Andy began his bp career in the bp North Sea business in 2002 and has operated across a wide range of health, safety and environment (HSE) leadership positions over the past 24 years, working across the UK, Algeria, Alaska, Egypt and Trinidad and Tobago.
Andy brings over 20 years of global environmental, social, health and safety, and carbon management experience to his role as Vice Chair of Ipieca.
He has served in his current position since 2021, during that period his role has grown significantly beyond carbon management to encompass a broad portfolio of environmental and social responsibilities. Today, he leads a centralised discipline team that provides integration leadership and technical expertise across bp’s businesses.
Andy is committed to integrating sustainability best practice into the business line. His current focus includes driving excellence in HSE regulatory compliance, working to reduce operational greenhouse gas emissions, managing biodiversity, water and labour rights, supporting employees and local communities through the energy transition, and continuing to embed sustainability into systematic ways of working and organisational culture.
He has been a part of Ipieca's Executive Committee for the last year and Andy's appointment as Vice Chair was endorsed during Ipieca's recent 2025 Extraordinary General Meeting.
Commenting on his new role in Ipieca, Andy Best said, ‘I’m honoured to take on the role of Vice Chair and look forward to helping Ipieca to work closely with industry stakeholders to continuously improve environmental and social performance.’
Andy continued, ‘Over the last 50 years, Ipieca has successfully championed good practice, by sharing cross-value-chain solutions, enhancing knowledge, partnering with stakeholders, and fostering an integrated approach to climate, the natural environment and social performance. I look forward to supporting the team to continue this important journey.’
Andy joins a team of senior sustainability leaders from across the oil and gas sector that oversees the implementation of Ipieca's strategy to advance the oil and gas industry’s environmental and social performance and contribution to the energy transition in the context of sustainable development.
