Social
Our good neighborliness is based on listening to and learning from communities, respecting their customs and traditions, reinforcing their identity and generating genuine, sustainable and long-term relationships. This allows us to accompany and enhance their development, minimize our impact and uphold environmentally responsible operations. Our presence and direct, warm and transparent relationship are based on four principles: dialogue of equals, genuine relationships, trust and commitment.
“Cuéntame” is what GeoPark uses to respond to what our stakeholders tell us. It is a program for the timely and effective consideration of requests, complaints and claims that stakeholders may have in relation to GeoPark’s operational presence in their territories.
“Cuéntame” has allowed us to strengthen the bonds of trust between GeoPark and its neighbors. It involves different areas of specialization within the Company, which analyze issues raised to create action plans that provide responses and bring effective closure.
For GeoPark, transparency is a corporate principle related to informing our stakeholders about the activities, projects, results, expectations, opportunities, and limitations of our performance. In the “Encuentros por la Transparencia” that we hold quarterly, we have the opportunity to share with our neighbors and representatives of municipal authorities the development plans for blocks, hear their expectations and resolve concerns.
At GeoPark, we promote constant communication with the value chain, with its workers and representatives, and we offer different tools to exchange opinions and listen to the voice of companies, as they are our main source of information for the consolidation of a positive work environment of social peace in the areas that we work in. Listening to their expectations and building on the feedback they give us helps us innovate and implement joint initiatives and actions that make GeoPark a better place to work every day.
Together with a group of leaders in the value chain, local and national authorities, and contractors, we consolidated a labor management strategy called Juntos Sumamos, focused on developing action plans that address stakeholders’ opinions and concerns about professional development in our operations.
The Huella Empresarial program promotes the development of the local and regional economy by strengthening business associations and connecting local companies in the activities required for the development of the Llanos 34 block. Its different phases include the identification and updating of locally available goods and services, conducting business diagnoses, structuring support plans, providing regular assistance to unions on lessons learned, and presenting new projects.
Our Partners
We coordinate with institutional partners to support our sustainability work in the areas we operate in.
Fundación Colombia Somos Todos James Rodríguez
A sports and high-performance training project for 200 young people in Casanare, Colombia.
Patrulla Aérea Civil Colombiana
Medical-surgical brigades that have changed the lives of our neighbors in Casanare, Colombia.
Corporación Minuto de Dios
A sustainable housing program to improve our neighbors’ quality of life.
Lego Education
The installation of the first two Lego classrooms in Casanare.
Financiera de Desarrollo Territorial (FINDETER)
Partnership for Regional Development Planning in Tauramena and Villanueva municipalities, Colombia.
Fundación Orinoquia Biodiversa (FOB)
Land conservation programs in Tauramena and wildlife crossings in our operations areas in Casanare, Colombia.
Insuco
A partnership for the creation of a comprehensive environment management plan in Colombia.
