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Foz do Brasil is participating in the country’s largest basic sanitation concession, in Rio de Janeiro.

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improvement of work conditions

The nine ETH Agroindustrial Units earned certificates as part of the Brazilian Federal Government’s National Commitment.

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> 14 fast news 22 2016 olympic games: start of

construction work for athletes’ village

Odebrecht Realizações is working to build the Athletes’ Village in Rio de Janeiro, with the construction work officially kicked off by the International Olympic Committee.

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26 first anniversary of the corinthians> arena construction work

Corinthians Arena celebrated its first year of work to erect the stadium that will host the opening ceremony of the 2014 World Cup.

Next Edition: july 10, 2012

> 30 fast news - sports 36 odebrecht organization at rio+20

The Organization’s companies supported different activities during the UN Conference - Rio+20. Here are some of them.

42 reflections and actions for

environmental preservation

The Foz do Brasil units and Odebrecht Infraestrutura and Odebrecht E&C Energia projects celebrated Environment Week.

> 50 sustainable festival: braskem promotes conscious consumption

On June 2 and 3, the city of São Paulo received the second edition of the Sustainable Festival, which involved the participation of Braskem.

news - people > 54 fast development

> 62 fast news - communities

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> Sanitation

Foz Águas 5: the Newest Foz Operation in Rio de Janeiro On June 5, World

Odebrecht Organization’s

ceremony for the

Environment Day, Foz do

environmental solution

Constantino Arruda

Brasil took an important

company.

Pessôa Sewage Treatment

step forward as the

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The inauguration

Plant in Rio de Janeiro

Foz do Brasil is participating in the country’s largest basic sanitation concession, which will serve 21 neighborhoods in Rio de Janeiro’s Western Zone

marked the start of the

neighborhoods from

community representatives

country ’s largest basic

the city’s Western Zone.

from the State Water and

sanitation concession,

The event involved

Sewage Company (CEDAE),

which will serve 21

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> Sanitation and Mayor Eduardo Paes.

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the Planning Area 5 (AP-

dos Afonsos, Cosmos,

The new operation,

5), which corresponds

Deodoro, Gericinó,

called Foz Águas 5 – a

to 48% of the territory

Guaratiba, Inhoaíba,

company formed by

in the municipality

Jardim Sulacap,

Foz and the Águas do

of Rio de Janeiro. The

Magalhães Bastos,

Brasil Group – will be

neighborhoods included

Paciência, Padre Miguel,

responsible for the

in the area are: Bangu,

Pedra de Guaratiba,

sewage collection and

Barra de Guaratiba,

Realengo, Santa Cruz,

treatment services for

Campo Grande, Campo

Santíssimo, Senador

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Camará, Senador

such as education, health

increase the sewage

Vasconcelos, Sepetiba and

and urban infrastructure,”

treatment rate from 4%

Vila Militar.

said the Municipal

to 40%. At the end of the

“ The concession of

Secretary of Public Works,

30-year contract, 90% of

services allows the city

Alexandre Pinto da Silva.

the population will be

government to direct the

The goals are

benefited by the services.

resources that would be

challenging. Until

The planned investment

invested in sanitation to

2016, for example, the

is R$ 2.6 billion, with the

other important areas,

concessionaire will

installation of more than 2,000 km of collection networks and at least another 17 treatment plants.

The Rio-Águas Foundation – associated with the Municipal Department of Public Works, previously responsible for sanitary sewage in the region – will come to work as the regulatory and inspection agency for the services provided by the concessionaire. The water supply will continue

The inauguration Constantino Arruda Pessôa Sewage Treatment Plant included the presence of community representatives from the State Water and Sewage Company (CEDAE), Municipal Departments and Mayor Eduardo Paes

to be managed by the company NOVA CEDAE. View the video (in Portuguese) and learn more about the new Foz do Brasil project. odebrechtnoticias.com.br / no. 285 / june 2012

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> Ethanol and Sugar

For Member Training an of Work Conditions ETH was recognized by the Brazilian Federal Government for helping improve its Members’quality of life and for disseminating good labor practices

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nd Improvement On June 14, the nine ETH Bioenergia Agroindustrial Units earned certificates as part of the National Commitment to Improve Work Conditions in Sugarcane. The leaders received the documents from the President of Brazil, Dilma Rousseff.

Created in 2009 by the Brazilian Federal Government, the initiative involves companies and workers from the sugarenergy sector and is designed to guarantee improved quality of life and disseminate good labor practices that extend beyond legal requirements.

The bioenergy sector currently employs over 1 odebrechtnoticias.com.br / no. 285 / june 2012

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> Ethanol and Sugar

Leaders from the nine ETH Agroindustrial Units received certificates from Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff

million people.

Organization and

Environment (SHE)

the Development of

teams from the five ETH

with the Odebrecht

Communities, among

production centers and

Organization culture,

others.

the People Administration

In 2009, aligned

the nine ETH units

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After joining the

area of the corporate

voluntarily joined the

initiative, the company

office, in addition to the

National Commitment,

began the verification

contracted audit firm and

with includes assessments

process last October,

class labor unions from

related to Transparency,

which involved the

each state. The process

Workplace Health and

Agriculture, People and

included the presentation

Safety, Transportation,

Organization (P&O)

of documentation, visits

Food, Labor Union

and Safety, Health and

to the units, work fronts

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and accommodations,

the sector, operating

for professionals from

as well as interviews

with safety, respect for

the regions where its

with Members from the

the environment and

units are installed,

agricultural areas.

the communities and

promoting changes

valuing the growth

in the economy of

on the principles,

of our Members,� said

the municipalities

concepts and criteria

GenĂŠsio Lemos Couto,

by improving the

of the Odebrecht

responsible for People

qualification of people,

Entrepreneurial

and Sustainability at

generation of income

Technology ( TEO)

ETH.

and services. In all, the

“ETH works based

and this distinction

Since its foundation in

company has invested

inspires us to maintain

2007, ETH Bioenergia has

approximately R$ 10

our unique position

developed qualification

million in training

as a company from

and training programs

programs.

