The ISO 14001 environmental management systems (EMS) standard and the new ISO 50001 energy management systems (EnMS) standard are complementary, synergistic, and mutually supporting systems for improving stakeholder value. ISO 50001’s proposed reference to greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction is, however, dysfunctional.

This article recommends that the two standards be combined in practice if not in actual fact, and that the GHG focus be removed. It will begin, however, by citing the proven results of world-class environmental and energy management.

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