Gran Tierra Energy is committed to providing meaningful opportunities for economic growth, community development, prioritizing local goods and services and maximizing our social and environmental investments through our philosophy of working Beyond Compliance. We attach great importance to the Company’s approach to managing Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) factors that are material to the business.
The following reports highlight our transparent strategies to protect the environment, support local communities, and operate in a responsible way.
Sustainability Reports
Sustainability Report
GTE is committed to sustainable activities wherever the Company operates by providing meaningful training and employment opportunities, a preference for local goods and services, and by investing voluntarily in social and environmental projects.
This is a fundamental philosophy that we align with the priorities of local and national governments for peace and stability that prioritize strengthening local economies, entrepreneurship, housing and incomes unrelated to the oil industry.
- Economy Data
INDICATOR UNITS 2019 2020 2021 2022 Economic Value Generated and Distributed1 millions of $ 872.5 299.2 488.6 789.0 Payments to Suppliers, Contractors and Other Third Parties millions of $ 623.2 181.2 218.5 522.0 Payments to Governments (Taxes, Royalties) millions of $ 152.6 53.0 151.9 314.0 Payments to Employees (Salaries and Benefits) millions of $ 22.7 18.9 18.6 20.0 Investment in Communities millions of $ 8.8 4.1 5.2 8.0 Payments to Providers of Capital (Debt, Interest, Dividends) millions of $ 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Social Investment millions of $ 3.7 1.9 4.6 5.1 Temporary Local Employment millions of $ 6,669 3,697 3,200 4,213 Spending on Suppliers (only Colombia) millions of $ 583.3 175.8 212.8 295.6 Regional millions of $ 103.2 30.6 33.9 40.5 Country millions of $ 476.9 142.5 175.5 247.8 International millions of $ 3.2 2.7 3.3 7.3
- Human Resources Data
INDICATOR UNITS 2019 2020 2021 2022 Total Number of Employees count 362 322 319 336 Female count 134 121 122 125 Male count 228 201 197 211 Employees in Each Country Colombia count 258 226 228 235 Canada count 104 95 90 96 Ecuador count 0 1 1 5 Employees Covered by Collective Bargaining Agreements % 0 0 0 0 Rate of New Employee Hires1 % 17 2.5 3.79 11.01 Voluntary Turnover Rates1 % 5 3.4 5.8 4.2 Total Number of Hours of Training in the year (Colombia Only) hours 14,167 1,851 1,865 5,551 Average Hours of Training per Year per Employee (Colombia Only) hours/person 55 8 8.17 23.5 Female hours/person 69 77 9.9 60 Male hours/person 46 53 6.9 38 Average Age of Employees (Colombia)1 years 40 41 40 41 Average Age of Employees (Canada)1 years 45 45 45 46 Average Age of Employees (Ecuador) N/A N/A 46
- Safety Data
Indicator UNITS 2019 2020 2021 2022 Employee and Contractor Safety count per 200,000 exposure hours Lost Time Injury Frequency - Combined 0.02 0 0.02 0.06 Recordable Injury Frequency - Combined 0.12 0.08 0.07 0.08 Recordable Injury Frequency - Employees 0 0 0 0 Recordable Injury Frequency - Contractors 0.13 0.08 0.07 0.08 Lost Time Injury Frequency - Employees 0 0 0 0 Lost Time Injury Frequency - Contractors 0.03 0.08 0.02 0.06 Fatalities - Employees count 0 0 0 0 Fatalities - Contractors count 1 0 0 0 Hours Worked hours 16,738,737 7,729,973 9,297,751 10,038,299 Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Safety Inspections Conducted count 3,850 2,888 3,270 7,185 Number of Emergency Simulations (Tabletop and In-person) count 450 250 345 408
- Environment Data
INDICATOR UNITS 2019 2020 2021 2022 Total Number of Spill Incidents count 194 75 54 89 Contained Discharged count 172 70 45 62 Environmental Incidents count 11 3 5 16 Oil or Chemical Spills < 1 bbl count 9 1 4 11 Oil or Chemical Spills > 1 bbl count 2 1 0 0 Volume of Spills2 m3 17.70 18.88 9.3 11.2 Percentage of Spills Recovered % 100 100 100 100 Aggregate Quantity of Significant or Reportable Spills m3 0.59 8 0 0 Water Withdrawal m3 880,472 751,859 842,216.5 1,151,713 Water from Rivers and Creeks m3 672,527 612,725 605,264.2 814,765 Water from Third Parties m3 168,993 115,023 197,256.0 318,106 Water from Wells m3 38,952 24,111 39,696.3 18,842 Water Discharged3 m3 784,683 280,119 82,022.2 81,699 Other Water-related Measures Produced Water Thousands of M3 3,551 6,029 8,975 Water Injected into Active Wells Thousands of M3 3,899 6,071 8,667 Non-Enterprise Water Consumption (Head Office) m3 3,452 1,412 1,414.6 3,168 Total Water Consumed m3 95,789 471,740 760,194.4 1,070,014 Total GHG Emissions (CO2E)4 690,748 284,186 299,261.0 390,061 Scope 1 550,506 221,232 203,763.0 256,108 Scope 2 140,241 62,954 95,498.0 133,953 Regulatory Compliance Number of Inspections by Authorities count 60 37 48 86 Number of Findings and Non-Compliances count 19 24 0 6 Number of Findings that Resulted in Fines or Non-Monetary Sanctions count 0 0 0 0 Incidents of Non-compliance with Water Quality or
Quantity Permits, Standards, or Regulationscount 0 0 0 0 Total Waste kg 1,343,738 1,184,947 1,471,939.7 1,880,218 Hazardous Waste (as defined in the Country) kg 918,428 237,645 589,938.3 1,439,204 Non-Hazardous Waste kg 425,309 947,301 882,001.3 441,013 Non-Hazardous Waste Include Percentage of Waste Recycled % 25 76 62 36 Non-Hazardous Waste Include Percentage of Waste Incinerated % 0 0 0 1 Non-Hazardous Waste Include Percentage of Waste Landfilled % 75 24 38 63 Energy Derived from Renewable and Non-Renewable Sources kws 214,966,670 158,959,432 190,760,141.5 257,075,796 Energy Purchased kws 24,364,400 19,546,078 25,925,822.6 29,377,750 Total Electrical Power kws 239,331,070 178,505,510 216,685,964.1 286,453,546 Percentage of Consumed Energy from the Grid % 10 11 12.0 10.0
- Communities and Human Rights Data
INDICATOR UNITS 2019 2020 2021 2022 Total Number of Grievances count 133 217 961 1,485 Resolved count 133 217 961 1,485 In Progress count 0 0 0 0 Grievances by Type/Subject Labour Practices count 48 75 166 286 Environmental Impacts count 10 1 53 105 Procurement of Goods and Services count 47 95 139 177 Land Access count 2 5 26 22 Human Rights count 0 0 0 0 Other Causes (Impacts on Third Parties, Infrastructure) count 26 41 577 895 Total Number of Active Prior Consultations count 24 4 13 16 Total Number of Prior Consulations Concluded count 8 0 3 7 Number of Ethnic Communities Consulted count 24 4 13 16
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All monetary values are in USD. Figures may differ slightly due to rounding.
- Total includes all Capex, Opex, G&A, Acquisitions, Taxes and Royalties in 2022.
- Includes the volumes from incident discharges and contained discharges.
- No untreated wastewater is discharged.
- Calculations are made under Operational Control Boundary.
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