Jan 24, 2024
In 2024, as Ecopetrol Group, we challenged ourselves with an international standard and measured Work Culture and Work Environment with the support of the Great Place to Work® Institute.
This exercise, which was carried out from May 20 to June 7, 2024, had the participation of 95.8% of Ecopetrol S.A. employees (9,178 respondents) and as Ecopetrol Group we achieved a participation of 96.2% (11,697) in 15 companies evaluated, thus exceeding the historical participation in this type of instruments.
As a result of this process, Ecopetrol S.A. achieved a Work Environment Index of 60.3 classified as 'Very Satisfactory', which makes this organization an attractive employer in the country. We also identified three fundamental findings on which we will focus our efforts from 2024 onwards: 1) Build psychologically and emotionally healthier work environments. 2) To manage to combine complex and demanding jobs with having more pleasant and fun places to work and 3) To build work environments where all people can be authentic and share their essence, who they are in themselves.
Other companies of the Ecopetrol Group stood out in the 'Excellence' stage such as: Equion Energía Limited, Oleoducto de Colombia (ODC), Esenttia S.A., Oleoducto Central de Colombia S.A. (Ocensa), Ecopetrol Permian LLC and Oleoducto de los Llanos Orientales (ODL).
These companies of our Ecopetrol Group are today referents in labor environment thanks to their good practices and contribute to provide a great experience to all the people who add their talent to our organization.
PULSE: HOW WE ARE DOING
In order to identify how we have progressed, from December 9 to 27, 2024, we conducted a Pulse of Culture and Work Environment. This exercise consists of a short and practical inquiry that allowed us to know how the perception of the Culture and Work Environment of the people who make up the companies of the Ecopetrol Group has evolved. This is a Great Place to Work® practice that only included the 16 statements that had the greatest explanatory power of the Work Environment Index determined in the previous assessment carried out between May and June.
As a result of the Pulse, Ecopetrol S.A. had a participation of 92% (8,959 respondents) and as Ecopetrol Group we achieved a coverage of 11,474 people in 15 companies evaluated.
Four (4) of the six (6) companies that reached Excellence stages in the baseline measurement made between May and June 2024 managed to maintain the favorable performance of their results: Ocensa, ODL, Ecopetrol Permian and Equion. On the other hand, two (2) companies managed to improve their perception of the work environment: Invercolsa and Ecopetrol Brasil. On the other hand, Ecopetrol S.A. managed to maintain the result by improving six (6) key aspects related mostly to leadership.
Next steps
In 2025 the Ecopetrol Group will carry out a new complete Work Culture and Work Environment measurement in the second half of the year with the objective of comparing the performance of the equivalent Work Environment Index.