Energy management according to the standard
Through systematic energy management, Swisscom is increasing its efficiency, reducing costs, and keeping the company’s direct and indirect carbon footprint as small as possible. In line with ISO Standard 50001 on energy efficiency, Swisscom’s energy management approach consists of the following process steps:
- Determining energy requirements over a specific period
- Defining and approving energy efficiency targets and corresponding measures
- Determining the energy mix, particularly the electricity mix
- Implementing energy efficiency measures
- Generating own electricity
- Utilising waste heat
- Monitoring, energy balancing and reporting
- Implementing research and development projects (e.g. relating to balancing energy) and virtual power plants (tiko)
- Developing and marketing sustainable ICT products and services