In 2024 we joined forces to overcome challenges and deliver high-impact initiatives through our mutual commitment and permanent dialogue. We consolidated our relationship of Good Neighborliness, promoting sustainable development in Putumayo through projects that help improve living conditions, nurture economic autonomy and protect the environment in our neighboring communities.
Alongside highlighting the principal milestones of our shared work, this newsletter is an opportunity to extend our gratitude to our neighbors for their support and contribution to our common purpose of creating prosperity in the territory. Thank you for what we learned in 2024, and for every shared goal reached. A summary of our work follows below:
Promoting the well-being of our neighboring communities
- We provided more than 440 free of charge medical care services in partnership with the Colombian Civil Air Patrol at the La Alea Health Center
- We provided more than 2,500 study kits to children who neighbor our operations in Putumayo
- We contributed to the musical training of more than 100 children and young people through our partnership with the Batuta National Foundation and supported a cultural exchange when 11 students visited Panama
- We supported the training of 40 community leaders in peace, reconciliation and sustainable development, as part of the Putumayo Soñado program in partnership with the Javeriana University of Cali
- We helped develop the local economy by benefiting 85 local companies and start-ups in Puerto Asis in the second stage of the Emprender y Crecer program in partnership with the Putumayo Chamber of Commerce
- We hosted a visit to our operations by the Steering Committee of the Ideas for Peace Foundation (FIP), a key organization in Human Rights promotion, coexistence and reconciliation in Colombia
Promoting knowledge and ownership in the responsible management of natural resources and their conservation:
- We took part in the Diverse Rivers program, an initiative led by ANDI and the Sinchi Institute to study and protect rivers in Caqueta and Putumayo
- We contributed to ‘Avifauna of an exploratory oil drilling area in a previously deforested Amazonian landscape,’ a research article published in the prestigious International Journal of Avian & Wildlife Biology
- We took part in the Global Big Day to encourage participation in the world’s largest birdwatching event
- We became the first company in the oil and gas sector in Colombia to verify its water footprint for all its operations in the country
- We were acknowledged by the Colombian Petroleum Association (ACP) for our contributions to climate change and decarbonization management and the circular economy
- In partnership with the Humboldt Institute, we developed a practical workshop on environmental and scientific communication aimed at local journalists in Puerto Asis
- We started to implement the Tejiendo Saberes program to promote environmental awareness and strengthen community environmental governance
- We have isolated 239.15 hectares for passive restoration and forest conservation, in compliance with the environmental license
- We installed 7 organic garden structures to increase autonomy, knowledge and food security at schools
- We will build 5 wildlife crossings to promote ecosystem connectivity and mitigate impacts on wildlife
- We provided the Colombian Biodiversity Information System (SiB Colombia) with more than 88,000 records of animal and plant species in the country
We are committed to continuing to help improve the living conditions of the people of Putumayo, and thanks to our operations in Puerto Asis we will continue to support high-impact social investment and environmental management projects.
To see the summary of the 2024 ‘Good News, Good Neighbors’ newsletter, click here.
