Recently, our Executive Director, Jose Fernando Gómez, was invited by the organization Transparency for Colombia to moderate a panel as part of the event “Dialogue on the Private Sector’s Responsibility in the Energy Transition.”
The panel, titled “Instruments to Promote Corporate Integrity,” included Karina Cruz, Director of Programs with Businesses and the Private Sector at Transparency for Colombia; Felipe Andrés Solano, expert in ethical culture and compliance; Claire Launay, Program Director at Transparency for Colombia; Arianna Espinosa, Regional Director for Insuco in Colombia, Mexico, Central America, and Venezuela; and Juan Sebastián Martínez, Economic Director at the Colombian Mining Association.
It was a very engaging conversation, from which the following key takeaways emerged:
There are already multiple tools (legal, technological, self-regulation, etc.) that demonstrate the importance of information disclosure and access.
Companies are under increasing scrutiny and have fewer opportunities to withhold information about what they do and how they do it.
Integrity-promoting tools are not an end in themselves—they are a means, and they must serve a purpose.
Much remains to be clarified about the type of information that will be required from both companies and the State as part of the energy transition agenda, especially considering transparency as a key condition for enabling a “just” transition.
We thank Transparency for Colombia for the invitation to be part of this valuable space for dialogue, which aims to integrate diverse perspectives and opinions on topics of great relevance to the national agenda.
La Primera Conferencia Internacional para la Transición más allá de los Combustibles Fósiles realizada en Santa Marta, dejó una conversación más realista sobre la transición energética.
The First International Conference for a Transition Beyond Fossil Fuels, held in Santa Marta, Colombia, resulted in a more pragmatic and realistic dialogue regarding the energy transition.
In a context where sustainable finance has primarily advanced along the environmental dimension, at CREER we make a clear call: There is no sustainable transition without human rights at the center of financial decision-making.
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Report from the meeting with workers and trade unions
Testimony from workers and trade unions
The rapid expansion of critical minerals for the energy transition and other strategic industries (agriculture, defense, technology) presents us with a paradox: the decarbonization of the planet depends on an intensification of mining activity. For CREER, this rapid expansion carries critical risks regarding human rights, local economic dynamics, and ecosystem balance. Our work focuses on analyzing these dilemmas through the lens of a just transition, promoting governance frameworks that mitigate negative impacts and ensure that the mining of “minerals for the future” is carried out under rigorous standards of sustainability, equity, and respect for fundamental rights, through dialogue among different stakeholders.
We analyze the governance and sustainability challenges that arise in the implementation of decentralized generation models. Our work focuses on researching how local associative structures interact with regulatory frameworks and human rights standards. Through applied research, we assess the risks of rent capture, internal decision-making conflicts, and the conditions necessary for these self-management schemes to guarantee equitable and transparent participation in the territory.
With a focus on responsible land management and respect for local livelihoods, at CREER we apply our technical expertise in the photovoltaic sector to promote a solar transition with social integrity. Through the analysis of rural environments, the strengthening of local governance, and the design of participation mechanisms, we seek to ensure that large-scale deployment in Latin America not only contributes to the energy mix, but also strengthens the social fabric. Our purpose is to lead due diligence models that ensure solar infrastructure coexists with food security, strategic ecosystems, and the productive vocations of each community.
