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Fact sheet
Water: managing water responsibly
April 2012A fact sheet from a series developed by IPIECA and OGP to demonstrate the oil and gas industry’s present and future contribution to sustainable development. Prepared in advance of the 2012 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20). Fresh water is a scarce resource in many parts of the world and must be used wisely. Demand for water from communities, businesses and ecosystems is expected to increase with population and economic growth.
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Fact sheet
Technology: developing cleaner and safer energy
April 2012A fact sheet from a series developed by IPIECA and OGP to demonstrate the oil and gas industry’s present and future contribution to sustainable development. Prepared in advance of the 2012 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20). The oil and gas industry has always been technologically advanced, striving to meet the world’s energy needs in ways that are safe and reliable.
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Fact sheet
Social development: stakeholder communities prosper from local economic growth
April 2012A fact sheet from a series developed by IPIECA and OGP to demonstrate the oil and gas industry’s present and future contribution to sustainable development. Prepared in advance of the 2012 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20). Obtaining local community support is an important goal for oil and gas businesses.
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Fact sheet
Sensitive environments: challenging operations
April 2012A fact sheet from a series developed by IPIECA and OGP to demonstrate the oil and gas industry’s present and future contribution to sustainable development. Prepared in advance of the 2012 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20). The oil and gas industry recognises that the continuity of its business including accessing new sources of energy, depends on it exploring and developing resources without adversely affecting nature.
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Fact sheet
Safe operations: defining better procedures for safer operations
April 2012A fact sheet from a series developed by IPIECA and OGP to demonstrate the oil and gas industry’s present and future contribution to sustainable development. Prepared in advance of the 2012 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20). The world is well aware of what can happen when things go wrong in oil and gas operations. Getting things right in the first place keeps accidents to a minimum.
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Fact sheet
Sustainability reporting: communicating performance
April 2012A fact sheet from a series developed by IPIECA and OGP to demonstrate the oil and gas industry’s present and future contribution to sustainable development. Prepared in advance of the 2012 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20). Oil and gas companies work to communicate publicly on environmental and social performance.
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Fact sheet
Partnerships: working together to achieve more
April 2012A fact sheet from a series developed by IPIECA and OGP to demonstrate the oil and gas industry’s present and future contribution to sustainable development. Prepared in advance of the 2012 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20). The issues that dominate the sustainable development agenda – climate change, biodiversity impacts and access to energy – are too big for individual companies to tackle alone.
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Fact sheet
Oil spill prevention and response: working together to make a difference
April 2012A fact sheet from a series developed by IPIECA and OGP to demonstrate the oil and gas industry’s present and future contribution to sustainable development. Prepared in advance of the 2012 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20). The oil and gas industry is committed to meet the world’s energy needs while maintaining safe, environmentally sound and socially responsible operations.
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Awareness briefing
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Good practice
Sensitivity mapping for oil spill response
April 2012The mapping of the sensitivity of the environment to accidental oil pollution is an essential step in oil pollution preparedness, response and cooperation efforts, and maps are a crucial tool to assist responders during an incident. This guidance document aims at providing a structured approach to successfully manage the development of oil spill sensitivity maps, integrated within the oil spill contingency plan, and indicates key elements to be included in each type of map.
