Corporate Security
We are present in over 20 countries, and we operate in sensitive areas that make the corporate security role essential for our company’s multiple activities.
The strategic importance of energy sector infrastructures exposes them to the risks inherent in terrorism or those arising from military conflicts. They must therefore be protected in collaboration with private security companies and public security forces.
Since December 2013, we have been members of the international Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights Initiative (VPSHR), which aims to ensure the security of operations in high-risk areas and conflict zones through work procedures that respect human rights.
Some of the actions we carry out in the framework of the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights (VPSHR) are:
- We identify the key stakeholders.
- We establish dialogue sessions with the stakeholders we have previously identified.
- We conduct human rights risk and impact assessments at our operations: All of them cover corporate security and human rights aspects. They identify and assess risks and impacts. Based on these assessments, we select and implement mitigation measures and monitor their effectiveness. These studies are carried out periodically to ensure continuous improvement, and we involve the communities where the Community Relations and Human Rights area collaborates.
- We have operational-level grievance mechanisms open to workers, contractors, and any third party potentially affected by our operations.
- We have selection criteria established for corporate security service providers. We include minimum guidelines for ethical and social behavior in the selection criteria for these providers.
- We include human rights clauses in 100% of contracts with security forces, where we require compliance with all our policies.
- We participate and collaborate with the security representatives of other companies in the sector in joint ventures.
- We train public and private security forces in Human Rights:
- 100% of our employees and employees of our private security companies are trained in Human Rights.
- We collaborate with public security forces through specific Human Rights training in countries such as Colombia and Peru.
- We have signed memoranda of understanding with public security forces in order to achieve efficient coordination of our operations.
More information in the Annual Report on the Implementation of the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights |PDF | 718 KB.
- Bolivia
- Ecuador
- Colombia
- Libya
- Human Rights Training for the Community: In 2018, a teaching staff from the Center for International Humanitarian Law Studies (CEDIH) was established and two training courses on Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law were held for members of the Bolivian Army, the Bolivian Air Force, and the Bolivian Red Cross. The following individuals were trained:
- 82 members of the Bolivian Army.
- 79 from the Bolivian Air Force
- 10 from the Bolivian Red Cross.
- Participation and collaboration with other sector companies: Meetings have been held to share best practices on the implementation of the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights.
- Besides the training provided each year to public and private security forces regarding respect of human rights in the communities, security personnel at the Bolivia BU meet periodically with our community relations officers to discuss complaints or suggestions from the communities and our own contractors in order to identify joint solutions.
- Strengthening relations with the security forces. Regular meetings are held to coordinate work to protect assets and people within the policies established by Repsol.
- Participation and collaboration with other companies in the sector, through meetings for socialisation and understanding of Voluntary Principles, Security, and Human Rights with those responsible for Security in oil companies in Ecuador.
- Two human rights training sessions were conducted in 2021 for our own personnel, contractors, and National Army personnel, one of them in collaboration with our partner, the operator Ecopetrol.
- Agreement with the protection forces of our El Sharara facilities to comply with the Voluntary Principles and respect for human rights based on international standards.
- This agreement includes training and dissemination of human rights regulations by Repsol, as well as the Facility Protection Guard, as part of the training of its personnel.
How we do it
How we do it
Under our Human Rights and Community Relations Policy, we express our commitment to human rights due diligence and to building strong relationships with communities in our area of influence.
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