News and insights

• 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.

• 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:

• 11 April 2024

Ipieca support for IMO working groups on GHG LCA and pollution response.

• 22 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.

• 15 February 2024

A one-stop-shop for accurate, up-to-date dispersants related guidance and information.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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).

• 4 May 2023

The network brings together the ILO with businesses of all sizes and sectors from around the globe to develop actionable resources and tools, and devise local solutions that help shape national frameworks to eradicate forced labour.

• 2 May 2023

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

• 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.