• Part 1: Statement
  Declaration of commitment
  
  A1 Industries produces xxx widgets per year for component makers (company background information). As part of our environmental strategy, we are committed to responsible energy management and will practise energy efficiency throughout all our premises, plant and equipment, wherever it is cost-effective.
  
  Policy
  
  Our policy is to control energy consumption to
  
• avoid unnecessary expenditure
• improve cost-effectiveness, productivity and working conditions
• protect the environment
  
• prolong the useful life of fossil fuels.

Objectives

Our long-term objectives are to:

• buy fuels at the most economic cost
• use fuels as efficiently as possible
• reduce the amount of pollution, particularly greenhouse gas emissions, caused by our energy consumption
  
• reduce wherever possible our dependence on fossil fuels through the use of renewable energy.

Immediate aims

To gain control over our energy consumption by reviewing and improving our purchasing and operating practices.

Part 2: Responsibilities and processes

Responsibilities

• nominate person responsible for tracking and monitoring energy consumption
• nominate person responsible for expenditure
• nominate person responsible for coordinating energy management activities
• nominate members of the implementation committee and their roles
• nominate person/committee responsible for formulating and implementing energy management policy
• state that the energy manager will be located in the section(s) most relevant and supportive to the current phase of energy management.

Structure The energy manager will make a monthly report to the line manager on energy management activities and will make a quarterly report to the Energy Management Committee through the line manager.

Lines of communication Formal communication on matters relating to the control of energy consumption by end users or budget holders will be directed through the energy manager who will, where appropriate, bring it to the attention of their line manager, other senior managers, and to the Energy Management Implementation Committee (include an organisational chart).

Part 3: Energy management plan

Resources The number of staff employed in energy management (indicate actions to be undertaken by designated personnel), their mix of skills, and the amount of investment (10% of our annual expenditure on energy) correspond with the demands of these activities.

Review All energy management activities will be subject to periodic assessment and annual review in preparation for inclusion in the annual budget.

Action plan During the coming year the following energy management activities will be carried out in order of priority (list activities).