ISO 14001 · Environmental management
It requires identifying environmental aspects and applicable legal requirements, and managing them with objectives and controls.
- Sectors
- Agri-exports · Mining · Energy
- Edition
- ISO 14001:2026
ISO 50001Energy management
It requires an energy review, an energy baseline and energy performance indicators.
What it demonstrates
- It requires an energy review, an energy baseline and energy performance indicators.
- The audit checks how those indicators are monitored and the action plans.
- Sectors
- Energy-intensive industry
- Mining
- Utilities
- Edition
- ISO 50001:2018
- Discipline
- Management systems
- Topic
- Environment and energy
- Public status
- Third-party certification
The issuing body and applicable conditions are identified in the proposal and certification agreement.
ISO 50001, step by step
Initial certification follows these steps.
- Enquiry and scope
What you are asked for, what activities you carry out, and at which sites and in which country you operate.
- Proposal
In writing, sized to the standard, the activities, the sites and the country.
- Audit
The assigned team assesses the documentation and the operation with evidence.
- Verifiable certificate
A function separate from the audit team decides. The certificate can be checked by its code.
- Continuity
Continuity of the cycle is agreed for your case.
- Who audits
- The audit team assigned to the case, with declared competence for the standard.
- Who decides
- A function separate from the audit, in accordance with ISO/IEC 17021-1.
- Who issues
- The issuing body is identified in the proposal and certification agreement.
- Where it is checked
- Through the verification channel specified by the issuing body on the certificate.
Issuance depends on the audit and an independent decision.
FAQ
Does it guarantee energy savings?
ISO 50001 sets requirements for managing energy performance; on its own it does not guarantee a percentage of savings. Results depend on each organization's baseline, significant energy uses, the actions implemented and their monitoring.
How much does certification cost?
There is no list price: the proposal is sized on standard, scope, sites, headcount, activities, system complexity and delivery mode. The request is reviewed first and the proposal is then issued.
What happens if the audit raises findings?
Findings are documented and classified. The organization submits correction, root cause and corrective action with evidence; the audit team evaluates it and only then does the file go to decision.
Who decides on certification?
A competent function separate from the audit team. Those who audit do not decide, and no outcome is anticipated before that review.
Where can an issued certificate be checked?
In the public certificate register, by code.
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Request your ISO 50001 proposal
The proposal arrives in writing, with the standard, the scope and the timeline.