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> Ethanol and Sugar

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The items evaluated included: Transparency, Workplace Health and Safety, Transportation, Meals, Labor Union Organization and Community Development

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> Fast News

Caring for its Members’ Health “ETH has a plan: to care for your

are making every effort to ensure that

health.” This is the slogan of the campaign

100% of the Members sign up for the

designed to raise the awareness of ETH

health plan, guaranteeing peace of mine

Bioenergia Members who have not yet

for themselves and their eligible family

joined the company’s health plan as to the

members.

importance of the benefit. It is estimated

In order to publicize the campaign, a

that approximately 5% of the professionals

special article is being distributed and

did not opt for the health plan offered by

ETH Radio, the company’s new media

the company.

channel, is also addressing the topic in its

During the months of June and July,

programming.

the unit’s People and Organization teams

ETH is promoting a campaign to encourage workers to join the health plan

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Ethylene XXI Project Receives Approval for Financing On June 5, Braskem

financing in May. The

density polyethylene

Idesa announced the

financial institution

and one low density

approval of a line of

group is also formed by

polyethylene).

financing under the

the Mexico Development

project finance mode

Bank, BANCOMEXT and

Ethylene XXI Project,

of US$ 700 million from

NAFINSA - Nacional

which is located in

the Brazilian National

Financiera, as well as

the municipality of

Economic and Social

by commercial banks,

Nanchital, Veracruz, is

Development Bank

whose resources are still

on-schedule: the earth

(BNDES) for the largest

in the approval phase.

leveling work and the

Brazilian private port

The loan will be

The progress of the

preparation of the

project in Mexico:

granted to Braskem Idesa

terrain are already 70%

BRASKEM IDESA -

SAPI, the joint venture

completed, and the civil

Ethylene XXI Project.

controlled by Braskem

construction work began

The funds will be

with relevant interest

on May 18, with the first

added to those already

owned by the Mexican

foundations. There are

approved by the Inter-

group Idesa, with

currently 2,100 people

American Development

aims of constructing

working on the project,

Bank (IDB) during the

and operating a

whose peak should

month of April, the

petrochemical complex

require 9,000 Members

International Finance

that will have the

in 2013 and 2014.

Corporation (IFC), an

capacity to produce 1

With the start of

entity that belongs to

million annual tons of

operation in 2015,

the World Bank, and the

polyethylenes through

3,000 permanent

Italian Credit Agency

an ethane cracker and

direct and indirect job

(SACE), the last two

three polymerization

opportunities should be

of which granted the

plants (two high

generated.

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> Fast News

TBM Reaches Goal Six Months Ahead of Time in Panama Responsible for the Panama Bay City Sanitation

represents a milestone in Panama’s engineering

project, Odebrecht completed the excavation

history for being the first in the country

work and roof of the Interceptor Tunnel six

completed with a TBM. The construction has

months ahead of schedule. The TBM (Tunnel

recorded over 2 million man-hours worked and

Boring Machine) – also known as “Tatuzão” –

provided more than 69,000 hours of training

excavated the 8-km tunnel within a 19-month

for Members. Approximately 450 workers were

period, started on October 2010.

involved at the peak of the construction.

Tatuzão’s arrival to the final point included the

The Interceptor Tunnel will connect to the

presence of President of the Republic of Panama,

Coastal Interceptor to conduct the wastewater

Ricardo Martinelli, the Minister of Health, Franklyn

generated in the Downtown area of the Panama’s

Vergara, Managing Director of Odebrecht in

capital to the Pump Station, from where it will

the country, André Rabello, and the Members

be sent in pressurized form to the Wastewater

involved in the tunnel construction work.

Treatment Plant – currently being constructed by

The construction of the Interceptor Tunnel

Odebrecht.

Members from Odebrecht Panama celebrate the arrival of the TBM to the final point of the Interceptor Tunnel after 19 months of work

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Open Path Representatives from the Brazilian Navy, Itaguaí Construções Navais Consortium, DCNS and Odebrecht participated in the event that opened the tunnel passageway between the North and South areas of the project

The work included in the Submarine Development Program (PROSUB-EBN) Naval Shipyard and Base complex involves the

floor. Some 200 meters were lowered through detonations and excavations.

Sérgio Martins, the manager responsible for

construction of a 703-meter long and 15-meter

the construction work, said he is certain that the

high tunnel that passes through a mountain and

main challenge lies beyond the construction

connects the two sectors.

site. Surrounded by the community of Ilha da

The tunnel is already in the final phase of

Madeira, in Itaguaí, Rio de Janeiro, the tunnel

construction. On April 12, the last denotation

is located slightly over 100 meters from some

was completed, opening the passageway

of the houses. “We worked at night, had some

between the North and South areas.

underground and outdoor detonations and

The ceremony included the presence of

blocked traffic,” said Martins. “These types

representatives from the Brazilian Navy, the

of actions generated complaints,” he said.

Itaguaí Construções Navais (ICN) Consortium,

According to him, good communication and

the French company DCNS and Odebrecht

precautions with the safety of local residents

Infraestrutura, responsible for the civil

facilitated the relationship. “Luckily, we have

construction work. On the occasion, Odebrecht

mitigated these factors in a very positive way,

also completed the upper section of the tunnel,

receiving the support of the project’s Social

which measures seven meters high.

Responsibility team,” he said.

In order to ensure that the tunnel reaches the

It is estimated that the construction work for

height planned in the design, it was necessary to

the tunnel will be completely finished by the end

lower it eight meters by excavating the current

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> Fast News

Supplier Portal is Launched at EBN-PROSUB

Odebrecht partners participate in the training to better understand the Supplier Portal purchase processes

In May of this year, the EBN-PROSUB project – developed by Odebrecht Infraestrutura in

he said.

Rio de Janeiro – finished installing the Supplier

Organized by the Odebrecht IT team,

Portal, an Oracle system module dedicated to

the course received the support of PROSUB

these partners.

Members Antonio Ferreira and Jeisiel Mendes.

The Supplier Portal is designed to promote

“It is important to directly present the suppliers

transparency and equal competition when

with how the process is favorable to their daily

purchasing products. The tool gives suppliers

routine,” said Antonio Rodrigues Ferreira, the

access to purchase orders, agreements and

food buyer for EBN-PROSUB. “With the training,

price quotes and can send bids (auctions),

I learned more about the Oracle system and

confirm purchase orders and manage

improved the purchase order and purchase

negotiations.

agreement generation process, among other

In order to better understand its different features, suppliers participated in a training

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relationship with suppliers through the system,”

functions,” said Ferreira.

The module is available for the

session at the construction site in Itaguaí,

Organization’s contracts and offices that already

coordinated by Emerson Araujo Silva, from the

use the Oracle system. The installation can

Odebrecht IT area. “We had a large number of

be requested from Odebrecht through the

partners interested in learning the new process,”

Mobilization team: mobilizacao_ti@odebrecht.

explained Silva. “The idea is to strengthen the

com.

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Fusión Project: Mexico Begins Installation of Oracle On May 29, Odebrecht-

(“fusion” in Spanish), which

(P&O) and Workplace Safety,

Mexico began the installation of

symbolizes the integration

Health and Environment. After

the Oracle system. The country

between the Organization’s

the installation of the system, the

is the fourth in which the

businesses in Mexico and the

three-month assisted operation

Organization operates abroad

fusion of the Brazilian and

period will begin, during which

to adopt the administrative-

Mexican cultures.

time the team will be dedicated

financial tool.

The meeting that marked the

The implementation of the Fusión Project will be conducted

to assisting Members.

The expectations of

start of the project included the

by the country, with the

professionals in the country

presence of Luis Weyll, Managing

support of Odebrecht IT and

for the replacement of the

Director in the country, Francisco

the consulting firm Accenture -

current tool, My Web Day for

Penteado, Managing Director

Mexico. By the end of October

Oracle, include the optimization

of Odebrecht Engenharia

of this year, the Oracle and BS

of procedures and routines,

Industrial and an additional 50

tools will be installed, designed

integration of the P&O system,

Members from the company,

to provide support for financial

improvement of Business

from Accenture and from Oracle.

and supply activities, together

Security and improved efficiency

During the meeting, the name of

with the PeopleSoft tool for the

and speed in terms of the

the project was defined: Fusión

areas of People and Organization

generation of information.

