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The construction site for the Prosub-EBN project, located in Itaguaí, Rio de Janeiro, was visited by members of the Odebrecht S.A. Board of Directors, including the Chairman, Emílio Odebrecht, and Marcelo Odebrecht, Managing Director of Odebrecht S.A.

8 eth: a reference in agroenergy

To train communication professionals about the practices of the agro-energy sector, UNICA worked in partnership with ETH Bioenergia to hold the first edition of “Agro-Energy Underway - Improvement Program for the Sugar-Energy Sector.”

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In the Huambo Province, located in Angola’s Central-South region, Odebrecht Angola is currently building the Gove Hydroelectric Power Plant Facility and also promoting the sustainable development of the region with the Semear (“Sow”) Project.

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16 mobilization to receive the O2 system

The pro-active posture of Odebrecht Infraestrutura Members working on the Embraport contract in Santos, São Paulo, was decisive for the process to implement the O2 tools, the Oracle information system that is replacing MyWebDay.

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Already implemented at the Organization’s projects and Odebrecht Foundation initiatives, both in Brazil and Mozambique, the digital inclusion program Hit the Net, which assists thousands of Members and people from the communities, arrived to Venezuela and Portugal.

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Antônio Nascimento Santos and Antônio Nascimento Santos Filho, father and son, share a passion for working the land and are currently changing their family’s history through their participation in Odebrecht Foundation initiatives in Bahia’s Southern Lowlands.

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> submarines

To Strengthen the Brazilian Naval Force

On May 25, the construction

assembly, launch, operation

site for the Prosub-EBN project,

and maintenance of four

located in Itaguaí, Rio de

conventional submarines and

will involve the construction

Janeiro, was visited by members

Brazil’s first nuclear propulsion

of the Metal Structure

of the Odebrecht S.A. Board

submarine.

Manufacturing Unit (UFEM),

of Directors, including its

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Brazilian Navy.

The construction work for the

The first phase of the project

the shipyard and naval base.

Chairman, Emílio Odebrecht,

Ship Yard and Naval Base, which

The construction work, started

and Marcelo Odebrecht,

are part of the Submarine

in 2010, should be concluded

Managing Director of

Development Program, is being

in 2015. The second phase will

Odebrecht S.A. They toured the

undertaken by Odebrecht

involve the construction of five

area where a shipyard and naval

Infraestrutura and Odebrecht

submarines. The first (one of the

base will be constructed for the

Engenharia Industrial for the

conventional ones) will be ready

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The future warehouse of the Metal Structure Manufacturing Unit (UFEM), which will produce the metal piles necessary for the project

in July 2017. The transfer of technology by the French company DCNS (Direction des Constructions Navales et Services) is one of the highlights of the development.

A LOOK INSIDE THE PROJECT The board members and Marcelo Odebrecht were welcomed by Benedicto Júnior, Business Leader at Odebrecht Infraestrutura, directors and teams from the company, Odebrecht Engenharia Industrial and Odebrecht Defesa e Tecnologia.

The first activity of the visit was the sharing of information on the project. He pointed out the synergy and complementation of the skills shared between DCNS, Odebrecht and the Navy as one of the main trademarks of the project. Fabio Gandolfo, Development Director, commented on the Brazilian Navy’s growing perception with relation to the private partner, which also helps drive the priority projects for the country.

The Board members emphasized the project’s

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> submarines importance for the Organization Odebrecht performs dredging work in Sepetiba Bay, where the shipyards and naval base will be constructed for the Brazilian Navy

and for the country. “It is a high-impact project from the perspective of knowledge acquisition,” said Luiz Almeida.

“Odebrecht is making a strong entry into this new area, which is defense.”

After the presentation at the construction site auditorium was finished, the visitors then headed to UFEM, where all the metal piles necessary for the project will be made. On the installation along a 95,000-m2 area, the unit will be formed by production and manufacturing installations (pipe shops), a painting workshop and assembly center, among several others, and should be completed in November 2012.

shipyards and the naval base.

these volumes will provide the

to the North Area, a support site

At this time, with approximately

conditions necessary for the

for the manufacturing of piles

10% of the Prosub-EBN

creation of the area in which the

(they will be stored there for later

construction work completed,

shipyard and naval base will be

use). In the future, the area will

Odebrecht is dredging in

installed.

be used as a support structure,

Sepetiba Bay, where the

which will include a hotel and

shipyards and naval base will

INNOVATION IN FAVOR OF

support installations for the

be constructed. Approximately

THE ENVIRONMENT

shipyard and base activities.

8.3 million m3 of soft clay will

From UFEM, the group headed

be dredged. The next stage will

this work is the dredging

visit was dedicated to the heart

involve the creation of a sand

of the soil contaminated

of the project: the South Area,

landfill with a planned volume

by heavy metals, a result of

the site for the installation of the

of approximately 6.6 million

the pollution over the years.

construction and maintenance

m3. The dredging and landfill in

Approximately 300,000 m3

The third and last part of the

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The project is being undertaken in compliance with the licensing requirements of the Brazilian Institute of the Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (IBAMA), which permanently monitors the progress of the actions developed at the construction site.

Prosub-EBN will also contribute significantly toward worker training.

Through the Continued Professional Qualification Program - Acreditar (“Believe”), it will train 2,000 people until the end of the construction work in 2015.

