Energy Management in Innovation & Sustainability Consulting

How can Energy Management be Described in a Sustainable Context?

In sustainability consulting, the term energy management (EM) not only covers the management and planning of the energy sector of a company, but also includes climate-related goals and energy efficiency.

EM includes the involvement of processes and systems, but human behaviour also plays a role. This results in different motives of energy management. The combination of all factors to enable minimum energy use is the basic idea.

The most important advantages of energy management are summarized below:

• Cost Reduction through Successful Energy Management:
  Efficient EM reduces the costs for the respective company. This is an advantage because companies depend on energy supply and are therefore also dependent on energy prices.
  A more efficient use of energy therefore also gives a competitive advantage over other companies.
• Sustainable Use of  Energy as a Resource:
  The more efficient EM, the more thoughtful the extension of the building and the greater the use of intelligent systems, the more sustainable the use of energy. At a time when energy procurement is facing new challenges, the resource energy is given special consideration in sustainability consulting.
  In the best case, energy should not only consist of renewable raw materials, but should also be used as efficiently as possible.

Thus, EM in sustainability consulting contributes to a continuous improvement of energy use.