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Stakeholders play an important role in the development and implementation of Ipieca’s strategy. During Ipieca Week, input was sought from 19 stakeholders during 3 panels.
Health leading performance indicators data from Ipieca and IOGP members for 2023.
For five decades, Ipieca has convened members and stakeholders to advance the industry’s environmental and social performance, supporting key United Nations conventions through operational good practice.
This is the third progress report, highlighting how Ipieca and its members are implementing the Ipieca-WBCSD SDG Roadmap.
This brochure provides context and information on the Ipieca Principles, their implementation and governance, and includes a toolkit of practical examples, useful resources and reference points to help members support the principles.
The brochure provides an overview of Ipieca, including our vision, the breadth of our activities, benefits of becoming a member, types of membership, current membership, and CEO testimonials.
This guide provides a digital list of Ipieca resources to support oil and gas, and alternative energy industry practitioners to advance performance across climate, nature, people and sustainability.
This guide provides a snapshot of Ipieca groups, covering each group's purpose, selected highlights, 2024 focus, and workstreams.
This video provides an introduction to human rights, including the key elements of the UN Guiding Principles and why human rights are important for the energy sector. Available with English or Spanish subtitles.
This document provides a comprehensive review of existing good practices that address 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.
Health leading performance indicators data from Ipieca and IOGP members for 2022.
The annual Ipieca sustainability reporting survey identifies trends in the sustainability reporting practices of Ipieca member companies. These are the results for 2023.
This 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.
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.
This glossary was developed to support the oil and gas industry and other stakeholders in the use of consistent terminology around net-zero emissions.
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.
This report provides an overview of key messages from the two stakeholder panels exploring how Ipieca can support its members to lead the industry’s contribution to a sustainable energy transition, and how Ipieca can provide a trusted/safe channel for dialogue and collaboration with key stakeholders.
This panel session compared the opportunities and challenges of initiatives from the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB), the US Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) and the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG).
The theme of the 2022 Annual Review is ‘Leading the industry through a sustainable energy transition’.
The Ipieca-WBCSD SDG Roadmap is designed to be implemented. Ipieca produces annual reports to demonstrate progress and assess where gaps are, sharing concrete examples from companies and Ipieca.
The annual Ipieca sustainability reporting survey identifies trends in the sustainability reporting practices of Ipieca member companies. These are the results for 2022.
This document explores Ipieca's 2021-2024 strategy, taking into account its new vision, which now brings together our drive to advance the environmental and social performance of oil and gas, the energy transition and sustainable development.
Health leading performance indicators data from Ipieca and IOGP members for 2021.
The purpose of this document is to provide readers with insights into the just transition concepts, definitions and priorities of a range of organizations from multiple sectors.
Marking over a year since its launch, we highlight some of the progress Ipieca has made towards implementing the SDG Roadmap.
Ipieca held three stakeholder panel sessions with key stakeholders from outside the industry sharing their perspectives on the energy transition, ESG and transparency, and the just transition. Read the key messages.
The 2021 Annual Review highlights how Ipieca is uniquely positioned to advance environmental and social performance across the energy transition.
Ipieca and IOGP have launched a quick reference infographic and video for local responders to use when deciding whether to spray surface dispersant on oil spills.
This document provides a summary of the Ipieca-IOGP-GGFR Flaring management guidance for the oil and gas industry.
The annual Ipieca sustainability reporting survey identifies trends in the sustainability reporting practices of Ipieca member companies. These are the results for 2021.
Health leading performance indicators data from Ipieca and IOGP members for 2020.
This document provides a list of factors for oil and gas industry companies to consider as they prepare for their workers to return to offices.
This is the fifth version of this document and presents the Committee's views on testing, isolation, and quarantine in industry workplaces.
The IOGP-Ipieca joint Health Committee has followed the development, rollout, and real-world efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines since they became available in late 2020. In late 2021, we are confident that vaccines provide one of the most effective tools to mitigate the spread and consequences of COVID-19.
The theme of the 2020 Annual Review, 'Contributing to the energy transition in the context of sustainable development', reflects how Ipieca is uniquely positioned to make a positive contribution to the energy transition by providing leadership for the oil and gas industry.
This summary provides an overview of the Roadmap's purpose, the impact opportunities where the sector can maximise its contributions to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and how the Roadmap can be implemented.
The latest paper in Ipieca's low-emissions pathways series provides an overview of hydrogen technology and areas of application, with a range of industry case studies.
This joint Ipieca - UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) report provides a summary of key drivers, challenges and opportunities for biodiversity and ecosystem services (BES) management in the oil and gas industry.
Ipieca, IOGP, GIE and MARCOGAZ have published a joint methane emissions glossary covering the entire natural gas value chain.
The results of Ipieca's annual Sustainability reporting survey are now available.
Health leading performance indicators data from Ipieca and IOGP members for 2019.
As part of Ipieca's Strategy Review, Ipieca sought input from its key stakeholders through an online survey and a stakeholder dialogue. This report provides a summary of the panel discussion.
This position paper explores how the pandemic is impacting mental health, mental health threat factors, their business-related impacts and prevention and mitigation measures.
Ipieca has released its 2019 Annual Review. The Review looks at Ipieca's key achievements during 2019, and some of the key milestones throughout our 45 years of history.
The 2019 results of Ipieca's annual Sustainability reporting survey are now available.
Ipieca has released a new awareness brief, Exploring low-emissions pathways for transport which builds on the 2016 Ipieca publication Exploring low-emission pathways: Advancing the Paris Puzzle.
