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ISO 50001:
ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
Manage energy and cut costs and emissions.
BUSINESS CHALLENGE
Energy has become a key metric for companies. Saving energy means saving operational costs. Energy
consumption also implies reducing greenhouse gas emissions and demonstrating greater care for
natural resources. These are tangible actions for companies looking to enforce and contribute to
sustainable development.
Energy intense industries and other sectors can achieve significant improvement in their energy use,
optimizing their consumption and using more renewable energy.
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SOLUTION
What are Energy Management Systems (EnMS) and their payback?
Management Systems provide continuous improvement in the fields of Quality, Environment and
Safety. This concept has now been applied to improve energy use.
ISO 50001 is the new global standard for Energy Management with requirements for
Establishing an energy policy with concrete objectives to improve energy efficiency;
Setting a baseline of energy uses, identifying critical areas and understanding influential elements
on energy use;
Maintaining a periodic forecast of energy use, allowing visibility to plan investments and
improvements;
Considering energy consumption in the decision process for design and procurement of all
equipment, raw materials or services.
ISO 50001 can be easily integrated into existing Quality, Safety and/or Environment Management
Systems, for all types of organizations aiming to monitor and improve their energy efficiency. Several
management systems can be audited during the same audit, optimizing costs.
What are the key benefits of our Energy Management
System services? RELATED SERVICES
Bring experts in-house to review the compliance of
Bureau Veritas Certification offers other
your management system and its efficiency
services related to corporate social
Ensure improvement of your team’s practices in responsibility and sustainable development
managing energy use, motivate them for audits such as:
Prove your commitment to Sustainable Development Management system certifications for
with the contribution of an independent expert example ISO 9001, ISO 14001 or OHSAS
18001
WHY CHOOSE BUREAU VERITAS? Assurance of Sustainable Development
Pioneer in Energy Management Systems - ISO 50001 is Verification of declarations of emissions
following ISO 14064
ISO 50001
based on standards for which Bureau Veritas Certification
BUREAU VERITAS
Social Accountability
Certification
is accredited by DANAK for DS2403:2001 in Denmark and
SWEDAC for SS627750:2003 in Sweden.
Leader in Sustainable Development Certification - Bureau Veritas Certification is a leading
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certification body in Sustainable Development schemes, with expertise in environmental preservation

and social accountability.
Network - A global presence in more than 100 countries means clients benefit from both international
expertise and in-depth knowledge of local standards.
Mark of global recognition - The Bureau Veritas Certification mark is a globally recognized symbol of
your organization's ongoing commitment to excellence, sustainability and reliability.
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OUR APPROACH
1- Training programs
Understand the requirements of the standard in order to start implementation of the practice. Bureau
Veritas has developed the following training programs:
1-day course: discovery of the standard to understand basic requirements
2-day course: systems performance training with examples to guide your practice
3-day auditor lead training program: aimed at the personnel in charge of the energy practice
(including internal auditors), as well as consultants and certification auditors
2- Gap analysis audits
To assess the readiness and completeness of your management systems, gap analysis audits can be
performed by our auditors. The interest lies in identifying opportunities to improve your practices, and
prepare for certification.
3- Certification
Prove your compliance to the standard and the efficiency Certification audit
of your practice as well as enabling energy savings and Stage
2 aud
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energy management and willing to keep regular forecasts
to continuously improve. CA*
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Certificate
Energy Management issued
Definition of certification scope Systems
• Commitment – Energy Policy
Certification audit performed in 2 stages: • Planning
- Stage 1 – readiness review performed to verify that the • Implementation and
Pre-audit (optional)

Operations
organization is ready for certification • Monitoring and Measurement
• Review
- Stage 2 – evaluation of implementation
A certificate, valid for 3 years, issued upon satisfactory
results of the stage 2 audit
Surveillance audits to verify that the management
system continues to fulfill the requirements of the
certification
Definition of

standard and to monitor continual improvement Surveillance audits

Re-certification after 3 years to confirm the continued

scope

* CA: Corrective Action (if necessary)

conformance and effectiveness of the management
system as a whole

FAQ
ISO 14001 or ISO 50001?
ISO 14001 addresses energy as part of the use of natural resources and environmental impact,
amongst requirements to manage environmental impact.
Both standards have a similar result: reduced environmental impact, yet they have different objectives,
paths, requirements and benefits. ISO 50001 is focused more on the optimization of consumption
leading to financial savings.
An organization can be certified to ISO 50001 without having an ISO 14001 management system.

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