GeoPark becomes the first company in Colombia to verify its water footprint across all its operations

GeoPark, an independent energy leader in Latin America, became the first oil and gas company in Colombia to verify its water footprint for all its operated blocks in the country, a significant step in its commitment to sustainability and responsible management of natural resources.

At GeoPark, sustainability is a promise of care and commitment to the present and future of the planet. Therefore, the company has focused its environmental sustainability management on two fundamental axes: Climate Action and Responsible Water and Biodiversity Management.

Water and biodiversity are essential to maintaining the ecosystem services and functions that sustain the lives of people, flora, and fauna, and allow GeoPark to continue its operations. As a reflection of that vision, during 2023 GeoPark measured its comprehensive water footprint for the first time under the NTC-ISO 14046:2017 methodology, which was verified by ICONTEC. This assessment was carried out in all blocks operated by GeoPark in Colombia, Ecuador, and Chile*.

The assessment, in addition to considering the amount of water that GeoPark directly uses in its operations and indirectly through its supply chain, also included the evaluation of the impacts associated with the availability and quality of the water resource.

With this measurement, GeoPark established a baseline for its corporate water footprint from which it will define goals and actions to continue promoting the sustainable management of the water resource in the territories where it operates.
To learn more about GeoPark's water management during 2023, please refer to the SPEED/Sustainability Report 2023 by visiting the website www.geo-park.com or by clicking here.