ISO 50001: A Global Energy Management System Standard

ISO 50001:2011 provides benefits for any organization to establish a framework to manage and improve energy consumption. The framework of ISO 50001:2011 enables organizations to establish the systems and processes necessary to improve energy performance, including energy efficiency, use, and consumption. This standard is expected to achieve major, long-term increases in energy efficiency in industrial, commercial, and institutional facilities and to reduce greenhouse gas emissions worldwide. The following paper describes the need for the international standard, its purpose, origins, review of key standard requirements including a comparison to existing management standards and the value of third party certification