ISO 50001:2011 specifies requirements for establishing, implementing, maintaining and improving an energy management system, whose purpose is to enable an organization to follow a systematic approach in achieving continual improvement of energy performance, including energy efficiency, energy use and consumption.

These standards promote public health and safety, ... Moresupport the protection and sustainability of the environment, and the overall quality of life. They also contribute to the reliability of materials, products, systems and services and facilitate international, regional, and national commerce. Less