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Power play
02 Jun 2009
Topics: Energy management, BS EN 16001, EN 16001, Environment, ISO 14001
As pressures mount for businesses to become more efficient, to do more with less and to keep an eye on the bottom line, managing resources effectively is proving more essential than ever. Resource prices have been particularly volatile over the past year and fuel and energy costs to businesses have seen more fluctuations than most. With this in mind, BSI is due to launch BS EN 16001, the new energy management systems standard, in July. This becomes even more essential when an organization is trying to demonstrate its energy efficiency to possible customers and it helps set the bar for new and existing suppliers.
This new standard was created to help organizations establish, implement, maintain and improve an energy management system. It is intended to reduce costs and greenhouse gas emissions by helping organizations develop and implement a policy and objectives that take into account legal or other specific requirements and information about their significant energy applications (or aspects).
With a structure that is similar to that of ISO 14001 Environmental management systems, BS EN 16001 can be used independently or integrated with any other management system.
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