ISO Standards on Management Systems published in August - December 2011

• Framework for managing sustainable development in business districts: IWA 9:2011
  Document available as of: 2011-08-29
• Guidelines for auditing management systems:  ISO 19011:2011
  Document available as of: 2011-11-11
• Environmental management -- Material flow cost accounting -- General framework: ISO 14051:2011
  Document available as of: 2011-09-12

Energy Management and ISO 50001:2011 - Questions and Answers

Edwin Pinero, chair of ISO TC 242, answers your questions:

Question:
Does the Energy Management System ISO 50001 cover on Energy conservation and supporting for the supply of energy by preserving the environment?
Answer:
THE STANDARD IS A TYPICAL ISO-TYPE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM STANDARD FOCUSED ON HOW AN ORGANIZATION MANAGES ITS ENERGY USE.  THIS INCLUDES BOTH CONSERVATION AND EFFICIENCY.  BUT IT ALSO INCLUDES THE MANAGEMENT OF THE TYPE OF ENERGY THE ORGANIZATION DOES HAVE TO USE, FOR EXAMPLE SELECTING RENEWABLE OVER FOSSIL FUELS  MANAGEMENT DECISIONS REGARDING ENERGY CAN TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION CRITERIA SUCH AS ENVIRONMENT, ENERGY RELIABILITY, ENERGY SECURITY, CLIMATE CHANGE CONCERNS AND MANY OTHERS.
  
Question:
Secondly, is the scope of this standard covering the nuclear energy and all sorts of energies?
Answer:
YES, ANY TYPE OF ENERGY THE ORGANIZATION WISHES TO INCLUDE CAN BE ADDRESSED IN THE ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM.

Question:
Is this procedure covers Safety as well?
Answer:
NO, THE ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM STANDARD IS FOCUSED ON ENERGY.  IT IS HOWEVER MODELED AFTER OTHER TYPES OF MANAGEMENT SYSTEM STANDARDS, SUCH AS THOSE FOR SAFETY, ENVIRONMENT, AND QUALITY.  AN ORGANIZATION CAN OPT TO INTEGRATE  THEIR SYSTEMS.

Question:
Are there any spots open on committees to draft energy management system auditing documents?
Answer:
TC 242 WILL BE UNDERTAKING SEVERAL NEW PROJECTS, INCLUDING DEVELOPING GUIDANCE ON AUDITING AN ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM.

Energy Management and ISO 50001:2011

ISO (International Organization for Standardization) issued a new standard ISO 50001 - Energy management systems – Requirements with guidance for use in June 2011. This standard defines requirements for energy management systems including energy efficiency, energy performance, energy supply, measurement and continual improvement of energy usage.
ISO 50001 was created by a TC 242 (Technical Committee) that was established in 2008.
Centauri Business Group (formerly QPRC) invited Edwin Pinero, chair of ISO TC 242, to answer our questions:

CBG: Please tell us about your professional background and your current role as a chair of ISO TC 242 Energy Management.

Edwin Pinero: I am currently the Chief Sustainability Officer for Veolia Water North America, a global water services provider. With over 30 years of experience, I have worked in the sustainability, environmental, and energy field both in the private and public sector. I am a geologist by education. In 2008, I became the chair of the newly created ISO 50001 Energy Management System committee (Technical Committee 242). That role involves facilitating and shepherding the work of approximately 50 nations in developing the energy management system standard and related documents.

CBG: What factors initiated the creation of ISO TC 242 back in 2008 and the development of the first international standard on Energy Management ISO 50001:2011? 

Edwin Pinero: The main factor was the realization that energy management is a key component of addressing the energy global energy issues. Sound energy management would lead to improved efficiency, smarter energy-related decisions by organizations regarding process and capital improvements, and mo use of renewable energy. Related to this point was the fact that organizations realized that holistic management system approach, using the plan, do, check, act model, would make robust energy management more feasible. With these beliefs in mind, it was clear that ISO should play a leadership role and develop a management system standard in the spirit of ISO 9000 and ISO 14000.

CBG: ISO 50001:2011 includes references to a number of national or industry standards on Energy Management. Which of these standards most influenced the development of ISO 50001:2011? 

Edwin Pinero: As with other ISO standards, several reference documents were consulted. For ISO 50001, I would contend that the US ANSI standard, Management System for Energy (MSE 2000) and the EU standard (PrEn 16001), were the main documents. 

CBG: Please let us know about upcoming projects and activities of ISO TC 242. 

Edwin Pinero: Now that ISO 50001 is published, the TC will embark on work on a series of documents that deal with energy auditing, energy management system auditing, energy measurement, among other topics. Work will begin in earnest at the 2011 plenary meeting in Washington, DC in early November.

CBG: In addition to being a chair of ISO TC 242 Energy management you also hold a position of an Executive Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer at Veolia Water Corporation. Please tell us about the relationship between Energy Management and Corporate Sustainability. 

Edwin Pinero: Energy management is a key element of sustainability. Considering the many implications of using energy, such as: cost, resource consumption, greenhouse gas emissions, and pollution.

