Page 13 - Corporate Responsibility Report 2018

1. ECONOMIC GROWTH:
Applying a contracting strategy that is designed to stimulate local businesses when Gran
Tierra needs goods or services.
2. EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT: Establishing alliances with educational institutions for local suppliers and offering training programs.
3. NETWORKING AND RELATIONSHIP BUILDING: Creating opportunities for cross-promotion of goods
and services.
4. PRODUCTIVE CHAIN:
Helping local suppliers become more visible and connecting them with national and international contractors.
5. OPERATIONAL GROWTH & EXCELLENCE: Conducting performance evaluations for technical, HSE, social management and administrative proficiency.
In 2018, contracts worth over $3.1 billion COP were executed with 12 local companies in Puerto Limón, a town with a population of less than 2,000 people, most of whom are Afro-Colombians or of Indigenous descent.
Location
Local Companies Hired
Total amount in USD awarded to local companies
Total amount in COP awarded to local companies
Cauca 8 $439,744 $1,299,443,520
Putumayo
422
$39,857,969
$117,780,298,395
Middle Magdalena 61 $19,602,192 $57,924,477,360 Valley
Yopal
27
$1,009,916
$2,984,301,780
Total
518
$60,909,821
$179,988,521,055
“The Five Components of Key Partners”
“Gran Tierra emphasized that we have to be inclusive of the local economy, which is why in addition to our normal practice of maintaining a staff that is almost completely local, we source our goods locally and even have our uniforms made locally. This is our social responsibility and it builds trust with the community.”
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INVESTMENTS IN LOCAL GOODS AND SERVICES
GTE’s Workforce Programs Recognized by ANH
On July 19, 2018, GTE won two awards as part of an initiative by the ANH, Colombia’s National Hydrocarbons Agency, and the Ministry of Mines and Energy, to identify and recognize the best social practices in the country.
Sixty companies submitted over 100 projects in four categories. GTE projects won two categories: Labour Management and Supply Chain.
• ANH recognized “From Challenges to Opportunities” as the top example of a labour practice strengthening sustainable local development and community relations.
• The “Key Partners” program was recognized as the best example of responsible supply chain management successfully engaging local contractors.
– Juan Jacobo,
Baron Rubio, General Manager, Alimientos de Piedemonte SAS, a local catering company
“By recognizing what companies are doing right and helping replicate these practices across the industry, we hope to help them establish trust and strengthen relationships with important local stakeholders
and authorities.”
– Sandra Serpa, Advisor, Territorial Hydrocarbons Strategy, ANH