Human rights at Repsol
Promoting our own policy to guide our actions
We make every effort to ensure that our activities or decisions do not have a negative impact on people's human rights. In this regard, we are guided by our
Human Rights and Community Relations Policy IPDFI 73 KB.
Commitment to Human Rights - Policy Review
Our internal regulations
Our internal regulations comply with the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.
Due diligence
Due diligence is a mechanism that enables us to assess the effects our operations have on human rights.
Our policy
We promote the knowledge and respect for the commitments in our policy among Repsol’s employees and business relations.
Our performance in human rights
We are convinced that companies have a key role to play as agents of change in respecting human rights. Therefore, we present our report that shows our path over the few years of guaranteeing the respect of human rights in our operations, with our employees and communities, and throughout our value chain.
It is a mechanism which allows us to evaluate the effects of our activity on human rights.
The rights of employees, communities, customers, rightholders, and other stakeholders.
From the beginning to the end of our projects, throughout the whole value chain, including our suppliers and partners.
In all our activities, we analyze in detail the social, economic, and cultural context. We identify and assess our potential impacts and proceed with the commitment to maximize positive consequences and minimize or mitigate negative ones.
We take the appropriate actions to prevent and mitigate any potential impacts of our operations, products or services and integrate these measures into our internal processes.
We share the measures to take and communicate them externally among our stakeholders.
Anyone potentially affected by our operations can send us any concerns, request information or file a complaint, which we address swiftly and promptly to prevent them from escalating into a larger problem.
In the event of negative impacts on human rights materialize, we strive to repair the damage.
Throughout the due diligence process, we will monitor the effectiveness of the actions taken, which allows us to improve.
At the forefront of human rights management
We ranked 10th worldwide and 3rd in the oil & gas sector in the prestigious Corporate Human Rights Benchmark (CHRB), which evaluated 199 companies from different sectors. Our ambition is to keep improving year after year to stay in the first quartile.
La Pampilla Social Action Plan
On January 15, 2022, an uncontrolled movement of the Mare Doricum tanker during unloading caused an oil spill on the coasts of 5 districts north of La Pampilla Refinery. As part of its immediate response to the accident, Repsol designed and is implementing a Social Management Plan to help affected communities.
Would you like to find out more about the Social Action Plan we are carrying out in Peru?
Human rights due diligence in renewable energy projects: Jiloca cluster
As we fulfil our commitment to act with due diligence in human rights wherever we operate, we go a step further and aim to become a key agent within the communities in which we are located, while assuming the importance of anticipating possible social impacts and contributing to local development.
Do you want to read about how we did it? Here is an example of the social management we implemented in the Jiloca wind cluster in Aragon, Spain.
Culture of respect
We promote specific ethical behavior and training programs.
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