At the end of the visit, Emílio Odebrecht, Marcelo Odebrecht and Benedicto of contaminated soil will be

polyethylene) cover. On top

Júnior met with the team

transported (by a suction

of this cover will be a layer of

heading the contract and

dredge) into pockets inside

gravel, which will allow for

with participants of the

which the polymer treatment

the drainage of water that

Young Partner Program and

will occur. From the pockets,

is pumped together with

emphasized the importance

the material will be carried

the soil. Later, this water will

of the development for

in pipes to over 70 high

be drained from the bags

Brazil. They also cited the

resistance geotextile bags, in

and carried once again out

opportunity that the young

which it will be sealed.

into sea, this time free of

professionals have to receive

the contaminated material

training, one focused on

previously disposed at the

– which will remain inside

self-development, in one of

Contaminated Deposit Unit

the geotextile bags, thereby

the many different services

(UDC), a 100% sealed basin

helping to preserve the

existing at the project and

that uses a PAD (high density

environment.

during its implementation.

These bags are being

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> ethanol and sugar

ETH: a Reference in To train communication professionals about the practices of the agro-energy sector, the Sugarcane Industry Union (UNICA), in partnership with ETH Bioenergia, held the first edition of “AgroEnergy Underway - Improvement Program for the Sugar-Energy Sector.” The event was held on May 13 and 14, in rural Goiás, one of the main fronts of expansion of the Brazilian sugarcane industry.

The meeting, promoted by the AGORA (“NOW”) Project – an initiative that publicizes the benefits of the production and use of clean, renewable and sustainable energies – gathered 23 journalists from different states of the country and abroad, such as the newspapers Jornal do Commercio, from Pernambuco, Valor Econômico, from São Paulo, and O Tempo, from Minas Gerais, as well as the television channels, Terra Viva and Rede Globo, the magazine Isto É Dinheiro, broadcaster Agência Estado and website Tilt Financial Times. “Journalists transmit knowledge and that was an excellent opportunity to qualify them,” said

a visit to the ETH Rio Claro Unit. “The meeting was

Alfred Szwarc, Emission and Technology

a unique opportunity to acquire more detailed

Consultant at UNICA.

information, which will enrich our journalistic

The opinion shapers improved their knowledge through lectures given by specialists and executives and during

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Luís Felli (to the left) accompanied the 23 journalists during their visit to the Rio Claro Unit

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coverage from here on out,” said Clivonei Roberto, editor of the magazine Idea News.

Denise Belintane, producer of the television

Agro-Energy

news program Jornal da Band, aired on

level of industrial automation at the Rio

TV Bandeirantes, declared that the event

Claro Unit surprised me,” said Belintane.

represented an important chance for

“They use extensive technology,” he said.

the journalist to transmit the public the

Economy reporter from the newspaper

correct information about what happens

Jornal da Paraíba, Jean Gregório, pointed

in the sector from day-to-day. “The high

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> ethanol and sugar

Alfred Szwarc spoke about “New Technologies” and commented on the use of flex vehicles (ethanol and gasoline) and hybrid vehicles (electric energy and ethanol) in the country

“The growing participation of women is

spoke about “New Technologies” and about

something positive and it was possible observe

the importance of the industry of flex

their increased self-esteem during the activities,”

vehicles (that use ethanol and gasoline) in

said Gregório.

Brazil, and Luiz Augusto Horta Nogueira, consultant for the United Nations

A LOOK INSIDE THE SUGAR-ENERGY SECTOR During the visits to the agricultural

and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and professor

and industrial area of the ETH unit, Luís

of the Federal University of Itajubá,

Felli, the professional responsible for

discussed “Sugarcane in the Brazilian

Agroindustrial Operations, and José Carlos

Energy Matrix.”

Teixeira, Supervisor of the Goiás Center,

The UNICA Sustainability Manager, Luiz

provided the details of the production

Fernando do Amaral, addressed the topic

process and the company’s practices, such

“International Market,” and Marcos Fava

as the labor training program.

Neves, graduate in Planning from the

During the presentations, Alfred Szwarc

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School of Economy, Administration and

Accounting at the University of São Paulo (FEA/USP), spoke about the “Domestic Market” and showed data that exemplify the potential growth of sugarcane in the national energy matrix over upcoming years.

“Fifteen years from now, my hope is that the sugar-energy sector will supply 20% of the country’s electric energy,” said Neves. “In the international market, we will be responsible for 60% to 65% of the global sugar production,” he said.

The journalists also received information from the President of

100% MECHANIZED PLANT Created in 2007, ETH Bioenergia operates nine plants in three Brazilian states: Goiás, Mato Grosso do Sul and São Paulo.

The Rio Claro Unit, visited by the journalists during “Agro-Energy Underway,” was inaugurated in August 2009. The plant began operating with 100% mechanized planting and harvesting and the milling capacity for 4.5 million tons of sugarcane per harvest.

ETH expects that in 2012, the unit will reach a milling capacity of 6 million tons to produce 530,000 cubic meters of ethanol and 450 GWh of electric energy through the burning of sugarcane bagasse (bioelectricity).

the Goiás State Ethanol Producers’ Industry Labor Union (SIFAEG), André Rocha; the President of the Mato Grosso do Sul Bioenergy Producers’ Association (BIOSUL), Roberto Hollanda; and the two Directors of UNICA, Antônio de Padua Rodrigues and Adhemar Altieri; and spoke with the State Secretary of Agriculture, Antônio Flávio Lima, and the State Secretary of Industry and Commerce, Alexandre Baldy. “Sugarcane occupies increasingly more space in the state’s agricultural sector and the government has encouraged new financial investments through tax relief programs to install new industries,” said Antônio Flávio Lima.

