ISO 50001 - A step towards clean and green energy

The world today, sees a steep rise in the number of industries, businesses and even households. All these require a large amount of energy. This contributes to the rise in energy consumption. Now, we know that the non-renewable energy sources are depleting rapidly.

For that, a focus on cleaner and green energy sources like hydro, solar, wave and others, is increasing. Also there is a growing importance to reduce the consumption of energy and to use it more effectively. For this, the Iso 50001 standard has been introduced.

The standard has been developed for efficient and effective energy management by an organization. The certification mainly contributes to the establishment of a sustainable use of renewable energy sources. Any organization that wants to go the "clean and green" way of energy can opt for the certification.

Benefits of ISO 50001:

The ISO 50001 certification not only reduces the energy consumption of an organization but also it comes with a lot more benefits. Some of them include –

• Energy management- The primary aim of the certification procedure is to manage the energy consumption in the most effective and efficient way possible.
• Reduced greenhouse gas emission- It helps in reducing the amount of greenhouse gases and carbon emission that occurs in a huge amount every day.
• Quality improvement- It makes sure that there is constant process within the organization to improve quality of the security infrastructure. This also means that there are technological up gradation within the organization.
• Compliance to quality- The certification ensures that the organization is compliant to the quality standard set by it.
• Improvement in culture- It makes sure that the culture within the organization is constantly improving.
• Meeting requirements- The certification also ensures that the organization meets the requirements set up by the local regulatory as well.
• Reliability- It enhances the credibility and trustworthiness of an organization making it much more reliable among public.
• Brand Image- The certification enhances the brand value and corporate image of an organization. This helps hugely in building a reputation and in extending business further.
• Satisfaction - It ensures that all the certified organization is up to the mark in their operation. That brings customer satisfaction.
• Awareness- The certification also spreads awareness on efficient use of non-renewable energy sources.
• Cost cutting- Effective and efficient use of energy means low energy consumption. That also contributes to lesser amount in electricity bill.

Requirements of Certification:

The ISO 50001 Energy Management system requires a number of documentations and other requirements to be fulfilled. Some of them are –

• Ensuring which type of energy is required and planning accordingly
• Policy formulation
• Determining the scope for the management of energy
• If required making proper improvements in accordance to the standard
• Submitting all the required legal documents

Validity of Certificate:

The certificate, issued by the certification body, is valid for three years. It can be extended through re-certification audit after the completion of three years.

Role of Ascent EMIRATES in ISO 50001 certification:

Ascent EMIRATES is a leading consultancy for the ISO 50001 standard in UAE. It comes with twenty two years of experience in successfully consulting various organizations around the world. It is based in Dubai. Ascent EMIRATES also has its presence in Sharjah, Abu Dhabi, Ras-al Khaimah, Ajman, Al Ain and Fujairah. It has an enormous network of experienced consultants and has been involved in thousands of successful certifications throughout the world. It helps an organization in understanding requirements of the certification.

Often, many organizations, especially the medium and large sized ones, avoid the certification procedure due to the complicated technical requirements. But, the positives of the certification hugely undermine the negatives. This is where Ascent EMIRATES excels.

Ascent EMIRATES provides an improvement in services and relationships within and outside the organizations. It keeps transparency to the clients and also advises them on the ways to improve. It works with large organizations as well as SMEs. It also trains personnel within the organization on the conformity needs and procedure of certification. It also steers an organization to resolve the problem regarding inadequate resources.

Ascent EMIRATES, through its effective advisory, helps organizations to cut down the ISO 50001 certification cost. It also trains personnel within the organization on the conformity needs and procedure of certification.

So, to get certified with ISO 50001 in UAE, contact Ascent EMIRATES.

Ascent has strong specialization in ISO Certification with over decades on handling clients globally. Our auditors work both smart and hard to implement proven technical frameworks ensuring your company to keep up with complying ISO standards in UAE.