News and insights

• 17 July 2024

The increasing global movement of people and goods elevates the risk of the introduction, spread, and establishment of invasive alien species (IAS), impacting biodiversity and businesses. Ipieca and IOGP are pleased to launch updated guidance for prevention and management.

• 7 June 2024

8 June marks UN World Oceans Day. Find out how Ipieca is supporting the sustainable management of the world's oceans.

• 5 June 2024

5 June marks UN World Environment Day. Find out how Ipieca is advancing environmental stewardship across the industry.

• 22 May 2024

22 May is UN Biological Diversity Day. Find out how Ipieca is supporting the implementation of the Biodiversity Plan.

• 10 November 2023

The three-day workshop, run by Ipieca and hosted by TotalEnergies in Paris, brought together over 40 energy industry professionals from 12 Ipieca member companies.

• 20 October 2023

The three-day workshop, run by Ipieca, facilitated by UNEP-WCMC, and hosted by PETRONAS in Kuala Lumpur was followed by a field trip to a peat reserve to see biodiversity management and restoration practices in real life.

• 8 June 2023

This UN World Oceans Day, find out how Ipieca works to ensure the ocean’s health and well-being.

• 5 June 2023

Ipieca joins the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) in celebrating the 50th anniversary of World Environment Day, marking this occasion by sharing good practice to help protect and enhance nature.

• 22 May 2023

‘From agreement to action: build back biodiversity’ is the theme this year, emphasising the need for action following the outcomes of COP15 and the launch of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF).

• 21 April 2023

The theme of this year’s Mother Earth Day is ‘Invest in our planet’. Learn how Ipieca supports the oil, gas and alternative energy industry to protect and enhance nature.

• 18 April 2023

Ipieca announced as official piloting partner to the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures, supporting enhanced disclosure on nature-related risks and opportunities.

• 22 March 2023

Learn how Ipieca is supporting companies to contribute to the Water Action Agenda by changing the way they use, consume and manage water.

• 16 February 2023

An update to the ENV-4 indicator of the sustainability reporting guidance is now available.

• 7 December 2022

Ipieca's role is to listen to the negotiations, engage with stakeholders and feedback the outcomes to our members. When finalised, Ipieca will integrate the Global Biodiversity Framework into its workstreams.

• 5 December 2022

Ipieca is committed to the development and implementation of industry good practice for the mitigation of biodiversity impacts and its contribution to reversing biodiversity loss.

• 28 November 2022

The guidance supports the Paris Agreement goals by setting out the key principles to help energy companies conserve, enhance and restore the high carbon stock ecosystems where they operate.

• 6 June 2022

World Environment Day provides an opportunity to reflect and accelerate action towards a healthy planet for the prosperity of all.

• 30 May 2022

Ipieca has a longstanding history with the UN Environment Programme and will be attending and participating in Stockholm+50 as the industry's primary interface with the UN.

• 23 May 2022

Sunday 22 May was the International Day for Biological Diversity. The theme this year is 'Building a shared future for all life'.

• 22 April 2022

Ipieca reflects on how the oil and gas industry is working together to support biological diversity and contribute to global and local conservation goals.

• 5 April 2022

Ipieca was present at the meetings to demonstrate the business momentum on nature and to contribute to the negotiations, raising the business voice in support of more ambition.

• 3 March 2022

Ipieca reflects on five decades of partnership with UN Environment Programme on its 50th anniversary.

• 15 June 2021

This second edition reflects the lessons learnt from members and stakeholders in the years since its original publication.

• 22 April 2021

This year's theme is 'Restore our earth' with participants urged to focus on how we can reduce environmental impacts on our planet and repair the world's ecosystem.

• 20 April 2021

The Roadmap provides over 90 transformational actions the sector can take to accelerate realisation of the SDGs.

• 24 September 2020

Today is World Maritime Day. This year's theme is 'Sustainable shipping for a sustainable planet'.

• 21 August 2020

The updated report reflects developments in the upstream oil and gas industry.

• 31 July 2020

As the final sessions of the virtual 2020 SPE Conference on HSE & Sustainability draw to a close, Ipieca looks back on some of the highlights.

• 3 June 2020

This World Environment Day, Ipieca joins the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in recognizing that it is 'Time for Nature'.

• 22 May 2020

The day provides an opportunity to celebrate achievements for the conservation of biodiversity as we near the end of the United Nations Decade on Biodiversity.

• 22 April 2020

Today, 22 April, is Earth Day and marks its 50th year of raising global awareness for the challenges faced by the planet and the life it supports.

• 6 March 2020

Ipieca launches a compendium of good practice and tools useful for the alternative energy sector.