How to Reduce your Energy Costs and Start Managing your Energy Usage in your Business (Oh, and How to Get a Free ISO Energy Standard)

As the clocks have now gone forward and the temperatures have started to drop – although mercifully so far, not by as much as seasonal - we all know we’re in for an expensive time to keep our employees warm and our business lights on. Energy used for space heating and lighting is one thing, but for many businesses this is just additional to the energy they need for production.

If you are struggling with what “ESOS”, “carbon neutral” and “net zero for carbon” means then help is at hand.

iqms Learning is launching 2 new courses from the end of November 2022 to add to our growing Sustainability Suite of courses to help businesses understand the basics, start to develop a strategy for managing and reducing their energy usage and becoming more energy efficient.

The new courses are both 1-day courses called “Understand and manage your Carbon Footprint” and “An Introduction to Energy Management” and they can be booked through our website at iqmslearning.co.uk.

As for the free Energy Management Standard. The UK Government Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) have sponsored a number of free ISO 50005 standards for businesses. ISO 50005 is Guidelines for a Phased introduction of an Energy Management System. If you are a UK organisation then you can get your free copy from BSI by following this weblink https://www.bsigroup.com/en-GB/standards/bs-iso-500052021/