News and insights

• 10 December 2020

On Human Rights Day 2020, Ipieca's Social Responsibility and Sustainable Development Senior Manager, Isabel Miranda, discusses the importance of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.

• 16 June 2021

Ipieca Executive Director Brian Sullivan explores the role of business in human rights action and how Ipieca is working to support oil, gas and alternative energy companies to embed the UNGPs in their businesses.

• 18 June 2021

Marking the 10th anniversary of the UNGPs, Ipieca Senior Manager for Social Responsibility and Sustainability Isabel Miranda discusses the progress made so far and how we can scale up global implementation of the principles.

• 9 August 2024

The International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples takes place annually on 9 August to celebrate Indigenous Peoples and their knowledge. The theme this year is ‘Protecting the rights of Indigenous Peoples in voluntary isolation and initial contact’.

• 18 July 2024

Ipieca is pleased to welcome Aker BP to its membership.

• 10 July 2024

Ipieca Chief Executive Brian Sullivan reflects on the progress made in Q2 2024.

• 29 May 2024

The latest members' health leading performance indicators data from Ipieca and IOGP is now available.

• 23 May 2024

Paul brings over 30 years of environmental, sustainability and health and safety experience at ExxonMobil to his new role as Ipieca Chair.

• 15 May 2024

The UK’s largest independent oil and gas producer, Harbour Energy is committed to achieving net-zero Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2035.

• 22 April 2024

Find out how Ipieca and its members contributed to a sustainable energy transition in 2023.

• 13 March 2024

50 years ago, Ipieca was established in 1974 at the request of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to act as the engagement channel between UNEP and the oil and gas industry on environmental and climate issues.

• 21 February 2024

Headquartered in London, Perenco is a leading international independent hydrocarbon company, specializing in exploration, production, and development of onshore and offshore oil and natural gas reserves.

• 16 February 2024

Headquartered in Houston, NextDecade is committed to providing the world access to cleaner energy, leading innovation in more sustainable liquefied natural gas (LNG) and carbon capture solutions.

• 8 February 2024

This guidance helps company health professionals assess medical facilities to ensure they can provide optimal health care for workers.

• 19 December 2023

As part of its support of COP events and the Paris Agreement, and in line with the Ipieca Principles, Ipieca raises awareness of COP outcomes, shares on the ground learnings and insights, and produces practical guidance and tools to support the industry contribute to achieving COP objectives.

• 10 December 2023

As part of Ipieca’s commitment to raise awareness and support for UN conventions, we develop and share guidance and tools to support companies to embed human rights in their operations and management systems.

• 8 December 2023

The forum is the global platform for yearly stock-taking and lesson-sharing on efforts to move the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights from paper to practice.

• 1 December 2023

The IOGP-Ipieca Health Committee has published the latest members' health leading performance indicators data.

• 30 November 2023

Find out about Ipieca’s on-site activities and support for COP28.

• 13 November 2023

This industry-specific document provides guidance on the prevention of food- and water-related diseases.

• 19 September 2023

An update to the compendium, first published in 2020, is now available. It aims to support renewable energy developers to enhance the environmental and social performance of their projects and operations.

• 5 September 2023

August marks the one-year anniversary of the Ipieca Principles. We take a look at their impact and how our members are supporting them.

• 30 August 2023

Ipieca Executive Director Brian Sullivan reflects on the first year of the Ipieca Principles - a new condition of membership - how members and stakeholders have responded, and what’s next for the principles.

• 5 July 2023

Updated guidance on the application of health performance indicators from the IOGP-Ipieca Health Committee.

• 25 May 2023

Training supports oil, gas and alternative energy industry and beyond to respect the rights of all workers.

• 16 May 2023

Houston-based sustainability experts join the global oil and gas sustainability association’s Executive Committee.

• 2 May 2023

Ipieca provides input to technical dialogue in support of Global Stocktake on Paris Agreement progress.

• 11 April 2023

Ipieca is pleased to welcome Sonangol, an Angolan state-owned company, as its newest member.

• 16 February 2023

Ipieca launches guidance to support practitioners in developing robust social baselines for offshore project impacts to fisheries.

• 31 January 2023

Ipieca is pleased to welcome Canacol Energy, an independent onshore conventional natural gas exploration and production company in Colombia, as its newest corporate member. Ipieca’s global membership now stands at 80. About Canacol Energy … Natural gas is playing an increasingly important role in the global energy transition.

• 30 November 2022

The Council for Inclusive Capitalism is a a global non-profit organization of leaders doing business in ways that benefit people, our communities, and the planet.

• 2 November 2022

Ipieca has become a supporter of Building Responsibly, a global, business-led coalition committed to promoting the rights and welfare of engineering and construction workers.