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Sowing the Seeds of

In the Huambo Province, in Angola’s Central-

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rehabilitation of the dam, the construction of the

South region, and approximately 120 km from

power station and substation, as well as the ins-

the capital, in Gove, Odebrecht Angola

tallation of a village for the plant operators and a

(subsidiary of Odebrecht América Latina e Angola)

small airport. With 60 MW of installed power, one

is currently building the Gove Hydroelectric Power

of the development’s goals is to regularize the flow

Plant Facility (AHE), which includes the

of the Cunene River.

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Development

Women from the communities, wives of project workers, work in a community garden that produces foods

After the conclusion of the dam construction work, scheduled for December of this year, it will

located farther down the river.

In addition to the construction activities, the

be possible to store water during the rainy

project promotes the region’s sustainable growth,

season for later use during the dry season in order

with the installation of a family farming program

to generate energy that will supply the region of

that should benefit 3,400 people by December of

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Semear will support the creation of a cooperative for the farmers to continue forward with the project

A LEGACY FOR GOVE

region – to other projects after finishing

Since the start of the project in 2008, several residents from the communities

is also turning to agriculture to

located near the development have been

guarantee the sustainable development

contracted by Odebrecht Angola to work

of the communities and prevent a rural

on the construction. With the improvement

exodus. Based on the experience acquired

of the population’s quality of life and

with the construction site garden, created

increase purchasing power, the Gove

to balance the workers’ daily meals, the

region economy earned a new dynamic.

company launched the Semear (“Sow”)

Concerned with maintaining this

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the construction work, the company

Project in 2009 with the support of the

scenario, besides directing the 1,200

Huambo Province Agrarian Environment

Members – 780 of whom are from the

Institute (IMA).

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The social inclusion program trains the wives

the garden, the participants are divided into

of Members for the production of foods in the

three groups. The first tills and prepares the

community garden installed near the Gove AHE

earth, plants and harvests, the second

construction site. “We want to prevent the region

attends the practical farming classes and the

from going back to what it was like before the

other learns in the classroom.

construction project, when people basically ate

Recently, the project received the permission

corn and manioc root, cultivated during the rainy

to cultivate produce in areas reserved for military

period,” explained Fernando Koch, Administrative

operations. The planting and first harvests should

and Financial Manager. “During the dry months,

take place in December of this year. “Another

the availability of foods was even scarcer,” he said.

positive result achieved was the increased

The 32 farmers, who receive orientations from

self-esteem of the Members and their wives,” said

five Members of Odebrecht and IMA, already

Carlos Augusto Baptista Vieira, the professional

harvest a wide variety of produce, vegetables and

responsible for General Services, who also

fruit, also receiving the help of an irrigation system

participates in Semear.

installed near the lake formed by the dam.

The Semear Project also offers literacy cour-

Until the end of this year, a cooperative will be created to manage the program that

ses and classes on health and personal hygiene

will receive the support of the province

- primarily about HIV, malaria, birth control and

government and consolidate partnerships to

caring for newborns. During the daily work in

sell products.

PROJECT COMPLETES IMPORTANT PHASE From May 12-15, Odebrecht Angola completed one of the most important phases of the Gove AHE project: it laid the concrete to surround the Unit 1 Spiral Box. The following phase will be concluded with the start of energy generation, set for the Odebrecht Angola is responsible for building the Gove Hydroelectric Power Plant Facility in the Huambo Province

first quarter of 2012.

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Mobilization to Rece

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The pro-active posture of Odebrecht Infraestrutura Members working on the Embraport contract – the project

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to construct and operate the country’s

FIN AN C

largest private multi-use terminal in the city of Santos, located along São Paulo’s coast – was decisive for the process to implement the O2 tools.

The Oracle information system is gradually replacing MyWebDay to make Odebrecht’s support activities more efficient.

The mobilization began in September 2010, with the start of the related training. In January of this year, the teams received the new basic system package (the Oracle eBS, XRT, Mastersaf, Engmat, PeopleSoft and SD2000 tools) and the work was intensified after the contract was chosen as one of the pilot projects for the installation of the PeopleSoft Sub-Contract and Payroll modules in May. Embraport was the first contract to debut its work operating within the SD2000, the O2 support tool designed for Safety, Health and Environment activities.

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> technology teams saw the change as an opportunity for growth for each professional and also for Odebrecht as a whole. “Here, the word ‘change’ produces a positive expectation,” said Lenilton, the appointed interface for the O2 installations in the contract.

“In addition to the learning produced by the process, the Members know the importance of this training and are open to absorbing new information,” he said.

POSITIVE RESULTS The engagement during the initial installation phase was visible in the accounting results for January-April of this year, closed within the deadline date. The number of Members who operate Oracle in the contract increased from 17 in January 2011, to 100 in May.

From left to right, clockwise: Carlos Jackson Alves, the professional responsible for Supplies, Reynaldo Pincette and Lenilton Jordão; Members of the Commercial area; the Financial area team and Supply professionals

“The fact that most of the professionals responsible for

explained Paulo Henrique da Silva, from the Mobilization

the programs were already

team of the Information Technology (IT) area.

