The Ipieca Principles and the Ipieca-WBCSD SDG Roadmap are key frameworks through which Ipieca aims to inspire action. This repository provides tangible examples of how members are operationalising the principles and embedding SDG Roadmap actions in their business, offering inspiration and insights for other companies. The examples are supplemented with relevant Ipieca good practice guidance and resources to further support companies to take the next step on their sustainability journey.

Showing 31 studies related to Ocean for Life strategy
Carbon Out programme impact
  • Map-pinItaly

Baker Hughes has launched the Carbon Out programme, engaging over 50,000 employees globally to identify and implement emission reduction initiatives, aligning with its net zero commitment. It targets both short and long-term opportunities for carbon reduction.

Signing contracts with local Traditional Owners
  • Map-pinAustralia

Woodside Energy continues to work closely with its contractors to provide opportunities for Traditional Owner/Custodian businesses.

Blue Carbon Project
  • Map-pinAngola

Sonangol acknowledges the impact of its activities on the local ecosystem and biodiversity. As a voluntary initiative, Sonangol E.P. launched the five-year Blue Carbon Project in 2021 in partnership with the Otchiva NGO, with an annual USD 240 000 investment.

Human rights due diligence in renewable energy projects
  • Map-pinSpain

Within Repsol's Delta II wind project, the Jiloca cluster in Spain is a key focus of their human rights due diligence efforts, playing a crucial role in Repsol's commitment to minimizing the impacts of their operations on human rights and obtaining a social license.

Education and investment in energy efficiency
  • Map-pinRomania

România Eficientă' is a unique initiative in Romania, aimed to create a culture of energy efficiency in the building sector.

Onshore water management app
  • Map-pinUnited States of America

Murphy Oil continues to evolve and enhance the water management software application that was first developed for its Tupper Montney asset in 2019. Today, the app supports its entire onshore water operations in the US and Canada with real-time monitoring, reporting and alerts.

Report acknowledges different energy pathways
  • Map-pinGhana, Senegal, Mauritania and Equatorial Guinea

Kosmos Energy emphasizes the importance of a just energy transition, recognizing the need for economic justice and dignified lives for all people.

Cuentame grievance mechanisms
  • Map-pinColombia and Ecuador

Proactive, open and honest relations with its neighbours are of key importance both to the GeoPark’s ethos and to smooth operations, and a key part of GeoPark’s community engagement strategy is its Cuentame grievance mechanism.

Improving the quality and availability of water in Permian basin
  • Map-pinUnited States of America

In 2022, almost half of ExxonMobil’s net US oil and natural gas production came from the Permian Basin. As it works to responsibly develop its assets in the region, ExxonMobil is working to safeguard the availability and quality of its water sources.

Conserving endangered lapwing in Kazakhstan
  • Map-pinKazakhstan

Chevron, through Tengizchevroil (TCO), sponsors the Association for the Conservation of Biodiversity of Kazakhstan (ACBK) and its work on the Sociable Lapwing Conservation Project. This conservation project is an important biodiversity offset for TCO to achieve no net loss of terrestrial natural habitat.

Landfarming
  • Map-pinGabon

Assala utilises ex-situ landfarming to treat legacy sludge, oil residue, and black spot areas contaminated with hydrocarbons. This process utilises bioremediation, employing enzymes and microorganisms to degrade pollutants into less harmful substances.

Improving biodiversity in renewable projects
  • Map-pinGlobal

Cepsa has set a new objective to promote steps that will have a positive impact on biodiversity in its future renewable projects.

Supporting the Territorialization and Acceleration of SDGs project
  • Map-pinGlobal

Petrobras supported the Territorialization and Acceleration of SDGs project, carried out by the UN Development Programme (UNDP), with the objective of strengthening the 2030 Agenda at the municipal level and, thereby, contributing to the achievement of sustainable development.

Implementing biodiversity action plans for solar and wind projects
  • Map-pinFrance

TotalEnergies operates the combined photovoltaic and wind power plants of La Perrière, located near the Réunion Island National Park, a category II IUCN listed area. Given the site's location and to avoid and minimize its impacts on the sensitive habitat, TotalEnergies has developed a biodiversity action plan.

Creating opportunity through community-built solar-powered water wells
  • Map-pinEquatorial Guinea

Building solar water wells continues to be one of Trident Energy's initiatives with the greatest positive impact in Equatorial Guinea. Powered by solar energy through photovoltaic panels, the wells provide access to clean drinking water for thousands of people in rural communities.

Supporting micro, small and medium-sized enterprises in Ghana
  • Map-pinGhana

In Ghana, together with its Joint Venture (JV) partners, Tullow Oil continues to support micro, small and medium sized enterprises through the Fisherman's Anchor project which enables beneficiaries, dependent upon the fishing industry, to access finance to develop additional sources of revenue.

