ISO 50001
Enable organisations to establish systems and processes to improve energy performance continually.
Overview
Energy Management Systems standard — provides a systematic framework for continual improvement of energy performance, including energy efficiency, use, and consumption.
International Organization for Standardization
Key Attributes
Enable organisations to establish systems and processes to improve energy performance continually.
Energy efficiency, energy performance measurement, significant energy uses, energy baseline, targets and action plans.
Building owners/operators, energy managers, large portfolio managers, industrial facilities, any organisation with significant energy costs.
Operations
Yes
Focus Area Coverage
What This Framework Does Not Prove
- ISO 50001 certifies the energy management system, not specific energy performance levels. A certified building is not necessarily efficient — but it has a system to improve.
Evidence Requirements
Energy policy, energy review, energy baseline, EnPIs, action plans, metering data, operational controls, internal audit reports, management review.