certification will be recognized by current, potential and future clients as a mark of quality.