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Working in collaborative partnerships
No single group in society has all the answers, or the capability and credibility to address the energy challenge all by itself. We work with a wide range of people in voluntary organisations and associations – sometimes called "public-private partnerships"- to address environmental and social problems
Read about some of the "public-private partnerships" that we are active in.
- Clean Air Initiative for Asian Cities
- Global Gas Flaring Reduction Partnership (GGFRP)
- Global Road Safety Partnership (GRSP)
- IPIECA partnerships task force
- International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
- Living Earth - “Strategic institutional relationship”
- The Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI)
- The Partnering Initiative
- The United Nations (UN) Global Compact
- United Nations Partnership for Clean Fuels and Vehicles
- Wetlands International (WI)
Clean Air Initiative for Asian Cities
Shell is actively involved in the Clean Air Initiative for Asian Cities, set up by the World Bank and Asia Development bank to help improve local air quality in Asia’s fast-growing megacities. We joined in 2002 and are providing co-ordination to the stakeholder groups (governments, industry, community groups) that together are working on air quality specifications.
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Global Gas Flaring Reduction Partnership (GGFRP)
Initiated by the World Bank, this public-private partnership was set up to support efforts by national governments and the oil industry to reduce flaring and venting of gas. As a founding partner, we actively promote the Global Gas Flaring and Venting Reduction Standard, donated funds to run the project, the seconded a senior Shell staff member to the project two years.
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Global Road Safety Partnership (GRSP)
The GRSP works with international agencies, companies and governments on practical projects to reduce road accidents. The GRSP has established the Global Road Safety Initiative (GRSI), which we partly fund. The GRSI is a five-year programme that runs from 2005-2009.
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Read more about our work to improve road safety.
IPIECA partnerships task force
The International Petroleum Industry Environmental Conservation Association (IPIECA) is the only global association representing the oil and gas industry on key global environmental and social issues. Amongst its many other roles in IPIECA, Shell has led a task force within IPIECA to encourage the building of partnerships by the extractive industries. Out of this has come a best practice guide on collaborative work in the industry.
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International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
IUCN is the world’s oldest and largest global environmental network. We signed a long-term strategic collaborative partnership with the IUCN in 2007 and have since jointly released a report outlining the business case for conserving biodiversity.
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Read more about our efforts to respect biodiversity.
Living Earth - “Strategic institutional relationship”
Living Earth specialises in environmental education and community development. We have a strategic institutional relationship, which enables us to better understand and engage with local communities and individuals, and to actively address their concerns.
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The Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI)
The EITI is a voluntary initiative that advocates transparency by companies about the oil and mineral revenues they pay to host governments and encourages those governments to manage those revenues wisely. EITI is supported by the leaders of the G8 group of leading economies. We fully support the EITI and have been active members from its inception.
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Read more about our commitment to transparency, and payments to governments.
The Partnering Initiative
The United Nations (UN) Global Compact
To help encourage businesses to play an active and responsible role in society, the United Nations developed a 'Global Compact' with business. We have been active in the Compact since its inception and participate in policy dialogues and partnership initiatives.
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Read about our reporting in line with the UN Global Compact.
United Nations Partnership for Clean Fuels and Vehicles
Through IPIECA (see above) Shell is actively supporting the United Nations Partnership for Clean Fuels and Vehicles. This partnership helps support developing countries in their efforts to reduce vehicular air pollution. For example, the partnership’s efforts, which Shell played an active role in, resulted in the complete phase-out of lead in sub-Saharan Africa in 2006.
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Wetlands International (WI)
WI is the only global NGO dedicated to the conservation and sustainable management of wetlands. In 2008, we signed a long-term strategic collaborative partnership with WI, and are collaborating on wetland conservation and public awareness programmes in several areas of the globe.
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