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> Fast News

Odebrecht Earns the Tobacco-Free Company Award in Argentina On World No Tobacco Day, celebrated on

was tobacco-free. “We are proud of the

May 31, Odebrecht earned the Tobacco-Free

commitment assumed by the companies

Company Certificate, granted by Argentina’s

and institutions, which decided to protect

Ministry of Health. The certification was

their Members against the damages caused

obtained through the “DAAR+ Healthy

by tobacco, the main cause of preventable

Lifestyle Program Pure Air” item.

death worldwide,” said the National Healthy

In April of this year, a team from the

Plan Coordinator, Mario Virgolini, during

ministry was welcomed at the company’s

the ceremony held in the Ramon Castillo

office in Buenos Aires to visit the

Room at the country’s Ministry of Health

installations and check whether the site

building.

Odebrecht is one of the companies that helps create a healthier work environment and society in Argentina

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Braskem Launches 2011 Annual and Sustainability Report Braskem has launched a document that

the guidelines of the Global Reporting Initiative

reports the main achievements and challenges

(GRI), a non-profit organization that develops and

experienced by the company last year. The

disseminates orientations for the elaboration of

Braskem Annual and Sustainability Report covers

sustainability reports. The report structure covers

the period from January 1 to December 31, 2011.

the three dimensions of sustainable development

In addition to this period, data from 2009 and 2010 was also included in the report so that the

– economic, social and environmental –, as well as cultural valorization and political participation,

reader could better understand Braskem’s growth. the latter of which as a form of exercising The document contains information on the types

citizenship. Associated with these dimensions,

of entrepreneurship and the economic-financial,

there is a report of the material topics for the

social and environmental indicators, as well as

company’s sustainability management.

corporate governance practices.

To access the digital version of the Braskem

This is the fourth publication created based on Annual and Sustainability Report, click here.

Teles Pires FM Radio Now on the Air The Teles Pires Hydroelectric

Starting at 5:00 a.m. – with

Programming. “Through the

Power Plant, constructed by

the program To the Rooster’s

programming, Members have

Odebrecht E&C Energia between

Crow – also included in the

their own space, in addition to

the states of Mato Grosso and

programming are Good Morning,

the opportunity to disseminate

Pará, has set up a radio station at

Worker; Morning Show; Musical

their ideas, cultural expressions,

the construction site called Teles

Lunch; Afternoon Command;

traditions and social habits,”

Pires FM. The new media type is

End of the Afternoon; Ave Maria;

revealed Edvaldo Freire,

designed to provide information,

Sports Summary; Praising

responsible for Worker Quality of

culture, entertainment and leisure

with Jesus; Good Time and 24-h

Life (PQVT) at the Teles Pires HPP.

to Members.

The radio studio is located in the leisure area, located at the “Quality of Life” Square, and operates at the frequency of 105.3 FM. The daily programming is created by workers, volunteer presenters and is designed to suit all musical tastes.

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> Real Estate Developments

2016 Olympic Games: Start of A In May, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) officially kicked off the start

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stake for the complex’s first

el Moutawakel, the Rio de

building.

Janeiro Mayor, Eduardo Paes,

The ceremony included

Entrepreneurial Leader of

of the construction at the

the presence of the President

Odebrecht Realizações

2016 Olympic and Paralympic

of the IOC Coordination

Imobiliárias (OR), Paul

Games Athletes’ Park in Rio

Commission for the Rio

Altit, President of Carvalho

de Janeiro by driving in the

2016 Olympic Games, Nawal

Hosken, Carlos Carvalho,

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Athletes’ Village Construction President of Ilha Pura, Carlos

of 206,000 square meters,

the company that is also called

Armando Paschoal, as well as

Athletes’ Park is located

Ilha Pura. The project includes

the delegation from IOC and

in Ilha Pura, the planned

31 residential buildings with

representatives from the Rio

neighborhood that is being

17 floors, and a total of 3,604

2016 Organizing Committee for

developed by Carvalho Hosken

four, three, two-bedroom

the Olympic Games (CO-Rio).

and OR in Barra da Tijuca. The

apartments, which will have

Extending a total area

two companies are partners in

the capacity for 17,950

The Athletes’ Village project includes 31 buildings with 3,604 apartments in a 206,000 m2 area

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> Real Estate Developments athletes, coaches and physical therapists, in addition to a commercial center extending 3,300 square meters.

Athletes’ Village will be a development consisting of high-standard residential condominiums, just like all of the others to be launched in Ilha Pura, a site surrounded by natural beauties. The development will promote the quality of life and well being of guests and future residents – the units will be sold before the Olympic and Paralympic Games and delivered to clients one year after the games have ended.

Also part of the project is a public park extending 65,000 square meters signed by the Burle Marx landscaping firm, in addition to a greenhouse, bicycle paths, multisport courts, a skate ramp, meditation area and accessibility throughout the entire park, among other features. The buildings will be divided into reserved condominiums, each one with a pool, sauna, rest area, cinema, party room, gourmet area, Internet cafe and indoor and outdoor playgrounds.

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Starting from the left: Gilber Felli, from IOC; Nawal el Moutawakel; Eduardo Paes; Carlos Carvalho and Paul Altit, initiating the installation of the first stake

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> 2014 World Cup

First Anniversary of the Corin Arena Construction Work On May 30, the Corinthians

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World Cup. The project has

groups and times, based

Arena celebrated its first year

completed approximately 40%

on the start of the morning,

of intense work, undertaken

of the construction work and

afternoon and evening shifts.

by Odebrecht Infraestrutura,

has 1,820 Members.

The Members enjoyed a cake,

to erect the stadium that will

To celebrate the date, the

which was decorated with a

host the opening ceremony

company gathered all workers,

drawing of a field and motifs

and opening game of the 2014

divided into three different

from the World Cup, which will

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The arena will serve as the stage to the opening and first game of the 2014 World Cup, set for June 12 of that same year

Soccer Club, Mário Gobbi, and former player Basílio, who made the winning goal during the 1977 São Paulo Championship against the team Ponte Preta, which changed Corinthians’ luck after 23 years without winning a title. The group was welcomed

by Antonio Gavioli, Contract Director.

Mário Gobbi highlighted the fast progress of the construction work and unity of the workers “based on a common objective” to deliver the arena ready by 2013.

Gilmar Tadeu praised the workers and contract directors: “You deserve congratulations for what you are building here, a true legacy that, besides

nthians

Together with the Members from the afternoon shift, Gilmar Tadeu, Mario Gobbi and Basílio participated in the celebration of the first year of construction of the Corinthians Arena

be opened on June 12, 2014.

