Fred Khalichi is an account executive with CWB Group specializing in ISO 50001 energy management systems which is an international standard designed to help organizations improve their energy performance, increase energy efficiency, reduce energy consumption and costs. ISO 50001 implementation and certification can help cannabis growing operations significantly reduce their energy usage and costs by adhering to internationally established norms and requirements that have been proven to improve an organization’s energy performance. Fred will talk about what the ISO 50001 standard is, its benefits, examine some business case studies and also discuss the financial assistance the Canadian government provides, through Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), to those organizations that implement and certify to ISO 50001.