Meet the WINNERS of the ACP 2025 Sustainability Facts Awards

In the framework of the IV Great ACP Forum, on June 12 in Cali, we delivered the ACP 2025 Sustainability Facts Awards, a recognition of the best practices of companies and entities in the sector regarding environmental, social, and economic sustainability. The awarded initiatives stand out for their impact, innovation, and commitment to the Sustainable Development Goals. As a novelty, this year we awarded the public's favorite project. This initiative is developed by the ACP with the support of the consulting firm Sentido Verde. Below are the finalists and winners for each category.

The ACP congratulates all the companies and entities that submitted their projects for their commitment and dedication to sustainability; their projects and initiatives serve as inspiration to continue working on building the sustainable development of the country.

Human rights and responsible business conduct:

Finalists:

• ‘Energy with Purpose: Due Diligence and Human Rights in Action’ by Transportadora de Gas Internacional SA ESP
• ‘Human rights with an applied focus: a structural, preventive, and participatory approach to create and share prosperity’ by GeoPark Colombia S.A.S.
• ‘Redefining the relationship with ethnic communities in Manaure – La Guajira from the due diligence in human rights’ by HOCOL S.A.

Winner: ‘Human rights with an applied focus: a structural, preventive, and participatory approach to create and share prosperity’ by GeoPark Colombia S.A.S.

GeoPark has developed a comprehensive model that articulates the management of Human Rights with its operations in different regions of the country. Its structural, preventive, and participatory approach is based on three pillars: a robust and contextualized human rights system, a socio-environmental investment guided by this approach, and a community relationship model focused on active listening and ongoing participation.

This project directly contributes to SDG 1 (No Poverty), 5 (Gender Equality), 10 (Reduced Inequalities), 16 (Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions), and 17 (Partnerships for the Goals).

Gender equity:

Finalists:

• ‘High Impact Women Leadership Academy (ALMA)’ by SierraCol Energy
• ‘Anidar cares for the growth and formation of a life (of knowledge)’ by Frontera Energy Colombia
• ‘Female Energy Seedbed’ by Grupo Vanti

Winner: ‘High Impact Women Leadership Academy (ALMA)’ by SierraCol Energy

ALMA is a strategic initiative of SierraCol Energy designed to comprehensively strengthen female leadership at the organizational and community levels. Conceptualized by an interdisciplinary internal team composed of 15 women leaders, in collaboration with senior management and international experts in purpose-driven leadership and gender equity.

This multidimensional program combines academic training, specialized mentoring, digital tools, and psychosocial support. The methodological structure of ALMA is articulated around three fundamental pillars: transformative leadership, intersectional inclusion with a territorial focus, and cultural multiplication. ALMA represents a tangible commitment to a more equitable, sustainable, and inclusive energy sector, and directly contributes to SDG 5 (Gender Equality) and 10 (Reduced Inequalities).

Climate change management and decarbonization:

Finalists:

• ‘Social Gas PRO’ by Hocol S.A.
•  ’SierraCol Energy committed to decarbonization, energy efficiency, and technological innovation’
• ‘Carbon footprint and Vanti decarbonization plan’ of the Vanti Group

Winner: ‘Social Gas PRO’ of Hocol S.A.

This project is part of the community infrastructure and equipment axis of Hocol's social investment portfolio, with an environmental, social, and health focus. Social Gas PRO aims to universalize access to clean energy as a key component of social development, especially to overcome basic gaps in vulnerable populations.

The program promotes the mass use of gas (natural, LPG, and biogas) for both household consumption and to strengthen productive and educational projects in rural areas and strata 1 and 2. In this way, Hocol directly contributes to SDG 7 (affordable and clean energy), supporting the energy transition and the well-being of communities.

Implementation of circular models

Finalists:

• ‘Circular Economy for efficiency and sustainability’ of SierraCol Energy
• ‘Circular Management of Water Resources in the Ocelote field’ of Hocol S.A.
•  ‘SosTECnible Stations’ of Cenit – Transportation and Logistics of Hydrocarbons

Winner: ‘SosTECnible Stations’ of Cenit – Transportation and Logistics of Hydrocarbons

This program progressively transforms Cenit's operational stations into spaces of applied sustainability. With a technical guide developed alongside the EAN University, each station is evaluated on five thematic lines and three maturity levels (Bronze, Silver, and Gold), allowing for continuous and structured improvement.

Distributed across seven regions of the country, the stations have managed to implement over 140 good practices and address 74 technical gaps. Among the environmental results, the following stand out: the reduction of captured water, the increase in utilized waste, and advances in energy efficiency and ecosystem restoration.

This initiative directly contributes to SDGs 6 (Clean water and sanitation), 7 (Affordable and clean energy), 9 (Industry, innovation, and infrastructure), 12 (Responsible consumption and production), and 13 (Climate action), by integrating efficient resource management, clean energies, sustainable technologies, and an organizational culture based on circularity.

Protection of biodiversity

Finalists:

• ‘We are Green Energy’ of Primax Colombia S.A.
• ‘Business strategy for the conservation of biodiversity in contexts of accelerated deforestation’ of SierraCol Energy
• ‘Forest Centers (Costayaco and Acordionero)’ of Gran Tierra Energy

Winner: ‘Forest Centers (Costayaco and Acordionero)’ of Gran Tierra Energy

Gran Tierra Energy has consolidated a strategy for the restoration, conservation, and sustainable use of strategic ecosystems through its Forest Centers, actively contributing to ecological connectivity and the integrated management of environmental services.

The Costayaco Forest Center (CFC), created in 2010 in the Andean-Amazon foothills, protects 334 hectares distributed between the municipalities of Villagarzón and Mocoa (Putumayo). This region is key due to its high biodiversity, transitional function between the Andean and Amazonian biomes, and its water importance for the local population.

In 2025, it inaugurated the Acordionero Forest Center (CFA) in San Martín (Cesar), with 174 hectares dedicated to the protection of water sources, restoration of ecological corridors, and sustainable rural development. Both initiatives articulate obligations for biotic compensation and mandatory investment plans in an aggregated manner, maximizing their environmental impact.

The project aligns with SDG 6 (Clean water and sanitation), 13 (Climate action), and 15 (Life on land), by integrating research, ecological restoration, forest management, and community participation for the conservation of natural capital.

Audience favorite

A total of 2,025 votes were received. Finalists:

• Sustainable stations of Cenit
• Biogas energy that transforms from TGI
• ALMA from Sierracol Energy

Winner with 312 votes: ALMA from Sierracol Energy

Congratulations, thank you for inspiring sustainability!