The world’s second largest energy company, Shell International, and the World Conservation Union (IUCN) have signed an important agreement that lays the foundations for substantive collaboration on delivering conservation outcomes.
Based on more than seven years of working together, Shell and IUCN agreed to renew the relationship by means of an agreement that will enable greater collaboration at all levels and all over the world.
The overall principle is for each party to collaborate with and assist the other in the pursuit of their respective conservation-related aspirations. To that end, the relationship seeks to:
- Enhance biodiversity conservation performance by Shell and its Affiliates as a measure of their sustained profitable operations;
- Raise biodiversity performance standards in the energy sector and its supply chains; and
- Strengthen IUCN capacity for leadership in business and biodiversity.
The agreement commits IUCN and Shell to endeavor to demonstrate leadership in the business and conservation sectors and use their combined comparative advantages to leverage positive change for biodiversity conservation.
To see recent updates in the IUCN-Shell relationship, click here.
To see the key features of the IUCN-SHELL Agreement signed in October 07 click here
To see the highlights of discussions of the November 2007 Planning Workshop between Shell and IUCN click here
For information about the “Heads of Agreement” pre-agreement which was signed in May 2007 click here
For more information about the work Shell and IUCN have done and Major milestones click here
