DIN EN 16001: Energy Management Systems in Practice - adelphi

Dear Readers
By 2020, Germany aims to reduce its CO 2 emissions by
40 % on 1990. It won’t be possible to achieve this goal
without a significant increase in energy efficiency.
Energy management systems help to increase energy
efficiency in companies and organisations. They are a
tool to enable continuous and systematic use of added
energy saving potential. The resulting cost reductions
also help to strengthen the company’s competitive
edge on the market.
The EN 16001 standard which came into force in July
2009 defines standardised EU-wide criteria for an energy
management system.
These guidelines are intended to support organisations
of any type, size and sector in the implementation
of an energy management system. It highlights
differences and similarities with the European environmental
management system EMAS in a clear and
practice-oriented way, as well as ISO 14001 which
forms part of EMAS. The information shows that
EMAS-certified companies often already meet all the
requirements of an energy management system and
that an energy management system also provides an
excellent basis for the implementation of EMAS.
I would like to thank all those who helped create these
guidelines. I hope that they will encourage many more
companies and organisations to introduce an energy
management system.
Dr. Norbert Röttgen
German Federal Minister for the Environment,
Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety
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