Reasons to Adopt ISO 50001 Energy Management System

Marimón, Frederic; Fa, Martí Casadesús

doi:10.3390/su9101740

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“…The technical aspect was also present in this challenge. In addition to technical expertise, the technologies that enable the insertion, or facilitate the management of ISO 50001, are a barrier for many companies [32,34,59,61]. An example of this is the automated system to measure energy consumption in real-time [32].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In this sense, energy management systems are important in their ability to support organizations seeking to increase energy efficiency and minimize their negative environmental impact [17,31,32]. In this context, the standard ISO 50001 performs an important role in guiding organizations to implement an energy management system [15,22].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Presenting a structure increasingly similar to the others ISO (International Organization for Standardization) standards, the integration of ISO 50001 with them is facilitated [33]. Despite its importance, Marimon and Casadesús [32] called attention to the lack of researches about ISO 50001; and de Sousa Jabbour et al [34] highlighted the need for research to identify the challenges related to ISO 50001 adoption for supply chains. However, the current literature fails in providing a study regarding the challenges associated with ISO 50001 in general.…”

Section: Targets Of the Seventh Goalmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Challenges Presented in the Implementation of Sustainable Energy Management via ISO 50001:2011

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Considering the importance of ISO 50001 in sustainable development, the objective of this research is to identify the challenges found by organizations during the implementation of ISO 50001:2011, according to the literature. To address this objective, a systematic search was conducted. Scientific papers from the following international databases were used: Science Direct, Emerald Insight, Scopus, Springer, Wiley, and Taylor and Francis. Permutations of the terms “ISO 50001” and “Challenges”, “Barriers”, “Lacks”, “Gaps”, “Obstacles”, “Problems”, and “Limitations” were searched. Following this strategy, 206 documents were found. After removing book chapters, articles from proceedings, duplicate articles, and articles that did not mention any challenge related to ISO 50001, 17 articles were left. Eleven challenges were found in these articles. The most cited challenges were: “Lack of Resources-Limitations (HR, Technologies, Infrastructure, Financial, Time)”, “Difficulty to determine the energy baseline and energy performance indicators”, “Human Resources deficiencies (competences, knowledges, and abilities)”, and “Lack of management support and/or commitment”. The challenges most cited shows the need for better planning before implementation as well as a comprehensive analysis of the organization’s requirements and features. The findings of this research show that this theme is still underexplored. The results presented can contribute to future industrial policies to potentialize countries’ economies.

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“…Research has already addressed some aspects of ISO 50001 standard. For example, reasons to adopt ISO 50001 EnMS [34] include the possibility for using the certification including ISO 50001 as a tool to develop sustainability in project management [35], the methodology for successful integration of ISO 50001 into an operational environmental system ISO 14001 [36], and the contribution of ISO 14001 and Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS) to ISO 50001 [37]. A model for surpassing the ISO 50001 certification requirement and helping to achieve superior performance has also been proposed [38].…”

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Drivers, Barriers, and Success Factors for Improving Energy Management in the Pulp and Paper Industry

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Successful energy management is a way to achieve energy efficiency in the pulp and paper industry (PPI), which is important for assuring energy supply security, for increasing economic competitiveness, and for mitigating greenhouse gases. However, research shows that although energy use within PPI can be reduced by 5.5-19.4% per year, some of this by energy management practices, energy management is not always implemented. Why is this so? What are the barriers to, and drivers of implementation? How can the barriers be overcome? A systematic review of barriers and drivers in energy management in the PPI within peer-reviewed scientific articles suggests that the world-wide events that affect energy supply, volatility, and use seemingly also affect the number and frequency of research articles on energy management in the PPI. The perception of energy management in the PPI seems to be dominated by the understanding that it can mostly be achieved through technological improvements aiming to improve energy efficiency. The main driver of energy management was shown to be economic conditions: high and unstable energy prices, followed by drivers such as the need to remain internationally competitive, collaboration and energy management systems. Meanwhile, examples of the most important barriers are technical risks, lack of access to capital, lack of time and other priorities, and slim organization. The success factors for enhancing drivers and overcoming barriers were continuous energy accounting, energy-related collaboration, energy-efficiency programmes, and benchmarking. Altogether, success factors for energy management for improved energy efficiency could be summarized in the 4M framework-the "4M for energy efficiency": mind, measure, monitor, and manage-that could be used as the energy management memory-tool that could lead to improved energy efficiency in other sectors as well.

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“…The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 50,001 standard is one of the most popular frameworks among the various guidelines that are available for establishing EnMSs. According to Marimon and Casadesús [7], this standard was designed in accordance with the structure of other standards belonging to the ISO family. Further, ISO 50,001 is a type of spinoff specification standard obtained from ISO 14,001.…”

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Energy Efficiency in Public Buildings: A Step toward the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

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Within the context of the UN Sustainable Development Goals for the Agenda 2030, this article aims to explain and understand the usefulness of energy audits and their potential to reveal energy efficiency opportunities in a small public building located in northwestern Mexico. The methodological structure was adopted from the Cleaner Production–Energy Efficiency Manual published by the United Nations Program for the Environment. A case study approach was employed to examine how energy audits might potentially increase energy efficiency opportunities in the participating building. Amongst the findings, the primary source of energy wastage was occupants’ behaviors. Furthermore, this study showed that energy audits could be useful to establish a baseline in situations where previous data were not available, to allow comparisons as well as to identify opportunities in old buildings for the purpose of increasing their energy efficiency performance. As a practical implication of this research, the Sonora government can be in a better position to assist the Mexico federal government in reaching some of the country’s General Law on Climate Change objectives, particularly the one related on cutting down greenhouse gas emissions by 30% by the year 2020, and 50% by the year 2050, compared to those registered in 2000.

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Reasons to Adopt ISO 50001 Energy Management System

Cited by 64 publications

References 39 publications

Challenges Presented in the Implementation of Sustainable Energy Management via ISO 50001:2011

Challenges Presented in the Implementation of Sustainable Energy Management via ISO 50001:2011

Drivers, Barriers, and Success Factors for Improving Energy Management in the Pulp and Paper Industry

Energy Efficiency in Public Buildings: A Step toward the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

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