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.

• 21 September 2020

To commemorate the landmark 75th anniversary of the UN, Ipieca Executive Director Brian Sullivan looks back at some of its major milestones.

• 8 June 2020

Ipieca joins the UN in celebrating the role of our oceans in Earth's biosphere and the critical resources it provides for livelihoods and communities around the world.

• 4 February 2020

Ipieca welcomes the International Gas Union to its membership.

• 16 December 2019

Signatory Parties now have the opportunity to raise ambitions in the run up to COP 26, with 77 countries having already pledged to be net-zero by 2050.

• 14 March 2019

At the PCFV Global Partners' Meeting, Ipieca presented an update on its forthcoming publication: Strategies and options to address air quality through optimized vehicle emissions standards and lower sulfur fuels.

• 23 November 2018

During the forum, Ipieca will host an interactive session on Human rights due diligence in the oil and gas industry ....

• 30 October 2018

The 14th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP-14) will take place from the 17-29 November 2018, in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt. The event aims to step up efforts to halt biodiversity loss and protect ecosystems that support food and water security and health for billions of people. At the last COP, a decision to mainstream and integrate biodiversity within and across sectors was adopted.

• 19 October 2018

The training aimed to enhance understanding of the impact of oil and gas operations in environmentally sensitive areas and strengthen national and regional efforts...

• 3 January 2018

The 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) provide a common global framework for navigating the world's most urgent economic, social, and environmental challenges. While governments have the primary responsibility to prioritize, coordinate and implement efforts to meet the SDGs, there is wide recognition that the private sector and civil society will play critical roles in the implementation of national plans.

• 27 November 2017

The 2017 UN Forum on Business and Human Rights starts today in Geneva, Switzerland, bringing together over 2,000 participants from government, business, and non-governmental organizations to discuss business-related human rights topics and share ideas and good practice. The forum aims to progress the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs). This year the theme is Realizing Access to Effective Remedy and draws on the third pillar of the UNGPs:

• 22 September 2017

On Wednesday 20 September, Ipieca co-hosted an event with UNDP, IFC, and ICMM - The Oil, Gas and Mining Industries and the 2030 Agenda: Partnerships and Participation to Accelerate Progress. The event was held alongside the 72nd Regular Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.

• 23 November 2023

Ipieca raises awareness and support for the Paris Agreement and develops and shares good practice guidance to support its delivery.

• 22 November 2023

A summary of activities across the GIs with updates from OSPRI, GI WACAF and GI SEA.

• 15 November 2023

The annual survey identifies trends in the sustainability reporting practices of Ipieca member companies. The results provide an overview of current practices, identify widely used performance indicators and emerging trends, allow companies to learn from their peers, and improve industry communication around sustainability issues.

• 13 November 2023

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

• 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.

• 7 November 2023

Adopting energy efficiency measures is a low-cost way to reduce emissions and can also have a positive impact on operational costs.

• 26 October 2023

The new awareness briefing builds a shared understanding of carbon-compensated products, their role in supporting net-zero ambitions and the energy transition, and explores good practice in using them.

• 25 October 2023

The briefing highlights the role of oil and gas in supporting a just transition, the regional complexities of a net-zero future and the need for collaboration to scale up energy transition enablers.

• 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.

• 26 September 2023

Ipieca, together with industry associations IOGP and OGCI, have released a recommended practices guide to help operators select and deploy methane detection and quantification technologies.

• 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.

• 10 August 2023

Ipieca and IOGP have updated the 'Incident Management System for the oil and gas industry', 'Oil spill exercises' and 'Responder health and safety' guidance documents.

• 13 July 2023

For two decades Ipieca has been at the forefront of industry efforts to ensure oil and gas companies produce high-quality sustainability reports.

• 5 July 2023

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

• 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.

• 25 May 2023

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

• 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).