30-Jan-2013
On 29 January 2013, IPIECA members participated in the second European Commission meeting in Brussels. IPIECA members contributed their collective knowledge in this multi-stakeholder meeting to inform the development of the Commission’s Guidance on the corporate responsibility to respect human rights in the oil and gas sector, IPIECA will also be submitting formal comments on the...
Focus areas:
- Human rights
- Social responsibility
30-Jan-2013
The first session of the Plenary of the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES-1) took place 21-26 January 2013, in Bonn, Germany. Over 500 participants attended the meeting, representing IPBES member and non-member governments, UN organizations and conventions, intergovernmental organizations, non-governmental organizations, and various stakeholder groups....
25-Jan-2013
The oil and gas industry is energy-intensive. Energy efficiency and energy savings have long been essential to the industry’s operations. They translate into cost savings and have in recent years assumed even more relevance in the context of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reductions, as well as higher fuel prices and energy supply constraints in certain regions of the world. Energy...
25-Jan-2013
The fifth and final session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to prepare a Global Legally Binding Instrument on Mercury (INC5) was successfully completed on 19 January 2013 in Geneva, Switzerland with a new treaty: the Minamata Convention.
During the negotiations ‘oil and gas production and processing facilities’ along with manganese production facilities,...
22-Jan-2013
In response to the formation of the Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC), IPIECA has released the following statement:
“IPIECA members recognise the challenges posed by short-lived climate forcers and the need for their effective and efficient management across society globally, and acknowledge the formation of the Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC). We look forward to...
Focus areas:
- Climate change
- Fuels and Products
20-Jan-2013
Given the diverse and complex environments that extractive companies often operate in, IPIECA members have gained valuable insight into managing human rights issues, including policy development, process applications, and continuous improvement programs. To this end, IPIECA continues to explore opportunities to advance collaborative learning and offer practical approaches to managing human...
Focus areas:
- Human rights
- Social responsibility
15-Jan-2013
IPIECA is attending the fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to prepare a global legally binding instrument on mercury (INC5) taking place from 13-18 January 2013 in Geneva, Switzerland. The session will continue to negotiate the text of a treaty to regulate mercury use at a global scale.
Oil and gas is currently listed in bracketed text in the draft treaty...
12-Dec-2012
A new Global Initiative programme (GI) will soon be launched in South East Asia to enhance oil spill preparedness and response in the region, and assist in the development of the ASEAN-Oil Spill Response Action Plan (OSRAP). The South East Asia region is currently experiencing some changes which have called for the GI to be initiated. These include rising levels of shipping traffic,...