Developing social baseline for offshore seismic survey
  • Map-pinAsia

Presented with the problem of limited existing baseline data pertaining to the fisheries present within a seismic survey area, an oil and gas company decided to partner with regional and national wildlife conservation groups and two universities to develop a fisheries study.

Indigenous Housing Initiative
  • Map-pinCanada

After listening to Indigenous nations about their concerns and priorities, Cenovus created the Indigenous Housing Initiative, the largest community investment in the company’s history. This initiative addresses the pressing issue of inadequate housing faced by many Indigenous communities in Canada, where overcrowded and unsafe living conditions are prevalent.

Addressing grievances in Bangladesh
  • Map-pinBangladesh

Bangladesh began managing community grievances when onshore seismic activities were taking place under Chevron Bangladesh Blocks Thirteen and Fourteen, Ltd. The process was subsequently expanded for use with communities surrounding additional operational areas and over the years has been enhanced based on continuous learning.

Mapping contributions to the SDGs
  • Map-pinGlobal

In its 2021 Corporate Sustainability Report, Chevron provided examples of its contribution to the impact opportunities identified in the Ipieca-WBCSD SDG Roadmap for the oil and gas sector, including highlights from 2021 and what it plans to do next. Further examples are provided in its 2022 Corporate Sustainability Report.

Helping power a remote island
  • Map-pinIndonesia

The island of Sebira is located north of Jakarta in the Java Sea and home to many families. As a responsible operator in the region, CNOOC International stepped up and provided support much needed support in the form of solar power.

Connecting rural communities through improved road infrastructure
  • Map-pinColombia

As a goal of 2024, Ecopetrol has proposed to intervene 958 kilometers of roads, contributing to the dynamism of the regions, access to better land mobility conditions, and the generation of employment, mostly local.

Caring for Country: protecting local culture and respecting the environment
  • Map-pinAustralia

The Blacktip gas field, located in the Australian offshore Bonaparte basin, has been part of Eni's 'Caring for Country' project since 2006. Extensive surveys and consultation were undertaken with the Traditional Owners to determine cultural heritage values that need to be protected and conditions for the long term use of the land for the Blacktip Project.

Supporting native Texas grasslands
  • Map-pinUnited States

Since 2015, EOG has supported Texan by Nature, a collaborative partnership between natural resource users and conservation experts to promote conservation efforts that help sustain Texas's working lands, water supplies, and wildlife.

Acoustic marine monitoring project for offshore wind
  • Map-pinUnited States

Empire Wind (a 50:50 partnership with bp) and the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) announced in September 2022 the extension to 2028 of their historic agreement to monitor large whales in the lease area of Empire Wind. The new agreement ensures that important data to protect wildlife in the New York Bight will be collected during the pre-construction, construction, and post-construction phases of the wind project.

Engaging local communities in biodiversity research
  • Map-pinPapua New Guinea

The New Guinea Binatang Research Centre is working with ExxonMobil PNG to engage local communities and to encourage landowner participation in the regeneration monitoring and Biodiversity Surveys.

Improving access to health services for women
  • Map-pinColombia

GeoPark marked its arrival in Meta department by holding medical drives for women from Barranca de Upía and Cabuyaro to access health services for the prevention and diagnosis of cancer. The activities are part of GeoPark's ‘Brave Woman' programme, reflecting the company's commitment to promoting the empowerment of rural women, as well as equality, inclusion and diversity among all its stakeholders.

WaterWeb: lowering the costs and environmental impacts of produced water
  • Map-pinGran Canaria

Halliburton's WaterWeb® conformance service gives operators the ability to lower the treatment and disposal costs of produced water, along with the associated environmental impacts.

Supporting the Louisiana Coastal Restoration workforce
  • Map-pinUnited States

In the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, a region highly vulnerable to climate change, Kosmos Energy partnered with Tierra Resources, a Louisiana-based non-profit focused on wetlands restoration and the development of blue carbon capture projects.

Predicting high-flow periods for sustainable water use
  • Map-pinUnited States

Murphy actively monitors its fresh water sources to predict the high-flow periods for long- and short-term forecasting. Fluctuations in moisture levels year-over-year, and the potential impacts of climate change on water resources, make it increasingly necessary to understand the impact on freshwater availability.

Biodiversity Protection Corporate Policy
  • Map-pinSaudi Arabia

The UN SDGs, Global Biodiversity Framework and Ipieca's guidance have informed Aramco's new Biodiversity Protection Corporate Policy and standard operating procedure, in which all new projects are required to deliver a net positive impact on biodiversity and ecosystem services.

E-mail alerts

Sign up to receive Ipieca's e-news
Climate
Nature
People
Sustainability
Marine spill
Please confirm that you are happy to receive newsletters from Ipieca: