News and insights

• 10 December 2025

Established to commemorate the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the theme of this year’s UN Human Rights Day is ‘Our everyday essentials’, reaffirming the value of human rights.

• 8 December 2025

As my secondment with Ipieca comes to an end after more than six incredible years, I’ve been reflecting on the milestones, challenges, achievements but especially people that shaped this journey. Numbers often tell the story better than words, so I’d like to share some of the figures that defined my time.

• 8 December 2025

This document introduces the principles of oil spill waste management, emphasising the need to incorporate a waste management plan as part of the oil spill contingency planning process.

• 4 December 2025

The Forum is the global platform for yearly stock-taking and lesson-sharing on efforts to put the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs) into practice.

• 2 December 2025

This Ipieca-IOGP report provides guidelines and practical information to control adverse health effects from working in extreme climates.

• 2 December 2025

Two years on from Ipieca’s first water peer to peer workshop in Paris, 2023, water specialists from across the industry convened in Doha, Qatar, for the second water peer-to-peer workshop, hosted by Qatar Shell.

• 1 December 2025

This year’s conference, which was framed as the ‘Implementation COP’, focused on how to accelerate action to keep 1.5°C within reach.

• 27 November 2025

The November round-up shares several announcements and initiatives off the back of COP30. Other highlights include ConocoPhillip’s impactful 20-year malaria elimination project in Equatorial Guinea, Eni’s contribution to quality education in Côte d'Ivoire, GeoPark’s adoption of TNFD, and the launch of an ISO standard for biodiversity.