Reynaldo Pincette Filho, Administrative and Financial

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and understood the best

Manager, stated that the pilot program for the Payroll module

way to organize it at the

was welcomed with the same enthusiasm as Oracle. “The

construction site guaranteed

team is already operating the PeopleSoft Payroll together

security for the teams,”

with MyWebDay, which will be deactivated starting in July of

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IT COMPLETES FIRST SUB-CONTRACT MODULE PHASE At the start of May, the IT area completed the first installation phase for the new Sub-Contract module.

Using Oracle technology, the module – which is fully integrated with the O2 system – manages and administers the subcontracted suppliers at the construction project, such as labor and equipment supply companies and consulting firms.

Already used in MyWebDay, the tool was improved and now offers direct communication with O2. “The changes transformed the module into a system that best serves the project, with a simpler user interface,” explained Cristian Kambourakis, the professional responsible for the IT area Sub-Contracts Project. During the first phase of installation, Embraport received the system ‘base.’ It is estimated that the other functionalities will be installed gradually until July.

Documentation control, including the scanning of system documents, this year,” he said.

The contract should be finalized in 2013.

Until then, Pincette guarantees that the teams will be constantly on the lookout for other pilot projects: “We are available to contribute toward the development of the Organization’s processes,” he said.

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> hit the net

The Power of Digital Implemented at the Organization’s projects and Odebrecht Foundation initiatives, both in Brazil and Mozambique, the digital inclusion program Hit the Net, which assists thousands of Members and people from the communities located in the construction projects’ areas of influence, arrived to Portugal through Odebrecht International in March, and to Venezuela through Odebrecht Venezuela in May of this year. This article shares the project’s new actions and other already existing ones.

PIONEER IN LATIN AMERICA The Tocoma Hydroelectric

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Power Plant, constructed

program, called Intégrate a la

33 students from the Dr. Jose

on the Caroni River by the

Red in Spanish.

Agosto Mendez School and

Consortium OIV-Tocoma

The program, launched on May

21 students from the Luisa

– formed by Odebrecht

23, is promoting the digital

Cáceres Arismendi School,

Venezuela, the Italian company

literacy of children from the

both in the municipality of

Impregilo and the Venezuelan

teaching institutions in nearby

Angostura, are learning to use

company Vinccler – was the

communities.

Microsoft Office programs and

first project in Latin America

During the first phase, to be

e-mail tools.

to receive the Hit the Net

concluded in July of this year,

The initiative receives support

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Inclusion courses are administered by UCAB professors.

Starting in October of this year, Hit the Net will also extend to other schools in the region.

The expectation is to train over 250 children and adolescents from eight teaching institutions until July 012.

TRAINING IN PORTUGAL The first group, which includes 30 Members from the Baixo Tejo Sub-Concession and Belverde Viaduct project – the widening of a highway and construction of a new viaduct –, located in the Metropolitan Region of Lisbon, in Portugal, Children from the communities located near the Tocoma Hydroelectric Power Plant, in Venezuela, take part in computer classes on the Compubus

completed the computer class on May 10.

from the Andrés Bello Catholic University (UCAB) Guayana Center in Puerto Ordaz through Compubus – a mobile laboratory bus equipped with computers and air conditioning with the capacity to assist 16 students per class. The odebrechtnoticias.com.br / no. 258 /

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> hit the net With the start of Hit the Net,

never had the opportunity to

Garcês and mechanic Antônio

the project team realized

learn to operate it. “The more

Ferreira Santos celebrated the

that the biggest obstacle

computer knowledge I can

achievement.

is not the lack of access to

acquire, the more chances at

The teaching institution also

computers, since many of the

professional growth I’ll have,”

received a donation of soil for

participants have a computer

said Alves.

planting trees around the site.

at their homes. Instead,

At the end of the course, held

it is the absence of basic

at the Elias Garcia School

MOATIZE ALREADY

computer knowledge and the

Grouping, located next to the

HAS THREE ROOMS FOR

hesitation when working with

construction project, the two

PROGRAM

technology.

Members who most stood out

Hit the Net arrived to

Manuel Alves, assembler

during the program – based

Mozambique through the

and one of the participants,

on the criteria of participation,

project to construct and

revealed that his 21-year-old

performance and attendance

operate a coal mine for

daughter has used a computer

– received one free laptop

the company Vale, in the

since she was little, but that he

each. Carpenter Ricardo

municipality of Moatize, and with the partnership of Odebrecht International, Microsoft Brasil, Vale Moçambique Foundation, Hewlett-Packard (HP) and the airline company TAP Transportes Aéreos Portugueses.

It was the first project in Brazil to receive the program.

Currently, there are three laboratories in operation: one at the Moatize Coal Project, another at the Armando Emílio Guebuza High School in Cateme, and a third at the Dom Bosco High School.

A total of 310 students

Manuel Alves receives the conclusion certification for Hit the Net from Pedro Silva, Production Engineer

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participate in the program, including community residents

More than 300 people, including Members and residents of the communities, participate in Hit the Net in Moatize

and Members working on the

communication systems, as

Costa Rica, in Mato

construction project. By the

well as the Microsoft Office

Grosso do Sul, Odebrecht

end of this year, some 1,500

programs.

Engenharia Industrial

should be assisted.

