Following the ISO Technical Committee, ISO/TC 242, now TC 301’s June meeting in Stockholm to discuss the revision of ISO 50001, currently available information indicates that ISO 50001:2019 is likely to be published in January 2019.
The event, which also highlighted the value of energy management systems and shared experiences and good practice, was hosted by the Swedish Standards Institute (SIS), the ISO member for the country.
ISO 50001, Energy Management Systems – Requirements with guidance for use, was established to help organizations develop and establish systems to improve their energy performance including energy efficiency improvements, and energy consumption reductions and cost – in turn leading to reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. ISO 50001 aims to enable organizations to follow a systematic approach in achieving continual improvement of energy performance, including energy efficiency, use, and consumption.
Following the meeting, the expected timeline for the ISO 50001 revision is as follows:
- August 2016: Committee Draft 2 issued for comment
- January 2017: TC 301 to generate Committee Draft 3
- June 2017: TC 301 meeting to generate the Draft International Standard
- June 2018: Final Draft International Standard expected
- January 2019: ISO 50001:2019 expected
Sharing her thoughts on the revision timeline, TC 301 member and LRQA EMS and Energy Technical Manager Judith Turner said: “Following the meeting in Stockholm, the technical committee is excited to be working on the ISO 50001 revisions.
“Having seen the benefits gained from revisions to recent standards including ISO 14001, we now have the chance to make sure that the same benefits can be gained for energy management systems.”
ISO 50001 has already proven to be a popular standard, with more than 7,000 organizations globally certified to the standard by the end of 2014.