Summary by Moomoo AI
Ecopetrol S.A., Colombia's largest company and a major player in the integrated energy sector of the Americas, has announced the publication of a draft chapter on social and environmental issues, including climate, for the year 2023. The document, which outlines the company's practices, policies, processes, and indicators related to these areas, is available in Spanish and can be accessed through Ecopetrol's official website. This release complies with the External Circular 031 of 2021 issued by the Superintendency of Finance of Colombia. The announcement was made on March 1, 2024, from the company's headquarters in Bogota, D.C. Ecopetrol, which employs over 18,000 people, is responsible for more than 60% of Colombia's hydrocarbon production and has significant operations in transportation, logistics, refining, petrochemicals, and gas distribution. The company has also expanded internationally, with interests in strategic basins across the American continent, including the United States, Brazil, and Mexico, and through its acquisition of ISA, it has ventured into energy transmission, real-time system management, and road concessions in several Latin American countries.