ISO 50001:2011 Energy management systems – Requirements with guidance for use is a specification created by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) for an energy management system. The standard specifies the requirements for establishing, implementing, maintaining and improving an energy management system, whose purpose is to enable an organization to follow a systematic approach in achieving continual improvement of energy performance, including energy efficiency, energy security, energy use and consumption. The standard aims to help
ISO 50001 Certification
Energy Management Systems
organizations continually reduce their energy use, and therefore their energy costs and their greenhouse gas emissions.
ISO 50001 Standard specifies requirements for an Energy Management System to enable organization to develop and implement a policy, controls for identified significant areas of energy consumption and energy reductions. It resets the best practices in energy management upon existing national standards and initiatives.
ISO 50001 Certification requires organizations to promote energy savings initiatives and establishes for the reduction of energy intensiveness of a company’s operation. UMS offers certification against ISO 50001 – Energy Management System.
What is ISO 50001:2011 Standard?
The main objective of the standard is to improve energy-related performance and energy efficiency continuously and to identify energy reduction opportunities. This systematic approach will help organizations to establish systems and processes.
Consistent energy management helps organizations to realize untapped energy efficiency potential. They will benefit from cost savings and make a significant contribution to environmental and climate protection, for example by the permanent reduction of CO2 emissions. The standard should alert employees and in particular the management level to the immediate and long-term energy management gains that can be made. The organization can discover potential savings and competitive advantages. Furthermore, a huge image boost for the organization can be created.
Benefits of ISO 50001 Certification:
By achieving certification to this international, best-practice Energy Management standard, your organization will accrue some of the numerous benefits of ISO 50001, including:
- A structured approach to identify, measure and manage energy consumption
- Enable Organizations to reduce GHG emissions
- Improve organization‘s image with customers, partners, and the public
- Comply with statutory and regulatory requirements
- Increase awareness for the Energy Management policy and embed energy efficient thinking in your organization
Certification Process:
The certification process is defined in multiple steps, here is following steps briefly described:
- Application form for certification from the client
- Proposal from the ardent
- Contract and agreement signed between the part
- Stage-1 certification audit
- Stage-2 certification audit
- Issue certificate after successfully completed certification audit.
- Surveillance audit at defined interval
- Recertification audit at defined interval
Ardent’s services:
Ardent will conduct certification audit with competent auditors and technical experts to ensure that the organization fulfilling the customer, statutory and regulatory requirement. And certify the organization to promote continual improvement culture and enhance customer satisfaction.