Cerrejón's Declaration
Cerrejón welcomes all citizen participation exercises and acknowledges the benefits that public and objective impact assessment bring to responsible mining. As it’s widely known, Cerrejón’s performance has been evaluated by multiple auditors, analysts, experts and several initiatives from different stakeholders. In every case, our operation has been recognized as a leader in the implementation of the highest international standards as well as a responsible company towards community, employees, contractors and the environment....We would like to express our concern over the inappropriate practices evidenced in the Trial of Cerrejón that took place in La Guajira at the beginning of August...