Repsol expressly includes the application of the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights in its contracts with private security service companies and agreements with the forces responsible for maintaining public order.
What are the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights?
The Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights (VPSHR) were created in 2000 as a joint initiative of governments, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and extraction companies.
The purpose of these principles is to implement a guide that would guarantee the safety of operations in sensitive areas and zones of conflict through working procedures that ensure respect for human rights.
In this way, these voluntary principles offer a practical guide for companies operating in areas where there is a possible risk of human-rights violations.
Management of security risk
We use a security risk assessment approach that enables us to identify the possible threats that Repsol may face when carrying out its business activities.
Selection of security providers
Minimum requirements for social and ethical behavior within the selection criteria for security providers.
Specific contract clauses
At Repsol, we include clauses in contracts for the provision of security services that explicitly refer to the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights.
Human Rights Training
Security personnel must have completed training in Human Rights as an essential requirement for employment with suppliers and contractors.
Controls on our security suppliers
We supervise our security services in order to identify any irregularities that could give rise to abuses of human rights.
Communication channels
We have put communication channels in place for our employees, contractors or any other stakeholder to use to report events they believe constitute violations of human rights or breaches of the law.