The course uses the

has been constructing the

The educational proposal

Microsoft methodology

ETH Bioenergia ethanol

includes two modules: the

with the e-learning system,

and sugar production unit

basic level, with a focus on

without the need for

since April of last year. The

digital literacy, in which the

teachers, but with volunteer

new plant should begin

student learns to handle

monitors. The program lasts

operating still this year.

the equipment and learn

for two months and has a

On May 18, residents from

basic computer skills;

course load of 32 hours.

the city participated in

and the advanced level,

the inaugural class for

where participants learn

IN BRAZIL, CLASSES BEGIN

Hit the Net, a partnership

to use websites and online

IN COSTA RICA

between companies and

services, e-mail and other

In the municipality of

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> hit the net

Currently, 35 people participate in the Hit the Net computer classes in Costa Rica

of Tourism, Environment,

Culture, Wilson Matheus,

tied to the Bahia

Sports and Culture. The

Secretary of Education,

Southern Lowlands EPA

computer laboratory,

Marilete Bertuol Gazoni,

Mosaic Integrated and

installed in the Carlos

Librarian Rose Cristiane

Sustainable Development

Drummond de Andrade

Liston, together with

Program (PDIS) thanks to

Municipal Public Library,

Max Bruno, Construction

a partnership between

was restored by Odebrecht

Project Manager, and other

Odebrecht S.A., Odebrecht

for the program and

Members of the company.

Foundation, Microsoft,

was equipped with 10

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Dell, Oi, IBM, Semp Toshiba

computers.

EXPANSION OF PROJECT

and TelebrĂĄs. The program

Participating in the event

IN BAHIA’S SOUTHERN

became a reference in

was Mayor Jesus Baird,

LOWLANDS

multiplying initiatives

Vice Mayor Waldomiro

Hit the Net is undertaken

that include the use of

Bocalan, Secretary of

at educational projects

technologies associated

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with sustainable

extended to the “Build

citizenship among youth

development practices and

Better” Project, which

from the municipalities of

educational environments

trains young entrepreneurs

Presidente Tancredo Neves

in the region.

in the civil construction

and Valença as well as the

The digital literacy courses

sector, the “Walking

communities from the rural

offered to the youth from

Paths” Project, and “War

zone. These new actions

the Family Homes were

Shot,” which promotes

already assist 325 people.

The digital literacy courses in Bahia’s Southern Lowlands benefit over 800 people

HIT THE NET IN NUMBERS The program is currently held in 24 classrooms distributed throughout seven Brazilian states.

In 2010, some 5,200 people were assisted and estimates for this year indicate that more than 10,500 people will be included.

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Union Makes a Difference Antônio Nascimento Santos

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“Agriculture is my life; it’s my

producers are changing the

and Antônio Nascimento

business,” said the 19-year-

family’s history.

Santos Filho have more than

old youth. Residents of the

In 2009, Antônio Filho

their last name in common.

Margarida Alves settlement,

joined the Igrapiúna Rural

The father and son also share

located in the municipality of

Family Home (CFR-I) and, after

a love for working the land.

Ituberá, in Bahia, these rural

three years, is completing his

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training. During this period,

the Odebrecht Foundation.

he had access to topics such

Father and son then began

as rural administration, soils,

to work together cultivating

perennial crops, soils and the

the heart of palm. Gradually,

processing of animal and plant-

the young man introduced the

based products, in addition

new planting techniques he

to the basic concepts of

had learned, helping to boost

cooperativism, environmental

the family’s productivity. “My

education and youth leadership.

father raised us on what he

“The passage through CFR-I

learned from my grandfather,”

gave me a new perspective on

he said. “Now, I’m having the

life and changed my opinion

opportunity to teach him lots of

with relation to agriculture and

things. We are great partners,”

the opportunities found in the

said the youngest of the three

field,” said the youth.

Santos boys, who is not the

That same year, his father joined the Bahia Southern

brother always worked in the

Lowlands Heart of Palm

field and currently owns his

Producers’ Cooperative

own property.

(COOPALM) and since then has

The young Antônio and his parents: father and son take part in the PDIS initiatives and are changing the Santos family history

family’s only producer. His older

Antônio Filho is following in

developed his own heart of

the footsteps of his brother.

palm plantation. “We plant and

With the support of COOPALM,

harvest and the cooperative

he planted one hectare and a

sells it,” he said. “We see the

half of heart of palm and now

return from our work; we feel

cares for his own cultivation.

like we own it and we feel

The new rural entrepreneur also

stronger, since we aren’t alone.”

plans to join the cooperative. “I

Union makes a difference.”

want to increase my property,

Like CFR-I, COOPALM is

and I always try to apply the

an institution tied to the

knowledge I acquire at CFR-I,”

Bahia Southern Lowlands

he said. His father also believes

Environmental Protection

in this path: “I am happy to have

Area Mosaic Integrated and

my sons working the land,” he

Sustainable Development

said. “We get everything we

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Agreement to Construct Chaglla Hydroelectric Power Plant Signed On May 13, the President

construction of the Chaglla

which also help contribute

of the Republic of Peru, Alan

Hydroelectric Power Plant,

toward the country’s

García, participated in the

the second largest in the

development. According

signing of the investment

country. The plant will be built

to the Minister of Energy

commitment contract between

by Odebrecht Peru and will

and Mines, Pedro Sánchez,

the Peruvian government

receive investments of US$ 1.2

the contract consolidates

and Generación Huallaga,

billion.

the process of balancing

a company controlled by

Alan García pointed out that

out the country’s energy

Odebrecht Participações

Peru is seeking to generate

matrix, increasing the use

e Investimentos and by

clean energy through

of renewable energy in the

Odebrecht Energia, for the

hydroelectric power plants,

electrical system.

