How to beat the Big Six
Taking a systematic view of your energy consumption is an investment with a short payback time and long term benefits to your organisation.
It is no surprise to anyone who has picked up a newspaper or looked at their utility bill recently that energy prices are rising, and this state of affairs is unlikely to change in the near future. What may come as a surprise, however, are the number of actions that you can take within your organisation to keep these costs down. Establishing a management system to manage your energy consumption is an investment with a short payback time and long term benefits to your organisation.
Carbon Smart has helped a number of organisations establish their own energy management systems in accordance with international standard ISO 50001 and British Standard 16001. Unlike related standards such as ISO 14001, energy management systems are designed to focus on opportunities for continually improving your performance, rather than toeing the line of legal compliance.
Such opportunities can be easily missed in day-to-day facilities management. All too often, we find that energy managers and facilities teams are fire-fighting issues, rather than being supported in taking a systematic approach to reviewing your organisation’s energy consumption and identifying long term savings opportunities. A management system can help you do just that, and through addressing all relevant areas of energy consumption throughout your operations, you can work to build a consistent and coherent approach to energy management.
Carbon Smart’s experience in working with energy management standards can help your team navigate the technical language of the standard to build a management system that suits your individual needs. By supporting your team through documenting, building and auditing the system, Carbon Smart are confident that they can help you take your energy performance to the best practice level.
Contact the Carbon Smart team to find out how improving your energy management will help your organisation save money, and meet carbon saving goals.