The Ipieca Principles and the Ipieca-WBCSD SDG Roadmap are key frameworks through which Ipieca aims to inspire action. This repository provides tangible examples of how members are operationalising the principles and embedding SDG Roadmap actions in their business, offering inspiration and insights for other companies. The examples are supplemented with relevant Ipieca good practice guidance and resources to further support companies to take the next step on their sustainability journey.

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Turning waste into low-carbon ethanol
  • Map-pinCanada

Renewable fuels offer a practical solution for decarbonizing modes of transport for which electricity and hydrogen technologies are not well suited, such as aviation, trucking and shipping.

Eco-design in the packaging for Repsol Lubricant products
  • Map-pinSpain

One of Repsol’s pillars of its circular economy model is progressing in eco-design from all perspectives, including this principle when designing its production processes and equipment as well as for the design of its products and services. 

Agribusiness projects based on circular economy
  • Map-pinKenya and Congo

Eni has developed a vertical integration model for the production of vegetable oil to be used for biofuels production. The supply chains promoted by Eni involve thousands of small farmers, allow the creation of income and access to the market, promoting socio-economic development in rural areas.

A circular economy for polyurethane foam
  • Map-pinSpain

Repsol Reciclex® is a circular material that gives products a second life. The Repsol Reciclex® range, which encompasses both polyolefins and polyols, is made with different types of plastic waste that are incorporated into virgin polymers that otherwise would end up in landfill.

Promoting sustainability through procurement
  • Map-pinColombia

Canacol Energy emphasizes engaging with suppliers in long-term, mutually beneficial, and shared responsibility relationships. This includes ensuring that procurement processes comply with strict standards for occupational health and safety, environmental stewardship, social responsibility, ethics, and respect for human rights.

Mapping contributions to the SDGs
  • Map-pinGlobal

In its 2021 Corporate Sustainability Report, Chevron provided examples of its contribution to the impact opportunities identified in the Ipieca-WBCSD SDG Roadmap for the oil and gas sector, including highlights from 2021 and what it plans to do next. Further examples are provided in its 2022 Corporate Sustainability Report.

Solar panel recycling
  • Map-pinJapan

Idemitsu Group's Solar Frontier K.K. has been pursuing the development of recycling technologies for solar panels since 2010, recognizing the importance of establishing low-cost, environmentally friendly recycling technologies as a means of promoting the healthy expansion of solar power generation.

A circular economy model for industry equipment
  • Map-pinUnited States

Baker Hughes' Artificial Lift product line has implemented processes to move toward a circular economy-aligned business model. This programme includes pumps, intakes for gas separators, seals, and motors.

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