Substantial improvements in energy efficiency with positive financial consequences have been experienced both by a major company and by a small business taking part in a pilot program to test the new ISO 50001 energy management standard from the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).

These results were reported on June 17, 2011, at the launching by ISO of the new standard at the Geneva International Conference Centre (CICG) in Switzerland.

“Energy is no longer a technical issue but a management issue with an impact on the bottom line, and the time to address the issue is now,” said ISO Secretary-General Rob Steele to the international audience of nearly 200 people attending the event. The conference included presentations by three of the 100 experts from 45 countries who participated in developing the standard.

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