SYNOPSIS

While the phenomenon of climate change has raised many pressing challenges for the scientific and engineering community, it also presents a number of significant opportunities within these areas to develop and implement practical solutions to a great number of problems. These opportunities can be found in fields ranging from materials development to control systems, to manufacturing and construction. Because virtually every human activity involves the use of energy, virtually every human activity will have to be re-assessed in terms of its specific greenhouse gas intensity or carbon footprint. This includes both products and services, and both the generation as well as the utilization of energy. Using energy efficiently helps organizations save money as well as helping to conserve resources and tackle climate change. ISO 50001 supports organizations in all sectors to use energy more efficiently, through the development of an energy management system (EnMS).

BIODATA OF SPEAKERS

Pn. Aminah Ang obtained a B.Eng (Hons) Chemical Engineering from the University College of Swansea UK. She has been working with SIRIM since 1993 and had be an environmental auditor for the past 17 years. Currently she is the Head of the Sustainability Certification Section, which is one of the section under the Management System Certification Department of SIRIM QAS International Sdn Bhd. Prior to joining the certification arm, she was attached in the Energy Technology Center of SIRIM Berhad. She was involved in the development of the ISO 50001 Energy Management System standard and was responsible for the development of the certification scheme in SIRIM QAS International. She is also involved in the Greenhouse Gases related certification.