Once the business has its energy plan in place and a program of energy efficiency and procurement initiatives identified it needs to be able to realise and maintain the cost savings on offer. Management systems play a crucial role in embedding the energy focus and new practices into the business.
About this module
This module focuses on how to embed energy management into business systems and activities.
In this module business leaders will access tools and case examples to help them update their management systems to support the energy plans developed in the other modules of this program. These systems may include production, Quality Assurance, supply chain management, maintenance, HR and management reviews and reporting.
This approach will ensure that energy efficiency is factored into business decisions on an ongoing sustainable basis. It also ensures data is available to meet reporting requirements and helps the business to demonstrate its carbon footprint and energy management initiatives to customers.
Related tools
Practice and implementation
- Module 5 practice guide
This guide explains six key practices to assist business leaders to improve their management systems so that energy management is fully integrated. - Module 5 facilitator runsheet
How to run the planning session for the module – topics, questions and outcomes. - Module 5 presentation: Energy management systems
This presentation forms part of the planning session for Module 5. It outlines the reasons and process for embedding energy e into existing systems. - Diagnostic and benchmarking matrix
This matrix uses the BRECSU framework for rating an organisation’s energy management performance.
Skills development
- Action learning guide and action learning logs
This guide explains how to prepare for and facilitate the Embedding Energy Management modules with a skills development focus. It includes an action learning log for each module which is especially useful where a participant is responsible for an aspect of energy management and will be facilitating the planning processes (modules) in the future. - Skills survey
The skills survey contains a set of criteria for each module for participants to identify their capability before and after the program. The results can be used to customise the delivery of the program learning activities and as a skills matrix for the business. - Guideline competency mapping
