Ipieca brings together members and stakeholders to lead in integrating sustainability by advancing climate action, environmental responsibility and social performance across oil, gas and renewables activities.
Ipieca was founded at the request of the United Nations Environment Programme in 1974. Through its non-lobby and collaborative approach Ipieca remains the industry's principal channel of engagement with the UN.
Ipieca members
Our global membership is formed of companies and associations from across the oil, gas and alternative energy industry.
As industry sustainability leaders, members agree to support the Ipieca Principles for climate, nature, people and sustainability, which provide a shared ambition for advancing a sustainable energy transition.
Advancing cross-border renewable energy supply, improving national healthcare, scaling up low-carbon energy solutions, boosting food production, and supporting the development of local communities. We also share insights from partners on benefits-sharing agreements, the role of nature in sustainable development, and the current security and human rights landscape in Brazil.
Aligned with the Ipieca Principles on nature to support the aims of the UN CBD and responsibly manage operational impacts on the natural environment and ecosystem services, Ipieca is raising awareness of the International Day for Biological Diversity and resources aligned with the day’s aims.
Find out how Ipieca members are enhancing nature-based solutions, understanding local biodiversity, advancing CCS, and supporting sustainable energy transitions. We also share insights from Ipieca’s recent engagement with the IMO, Voluntary Principles Initiative, and other UN bodies.
Responding to the continuous advancement of technology, this update expands the number of technologies included in the joint Ipieca-IOGP-OGCI- Energy Institute guidance and online technology filtering tool.
Ipieca’s Alternative Energy Task Force was established in 2021
Marked the global end of leaded petrol use, facilitated by the UNEP PCFV of which Ipieca is a founding member
Since 1995 Ipieca has attended every single climate COP, including the inaugural event held in Berlin
Good practice guidance produced across climate, nature, people and sustainability
Ipieca Principles introduced in 2022, setting sustainability expectations for members