Energy Management System - wiki50001.com

Supporting the implementation of Energy Management Standard ISO 50001

TEAM and Vilnis Vesma of VESMA.COM have developed a low cost wiki based framework for a ISO 50001 compliant Energy Management System. This takes a lot of the hard work out of setting up your organisation’s Energy Management System.

The framework is based upon the successful implementation of TEAM’s own ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certified Environmental and Quality Management Systems.

• Access to your own copy of the wiki framework is available from TEAM for a one off cost.
• Hosted by TEAM with high-level security at our data centre
• No ongoing hosting costs for the life of the system
• No expensive IT requirements, just use your web browser.

What is ISO 50001?

Effective energy management is crucial for the success of any business. For many, the answer is an Energy Management System (EnMS) - a framework for the systematic management of energy.

As well as enhancing energy efficiency, an EnMS can cut costs, improve profitability, reduce carbon emissions and meet climate change targets providing you with a competitive advantage. ISO 50001 is the International Standard for Energy Management, released in June 2011 and replacing the British and European Standard BS EN 16001.

ISO 50001 represents the latest best practice in energy management for organisations of all sizes based upon existing national standards and initiatives. The standard specifies the requirements for an EnMS to enable your organisation to develop and implement a policy, identify significant areas of energy consumption and target energy reductions.

How does it work?

TEAM's ISO 50001 framework uses MediaWiki, free website software originally used by Wikipedia, the user-contributed online encyclopedia, and now used by thousands of organisations throughout the world. MediaWiki is licensed under the GNU General Public License (GPL), a widely used free software license.

TEAM host the system for you at no extra cost, taking the hassle out of initial implementation. Full indexing to ISO 50001 ensures that auditing and assessment are easy and straight forward.

This framework is ideal for any organisation setting up an Energy Management System, from SMEs to large public and private sector organisations as well as consultants who are planning to use the system on behalf of clients.

By implementing the ISO 50001 standard, organisations have the potential to not only make considerably financial savings but also enhance their reputation by demonstrating their commitment to improve sustainability.

Customer Testimonials

Feedback from Gary Thwaites of H+H UK Limited

What are the business benefits of having a wiki based Energy Management System?

• Having a structured system which can just be populated
• Useful for demonstrating to auditors
• Continuous improvements can be achieved
• Can be used at meetings to highlight what needs to be done, by whom and by when, etc.

Would you recommend this wiki system to other organisations?
“Yes, as we got our certification just shortly after acquiring and using the wiki". Feedback from Gary Thwaites of H+H UK Limited

Key Benefits

Wiki50001 has a range of benefits over traditional methods

• Easy to use
• Completely paperless
• Highly visible throughout the organisation
• Simple document control
• Provides a permanent archive of every change ever made to any document
• Web-based collaborative page editing:
  • Ability to delegate and share the development and maintenance with co-workers and contractors
  • Team members can work on it anywhere
  • Outside advisers, auditors and assessors can review/comment on your energy management system as it develops, reducing auditing costs as the need for site visits is reduced
  • Every stakeholder can be given access to view the system