A comparison between ISO 14001 and BS EN 16001

Comparing ISO 14001 Environmental Management to BS EN 16001 Energy Management

The European standard for energy management systems – EN 16001 has recently been published and adopted as a British Standard, BS EN 16001:2009.

The European community of energy experts and practitioners has worked through the plethora of energy management standards and drawn up the best practice standard for energy management systems, BS EN 16001.

However, for those of you who are familiar with management system standards, you may be asking why there is a need for this standard when ISO 14001:2004, the standard for environmental management systems, addresses all environmental aspects including energy use?

Whilst BS EN 16001 is closely aligned to ISO 14001, the new standard places more emphasis on the identification and management of energy aspects rather than looking at all environmental aspects.

The remainder of this document aims to make a comparison between ISO 14001 and BS EN 16001 and highlight the differences clause by clause between them.

Ref Link:

Comparing ISO 14001 Environmental Management to BS EN 16001 Energy Management

Related Links:

Find out about BS EN 16001 Energy Management Certification

Learn more about BSI’s Kitemark scheme for Energy Reduction Verification