As part of the revision process of the EO100™ Standard, Equitable Origin has launched a new online public consultation tool to solicit feedback and hear what you have to say. This crowdsourcing effort is an extension of Equitable Origin’s core commitment to multistakeholder engagement, a cornerstone of Equitable Origin’s approach to credible standard setting.
"Oil and Water" continued to impress at the Northampton International Film Festival last weekend. The film's co-directors Laurel Spellman Smith and Francine Strickwerda took home both the jury prize and audience prize for Best Documentary from the festival.
After the series of First Readings events, David Poritz continued his visit at Brown with a talk and discussion with students visiting the university as part of the Botín Scholars program hosted by the Watson Institute for International Studies.
David Poritz returned to his alma mater Brown University last week as part of a weeklong series of events and discussions on the film "Oil and Water,” the documentary directed by Laurel Spellman Smith and Francine Strickwerda that traces the founding of Equitable Origin.
We need your feedback on the EO100™ Standard to help us ensure it reflects current industry best practices and stakeholder expectations on social, environmental, and ethical performance of oil and gas operations.
Our online consultation tool is available for anyone to submit comments for a period of 60 days from October 6 to December 5, 2014. A second public consultation will be held next year.
Though intervention in Syria and climate change demonstrations dominated headlines last week during the UN General Assembly, another significant event was also underway, the first UN World Conference on Indigenous Peoples, inaugurated by Evo Morales and Ban Ki-moon.
As part of our ongoing series of perspectives on the world's first certified-responsible oil production site, we asked Valeria Santos, Sustainability Lead for Pacific Rubiales Energy, to share her thoughts on what the certification means for her company and the oil industry at large, and her response follows.
The documentary film "Oil and Water" tells the fascinating story of Equitable Origin's evolution out of company co-founder and President David Poritz's experiences with oil development in the Ecuadorian Amazon.
You can now watch the film online for free util October 22nd! Click here to watch the film on the PBS Global Voices website.
Remember to set your DVR because "Oil and Water" premieres on the PBS World Channel on Sunday September 21st at 10 pm (click the link to find your local World Channel station and airtime).
The documentary film chronicles EO founder and President David Poritz's experiences with irresponsible oil development in the Ecuadorian Amazon that led him to create the world's first independent certification system for the oil and gas industry.
Equitable Origin President David Poritz takes the stage for a Q&A session as the "Oil and Water" credits roll at Amherst Cinema on Monday September 15.
Equitable Origin founder and President David Poritz was on hand for the screening of the film "Oil and Water" in his home town of Amherst, Massachusetts on Monday.