ISO Standards on Management Systems Published in July 2011

• Environmental management systems (EMS)

ISO 14006:2011 Environmental management systems -- Guidelines for incorporating eco design

Contains:  guidelines on management of eco design as part of an environmental management system (EMS)

Issued on: 2011-07-08

Environmental Management Systems: Understanding Organizational Drivers and Barriers 

Environmental Management: Systems, Sustainability and Current Issues

• Security management systems for the supply chain  

ISO 28002:2011 Security management systems for the supply chain -- Development of resilience in the supply chain -- Requirements with guidance for use

Contains:  requirements that help an organization to develop and implement policies, objectives, and programs for a resilience management system in the supply chain

Replaces:  ISO/PAS 28002:2010

Issued on:  2011-07-21

Specification for Security Management Systems for the Supply Chain

ISO Standards on Quality & Management Systems Published in Jan-July 2011

January 2011

• Certification of management systems

ISO/IEC 17021:2011  Conformity assessment -- Requirements for bodies providing audit and certification of management systems

Contains: contains principles and requirements for the competence, consistency and impartiality of the audit, certification of management systems, and for bodies providing these activities

Issued on 2011-01-31 

April 2011

• Service management systems (SMS)

ISO/IEC 20000-1:2011 Information technology -- Service management -- Part 1: Service management system requirements

Contains: requirements for the service provider to plan, establish, implement, operate, monitor, review, maintain and improve a service management system (SMS)

Replaces: ISO/IEC 20000-1:2005

Issued on 2011-04-12 

May 2011

• Information security management systems (ISMS)

ISO/IEC 27005:2011 Information technology -- Security techniques -- Information security risk management

Contains:  guidelines for the implementation of information security based on a risk management approach

Replaces:  ISO/IEC 27005:2008

Issued on: 2011-05-19

June 2011

• Electronic document management system (EDMS)

ISO/TR 14105:2011 Document management -- Change management for successful electronic document management system (EDMS) implementation

Contains:  criteria for electronic document management systems (EDMS) development, selection and implementation

Replaces:  ISO/TR 14105:2001

Issued on 2011-06-07

• Energy management systems

ISO 50001:2011 Energy management systems -- Requirements with guidance for use

Contains:  requirements for establishing, implementing, maintaining and improving an energy management system

Issued on 2011-06-09

• Statistical quality control

ISO 7870-4:2011 Control charts -- Part 4: Cumulative sum char

Contains:  descriptions of cumulative sum techniques for monitoring, control and retrospective analysis

Replaces:  ISO 7870-1:2007

Issued on 2011-06-29

Innovation Gap Analysis

Innovation, invention, improvement, and execution – these four words determine successes and failures in business. It is commonly accepted that the best way to manage execution and improvement is through process definition, planning, measurement, and control.

Application of a process approach to manage innovations and inventions is still not very clear for many businesses. Companies that believe that innovation occurs by chance and rely on “invent-it-ourselves” can find their businesses on a path to diminishing returns. Real innovation leaders look at both internal and external sources for innovation. They also use technology and networks to seek out new ideas, measure innovation processes and link them to revenue growth, resource allocation, people development, performance evaluation and rewards.
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• Innovation is not an art, but a process that receives inputs from monitoring and analyzing an organization’s environment.
• ISO 9004:2009 provides a systematic, process based approach to innovation within a quality management system.
• This approach can help organizations innovate more effectively.

Natalia Scriabina's article Organize How to Innovate was published as a cover story in the June 2011 issue of Quality Progress.

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New Developments in Sustainability from the World Economic Forum in Davos

The theme of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos this year was “Shared Norms for the New Reality.” Several speakers communicated that the business world must come together in furtherance of sustainability goals because cooperation through government has been slow to progress. The conference celebrated the 10th anniversary of one such cooperative effort, the Global Compact. This initiative was introduced to encourage companies toward greater ambitions in the area of sustainability. This year, a new platform for corporate sustainability leadership, Global Compact LEAD, was introduced to challenge the member companies to implement the Blueprint for Corporate Sustainability Leadership, a list of approximately 50 action steps that companies can take to achieve improved sustainability.

At this year’s conference, the renowned Harvard Business School strategy professor, Michael Porter, put forth his latest strategic concept: Shared Value. He suggested that the existing model for value creation that most companies use is outdated and is based on optimizing short-term profitability at the expense of long-term success. Porter proposed that companies need to create economic value in a way that also addresses the problems and challenges facing society.

The “Shared Norms” theme also manifested itself in new reporting practices in various industries. Since the transport industry is a key component of the value chain of most industries, companies that seek to achieve sustainability are impeded in their efforts if their transport partners are not also assessing their own sustainability. To address this issue, the conference introduced the Guidelines on Consignment-Level Carbon Reporting, a set of principles to ensure consistency across the logistics and transport industry in reporting carbon emissions at the consignment or customer level.

The United Nations and the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) launched a reporting criteria for the financial services sector to promote global corporate environmental, social and governance (ESG) disclosure standards. The specialist financial services sector guide includes clear social and environmental indicators for fund managers, insurance companies and retail and corporate banks that fit with the GRI’s G3 standards, the latest version of its recommended corporate ESG reporting criteria.

Strides were also made in the area of sustainability labeling with the formation of “Windmade”, which allows consumers to identify products made with wind energy. Today wind accounts for 2% of energy worldwide and its contribution is finding its way into more products and services.

The overarching message of this year’s conference in Davos appears to be that sustainability objectives can only be reached by working together. Government and NGO initiatives are insufficient and the participation of businesses is essential for real success. All contributors to the value chain must also cooperate to achieve effective results. The development of standards, labels, strategic frameworks and organizations are all crucial in creating a more robust network that can lead its members toward greater sustainability.

Steve Rubens is a Director of Centauri Business Group (QPRC). He holds an MBA and a JD and has fifteen years of business strategic planning and consulting experience. He is also an instructor on sustainability business strategy at UCLA Extension.