(ANSI: New York) -- The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) is informing all stakeholders that ISO 50001—“Energy management systems—Requirements with guidance for use,” a standards development initiative of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), has been recently approved as a draft international standard (DIS).

What will ISO 50001 address?

• A framework for integrating energy efficiency into management practices

• Making better use of existing energy-consuming assets

• Benchmarking, measuring, documenting, and reporting energy intensity improvements and their projected effect on reductions of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions

• Transparency and communication on managing energy resources

• Energy management best practices and good energy management behaviors

• Evaluating and prioritizing the implementation of new energy-efficient technologies

• A framework for promoting energy efficiency throughout the supply chain

• Energy management improvements in the context of GHG emission reduction projects

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