Winners of 2024 Global Energy Management Leadership Awards Announced
The Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM) is pleased to announce the winners of its Energy Management Leadership Awards for 2024. These awards recognize organizations that have implemented energy management systems to achieve energy, economic, and sustainability benefits. Two organizations have attained the program’s top honor, the prestigious Award of Excellence in Energy Management:
- CHANGSHIN INC Indonesia Factory
- U.S. Air Force Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex
Another 35 organizations (listed at the end) have earned the distinguished Energy Management Insight Award.
The recipients of the Award of Excellence were formally recognized at the joint convening of the fifteenth Clean Energy Ministerial and the ninth Mission Innovation Ministerial (CEM15/MI-9). Energy management, which saves energy and reduces emissions, is fundamental to the vision of a low- or no-carbon future. Therefore, the CEM offers the Energy Management Leadership Awards to honor those organizations that have demonstrated sustainable practices through a structured energy management system that is certified to ISO 50001, the international energy management standard. CEM15/MI-9 was held from October 1–3, 2024, in Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil.
“Every year, this awards program recognizes the work of forward-thinking organizations that are excelling in energy management,” said Jean-François Gagné, Head of the CEM Secretariat. “This year, our Award of Excellence winners are two true energy pioneers: the first-ever U.S. government organization and the first Indonesian footwear manufacturing facility to be certified to ISO 50001. While these two organizations in particular are breaking boundaries, all the 2024 award winners are trailblazers, providing real-world case studies of energy management systems and the many benefits they endow. CEM applauds all the Energy Management Leadership Awardees and acknowledges their efforts toward realizing our shared sustainable future.”
To qualify for an award, an organization first has to establish an energy management system at one or more company facilities. Although single facilities can reap the benefits of implementation, several organizations leveraged their energy management expertise across multiple facilities to multiply their savings. The next step is having the system certified to ISO 50001 via a third-party audit by an accredited certification body. The ISO 50001 standard provides a framework that integrates energy management into business operations and policies with the support of top management. ISO 50001 also empowers energy team members to systematically track and analyze energy data, detect and act upon improvement opportunities, and use the data to inform decision-making. Organizations must submit a structured case study describing the system, its implementation, the benefits, and any challenges. The case studies are submitted for review by an independent panel of international experts (the 2024 Selection Committee), who determine the winners.
Case studies by the 2024 award winners are available on the CEM website. A summary booklet that highlights the achievements of each awardee is also available. The CEM website also provides biographies of the ISO 50001 experts who evaluated the entries on the 2024 Selection Committee.
The case studies become part of an online library to encourage, inspire, and assist other organizations looking to improve their energy performance. In this way, all awardees not only further the CEM mission directly by reducing emissions but also help raise global awareness of ISO 50001 systems and the energy, environmental, and business benefits that energy management can achieve.
The awards also underscore ISO 50001’s flexibility and applicability across sectors, as award winners represent diverse organization types. Of the 2024 awardees, 22 are in the industrial sector, 7 in the commercial sector, and 8 in the public sector. Collectively, the 37 winners in 2024 (representing 88 facilities in 9 countries and regions) reported annual energy cost savings of over $92 million and annual emissions reductions of roughly 1.7 million metric tons of carbon dioxide—equivalent to taking roughly 400,000 passenger vehicles off the road or to the amount of carbon sequestered by 2 million acres of forest land in one year.
“The Energy Management Leadership Awards program recognizes those organizations leveraging ISO 50001 as a powerful, practical tool that is available to all, whether a facility is in a region with vast energy resources and complex supportive infrastructure or in a developing economy,” said Ms. Rana Ghoneim, Chief of the Division of Energy and Climate Action of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). “ISO 50001 provides a unique framework for successful energy management programs to identify ways to reduce energy use in any kind of organization and to drive a paradigm shift towards efficiency and decarbonization. The 2024 awardees concretely showcase how private and public organizations around the world are using ISO 50001 to fully capture the business and environmental benefit of energy efficiency and to support decarbonization strategies.”
The 2024 program’s top honor, the Award of Excellence in Energy Management, was bestowed on two organizations:
- CHANGSHIN INC Indonesia Factory: CHANGSHIN INC is a specialized Nike footwear manufacturing company that was founded in 1981. CHANHSHIN INC has established off-shore factories in Vietnam, China, and Indonesia. These sites comprise numerous facilities that collectively cover the entire footwear manufacturing process, resulting in significant energy costs. In an increasingly competitive global marketplace, an energy management system allows the company to operate sustainably, lowering resource consumption and utility costs, and to offer eco-friendly products, maintaining a competitive edge. Company leadership understands the role of energy performance in preserving environmental sustainability, both now and in the future, and has made energy efficiency a pillar of CHANGSHIN INC’s Sustainability Vision. In response, CHANGSHIN INC Indonesia Factory established a structured energy team to implement an energy management system following the ISO 50001 framework. The team uses the latest technology—a factory energy monitoring system—to monitor electricity consumption and power quality at every electrical panel meter across several buildings. Team members analyze the results, identify energy usage anomalies, and seek energy savings opportunities. These opportunities are evaluated and prioritized based on return on investment, implementation time, and impact on reducing energy; top projects are listed in the company’s energy and carbon reduction plans. In addition, the company has established the Kaizen Award program, which encourages employees to contribute ideas for energy savings in their respective work areas and rewards the team that contributes the most to energy savings. CHANGSHIN INC Indonesia Factory successfully achieved a 13% improvement between 2021 and 2023, reduced energy use by 11,720 MWhe, saved $808,382 (USD) in energy costs, and successfully reduced carbon emissions.
