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A Collaborative Model for a Sustainable Management System for Energy at Small to Medium Industrial Enterprises
Abstract
Small to medium size industrial facilities often
lack adequate resources to implement a sustainable
energy management program. A strategy to
overcome this constraint is to collaborate and develop
partnerships between the company and other external
resources. This paper describes a unique business-to-business
partnership between Cook Composites and
Polymers Co. (CCP) an industrial firm and Burns &
McDonnell a large, multi-disciplined engineering
firm that provides energy services.
Over the last two years the firms have worked
together towards a sustainable energy management
program for CCP which incorporates the Plan-Do-
Check-Act continual improvement cycle. They have
collaborated on this work with government, industry
and other partners and are now working towards
certification under the American National Standards
Institute (ANSI) Management System for Energy
(MSE). ANSI/MSE 2000:2008 will be incorporated
into CCP’s existing Integrated Management System
which already includes components for Health,
Safety, Environment and Quality.
CCP considers ANSI/MSE 2000:2008 as the
framework for a sustainable energy management
system to provide triple bottom line economic,
environmental and societal benefits. CCP continues
to improve their Energy Intensity Index, eco-efficiency
footprint and their global competitiveness.
This systematic and collaborative approach can serve
as a model for other small to medium size industrial
firms.
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Citation
Imel, M.; Gromacki, M.; Magoon, D. (2009). A Collaborative Model for a Sustainable Management System for Energy at Small to Medium Industrial Enterprises. Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu). Available electronically from https : / /hdl .handle .net /1969 .1 /91067.