An updated version of international energy management standard ISO 50001 has now been published. This revision marks the second edition of the standard, since it was introduced 8 years ago.
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Adopted by more than 20,000 organisations, ISO 50001 aims to help establish the systems and processes needed to continually improve energy performance – including energy efficiency, energy use, and energy consumption.
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The updated document contains significant changes in relation to the standard’s structure and requirements. The key changes which have been made include:
- A high level structure featuring terms, headings, definitions and text common to all management system standards – this ensures a high level of compatibility with other management system standards, including ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015 and ISO 45001:2018
- Key concepts relating to energy performance are more clearly defined
- Increased focus on top management and leadership engagement during the implementation process
- Additional minor revisions reflecting seven years of using the standard in the real world