The Ipieca Principles and the Ipieca-WBCSD SDG Roadmap are key frameworks through which Ipieca aims to inspire action. These member action case studies provide tangible examples of how members are operationalising the principles and embedding SDG Roadmap actions in their businesses, offering inspiration and insights for other companies. Relevant Ipieca good practice guidance and resources are provided to further support companies to take the next step on their sustainability journey.
Achieving the ambitions of the Paris Agreement will not be possible through electrification of the energy system alone, especially for those countries aiming to reach net-zero emissions by 2050. Because of the close association of hydrogen and fossil fuels, the oil and gas industry has the experience, skills and knowledge to support the emerging hydrogen economy.
The scale up of alternative energies, necessary if we are to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement, need to take into account climate, environmental and social risks associated with their development and use. The oil and gas industry has accumulated vast knowledge and specialised expertise in advancing the environmental and social performance of its operations, with many of the issues it deals with also being of relevance to alternative energy.
Oil and gas activities are typically long term and may have a variety of impacts on local communities and different social groups. Ipieca members support the framework provided by the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, which provide a common language for human rights and a set of high-level principles for managing human rights issues and risks.
Circular economy is a system solution framework that entails decoupling economic activity from the consumption of finite resources. Ipieca members work to increase the circularity of their production processes and products, producing the energy the world needs, while reducing impacts on natural resources and biodiversity, and cutting emissions.
Conserving the energy and greenhouse gases (GHGs) used to produce oil and gas can make a major contribution to moving the world onto a more sustainable energy path. Ipieca members are increasingly powering their operations with low-carbon or renewable energy sources, helping reduce GHG emissions from their operations.
Energy is a key driver of sustainable development and is often described as the ‘golden thread’ that links most of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the 2030 Agenda pledge to ‘leave no one behind’. Members work to provide access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy, which is essential for economic growth, employment, education, poverty reduction, and health and safety.
Natural climate solutions can have a positive impact on mitigating climate change while also providing additional benefits, including economic growth and diversification, improvement of human health and livelihood and protection of biodiversity and water resources. Members are working with local communities and conservation organisations to protect and restore high carbon stock ecosystems, such as wetlands and mangroves.
Ipieca supports the oil and gas industry’s participation in international collaboration to transition to a low-carbon world in a way that is just and fair for workforces, communities and consumers. Ipieca members are collaborating broadly to upskill, reskill and invest in new business models for a just transition.