After 10 days of strikes and blockades, and almost three days of negotiations, the communities of ‘El Centro’ and Ecopetrol (NYSE:EC) signed the agreement that allows the reactivation of activities at La Cira-Infantas field.
Even though Equión and Ecopetrol (NYSE:EC) showed their commitment to their areas of influence by developing social development programs, social protests against Pacific Rubiales (TSX: PEN) took place in Yopal, and protests to demand the modernization of Barrancabermeja’s Refinery are still going in that municipality. These and other Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) stories in our periodic summary.
The Union said that it will do whatever it takes to stop Tibu’s hospital privatization, and denounced the fact that Armed Forces ‘violently forced’ protesters to leave CABE’s facilities when they were peacefully demanding a better health system.
The ELN attacked the Coveñas Caño Limón pipeline three times during the past couple of months, generating irreparable damage in Norte de Santander’s rural municipalities. Ecopetrol (NYSE:EC) says it responded to the incidents in a timely manner. The development of these and other stories in our periodic Eco Summary.
The NOC will develop different projects in Colombia’s territories, especially in the education sector where the ‘Zero Illiteracy’ program is taking place, and will soon develop a joint agreement with Santander’s University to boost the country’s regional human capital. These and other Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) stories in our periodic summary.
The company spoke about ‘El Portón’ project, which has generated protests and court actions by La Union (Casanare) inhabitants.
The Union asked the Attorney General to investigate threats to social leaders that have denounced alleged criminal activities by the mining industry in Colombia, and rejected the latest attack to the Coveñas-Caño Limon pipeline in Norte de Santander.
After more than half a century of being a ‘revolutionary’ armed group, Farc will debut into Colombian politics with their own party, which will promote “revolution, peace and democracy.”
The National University of Colombia, together with governmental entities, created a website to show the environmental conflicts in Colombia. Oil, mining, hydroelectric and tourism projects appear on this website.
Equión showed its commitment to El Morro community in Santander, by providing them with the necessary for healthy activities, and Ecopetrol (NYSE:EC) raised its local hiring figures by 51% during the last six months. These and other Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) stories in our periodic summary.
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