From left to right: Pedro Sánchez, Peruvian Minister of Energy and Mines; Alan García, President of Peru; and Erlon Arfelli, Investment Director at Odebrecht Energia in Peru

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BNDES Team Visits OLEX in Rio de Janeiro On May 3, professionals from the Foreign

the different projects

Operations Manager of

financed by the bank.

the customs agent San

The guests were

Assessoria e Comércio

Foreign Trade Legal

welcomed by Célio

Exterior and partner

Affairs Departments

Duran, the professional

of OLEX for 14 years,

and Contracting

responsible for Export

spoke about the export

and Authorization

Confirmations in the

process in the same tool,

and Operational

International Project

with the elaboration of

Management Areas

Financing (FPI) area

an Export Record, also

of Brazil’s National

– tied to Odebrecht

in the Federal Revenue

Economic and Social

América Latina e Angola

system.

Development Bank

–, which presented the

(BNDES) visited the

company team. Pedro

important for leveling

Odebrecht Logística e

Oliveira, Responsible for

out the knowledge

Exportação (OLEX) cargo

Cargo Terminal Export

of the BNDES team

terminal installations in

at OLEX, explained

and for our better

Rio de Janeiro.

the cargo purchase,

understanding of how

reception and shipment

export processes start

process to the projects.

at a large company,”

Rachel Almeida, the

said André Nogueira,

Trade, Priorities,

The objective of this visit was to present BNDES with the Credit

“The visit was

Record and Export

professional responsible

Manager of the GCOL1

Legalization modules

for Receipts in the FPI

area at BNDES. “The

within SISCOMEX,

area, presented the 2010

opportunity to see the

the Brazilian Federal

results, while Eduardo

day-to-day at an export

Revenue Department

Cunha, responsible for

company and the entire

system that controls the

Disbursement Processing

process developed by

country’s exports and

in the FPI area, simulated

the customs agent was

the physical process

the creation of a Credit

quite unique,” he said.

for exported cargo for

Record. Marcos Aurélio,

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> Fast Notes

Eight Million Man-Hours without Accidents at OOG One April 18, Members of the company

2010 to April of this year. To achieve the

Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine

result, OOG and DSME worked together to

Engineering (DSME) – the shipyard in

implement Workplace Safety, Health and

South Korea where Odebrecht Oil and

Environment (SSTMA) rules at the shipyard

Gas (OOG) built the Norbe VIII and Norbe

and correct problems to improve the

IX drilling rigs and site to the installation

quality of the work.

of the ODN and ODN II drilling rigs –

Pedro Mathias, Project Manager at OOG,

celebrated the record of 8 million man-

represented the company during the

hours worked without time loss accidents

ceremony organized by DSME to celebrate

at the projects of the four units.

the new record. Members of OOG and

This number was reached by 2,500 workers during the period of January

managers of the South Korean shipyard also participated in the celebration.

Members and leaders of OOG and DSME celebrated the new safety record in South Korea

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Odebrecht Infraestrutura Receives Dutch Students

The Dutch students got an up-close look at the investments in infrastructure for the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro

On May 3, 20 students from the Construction and Urban Development Management

for the closing ceremony of the 2014 World Cup. The university students also visited the new

course at Eindhoven University of Technology

General Osório Subway station in Ipanema. They

in Holland visited some of the Odebrecht

rode it until the Mirante da Paz (“Peace Outlook”)

Infraestrutura construction projects in Rio de

high atop the Rubem Braga Complex – a

Janeiro.

structure with elevators that transport residents

At the Maracanã remodeling project, the group

from the low income communities of Cantagalo

visited the “Sidewalk of Fame” – a space in the

and Pavão-Pavãozinho to the Ipanema station.

stadium that pays tribute to Brazil’s biggest

Civil engineer Amanda Parro accompanied the

soccer stars –, and the field, the site that will

group and explained the challenges faced by a

host some of the games and serve as the stage

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Training Dominican Republic Students The Coral Freeway project

university students from the

classes, administered by the

– developed by Odebrecht

region of La Roaman and

Mir Foundation, a 330-square

América Latina e Angola

from other communities

meter workshop was set

in the Dominican Republic

located nearby the

up at the Mir Esperanza

– and the Mir Foundation

construction project. The

Polytechnic School, including

established a partnership

project expects to train 250

running water, electrical

in April of this year to

youth per year.

installations and a space to

promote the technical and

For the mechanic,

professional courses for

electricity and welding

store tools and equipment for the practical classes.

Present at the workshop inauguration were Lian Azqueta, President of the Mir Foundation; Lyanne Azqueta, Executive Director of the School; Juvenalito Gusmão, Contract Director at the Coral Freeway Project; professors and students of the teaching institution and Members of Odebrecht América Latina e Angola

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Braskem Camaçari Project Against Dengue

During the walk through the neighborhood of Dias D’Ávila, children from the city where oriented on how to prevent dengue

In Camaçari, Bahia, Odebrecht Engenharia

in addition to 49 volunteers from the eight

Industrial participated in the campaign “The

companies. Participants went on a walk to

Center against Dengue” through the Braskem

publicize the ways of preventing the disease.

