ISO 20140-5:2017

Overview

ISO 20140-5:2017 - part of the ISO 20140 series on automation systems and integration - defines the environmental performance evaluation (EPE) data used to evaluate energy efficiency and other environmental factors of manufacturing systems. The standard specifies the types of EPE data and their attributes, describes semantics (meaning of attributes and context information), and gives recommendations for mapping EPE data onto information models defined in IEC 62264. ISO 20140-5 applies to discrete, batch and continuous manufacturing and can be used for entire facilities or parts of a facility.

Key topics and technical requirements

• Classification of EPE data: context information, source/time classification, and further categorizations to support consistent environmental performance representation.
• Actual data: measured or counted data from manufacturing operations (Levels 2–4), including energy, materials, process and environmental actuals, plus guidance on selecting data sources and representing performance by actual data.
• External data: upstream material and energy data, environmental characteristics data (ECD), and exchanged residual data used to complement on-site measurements.
• Reference data: residual conversion, production control, manufacturing system and process plan data that support interpretation and benchmarking.
• Mapping recommendations: guidance for aligning EPE data with IEC 62264 information models (including common object models) and examples of KPI record structures (see Annexes).
• Semantics focus: explains meanings of attributes and context without prescribing data syntax, communication protocols, or data-acquisition methods.

Note: ISO 20140-5 explicitly excludes product life cycle assessment, sector- or machine-specific EPE data, data acquisition and data communication protocols, and Level 1/2 activity definitions.

Applications and who uses it

ISO 20140-5 is practical for organizations that need structured environmental performance data to support:

• Energy efficiency benchmarking and operational comparisons across work units, work centres and areas.
• Process improvement and system reconfiguration by quantifying actual energy and material usage impacts.
• Setting environmental improvement targets and decomposing targets across manufacturing hierarchies.
• Shop-floor visualization and KPI reporting for environmental performance monitoring.

Typical users include environmental managers, production planners, process and manufacturing systems engineers, IT architects working on MES/ERP integration, and sustainability teams implementing standardized EPE data models.

Related standards

• ISO 20140-1 - Overview and general principles of environmental performance evaluation.
• IEC 62264 - Information models for enterprise-control integration; ISO 20140-5 gives mapping guidance to these models.
• ISO 22400‑2 - KPI record structures referenced in annexes (informative).

Keywords: ISO 20140-5, environmental performance evaluation data, EPE data, energy efficiency, IEC 62264 mapping, manufacturing systems, discrete batch continuous manufacturing.