Frontera Energy Corporationhas released its 2020 Sustainability Report (the “Sustainability Report“) and reaffirmed its commitment to develop new visions for environmental, social and governance (“ESG“) approaches across its business.

Orlando Cabrales, Chief Executive Officer, Frontera commented:

“Frontera’s 2020 Sustainability Report highlights the progress the Company made over the last year to act consistently and transparently, to offer quality employment, to promote a sustainable supply chain, to contribute to the sustainable development of communities and to work in harmony with the environment. The Sustainability Report is a relevant tool for our stakeholders to track the Company’s progress towards achieving its ESG goals.”

Frontera’s Sustainability Report covers the period from January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020. The Sustainability Report has been prepared in accordance with the Global Reporting Initiative and is also aligned with the Sustainable Accounting Standards Board (SASB), Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures, the Global Compact, the Voluntary Principles on Human Rights and Security, and the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

Frontera’s Sustainability Report can be accessed on the Company’s website at: https://www.fronteraenergy.ca/sustainability-reports/.

Highlights of Frontera’s 2020 sustainability efforts include:

• Reflecting the highest ethical standards – Frontera was recognized by Ethisphere as one of the world’s most ethical companies as a result of the significant progress the Company has made to incorporate best practices and embed an ethical culture across the organization.
  
  
• Offering quality employment – The Company reduced its total recordable incident rate in 2020 by 16% compared to 2019, and maintained a safe and healthy work environment across its operations.
  
  
• Promoting a sustainable supply chain – Frontera organized a company-wide forum on the importance of promoting local purchases and implemented a strategy to award contracts to local companies in three categories of critical services: lodging-catering, hardware, and the transportation of dry and liquid cargo.
  
  
• Contributing to the sustainable development of communities – In response to the ongoing Covid-19 health emergency, Frontera supported projects to provide humanitarian aid including medical and safety supplies and food to neighboring communities in Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, and Peru.
  
  
• Working in harmony with the environment – As part of Frontera’s commitment to climate action, for the second consecutive year the Company used the CDP Climate Change questionnaire as a way to improve performance. Frontera improved from band D in 2018 to band C in 2019, with improvements in the areas of risks and energy.

Environmental, Social and Governance

The Company has made significant progress in standardizing and developing new visions for its approach to ESG across its business to ensure better long-term alignment and integration throughout the organization. Over the past year, Frontera completed a top-to-bottom review of its approach to sustainability, considering growing stakeholder expectations and global best practices and standards. In 2021, the Company will develop benchmarks to enable the Company to monitor the progress of its ESG strategy, in line with Frontera’s corporate strategy and risk oversight. Frontera will report its progress in its annual Sustainability Report. Some of those benchmarks have been summarized below.

Environment

Frontera’s 2021 environmental benchmarks aim for a greener and cleaner future through the neutralization of 40% of its emissions by means of carbon credits or voluntary conservation projects, a 10% reduction of water consumption in operations to contribute to sustainable water use and the protection and preservation of 630 hectares of strategic biological corridors in Casanare and Meta in Colombia that benefit society, ecosystems and biodiversity.

Social

Frontera’s 2021 social benchmarks seek to establish a thriving tomorrow for all by encouraging a strong safety culture that works towards zero incidents in our operations, increasing workplace quality, obtaining the Equipares Gold Seal (gender equality certification) and promoting a culture that fosters being inclusive, diverse, free of discrimination and harassment, with gender equality and work-life balance and enhancing local development through initiatives, such as increasing the participation of local services by 15% and setting the guidelines of the ethnic and local women entrepreneurship program.

Governance

Frontera’s 2021 governance benchmarks aim to continue to strengthen Frontera’s reputation for outstanding corporate governance, ensure that the culture of compliance is consistently promoted throughout the organization and work to integrate ESG-related risks into the Company’s existing risk management framework.