Project and other companies – Braskem, Du

On May 20, the neighborhood Parque

Pont, Dow Chemical, Paranapanema, Ultracargo,

Florestal received the second phase of the

Elekeiroz and Petrobras. The campaign was

campaign. More than 100 volunteers, oriented by

divided into two phases.

professionals from the Zoonoses Control Center,

The first, held on May 6 in the neighborhood

visited over 1,300 residential and commercial

of Dias D’Ávila, gathered 300 people, including

buildings and terrains. Materials that could

the coordinators and technicians of the region’s

accumulate water and become breeding grounds

Zoonose Center, community health agents,

for the mosquito that transmits the disease were

members of the Community Defense Center

removed. The volunteers also distributed tarps

(NUDEC) and the Community Council, professors,

to cover empty barrels and pamphlets about the

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Preparing Teams for a New Contract Odebrecht Engenharia

in addition to providing

professional responsible for

Industrial is responsible for

services and equipment

People and Organization, who

the service agreement for

designed for emergencies

discussed the Organization’s

the Petrobras International

and firefighting.

history and Odebrecht

Business Area as part of the

In order to foster the

Entrepreneurial Technology

company’s Safety, Health and

development of skills,

(TEO). “Our main challenge

Environment (SHE) Certificate

process management,

is to transform all of our

Action Plan, called the PAC

strategic planning and team

knowledge into team work,”

SHE Project. The agreement

work, 60 Members from the

said Marco Duran during the

includes the rehabilitation,

project gathered in Buenos

opening for the event. “We

construction, assembly,

Aires, Argentina, for the first

will be in different countries

elaboration of students and

training session of the year,

and different places within

diagnoses of the state-owned

held on April 1 and 2.

the countries,” he said.

company’s SHE areas in 10

The participants listened

On the second day, the

countries (Argentina, United

to lectures by Marco Duran,

professionals were divided

States, Japan, Colombia,

Contract Director, who spoke

into groups for a practical

Paraguay, Uruguay, Chile,

about the project’s objectives,

activity on synergy, strategies

Ecuador, Bolivia and Brazil),

and Ivonne Lozano, the

and goals.

Members of Odebrecht Engenharia Industrial participated in activities in Buenos Aires during the first training for the PAC SHE Project team

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Animal Rescue Efforts at Santo Antônio The installation of the Santo

or in the cases of abandoned

Antônio Hydroelectric Power

cubs, the animals are sent to the

Plant in Rondônia involves careful

Wildlife Screening Center (CETAS),

animal rescue work, developed

built by the concessionaire at the

by over 160 professionals

Federal University of Rondônia

hired by the Santo Antônio

campus, where they remain

Energia Concessionaire, which

during treatment for later release.

is responsible for the plant. The

In one month, Santo Antônio

team gathers biologists, assistants,

Energia sent 26 animals - 21

veterinarians, safety technicians

jararaca snakes, a banded

and nurses and has already

anteater, two green jararaca

rescued over 23,000 animals from

snakes, a black-faced hawk Animals like the grey hawk and jaguar are rescued in areas near the plant construction by the Santo Antônio Energia team. They then receive treatment and are sent to a safe destination

the Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (IBAMA) in sending some of the species apprehended in irregular situations, such as the two jaguars that recently left to the city of the plant’s and construction site’s

and grey hawk – to institutions

Cacoal to live at the Uberlândia

area of influence.

specialized in treating the species,

Municipal Zoo in Minas Gerais.

such as the Vital Brasil Institute

Another jaguar, which lived at

species that are unable to find

in Rio de Janeiro, the Caatinga

the former Porto Velho Natural

a new home undergo clinical

Reptile Conservation Center

Park, was transferred to CETAS in

evaluation and are catalogued.

in Paraíba, and the Research

January of this year and awaits its

The others are returned to the

Center for Neotropical Raptor

final destination to be decided by

regions not affected by the

Conservation in Minas Gerais.

IBAMA. All of the expenses with

During the rescue efforts, the

development. When there is the need for veterinary intervention

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Braskem Signs UN Caring for Climate Initiative Braskem was one

Jorge Soto,

of the companies to

Braskem’s

worldwide that

par ticipate in the

Sustainability

has earned the

2011 Global Pact

Director, was one

commitment of over

Week, held from

of the par ticipants

1,500 companies all

May 16-20, and the

of the debate

over the planet. The

Caring for Climate

“Rio+20: Objectives

companies agree to

Signatories Meeting

and Business

align their operations

– an initiative that

Oppor tunities for

and strategies with 10

gathers companies

the Signatories,”

universally accepted

committed to

which addressed

principles in the areas

resolving climate

the companies’

of human rights, labor,

changes. The event

contribution to

environment and anti-

was held on May

accelerating the

corruption. In 2008,

17 in Copenhagen,

implementation of

Braskem joined the

Denmark.

the “green economy,”

Brazilian Global Pact

The edition

which, according to

Committee.

of the meeting

the United Nations

this year worked

Environment Program,

to Caring for Climate

under the theme

is the low carbon-

due to its strong

of “ The Corporate

intensive economy .

commitment to the

Contribution to

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responsibility

Since 2007, Braskem

“Braskem was invited

topic,” explained

Global Sustainability ”

has been a signator y

Soto. “Our initiatives

after Rio+20, the UN

of the Global Pact, a

related to the climate

Conference that will

UN program designed

are concrete and

take place in Brazil in

to strengthen

associated with our

2012.

social-corporate

business,” he said.

