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CEC’s Work on Stimulating Uptake of ISO 50001 Energy Efficiency Standard (2015–2018)

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Between 2015 and 2018, the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) implemented two projects aimed to “position ISO 50001 and the Superior Energy Performance (SEP) program as key mechanisms to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, improve energy management, increase energy efficiency, reduce energy costs, and improve competitiveness in select North American industrial sectors” [CEC 2023]. Designed through a CEC-industry partnership cost-sharing strategy, the first project [Accelerating Adoption of ISO 50001 and Superior Energy Performance Program Certification in North America (2015–2016)]—was launched with a budget of C$300,000. The project focused on building capacity in three directions: establishing common requirements for Certified Practitioners in Energy Management Systems (CP EnMS), piloting an end-user cohort-training model, and developing training materials and tools.

Eighteen (18) facilities across nine (9) companies (3M, ArcelorMittal, BMW, Cargill, Cummins Inc., Ingersoll Rand, Intertape Polymer Group, New Gold, and Titan America) participated in this first pilot project.

In 2017, the CEC undertook a second two-year project: Increasing Industrial Energy Efficiency through ISO 50001 (2017–2018), this time committing C$600,000. This project was now targeted at original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and their supply chains. This second CEC-industry partnership project led to two Nissan cohorts (a Mexican cohort and a United States cohort), involving 11 facilities across eight (8) companies (Nissan, Sannoh, IAC, Calsonic Kansei, and Varroc Lighting in Mexico and Shape Corp, ArcelorMittal, and Mitsubishi Electric Automotive America Inc. in the United States).

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