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> 2014 World Cup José Maria Marin (holding his helmet), between Mário Gobbi and Andrés Sanches, is accompanied by Antonio Gavioli during a visit to the construction work

hosting soccer games with

Andrés Sanchez, visited the

win,” he said. The President

all the necessary comfort, will

construction work at the

of CBF also praised the Hit

also contribute toward the

Corinthians Arena on June

the Net Program, which

development of São Paulo’s

15. Reinaldo Bastos, CBF

promotes the digital inclusion

Eastern Zone.”

Development and Project

of workers and their families.

Director, and Mário Gobbi, are

The initiative is designed

also part of the group.

to transmit knowledge and

VISIT FROM THE PRESIDENT OF CBF The President of the

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“It is not just the club that

develop basic computer skills

comes out winning,” said Marin,

and will be implemented at

Brazilian Soccer Federation

during the press conference

the construction site with

(CBF), José Maria Marin, and

held on the occasion. “The city

aims of benefitting some 400

the National Team Director,

of São Paulo and Brazil also

people.

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GROUP MARRIAGE AT THE FUTURE STADIUM On June 17, Odebrecht Infraestrutura held a group marriage that gathered workers from the Corinthians Stadium to make the union of 62 couples official.

Approximately 750 people participated in the civil ceremony, which included the presence of AndrĂŠs Sanches, CBF National Team Director, and Gilmar Tadeu, Special Joint Secretary to the 2014 World Cup, Antonio Gavioli, Contract Director, Frederico Barbosa, Operational Manager, and Ricardo Corregio, Commercial Manager, served as the witnesses for the couples.

The religious, Catholic and evangelical ceremonies were held traditionally, with the brides entering on a red carpet and the exchange of rings. A reception with food and drink ended the celebrations.

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> Fast News - Sports

Contributing toward Sustainability in Sports

The Amsterdam ArenA received VIP boxes inspired by Brazil’s passion for soccer, whose inauguration involved the participation of Braskem

On May 26, Braskem participated in the inauguration of the Brazilian Football Cafe

the Ambassador of Brazil in the Kingdom of the

Skylounge VIP boxes at the Amsterdam ArenA,

Netherlands, José Artur Denot Medeiros, former

in Holland, and made the symbolic delivery of

player Carlos Alberto Torres, captain of the

the stadium’s first sugar seat (“green” seat) made

Brazilian team during the 1970 World Cup and

from plastic originating from sugarcane ethanol, a

Ambassador of the VIP Boxes and representatives

100% renewable raw material.

from Braskem.

The petrochemical company established a

The Amsterdam ArenA was inaugurated

partnership with the Amsterdam ArenA at the

in August 1996 and is currently undergoing

end of last year for the supply of “green” plastic for

modernization and improvement work in the

the manufacturing of the seats. The company will

part designed for the public. The construction

initially supply resin for 2,000 seats. By the end of

work is being conducted based on sustainability

the next two years, all of the 54,000 places in the

guidelines. In 2015, the stadium will be

Dutch stadium will be “green” polyethylene.

ecologically neutral, without any carbon gas

The Brazilian Football Cafe is a thematic bar,

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presence of Prince Maurits van Orange-Nassau,

emissions.

inspired by the international view of Brazil as

In addition to the traditional advantages

a nation that identifies with soccer, displaying

offered by plastic of fossil origin, “green” plastic

its culture, gastronomy, music and an exclusive

presents a positive environmental balance: for

set of memories from Brazilian soccer history.

each ton produced, up to 2.5 tons of carbon gas

The inauguration of the space included the

(CO2) are captured from the atmosphere.

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Joy of Competing From June 5-13, the Coral Expressway

the participation of Juvenalito Gusmão,

Project, being developed by Odebrecht

Contract Director, and the construction project

América Latina e Angola in the Dominican

managers. The first match was dedicated to

Republic, held an internal basketball

Sustainability Manager Miguel Bernard – one

tournament, with the participation of

of the Dominican Republic Members from the

Members.

contract who has been with the company the

The professionals were divided into four teams, with 12 players each, from

longest – for his encouragement of sports.

The final game of the championship, held

the Commercial, Production, Quality and

on the evening of June 13 at the project’s main

Administrative areas. The games were played

construction site, was between the Production

in three rounds, a semifinal and final match.

and Commercial teams, when the first team

The tournament opening event included

beat the second 53 to 49.

Miguel Bernard was honored during the first match of the Coral Expressway Project basketball tournament

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> Fast News - Sports

Moatize Expansion Team Debuts at Futsal Championship with Big Win Fearless and bold. This is how the indoor

The group, which includes both Mozambique

soccer team from the Moatize Expansion Project

and Brazilian players, played its debut match

– a Vale project being undertaken in alliance

by winning, 8-0, against the team from the VIP

with Odebrecht International in Mozambique

supermarket chain, on the evening of June

– is known. The team is taking part in the 1st

18. The Odebrecht team was selected from

Futsal Tournament – 2012 Winter Festival,

the traditional soccer matches promoted by

a championship between the companies

the project Members every Wednesday at the

operating in the Province of Tete, held from June

construction site court.

18 to July 28.

The Odebrecht futsal team made its debut in the Tete Province tournament in Mozambique with eight goals

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Embraport Contract Encourages Sports Practice

Some 60 workers from the Embraport Terminal took part in the Santos walking race

Sports is part of the routine of the Odebrecht Infraestrutura Members working to build the Embraport Terminal in Ilha

play chess, checkers, foosball, table tennis and pool in the construction site’s common area.

Approximately 60 Members from the

Barnabé, located in the city of Santos on the

contract also marked their presence in the

São Paulo coast. The company encourages

traditional Santos Walking Race, the 10 km

workers’ participation in championships and

Tribuna FM-Unilus course, held in May. Sports

regional sports competitions.

activity is essentially practiced outdoors and

Created in May of this year, the soccer team is participating in the championship promoted by the Industrial Social Service (SESI). Before

promotes interaction between participants and the environment.

With a time of 40 minutes, Herlis Santos

each game, there is a training session and

do Porto, from the Electrical Maintenance

the players who stand out are invited to join

area, was the top placed at the company,

the team for the match. Twenty-four workers

earning 309th among the 16,500 competition

are selected for each match, giving all those

participants. It was the first time that

interested a chance to participate.

Odebrecht Infraestrutura participated in the

Each day, during lunchtime, Members can

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> Fast News - Sports

Nacala Launches Work Exercise Program

Instructor Décio Rangel assists a Member during the work exercise routine

The Nacala International Airport Project, developed by Odebrecht

According to Solange Pires, the

International in Mozambique, launched

project’s physician, in addition to

the Work Exercise Program, which

improving the mood, the action also

includes a set of physical exercises

helps improve Members’ health through

completed in the workplace with aims of

the adoption of physiological and

improving Members’ conditions for daily

psychological adaptations that prevent

activities.

occupational diseases.

In May, all sectors began receiving a

“The program promotes the interaction

daily visit from Mozambique instructor

between people and generates well being

Décio Rangel. According to Rangel, the

and energy for work,” said Faizal Amade,

initiative is designed to encourage people

from the Workplace Safety area.

to care for their health and practice

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physical activities daily.