Ipieca has partnered with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to develop a shared understanding of the implications of the UN SDGs for the oil and gas industry and how the industry can most effectively contribute.
Health leading performance indicators data from Ipieca and IOGP members for 2018.
The theme for this year's review 'Collaborating to drive change', reflects the strength of our membership to advance the performance of the oil and gas industry by working collaboratively together and with stakeholders.
This awareness brief provides the context and purpose behind Ipieca's work on company and supply chain labour rights.
This awareness briefing aims to ensure that the benefits and limitations of scenario analysis tools, and disclosure of their use, are clearly understood.
The survey is designed to assess the sustainability reporting practices of oil and gas companies...
Health leading performance indicators data from Ipieca and IOGP members for 2017.
A joint UNDP, IFC, Ipieca and ICMM side event summary
Ipieca has partnered with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to develop a shared understanding of the implications of the UN SDGs for the oil and gas industry and how the industry can most effectively contribute.
Health leading performance indicators data from Ipieca and IOGP members for 2016.
In 2016 Ipieca conducted its biennial reporting survey to assess the use of the Ipieca, API and IOGP Oil and gas industry guidance on voluntary sustainability reporting across the industry, uptake of other reporting frameworks, and understand overall reporting trends. The survey also explored ways that companies use sustainability reports and how they add value. The survey was sent to Ipieca members as well as other oil and gas companies.
This publication builds on Ipieca's 2015 Paris Puzzle, providing perspective on the common elements and enablers of pathways to meet a low-emissions future.
Health leading performance indicators data from Ipieca and IOGP members for 2015.
This publication highlights Ipieca's accomplishments during 2017.
This publication highlights Ipieca's accomplishments during 2015
This document addresses Finding 9 of the OGP Global Industry Response Group (GIRG) report which recommended that industry conduct an assessment of potential exposure based on current Tier 2, Tier 3 and commercial response bases to help inform the potential location of any additional resources required.
Health leading performance indicators data from Ipieca and IOGP members for 2014.
A technical support document to accompany the Ipieca-IOGP guidance on net environmental benefit analysis (NEBA)
A technical support document to accompany the Ipieca-IOGP guidance on wildlife response preparedness
This publication highlights Ipieca's accomplishments during 2014.
Indigenous Peoples mapping tools: this resource provides an overview of existing tools for mapping the territories of Indigenous Peoples around the world.
Overview of international instruments on FPIC: this document brings together key international
This report provides a summary and analysis of the current ROV fleet...
This awareness briefing provides an overview of water management in the onshore development and production of oil and gas from shale.
Health leading performance indicators data from Ipieca and IOGP members for 2013.
Ipieca has published the report of its 40th Anniversary conference held in London on 3 April 2014.
This report focuses on identifying capabilities and gaps associated with surveillance monitoring from aircraft, covering both surveillance platforms and sensors. The report then conducts an assessment of the capabilities of the technology for OSR and provides findings for enhanced use of the technology by the industry.
The Oil Spill Industry Project (JIP) technical report (Revision 2016)
This report provides an assessment of satellite surveillance for oil spill response and focuses on identifying capabilities and gaps associated with surveillance monitoring from satellites. The report focuses on the surveillance capabilities of satellites, considering both the intrinsic capabilities and the practical and operational capabilities of sensors
The Oil Spill Industry Project (JIP) technical report (Revision 2016)
This report evaluates a range of oil detection sensors and oceanographic vehicles and their overall compatibility for detecting and tracking oil in water. Oil detection sensors include in situ contact sensors that utilize either direct or indirect sensing methods and surface remote sensors that utilize either passive or active sensing methods. Oceanographic vehicles include autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs), autonomous surface vehicles (ASVs), and manned surface vessels.
This product has been developed in partnership with UNEP-World Conservation Monitoring Centre (WCMC) and provides short definitions of over 200 commonly-used biodiversity terms and acronyms. The glossary was developed to support greater consistency in the use of terms and definitions related to biodiversity. The definitions have been
Ipieca is partnering with ICMM, the international Council on Mining & Metals and The Equator Principle Association in a Cross-Sector Biodiversity Initiative (CSBI). This forum is enabling cross-industry learning on the use of the biodiversity mitigation hierarchy, and the application of biodiversity offsets.
As responses to climate change impacts extend beyond greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions mitigation, governments and companies increasingly recognize the need to integrate adaptation planning and implementation into balanced risk management strategies
The Oil Spill Industry Project (JIP) technical report (Revision 2016)
Natural gas is experiencing a period of strong growth. Significantly increased resource estimates, and improvements in production and transport technologies have led to an expanding role in energy supply
This product highlights the interface between the management of biodiversity and ecosystem services (BES) and water issues throughout upstream onshore oil and gas operations, and outlines the key management steps for identifying and assessing both dependencies and potential impacts of operations on BES, and water risks
The Oil Spill Joint Industry Project (JIP) technical report (Revision 2016)
This informative document was developed primarily for external stakeholders. It outlines why it is important for the oil and gas industry to save energy and describes key actions being taken, including: ...
The publication defines and explains many of the terms commonly used at the climate change negotiations and other meetings.
A compare-and-contrast analysis of public studies
This document discusses the various aspects of emissions from shipping activities, such as current and proposed legislation, types and sources of emissions, as well as abatement strategies and their consequences, and stakeholders and their respective views.
The objectives and activities of OSPRI are explained in this short briefing paper.
In April 2003, Ipieca hosted an international stakeholder dialogue, facilitated by Business for Social Responsibility. This two-day dialogue brought together an equal number of industry representatives and stakeholders ranging from non-governmental organizations