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TEO at North American University New York ’s Columbia University

different countries. The program

developed a case study on Odebrecht

establishes a bridge between

Entrepreneurial Technology ( TEO)

theoretical knowledge and practical

and officially added the topic to the

business know-how.

permanent curriculum of the Columbia School of Business.

TEO is used as a case of how an

The depar tment responsible for the project, Columbia CaseWorks, develops cases and teaching materials for use

organization can preser ve its culture

in the university classrooms. All of the

while it expands its global operations

material is based on research and the

and contracts professionals from

exper tise of the institution’s faculty.

The Columbia University Homepage shows the new discipline of the Columbia School of Business: TEO

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Day to Talk About Professions

Marjorie Mckenzie, Responsible for Administration, and Tommy Valentine, General Supervisor, answered the questions of Fairlawn Elementary School students during Career Day

Members of the North

which professionals from

Members who participate in

Terminal of the Miami

different areas and companies

the Odebrecht Introduction

International Airport,

come to visit the classrooms

to Culture Program used

development by Odebrecht

to talk with the students about

the project and Odebrecht

United States (subsidiary of

their activities and educational

Entrepreneurial Technology

Odebrecht International)

background, motivating them

(TEO) to encourage the

took part in Career Day at

to enroll in university courses

children to learn and

Fairlawn Elementary School.

and prompting them to

continuously improve their

choose a profession. Certain

skills.

Career Day is a date on

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Odebrecht Panama Holds SIPAT 2011 From April 26-29, Odebrecht Panama,

The Accident Prevention Program (PreVer)

subsidiary of Odebrecht América Latina e

was presented in the country during SIPAT, with

Angola (ALA), promoted the 2011 Internal

the presence of Sérgio Leão, the professional

Workplace Accident Prevention Week (SIPAT).

responsible for Sustainability at the Engineering

This is the second consecutive year the

and Construction Operations, Carlos Alexandre

subsidiary has held the event.

and Antônio Gaspar, both from Odebrecht Latin

The event included conferences involving

América and Angola. André Rabello, Managing

local and international specialists, who shared

Director of Odebrecht Panama, confirmed

their knowledge and experiences with over 550

the commitment of the contract directors to

participants, including Members of the Company

overcoming the program’s challenges and

and partner companies, as well as students and

continuously seeking to minimize serious

employees of public entities in the country that

accidents at the construction sites.

operate in the construction area. Themes such

SIPAT also hosted an exhibit related to the

as Safety and Health Management in Tunnel

topic of Workplace Health and Safety, called

Construction, Identification and Assessment of

Odebrexpo 2011, in which companies and

Environmental Impacts, Work at Heights and

entities presented safety equipment and the

Noise and Vibrations in Civil Construction Areas

efforts undertaken in the country within this

were addressed in the lectures.

sphere.

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Folha de S. Paulo Trainees at the Odebrecht Construction Project in Argentina On May 16, 14 trainees from

North of Buenos Aires, in

Clarín and La Nación.

the newspaper Folha de S.

Argentina. During the visit,

Paulo visited the construction

the journalists spoke to Alan

the Folha de S. Paulo Training

work for the Juan Manuel de

Abrantes, Contract Director,

Program has a historic rate of

Rosas Plant, currently being

and toured the construction

90% participant recruitment.

undertaken by Odebrecht

site. The youth also visited

The program is sponsored by

América Latina e Angola

the printing plants of the

Odebrecht, Philip Morris and

in Tigre, located to the

Argentinean newspapers

Syngenta.

Currently in its 51st edition,

Young journalists participating in the Folha de S. Paulo newspaper Training Program got an up-close look at the Odebrecht operations in Argentina

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Interns Work in Different Areas at Arena Salvador Consortium

The participants of the Arena Salvador Consortium Intern Training Program work in different areas and have monthly evaluations

Formed by Odebrecht Infraestrutura

and can discuss the program with the People

and OAS, the Arena Salvador Consortium

and Organization area. There is also the

– responsible for the construction work to

identification of the areas for improvement

build the Fonte Nova Arena in Bahia’s capital

and the youth can participate in volunteer

– created its Intern Training Program with a

programs to develop their public speaking

multi-disciplinary strategy.

skills as well as in other courses in partnership

The students take part in a rotating and planned program and will work in different

with teaching institutions.

Currently, 22 university students from the

sectors of the company. The maximum time of

Business Administration, Architecture, Civil

permanence in each area is six months.

Engineering, Oil and Gas Engineering and

During the internship period, the interns are evaluated each month by the leaders

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Odebrecht Angola at Benguela International Fair

At the Odebrecht Angola booth, the FIB visitors received explanatory brochures about the company’s operations

From May 13-17, Odebrecht Angola (a

construction projects in the province, such as

subsidiary of Odebrecht América Latina

the Benguela Waters Integrated Project, Lobito

e Angola) took part in the 1st Benguela

and Baía Farta, the Revitalization Project for the

International Fair (FIB), which gathered more

Catumbela, Cavaco and Coporolo Rivers and

than 120 national and international companies

the Catumbela Airport, among others.

at the Ombaka National Stadium with aims of promoting local entrepreneurship and

Professional Qualification Program was also

publicizing the economic and industrial

presented at the booth and the public had

potentials of the country’s Central-South

access to one of the dump truck operator

region.

simulators used during the program’s practical

At the Odebrecht Angola booth, visitors were able to learn more about the Organization’s global operations and the company’s

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classes.

The Benguela Province Government hopes to make FIB an annual event.