- U.S. Air Force Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex: The Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex (OC-ALC) is the first U.S. government organization certified to ISO 50001. The complex maintains military aircraft for the U.S. Air Force. In 2015, the Air Force Sustainment Center (AFSC, the OC-ALC’s parent organization)—recognizing the imperative of energy resilience for operations to U.S. national security—mandated ISO 50001 certification for the three maintenance complexes. Smart meters were installed to track energy consumption, and data from the meters were used to assess the energy performance of facilities and major equipment. The OC-ALC energy team used the results to identify significant energy users—as well as aging infrastructure and inefficient equipment. The team then identified and prioritized energy retrofit projects (e.g., replacing an old high-pressure gas distribution system and centralized steam plant with distributed steam boilers). The team also implemented low- and no-cost energy savings approaches that did not require new equipment. The OC-ALC took advantage of an energy savings performance contract (ESPC) financing mechanism and integrated energy management system implementation into the ESPC. As a result, the ISO 50001 efforts were covered by the energy cost savings from the ESPC energy performance improvement projects; the OC-ALC saw no front-end costs. Since the energy management system’s introduction, the OC-ALC has seen 35% energy performance improvement, which translates into energy savings of 1,461,283 MWh, energy cost savings of $66.4 million, and CO2-e emissions reduction of 289,160 metric tons. After the OC-ALC’s successful implementation, the AFSC’s other two maintenance complexes were also ISO 50001 certified.
CEM 2024 Award Recipients
By organization, with participating site locations listed for each.
Award of Excellence in Energy Management
CHANGSHIN INC Indonesia Factory
Indonesia (2 sites): Karawang, West Java (2)
U.S. Air Force Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex
United States of America: Oklahoma City, OK
Energy Management Insight Award
Abu Dhabi Distribution Company
United Arab Emirates: Abu Dhabi
Al-Futtaim Real Estate – UAE Malls
United Arab Emirates: Dubai
Apollo Tyres Limited, Chennai Plant
India: Oragadam, Chennai
Badak LNG (PT Badak Natural Gas Liquefaction)
Indonesia: Bontang, East Kalimantan
The Corporation of the City of Guelph
Canada: Guelph, Ontario
Dubai Lubricants Processing Plant – JA
United Arab Emirates: Dubai
Dubai Municipality
United Arab Emirates (3 sites): Dubai (3)
EFE Valparaíso S.A.
Chile: Valparaíso, Valparaíso
Emirates Gas LLC
United Arab Emirates: Jabel Ali Dubai
Emirates National Oil Company Limited (ENOC) L.L.C. (ENOC Corporate Real Estate)
United Arab Emirates: Dubai
ENOC Retail LLC
United Arab Emirates (32 sites): Dubai (31); Fujairah
ENOC Tasjeel LLC
United Arab Emirates: Dubai
EPPCO International Limited
United Arab Emirates: Dubai
Grupo Libertad
Argentina (4 sites): Córdoba, Córdoba (2); Rafaela, Santa Fe; Rosario, Santa Fe
Hawiyah Gas Plant Department – Aramco
Saudi Arabia: Eastern Province
Henkel Ankara Plant
Turkey: Ankara, Ankara
Loreal Argentina S.A.
Argentina: Benavidez, Buenos Aires
Manifa Producing Department
Saudi Arabia: Eastern Province
Marelli Motherson Automotive Lighting India Private Limited, Pune
India: Pune, Maharashtra
NTPC Limited, Talcher Kaniha
India: Angul, Odisha
NTPC Ramagundam
India: Peddapalli, Telangana
PT Pertamina EP Donggi Matindok Field
Indonesia (2 sites): Banggai, Central Sulawesi (2)
RAK Transport Authority
United Arab Emirates: Ras Al Khaimah
Roads and Transportation Authority – Dubai
United Arab Emirates (9 sites): Dubai (9)
Roca Argentina S.A.
Argentina: Lanus, Buenos Aires
Sadara Chemical Company
Saudi Arabia: Jubail Industrial City, Eastern Province
Saudi Arabian Glass Company
Saudi Arabia: Jeddah, Makkah
Saudi European Petrochemical Company (IBN ZAHR)
Saudi Arabia (2 sites): Jubail Industrial City, Eastern Province (2)
Saudi Methanol Company (AR-RAZI), SABIC Affiliate
Saudi Arabia: Jubail Industrial City, Eastern Province
Saudi Standards Metrology and Quality Organization-SASO
Saudi Arabia (3 sites): Riyadh, Riyadh; Jeddah, Makkah; Dammam, Eastern Province
SMU S.A.
Chile (3 sites): Santiago, Santiago (3)
Tasnee Petrochemical Complex (TPC)
Saudi Arabia: Jubail Industrial City, Eastern Province
Toyota Argentina S.A. (TASA)
Argentina: Zárate, Buenos Aires
Watt’s S.A.
Chile: Osorno, Osorno
YANPET- SABIC-ExxonMobil JV
Saudi Arabia: Yanbu, Al Madinah