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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.
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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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One of the highlights of
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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
FIN AN C
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. According to Lenilton Jordão, the professional responsible for People and Organization at Embraport, the odebrechtnoticias.com.br / no. 258 /
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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
familiar with the system
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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.
the improvement of the measurement process – which allows for some service to be used by more than one city from a single contract item –, and the re-activation of the payment advance integration are among the improvements for the new Sub-Contracts module. odebrechtnoticias.com.br / no. 258 /
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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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> odebrecht foundation
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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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
The concessionaire also supports the Brazilian Institute of
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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.