The requirements for enterprises to develop, implement, and improve energy management systems are outlined in ISO 50001, an international standard. As a result, businesses can adhere to a particular structure that enables them to continually improve their energy usage, performance, and efficiency. This framework outlines the measurements, records, and reports that organizations can use to track their employees' and processes' advancements in terms of energy performance. Organizations are required by ISO 50001 to create new energy-use policies, set goals and objectives to meet those policies and assess the effects of doing so. This is done in an effort to continuously improve energy management.

Regardless of the organization's activity, energy is essential to operations and can have a significant financial impact. Energy Management offers direction on energy use along the whole supply chain of the company, from raw materials to recycling. Energy use also contributes to climate change, aside from expenditures. Every firm should strive to reduce energy consumption and use, given that the search for alternative energy sources might be time-consuming. Organizations can also make an effort to raise staff understanding of energy conservation.