It is crucial that any effective energy management system has the full commitment of top management of the organization. The commitment can be demonstrated by signing the energy policy.
To get full commitment and support it is important to convince top management that having an EnMS is an advantage for the organization (energy saving, cost saving, etc.).The business case for energy management implementation is designed to assist in securing management support. This can be completed by adding some convincing data and information on trends of energy use, energy costs,..etc.
The commitment includes regular reporting of EnMS implementation progress to managers involved in the implementation of the system. Minimum requirements for showing top management commitment are: