ISO 50001 Energy management standards – Upcoming
The future ISO 50001 standard for energy management was recently approved as a Draft International Standard (DIS).
ISO 50001 will establish a framework for industrial plants, commercial facilities or entire organizations to manage
energy. Targeting broad applicability across national economic sectors, it is estimated that the standard could
influence up to 60% of the world’s energy use.
The document is based on the common elements found in all of ISO’s management system standards, assuring a high level
of compatibility with ISO 9001 (quality management) and ISO 14001 (environmental management). ISO 50001 will provide
the following benefits:
• A framework for integrating energy efficiency into management practices
• Making better use of existing energy-consuming assets
• Benchmarking, measuring, documenting, and reporting energy intensity improvements and their projected impact on
reductions in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions
• Transparency and communication on the management of energy resources
• Energy management best practices and good energy management behaviours
• Evaluating and prioritizing the implementation of new energy-efficient technologies
• A framework for promoting energy efficiency throughout the supply chain
• Energy management improvements in the context of GHG emission reduction projects.
