This document discusses energy management systems (EnMS) and the ISO 50001 standard. It provides an overview of EnMS, outlines key elements of ISO 50001, and shares success stories and statistics about organizations that have adopted the standard. The document finds that implementing an EnMS based on ISO 50001's framework can lead to ongoing energy reductions and cost savings of 5-20% annually through improved energy management practices. While certification is not required, it may provide benefits for demonstrating credibility and communicating energy management credentials to external parties.

1. ADOPTING EnMS
STANDARDS TO ACHIEVE BUSINESS AND
SUSTAINABILITY GOALS
Challenges and Success Stories In Improving
Business Performance
By
ZAINI ABDUL WAHAB
29th July 2021

2. Energy management
system is one of key
elements in adopting
sustainability
practices
The implementation of the ISO 50001 continual improvement framework results in operational
changes and deeper energy performance improvement actions, leading to energy
reductions and avoided GHG emissions (Mckane et al. , 2017)

3. ENERGY MANAGEMENT, STANDARD & SUSTAINABLE
ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
ENERGY MANAGEMENT
All activities to ensure efficient use of
energy in the organization
On-going activities
STANDARD
Systematic approach for the
management of energy use
ENERGY MANAGEMENT
SYSTEM(EnMS)
Management system to establish
an energy policy, objectives,
energy targets, action plans and
process(es) to achieve the
objectives and energy targets -
ISO50001:2018
SUSTAINABLE ENERGY MANAGEMENT
SYSTEM
❑The process of managing the energy
use in the organization
✓to ensure that energy is used
efficiently
✓adopting a system
✓to achieve desired results & for
continual improvement
❑Involved the people & equipment in
the daily operations

4. ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE EFFECTIVE AT DOING ENERGY
MANAGEMENT OFTEN…
Exhibit a broad awareness of
the benefits of energy efficiency
throughout the organization
Collect and analyze
information to manage their
energy use
Have an energy
management plan-short term
and long term
Integrate the task of managing
energy into the overall
management structure of the
organization
Provide leadership for energy management through a
“champion”/group of committed staff(an energy management
team) & have top-down commitment expressed in the form of an
energy policy
Source: www.energy.gov.za

5. COMMON EnMS STANDARDS REFERRED & ADOPTED IN MALAYSIA
5
ELEMENTS IN AEMAS EMGS CLAUSES IN ISO50001:2018
With rating & exclusive requirements for
certification
Without rating & only requirements for certification
Promoted among ASEAN member countries
Promoted globally
Both will result in sustainable energy management
practices and improved energy performance

6. ISO50001:VALID CERTIFICATES GLOBALLY(2019)
5,786, 32%
2,934, 16%
1,184, 7%
1,168, 6%
812, 4%
773, 4%
625, 3%
472, 3%
306, 2%
252, 1%
3,915, 22%
Germany China UK Italy France India Spain Hungary Turkey Bulgaria Others
Source: isotc.iso.org
Total = 18,227
Malaysia ( approx. < 50)

7. Experience shows that
institutionalizing ISO
50001’s proven best
practices can lead to
deep total energy
savings of 5–20 %
annually
-Liu et al. (2018)
UPTAKE OF ISO 50001 IN THE GLOBAL
INDUSTRIAL AND SERVICE SECTORS
Source : Predicting the Quantifiable Impacts of ISO 50001 on Climate Change
Mitigation , LBNL-2001076, August 2017

8. ENERGY SAVINGS AS A FUNCTION OF ISO 50001 EnMS UPTAKE IN
THE YEAR 2030
Source : Global Impact Estimation of ISO 50001 Energy Management System for Industrial and Service Sectors , LBNL, August 2016
The biggest motivations for ISO 50001
certification are: existing values and goals,
cost savings, environmental sustainability
concerns, government incentives or
regulations, and gaining competitive
advantage via visibility
(Fuchs et. al,2020)

9. Estimated annual and cumulative savings of energy
consumption, cost and CO2 emissions from adoption of
ISO 50001 in the U.S. commercial sector
Source : Accelerating the Uptake of ISO 50001 in Commercial Buildings: Two Early Adopters Utilizing an “Enterprise-wide” Approach to Save Energy
and Beyond (ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings, 2018)

10. Key components of EnMS in ISO 50001 and the EnMS
standard of the Energy Conservation Law in Japan
Kimura and Noda, 2014

11. AEMAS’S SUCCESS STORIES IN MALAYSIA
148 government hospitals under
MoH
Few KPJ hospitals
DBKL
IJN
PM’s office building, Putrajaya

12. Source: cleanenergyministerial.org
ISO50001 GLOBAL SUCCESS STORIES

13. Source: cleanenergyministerial.org
ISO50001 GLOBAL SUCCESS STORIES

14. SUCCESS FACTORS VS. CHALLENGES
Source: Identification of drivers, benefits, and challenges of ISO 50001 through case study content analysis(Fuchs et al.,2020)
Human or technical challenges?

15. For businesses
Contribution to
SDGs

16. HOW TO GET IT
STARTED?
1.Building The Business Case For EnMS
standard adoption
2.Effective Financial Communications on EnMS
benefits
3.How To Pitch The Concept & make it a need for
the company? Not an option!
4.Turning Energy Savings from EnMS Into A
Continuous Process – tracking to make it visible!

17. Do we have to gain certification?
“The ISO 50001 certification route to an EnMS is not obligatory. It is possible
for an organization to adopt its guiding principles and align its
internal EnMS to the ISO structure without external certification.
Regardless if certified or not, the benefits of implementing the standard can
still be observed through the implementation of a best practice driven EnMS”
-www.deesme.eu
“Certification is recommended only if there is a need for EnMS to demonstrate its credibility of the
established system and to externally communicate an organization’s energy management
credentials. If not, just adopt the EnMS standard as a start and take it from there”
– Zaini Abdul Wahab

18. THANK YOU
zaw@zaini4ee.com