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> Environmental Conference

Odebrecht Organization a

Braskem set up a recycling plant that transformed plastic waste into plastic wood items at Athletes’ Park

From June 13-22, Rio de

companies supported

Janeiro hosted the United

different Rio+20 activities

Nations Conference on

and had representatives at

Sustainable Development

the main seminars, debates

- Rio+20. The event

and exhibits. Learn more

gathered thousands of

about some of Odebrecht’s

people, including chiefs

actions during the global

of state, business leaders,

conference.

representatives from NGOs and society in general, with

STRENGTHENING BUSINESS

aims of renewing countries’

UNITY

political commitment to sustainability.

The Organization’s

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Braskem’s participation was aligned with the 2020 Vision, in which

Braskem Members who participated in Rio+20: the company helped strengthen business unity during the conference

at Rio+20 the company strives to

and are now instead

participation in business

become the global leader

recognized as part of the

forums, in which these

in sustainable chemistry.

solution for such issues. The

practices are discussed and

Leadership is constructed

topic also shows a maturity

shared, is a good way of

continuously through

in terms of the consideration moving forward,” said Soto.

investments in technology

of the economic and social

and innovation, in order to

aspects under the concept

of the Brazilian Global

better serve people.

of sustainability.

Pact Committee and

According to Jorge Soto,

“There is no way to have a

Soto, who is a member

the Business Council for

Sustainable Development

green economy without the

Sustainable Development

Director, the topic of the

involvement of the business

and BASD (international

green economy at the

community,” said Jorge Soto,

business coalition created

center of discussions during

Sustainable Development

specifically for Rio+20),

Rio+20 demonstrated that

Director at Braskem. “At

stated that all companies

companies are no longer

Braskem, we are advancing

should ask how they can

seen as the mere causers

increasingly more in this

contribute toward the

of environmental damages,

area and we believe that the

advancement of sustainable development through their business. “The response will motivate reflections and actions that can generate business opportunities, whether in terms of cost reduction, the expansion of the product portfolio or the strengthening of relationships while at the same time promoting improved economic, environmental and social performance, said Soto. odebrechtnoticias.com.br / no. 285 / june 2012

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> Environmental Conference SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND RECYCLING Braskem was present at the exhibit “Innovation for Sustainable Development,” held by the Study and Project Finance Entity (FINEP) from June 1521. FINEP’s mission is to promote Brazil’s economic and social development by encouraging public support of science, technology and innovation at companies, universities, technological institutes and other public and private institutions.

In partnership with Cetrel, its environmental engineering company, the company began operating a recycling plant that transformed plastic waste into plastic wood items. The

The UN conference participants were able to accompany the processes used to transform waste i

plant was set up at Athletes’ Park, one of the focal points

and garbage cans were

company handed out 50,000

of the conference events,

created from the waste. The

sports bottles made from

which took place from June

initiative was designed to

“green” plastic, produced

12-23.

show new possibilities for

with raw materials of a

reusing plastic, creating

100% renewable origin.

chance to learn the entire

a new cycle after its

Another 50,000 bags of the

furniture manufacturing

consumption.

same material were also

The public present got a

process, which is similar to

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Braskem was also

supplied, together with 600

that used for rustic wood

the official supplier of

containers, all made from

items. Benches, flower pots

materials for Rio+20. The

green polyethylene.

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poverty and help create jobs, among other results.

The document with the proposals was delivered to Brazil’s Minister of Foreign Relations, Antônio Patriota, and the Minister of the Environment, Izabela Teixeira.

The company also joined the Brazilian Global Pact Committee, made up of 35 companies and organizations that led the elaboration of a document with 10 commitments and five public policy aspects that can leverage the scale of the business contribution.

The recognition of the social and environmental advances achieved since Rio 92 and the challenges until reaching a level of adequate

into new objects at the recycling plant

development was one of MANIFESTOS AND

economic goals and policies

the aspects that oriented

COMMITMENTS

that effectively lead to

the manifesto, which was

sustainable development.

launched on June 18 during

Braskem was one of the Brazilian companies to sign

The group proposed to

Rio+20. With more than

Friends of Rio+20, a coalition

form plurinational coalitions

200 signing companies and

of companies, scientists

made up of up multiple

organizations, the document

and civil society that called

stakeholders with aims

represents a public

upon the leaders who met

of sharing information,

commitment to Sustainable

during the conference to

skills and experiences that

Development and was

commit to a set of ambitious

accelerate efforts to fight

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> Environmental Conference Minister of the Environment

of human rights and social

Protection Area Mosaic

on the same date.

inclusion,” states one of the

Integrated and Sustainable

excerpts from the manifesto.

Development Program

from the understanding

The full document can be

(PDIS) – supported by the

that companies and

accessed at: http://www.

Odebrecht Foundation as

organizations are part of

pactoglobal.org.br/carta_

part of a partnership with

the solution when it comes

compromissos.aspx.

the government, private

The initiative emerged

to promoting a green and

initiative and organized civil

inclusive economy. It further

PRACTICAL EXAMPLES OF

society – was present at the

recognizes that Brazil stands

SUSTAINABILITY

event in different actions.

out as a possible power

Finding ways to

in this economy, due to

supply humanity’s

of the Brazilian Ministry

its natural resources and

current needs without

of the Environment’s

climate conditions. Based

compromising the future

Biodiversity and Forest

on such statements, the

of the next generations is

Department, there was

commitment was signed

considered the definition

an exhibit presenting

with aims of increasing the

of sustainability. And this

the actions and results

business contribution to the

topic was at the heart of the

achieved by PDIS that have

promotion of sustainable

conference discussions.

promoted sustainability

development, with the

To contribute toward the

On June 14, as part

in the Southern Lowlands

successive integration of

debates, the Bahia Southern

region. Such is the case of

sustainability in the daily

Lowlands Environmental

the Strategic Cooperative

processes and business strategies of each signing company.

“We want to be recognized by society for bringing innovative solutions that represent real impacts in terms of the efficient use of natural resources (such as water and energy), the reduction in the intensity of carbon emissions, the promotion

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During the exhibit about PDIS, sponsored by the Odebrecht Foundation, Joaquim Cardoso presented new discussions about public policies in Brazil

Alliances, a development model that integrates the training of youth from the rural zone with the generation of work and income for field producers.

Administered by Joaquim Cardoso, Chairman of the Deliberative Council for the Land Conservation Organization (OCT), an institution associated with PDIS, the lecture also promoted reflection

Lecture by Ivan Sant’Anna highlighted PDIS as a promoter of opportunities for rural communities

about readjusting public

for Training and Research

sustainable economic

policies in Brazil to make

(UNITAR), the meeting

activities, establishing local

sustainability possible.

presented the experiences

production chains,” said

“ This requires joint work

of governments and private Sant’Anna.

between the local, state

foundations from different

Besides this, during

and federal governments,

countries as to how social

all days of the event, the

understanding that there

responsibility strengthens

Mitsubishi Corporation

must be a permanent

partnerships for economic

highlighted at its stand

and dynamic alignment

and social development.

located in the Japan

between everyone,” said Cardoso.

