A mix of social organizations, municipal governments, the departmental government and control entities such as the Regional Controller met in Puerto Asís and signed a regional peace agreement in light of the human rights violations which have taken place in the conflict-ridden department of Putumayo.
The legal representative of a transportation contractor has been arrested as the intellectual author of the murder of Edith del Consuelo Santos Jiménez, in a case that displays the dark side of how some local companies are awarded contracts.
The Colombian Llanos has been one of Colombia’s top producers, especially in Meta. But with slashed investment budgets the region’s main operators and authorities are adjusting to current oil prices in different ways.
Parex invested CoP$22.7B (US$9M) in sustainability projects in 2014 while Equión promotes farming in Yopal. These and other stories on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in our periodic summary.
The USO released a statement denouncing the recent violence between the Farc and the Colombian army and called for an immediate bilateral truce
The Colombian Chamber of Oil Goods and Services (Campetrol) executive president Rubén Dario Lizarralde has called for royalty funds which are not assigned to projects be returned to producing regions for development projects.
Ecopetrol (NYSE: EC), is under fire for not following through on CSR commitments in Pompeya while Gran Tierra Energy (TSX:GTE) donates a pediatric wing to the Mocoa hospital. These and other stories on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in our periodic summary.
In Meta a meeting between USO and Ecopetrol (NYSE: EC) executives brought a 15 day protest to a halt, while the union gears up for talks with Mansarovar Energy and supports a strike in Tibú.
The National Hydrocarbons Agency (ANH) has put out a call for successful cases of social development and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) projects in regions with hydrocarbons production.
Over 1,000 royalty projects are at risk of having their approval revoked while Santander’s royalty income takes a bigger hit than expected. These and other stories in our periodic roundup.
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