BS EN ISO 50001:2018

This standard BS EN ISO 50001:2018 Energy management systems. Requirements with guidance for use is classified in these ICS categories:

• 13.020.10 Environmental management
• 03.100.70 Management systems
• 03.100.99 Other standards related to company organization and management
• 27.015 Energy efficiency. Energy conservation in general

This document specifies requirements for establishing, implementing, maintaining and improving an energy management system (EnMS). The intended outcome is to enable an organization to follow a systematic approach in achieving continual improvement of energy performance and the EnMS.

This document:

1. is applicable to any organization regardless of its type, size, complexity, geographical location, organizational culture or the products and services it provides;

2. is applicable to activities affecting energy performance that are managed and controlled by the organization;

3. is applicable irrespective of the quantity, use, or types of energy consumed;

4. requires demonstration of continual energy performance improvement, but does not define levels of energy performance improvement to be achieved;

5. can be used independently, or be aligned or integrated with other management systems.

Annex A provides guidance for the use of this document. Annex B provides a comparison of this edition with the previous edition.