Representing the

Pavilion the panels that

Odebrecht Foundation,

presented the results of the

Ivan Sant’Anna, responsible

investments made by the

presented PDIS as one

for the Social Partnership

company at the three Family

of the topics of the

Area, presented PDIS as a

Homes associated with PDIS.

roundtable discussion

promoter of opportunities

The company has been a

“Cities at the Heart of the

for rural communities,

partner of the program

Future We Want: Cities and

with the youth as the target

since 2009, and increased its

Private Sector Dialogue on

public of the educational

support in 2012, investing

Social Responsibility” on

and professional training

resources that have been

June 18. Organized by the

projects. “This allows people

used to fund the training of

United Nations Institute

to become involved with

young rural entrepreneurs.

Another action

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> Environment

Reflections and Actions for En At the start of June, the

Teachers from the

helps with the sewage

Foz do Brasil units and

municipal public

treatment, since the plant

Odebrecht Infraestrutura

school system listened

receives a very high volume

and Odebrecht E&C

to a presentation by

of material that should

Energia projects celebrated

environmental engineer

have been sent to sanitary

Environment Week

Gustavo Van Deursen, from

landfills,” he explained.

together with Members

the company’s Technical

Children took part

and communities, with

Operations Management

in the Presence, Hope,

a range of different

area, who presented the

Friendship and Life Project,

activities designed to

topic “Garbage is not

promoted by the Municipal

reinforce the importance of

Sewage.” The teachers also

Department of Education,

environmental conservation.

toured the city’s Sewage

and helped paint the Foz

Learn more about some of

Treatment Plant, which

facade, monitored by a team

the actions undertaken.

achieved levels of 98%

of graffiti artists.

organic load removal. Van FOZ DO BRASIL In Rio Claro, located in rural São Paulo, Environment

At the Mauá unit, located

Deursen emphasized the

in the Metropolitan Region

importance of the correct

of São Paulo, Foz Members

disposal of waste: “This

listened to a lecture on

Week was opened on June 1 with the launch of the 1 st Environmental and Forest Glossary, which includes 2,500 entries. The publication is a type of dictionary with definitions of terms used in the environmental, forest, agricultural and biological areas, and was created by the Sepladema Forest Management Department with the support of Foz.

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With paint rolls and spray paint, students from Rio Claro created paintings related to fauna and flora and learned more about the importance of biodiversity

nvironmental Preservation Community” at the Marechal Candido Rondon State High School and at AES Uruguaiana, respectively.

A group of 50 people, including city council members, the press and guests, participated in the Open Doors Program and were able to visit the company’s installations, sanitary sewage With the partnership of the Mauá Municipal Government, the company promoted lectures on solid waste for Members

construction work and

the Solid Waste Policy and

was the presentation of

the city. Nine months ago,

learned more about the

the lectures “Conscious

the company began the

importance of Eco-Points in

Consumption” and “Basic

sanitation construction

the municipality, promoted

Sanitation - Importance for a

work in Uruguaiana and has

the new investments in

by the Department of Environment’s Environmental Education Director.

In Blumenau, Santa Catarina, a team from Foz do Brasil marked its presence at a service station installed at the Shopping Neumarkt mall, designed to provide the public with environment on the environment.

In the city of Uruguaiana, in Rio Grande do Sul, there

Professionals from Foz used their knowledge to raise the Blumenau population’s awareness

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> Environment already completed 26 km of

in partnership with the

CEIEF Deovaldo Teixeira de

sewage network. The goal

NGO SOS Itupararanga,

Carvalho about the cooking

is to universalize the water

Saneaqua promoted a

oil collection program

lecture and group dynamics

called “A Clean River Begins

on the preservation of

at Home,” promoted by a

the Itupararanga Dam, an

Foz, the National Industrial

important water source

Learning Service (SENAI) and

for the municipality. The

the Municipal Government.

students who took part in

The school was the first

the event received folders

to receive the performance,

on the Good Fishing Project

which should pass

and notebooks for creating

through the 22 municipal

their own illustrations on

educational institutions

the topic.

participating in the

Saneaqua Members

At the Uruguaiana service center, the company handed out free fruit tree seedlings to clients

and sewage services by

program by the end of the

watched the movie

year, reaching some 9,000

Extraordinary Garbage at

children.

Cineclube CEMEC, and clients received Inga tree seedlings.

In rural São Paulo, the

“We didn’t used to have a place to take used cooking oil, and the families from

2016. For sanitary sewage,

Limeira unit presented

the region usually dumped

the company will complete

a theater play to 200

it in the ground,” said Ivana

some 250 km in four years,

students from the school

Forster Pezzoto Laurito, the

and has become a reference all over the country.

Members and the Environmental Study Group from the Federal University of Pampa (GEMA) went on an ecological walk. The tour included the Water Treatment Plant and ended at the banks of the Uruguai River.

In Mairinque, São Paulo,

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Students from Mairinque participated in lectures and group dynamics that addressed environmental preservation

on Environment Week with tips on actions for environmental conservation.

As part of the Open Doors WTP Program, students from the participating teaching institutions received orientations on the environment.

The Members of the Cachoeiro de Itapemirim unit, in Espírito Santo, began Students from a Limeira teaching institution watch the theater play about the “A Clean River Begins at Home” Program

World Environment Day

institution’s Director. “Now,

the importance of selective

new actions that help take

with the collection station at

garbage collection and

care of the planet. The team

the school, the oil no longer

received glass mugs to help

participated in a lecture on

pollutes the earth,” she said.

reduce the use of plastic

the different environmental

cups at the unit.

education actions developed

The school’s Educational Coordinator, Helenice Locali Artur, explained that the

Clients of the company received brochures

on June 5, learning about

by the concessionaire, such as the Waste Management

children are the multipliers of the information for their families. “The good thing about kids is that, once they learn, they watch to see how the process is done at home and prompt their parents to adopt the correct attitude,” said Artur.

In the municipality of Porto Ferreira, in São Paulo’s rural region, members from Foz listened to a lecture on

Members from Foz visited Porto Ferreira schools and distributed educational material on Sustainability

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> Environment participated in the cultural contest “The Environment and My Parent’s Work,” which awarded children ages 4-14 in the categories of Best Painting of a Drawing, Best Elaboration of a Drawing and Best Text.

The company also supported the award under the “Caring for the Environment is Caring for You” Project, an initiative of the television station TV Gazeta Sul (affiliate of the Globo Network), with Members from Cachoeiro de Itapemirim and their children planted more than 50 Atlantic Forest native tree seedlings at the Pacotuba National Forest

the partnership of the Itapemirim River Watershed Committee.

Program, which directs

Children from the Santa Gertrudes municipal public school system listened to a presentation by Foz

From June 4-6 in Jeceaba,

aims of encouraging them to reflect on their attitudes and

the recyclable materials

Minas Gerais, the Company

needs to improve quality

discarded by the company at

promoted activities with

of life. Participants also

the community, transformed

the theme “Conscious

watched videos from the

into handcrafted items.

