Press Release

GeoPark categorically rejects claims made by a group of civil society organizations on April 28 that misrepresent the content of a report published on April 25, 2025 by the Social and Environmental Compliance Unit (SECU) of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP).

The report, SECU-0017, is on the results of an investigation on the process UNDP Colombia followed to sign the ‘Private Sector and the 2030 Agenda’ partnership with GeoPark in Colombia. The SECU investigation focused exclusively on evaluating compliance with UNDP Colombia’s internal procedures for making strategic partnerships, and not on the actions of third parties such as GeoPark or Amerisur. The report mentions unfounded allegations against GeoPark made by third parties about alleged human rights violations, environmental impacts, and community conflicts. As the SECU Final Report expressly states, the mandate of the investigation “is related to UNDP’s compliance with its own standards and procedures,” and “SECU does not establish its own conclusions or determinations regarding the compliance by GeoPark, Amerisur, or other actors outside UNDP, with human rights and environmental standards or other laws or regulations.”

The Final Report also clarifies that “SECU does not draw conclusions about the veracity of the statements underlying these reports,” referring to sources such as “legal or administrative findings, academic studies, and public reports regarding possible social, environmental, or human rights impacts or risks,” which were included only to the extent that they were relevant to assessing UNDP’s compliance with its social and environmental commitments.

Therefore, it is manifestly false that the Final Report concludes that the partnership between UNDP Colombia and GeoPark violated the rights of campesino and indigenous communities in Putumayo, that it ‘whitewashed’ GeoPark’s image, or that it is a means of evading complaints about alleged human rights violations.

The accusation that GeoPark is exerting pressure to obtain environmental licenses in Putumayo is similarly unfounded. All environmental permits and licenses related to the blocks operated by the Company, including those of the PUT-8 block, are issued by the competent environmental authorities in absolute compliance with current regulations. These processes are carried out under strict technical and socio-environmental standards that, to guarantee the effective protection of the natural and social environment of the territories in which GeoPark operates, exceed legal requirements in many cases. In the specific case of the PUT-8 block, each project has been subjected to formal licensing processes that include environmental public hearings, such as the one held in 2023, which guarantee access to information and the participation of communities.

The claims made by certain civil society organizations assume as true facts what are perceptions and extrapolations that, in addition to lacking any evidence, ignore explicit statements in the report itself regarding its scope. The organizations’ allegations are not supported by judicial decisions, nor by firm pronouncements of competent authorities.

Accordingly, these assertions were treated in the report as statements made by third parties, without independent probative value and not as accredited complaints. The report itself clarifies that “the compliance review function is not a court of law, and therefore does not create any enforceable legal liability for UNDP or its affiliated organizations. SECU investigations are administrative fact-finding processes.” GeoPark categorically rejects these allegations, which it considers false, and underscores its commitment to respect human rights, the environment and communities.

Further to these clarifications, GeoPark informs that on May 16, 2025, the UNDP Administrator issued the Final Decision in SECU Case No.0017, referring exclusively to the actions carried out by UNDP in the Country Office, the Region and the Corporate level, without any reference to allegations or affirmations regarding the Company’s actions.

GeoPark respects human rights and bases its actions on its SPEED Value System. In 2025, the Company informed its stakeholders of the update of its Human Rights Policy approved by its Board of Directors, based on adherence to the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.

For over 20 years, GeoPark has worked with top-level institutional partners to promote the development of the territories where it operates, and will continue to do so transparently and in accordance with the law.

• Visit the Bienparado project page (block PUT-8) for details about the environmental licensing process in Putumayo.
• See GeoPark’s statement on the SECU Report for more information.
• See the 2024 SPEED/Sustainability Report for details on the activities that demonstrate GeoPark’s respect for Human Rights and its socio-environmental management.

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.

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