GeoPark Wins Award for Human Rights Leadership and Responsible Business Conduct

The Company received acknowledgement for its structural, preventive and participatory processes, designed to promote respect for human rights and support the sustainable development of the territories it operates in.

GeoPark, a leading independent energy company with more than 20 years of successful operations across Latin America, won first place in the Human Rights and Responsible Business Conduct category at the Colombian Oil and Gas Association (ACP) 2025 Hechos de Sostentibilidad Awards.

The award, presented during the fourth edition of the Hechos de Sostentibilidad forum, acknowledges the strength of GeoPark’s structural, preventive and participatory Human Rights System, which exceeds regulatory requirements, promotes respect for human rights, and contributes to the sustainable development of the territories the Company operates in.

“GeoPark starts from respect for human rights being the basis of the relationship with our stakeholders. This award validates a model that we built around our stakeholders’ expectations, ensuring that it is context-sensitive and focuses on prevention,” GeoPark’s Director of Sustainability, Santiago Martinez, said.

Results of responsible management

In 2024, GeoPark strengthened its Human Rights System by incorporating new expectations from stakeholders and updating its Human Rights Policy to further align it with the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.

It also strengthened its due diligence process with tools to identify risks and impacts, and reinforced controls and mitigation actions. GeoPark raised awareness among all its business partners about its approach to human rights and trained all its new suppliers in the subject.

GeoPark’s Human Rights System has four mechanisms to manage potential human rights impacts: the Ethics Hotline, the Equality, Inclusion and Diversity Committee, the Coexistence Committee, and the Cuéntame grievance mechanism. In 2024, Cuéntame handled 855 cases with a 95.9% resolution rate.

Additionally, GeoPark holds Meetings for Transparency, where it reports annually to communities and authorities, and the informal Friendship Coffees that identify early needs and stakeholder concerns in the territories where the Company operates.

In 2024, the Company also defined new protocols for sensitive contexts, specifically in terms of ethnic relations and the protection of people at risk or under threat.

Business conduct with a real impact

In line with its commitment to contribute to safeguarding human rights in the territories it operates in, GeoPark created 3,551 local job opportunities, integrated 228 local suppliers into its value chain, and invested US$4.8 million in socio-environmental programs that benefited more than 112,000 people.

Its investment projects are based on participatory diagnoses and focus on closing structural gaps. An example is the Weaving Knowledge: Knowledge and Action for Conservation program, developed together with ABC Colombia, Somos Territorio, which promotes the right to a healthy environment and strengthens local environmental governance. More than 275 people have been trained through the program, 13 community environmental conservation projects have been created and implemented, and village environmental committees have been consolidated in 11 rural communities in Casanare and Meta departments.

GeoPark underscores its commitment to respect human rights and thanks its network of strategic partners – such as Guias Colombia, local governments, Community Action Boards, and multi-stakeholder platforms such as the Mining-Energy Committee – for their support in this continuous improvement and co-responsibility process.

Fore more information about GeoPark’s Human Rights System, click here.

ABOUT GEOPARK

GeoPark is a leading independent energy company with over 20 years of successful operations across Latin America and which has been listed on the New York Stock Exchange since 2014. In Colombia, it is one of the main companies in the sector. Since being founded, GeoPark’s SPEED Integrated Value System (Safety, Prosperity, Employees, Environment and Community Development) has embodied its commitment to sustainability in every territory that the Company operates in.

For more information about GeoPark, see its official channels: Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, the Buenos Vecinos blog and website. For inquiries, write to conexiones@geo-park.com.