Social dialogue
We recognise that robust and respectful engagement with our stakeholders is essential for our success. We seek to build constructive and transparent relationships with our communities in order to strengthen our approach and improve our operating processes and performance.
In 2016, ruling T-704 of the Constitutional Court, established that Cerrejón should carry out a mitigation plan for the communities of the area of influence and consult with them on any compensation that may be necessary. In that sense, we can proudly say that we have used T-704 as a valuable engagement opportunity and another strategic line to continue contributing to the sustainability of the department.
We have formalized 87% of the prior consultation agreements with the communities identified by the Ministry of the Interior within the framework of this consultation. Of the 374 agreements signed, 306 have already been closed in accordance with what was agreed. For its part, complying with what was required, we launched 2,260 initiatives, all defined autonomously by the communities, being executed by them themselves.
The lines of investment under which these initiatives are working are income generation, cultural strengthening, infrastructure for the general benefit of the community, infrastructure for water solutions, infrastructure for education, and infrastructure for basic sanitation.
The consultation processes have been accompanied by guarantors from local, national and control agencies. The participating communities are advised by indigenous organizations and lawyers, independently selected by the communities themselves.

Provincial
Together with the indigenous community of Provincial, we have been making progress in complying with the signed agreement, starting the cleaning of the community facilities, the houses and the surrounding vegetation of the community and the start-up of the community nursery, activities that are carried out by the members of the communities who are contracted to carry out these tasks during the next few years.
The agreement with the Provincial Indigenous Reservation, protocolized in accordance with the order of the Constitutional Court, is the result of permanent and proactive dialogue to promote initiatives that improve living conditions and favor the support of productive projects for the benefit of the communities of the reservation.
The agreed commitments include the construction and equipping of a new health post and environmental activities such as the soil stabilization program and the implementation of a native plant nursery. The members of the reservation and Cerrejón have invited the national and regional Environmental Authorities to participate in the follow-up and execution of the agreements.