Consumption” for Members

NGO Akatu, which showed

from Foz and partners with

how human actions can

The children of Members

interfere with the balance of The Jeceaba unit addressed Conscious Consumption with Foz Members and partners

the environment and planet.

The Santa Gertrudes unit, in São Paulo, participated in the 1 st Environment Week, promoted by the Municipal Government, with a presentation of the used cooking oil collection project called “Get Smart.”

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ODEBRECHT INFRAESTRUTURA On June 5, the Pernambuco Arena project, developed by Odebrecht Infraestrutura in São Lourenço da Mata, in the Recife Metropolitan Region, celebrated Environment Members from SANEATINS, in Tocantins, watched a theater presentation by the unit’s theater group

Day by planting 100 tree seedlings.

Approximately 400 children

District yard focused on

The municipality that

from the municipal public

Sustainability: Conscious

will receive one of the 2014

school system participated

Consumption and Use. The

World Cup stadiums, located

in the activities.

event involved the delivery

19 km from the Pernambuco

of native seedlings, in

capital currently has the

of the 18 th Tocantins

addition to a presentation

largest national Brazil Tree

Environment Week and 7 th

by the SANEATINS Theater

reserve, the native tree

Palmas Environment Week,

Company, which presented

common in the Atlantic

SANEATINS held a meeting

the play “Exercising

Forest in the 16 th century,

with Members in the Palmas

Citizenship.”

which lent the country its

With the participation

name. There was also the planting of species of Inga, Yellow Ype, Embauba and Purple Ype. The celebration began with a special Daily Safety Training (DST) about the environment, which reinforced the importance of natural resource preservation. The Members then took turns planting seedlings in the Permanent The species were removed from the terrain and grown in a greenhouse installed at Pernambuco Arena, which has more than 700 seedlings

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> Environment construction site. “In a few

was the theme of the

strategy: “We seek to go out

years, I hope to be able to

Environment Week held

into the field and reach 100%

try a fruit from the tree I’m

at the construction site

of the Members to show

planting,” said supervisor

from June 4-10. Different

our results and how much

José Rosano. “I’m proud

activities, such as lectures

each one is important in the

to have helped preserve

and exhibits, attracted

process,” said Alves.

nature,” he said.

Members.

The opening ceremony

Military Police, one of the

ODEBRECHT E&C

took place at the People

event partners, offered

ENERGIA

Development Center

lectures in the cafeterias,

(CEDEPE) with the presence

with animal exhibits

sustainability, principles

of the Environmental Military

designed to promote the

adopted at the Santo

Police Battalion Commander,

preservation of fauna.

Antônio Hydroelectric

Lieutenant-Coronel Vilson

The workers learned

Power Plant (HPP) being

Salles Machado, directors,

more about native trees,

built by Odebrecht E&C

managers and other

seeds and fertilizers. Over

Energia in Rondônia,

Members of the Santo

2,000 seedlings were

Antônio Civil Consortium

distributed, with information

(CSAC).

on the species and the

Development and

Topics such as the green economy, ecological footprint and the results

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instructions.

The Santo Antônio HPP also participated in

site were discussed

the Environment Week

during the Daily Safety

promoted by suppliers

Trainings, and workers were

and partners, such as

encouraged to reflect on

Votorantim Cimentos and

what they could do at home

the Environmental Military

and at work to contribute

Police Battalion. “It was an

toward environmental

exchange of knowledge

preservation.

focused on the environment,”

and Workplace Safety Over 2,000 seedlings were distributed to Members of the Santo Antônio HPP in Rondônia

correct planting and care

obtained at the construction

The CSAC Environment

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The Environmental

said Alves.

The event was closed with

Manager, Nelson Alves,

a bicycle ride in the city’s

reveals the intention of the

alternative space.

ODEBRECHT PARTICIPATES

Policy, Odebrecht Angola

sites. Every year, the company

IN ANGOLA 2012

undertook several

elaborates a greenhouse gas

ENVIRONMENT FAIR

different actions designed

emission inventory for all

to contribute toward

its processes, surveying the

Odebrecht Angola marked

environmental preservation,

controls for the consumption

its presence in the 2nd Angola

such as the rational use

of fossil fuels, raw materials

Environment Fair, held during

of natural resources, the

and services.

the Luanda International

synthesizing of materials

During a visit to the

Fair (FIL) with the theme

and selective collection of

Odebrecht stand, Paulino

“2012 – International Year of

hazardous products.

Marcolino, from Angola’s

From May 31 to June 3,

Sustainable Energy and Water.”

For the investment in

Ministry of the Environment,

The event was designed to

technologies and solutions

emphasized the importance

promote awareness raising as

for the recovery of degraded

of the topic for the country’s

to energy-related issues and

environments, Odebrecht

development and the

involved the participation of

created a laboratory for

company’s contribution:

102 companies – 70 national

oil pollution control, the

“Odebrecht has developed

and 32 international, and an

recovery of tree species

several different projects

additional 1,000 visitors per

in public squares and

focused on the environment

day.

revitalized roads and the

in its social actions,” said

preservation of green

Marcolino. “The initiatives

spaces at the construction

make a difference,” he said.

The Odebrecht stand presented panels that addressed topics such as bioenergy, clean energy, waters, social development, urban mobility, roads and housing. The company received the support of the Angolan Ecological Youth (JEA), whose members received visitors and spoke about the company’s socialenvironmental initiatives.

According to the Organization’s Sustainability

At the stand, Odebrecht Angola presented its participation in water, clean energy, urban mobility, housing and social inclusion programs

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> Sustainability

Sustainable Festival: Br Promotes Conscious Co

The Green Planet game encouraged participants to think about their daily attitudes and promoted the conscious consumption of water and energy

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> Sustainability On June 2 and 3, the city of São Paulo hosted the second

The EcoFashion Community

edition of the Sustainable

fashion show presented

Festival, an event designed

suits made by children and

to increase the amount of

youth who participate in the

information on sustainability

social project developed by

through positive approaches

Braskem in São Paulo’s Greater

for the population, using art

ABC Region. Orientated by

and culture as the main tools

community leaders, teachers

for awareness raising.

and fashion students, the

Braskem was one of the

children created clothing

sponsors of the initiative

using coffee filters, food

and presented two special

packaging, plastic cups, milk

attractions during the event:

containers and even umbrellas,

an interactive game about

demonstrating the usefulness

conscious consumption and

of these products during the

a fashion show with clothing

post-consumer phase. This is

made by children using

the third year that the company

recycled materials.

has promoted the fashion show,

The “Green Planet” game,

which has already involved over

held in Ibirapuera Park,

1,000 people during its first two

encouraged participants to

editions.

analyze their daily attitudes,

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school and at home.

