Putting the UN Guiding Principles at the heart of the oil and gas industry
  • Calendar10 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.

Celebrating 75 years of the UN
  • Calendar21 September 2020

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

UN World Oceans Day
  • Calendar8 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.

The International Gas Union joins Ipieca
  • Calendar4 February 2020

Ipieca welcomes the International Gas Union to its membership.

UNFCCC Conference of the Parties moves to Glasgow
  • Calendar16 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.

Ipieca presents at UNE Partnership for Clean Fuels and Vehicles meeting
  • Calendar14 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.

Ipieca's engagement at the 2018 UN Annual Forum on Business and Human Rights
  • Calendar23 November 2018

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

Ipieca, IUCN, UNEP-WCMC side event: Mainstreaming biodiversity in the oil and gas sector: good practices for biodiversity management
  • Calendar30 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.

Ipieca-UN-Norad: Oil for Development - Africa Regional Workshop on Oil and Gas Operations in Environmentally Sensitive Areas
  • Calendar19 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...

UNDP-IFC-Ipieca webinar: Mapping the oil and gas industry to the Sustainable Development Goals
  • Calendar3 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.

Ipieca and ICMM Session At 2017 UN Forum On Business And Human Rights
  • Calendar27 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:

UN General Assembly 2017: Ipieca co-hosts SDGs event with UNDP, IFC, and ICMM
  • Calendar22 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.

World Water Day 2024: Water for Peace
  • Calendar22 March 2024

World Water Day is an annual UN event to highlight the importance of water and raise awareness of the 2.2 billion people living without access to safe water.

Ipieca-IOGP publish updated 'Medical facilities assessment' guidance
  • Calendar8 February 2024

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

COP28: keeping 1.5 degrees within reach
  • Calendar19 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.

UN Human Rights Day 2023
  • Calendar10 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.

Ipieca insights from the 12th UN Annual Forum on Business and Human Rights
  • Calendar8 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.

Ipieca publishes literature review of environmental and social good practices across wind and solar energy
  • Calendar7 December 2023

The document provides a review of good practices for environmental and social risks across the supply chain and carbon footprint management across the project life cycle of onshore and offshore wind and solar PV technologies.

Ipieca and IOGP launch 'Health leading performance indicators - 2022 data'
  • Calendar1 December 2023

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

COP28: Ipieca activity and support
  • Calendar30 November 2023

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

Ipieca and its members support the Paris Agreement
  • Calendar23 November 2023

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

Ipieca publishes 2023 sustainability reporting survey results
  • Calendar15 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.

Food and water safety in the oil and gas industry
  • Calendar13 November 2023

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

Ipieca water peer-to-peer workshop: fostering collaboration and sharing knowledge
  • Calendar10 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.

New updates to compendium of energy and GHG efficient technologies and practices
  • Calendar7 November 2023

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

Ipieca publishes awareness briefing on 'The role of carbon-compensated products in the energy transition'
  • Calendar26 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.

Ipieca publishes 'Net-zero emissions awareness brief'
  • Calendar25 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.

Ipieca biodiversity workshop brings together energy professionals to share knowledge and build capacity
  • Calendar20 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.

Ipieca partners with IOGP and OGCI to help operators select methane mitigation technologies
  • Calendar26 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.

Ipieca celebrates 20 years of sustainability reporting
  • Calendar13 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.

IOGP-Ipieca publish updated 'Health performance indicators' guidance
  • Calendar5 July 2023

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

Putting the ocean first
  • Calendar8 June 2023

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

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