“Our objective is to bring

showing the impacts

the discussion to people’s

of each action from the

day-to-day in a playful way

environmental, financial and

and demonstrate how our

individual and collective

choices generate positive

satisfaction perspectives.

and negative impacts for

The competition simulated

society and for the planet,”

situations such as the

said André Leal, Sustainable

conscious use of water and

Development leader at

energy, the ideal disposal of

Braskem. “It is by reflecting on

waste and reuse of foods in

our choices that we will have a

common public environments,

more sustainable world,” said

such as at the supermarket,

Leal.

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The EcoFashion Community fashion show presented clothing made by children and youth from recyclable materials

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Creer Offers Qualification to Colombian Members The Continued Professional Qualification Program - Creer (Believe), developed by

quality of life.

Until June of this year, 7,488 people were

Odebrecht América Latina e Angola in

qualified under the Basic Module and 1,163

Colombia, trained over 8,600 people in 15

completed the Technical Module, with 1,191

months.

women trained during the first and 89 during

Started in March of last year, the program was implemented at the Rota do Sol Road Project - Sector 2 through a strategic alliance

the second. A total of 3,758 new professionals joined the project.

In addition to the basic and technical

with the Construtor Rota do Sol Consortium

modules, the program also offers participants

(Consol), National Learning Service (SENA) and

lectures on different topics, such as advanced

the governments from the cities located nearby

mechanics, vehicle rules, posture and

the construction work. Creer is designed to

leadership for supervisors and workplace safety.

meet the project’s labor needs, generate job

The students also have a library inside the

opportunities and improve the communities’

construction site.

Creer apprentices put into practice the knowledge acquired during the program’s theoretical classes

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OOG Holds Second BU-Drilling Sustainability Workshop Highlight good practices,

was dedicated to presentations

considered crucial for the

reinforce the lessons learned

on Health and Safety by each

integration, updating on good

and promote synergy

one of the company’s rigs.

practices and identification

between Members from the

Among the topics addressed

of improvements in an open

Sustainability area who work

were the OOG Sustainability

and transparent manner. “The

at the Odebrecht Oil and

Management System, the

second event is a continuation

Gas (OOG) Drilling Business

Sustainability Report, the

of the first, which took place

Unit. These were the goals

requirements related to the

last November, reflecting our

of the second Sustainability

environment and the results

commitment to the continuous

Workshop, held from May 21-25

and supports necessary in

improvement process in our

in Búzios, Rio de Janeiro.

the Safety and Health areas

activities,” said Fonseca.

Thirty-two people

onboard the drilling rigs. There

participated in the event,

was also the presentation of the

take place in November of this

including professionals who

Injury Accident Report (RAL) by

year, with aims of holding one

work onshore and offshore, for

a technician from Petrobras.

every six months. “We hope that

debates on the results for the

For Marco Aurélio Fonseca,

The third meeting is set to

with every meeting, the synergy

sector over the past six months

responsible for Sustainability

between the teams grows,” said

and areas for improvement

at OOG, the meetings are

Claudio Araújo.

in order to reach the goals set for this year. The opening speech was made by Pedro Mathias, Managing Director

The OOG Drilling Business Unit organized the second edition of the Sustainability Workshop, involving the participation of 32 Members

of the BU-Drilling, followed by Claudio Araújo, responsible for Sustainability at the BU-Drilling.

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Colombia Holds Career Entrepreneurship Seminar On May 23 and 24,

the participation of 60

Consortium (CONSOL) and

Odebrecht América

leaders from the corporate

Rota do Sol Concessionaire

Latina e Angola held the

team in the country, from

(CRDS), responsible for the

Career Entrepreneurship

the Canoas Consortium,

construction and concession

Seminar, which included

Construtor Rota do Sol

of the highway that will connect the country’s capital city of Bogotá to the Caribbean coast.

During the first stage of the seminar, conducted

by Fernando Días, from the company Career Center, the main focus was strengthening the dialogue between the leaders and those he or she leads, focused on career development.

The course promotes a strategic vision for selfdevelopment and growth of those led by the leaders, with a focus on the 2020 Vision. There are plans to extend the seminar to the middle leadership over the next months by training multipliers at the projects in the country.

Leaders from Odebrecht in Colombia took part in the training seminars

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Moatize Expansion Project Launches Motivation Program

Members listen to a lecture that explains how the Motivation Program works: fulfillment of goals to receive the incentive of hours off

On June 1, the Moatize Expansion Project

improve synergy while also disciplining the

– a Vale project completed in alliance with

production process and compliance with

Odebrecht International in Mozambique –

procedures. “During the first phase, the goal is

launched the Motivation Program to encourage

to help Members perceive the concepts, rules

Members to meet Zero Accident, Workplace

and criteria of the program to ensure that they

Safety, Environment, Quality, Attendance and

are motivated to generate better results,” said

Production goals.

Gavaza.

Workers can receive up to 24 hours of

Manuel Jone, Earth Leveling Service

incentive per month if they meet the collective

Supervisor, stated that the teams have already

and individual evaluation criteria. “The initiative

begun to demonstrate improved performance.

is designed to encourage Members to meet

“We saw a change in Members’ conduct,

the production goals,” said Raquiana Mafuca,

primarily in terms of the correct use of the PPE

program analyst.

(personal protection equipment), attendance,

According to Alexandre Gavaza, from the Training team, the program also promotes

timeliness, cleanliness and organization,” said Jone.

the interaction between the teams, helping

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Recognizing and Training Members at CONEST “The initiative changes our way of thinking,

Production Management, People and

since we begin to understand that when we

Organization (P&O) and Team Leaders,

put our knowledge into practice, it works. The

administered by consortium Members at the

gain is both professional and personal.” This is

construction site. “The idea of implementing

how Equipment Supervisor, Alexandre Augusto

Productive Leader emerged at the start of the

Dias, defines the Productive Leader Program,

contract, since we believe that investing in

developed by the CONEST Consortium, formed

workers’ development is crucial for leveraging

by Odebrecht Engenharia Industrial and OAS.

productivity,” explained Fernanda Sampaio,

Implemented in September of last year, the program is designed to align knowledge

responsible for P&O. The initiative has helped improve the

between the supervisors and technical

technical and behavioral growth of the

assistants and prepare them to exercise the role

professionals. “The program’s success is due to

of Leader. In nine months, 355 Members were

the fact that it is based on the awareness raising

trained.

and training of the leadership, with contributes

The program is divided into five modules

toward the growth and qualification of the

with four hours each, under the topics of

Members,” said Antenor de Castro, Contract

Motivation, Quality, Health and Environment,

Director.

The CONEST Consortium Productive Leader Program has already trained 355 Members since last September

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In Argentina, Motivational Plan Awards Teams

Each month, the winning Members of the Motivational Plan are honored by the project leaders

Since March of this year, Members from the Rio Colorado PotĂĄssio Consortium,

materials and the environment.

The teams earned points by

developed by Odebrecht Engenharia

completing the actions based on a series

Industrial in the Province of Mendoza,

of items offered by the SHE area. Each

in Argentina, has been participating in

month, the winners are honored during

the 2012 Motivational Plan, which awards

an event involving the participation of

teams with the top results in Safety,

all Members. At the end of this year, the

Health and Environment (SHE).

group with the most victories will receive

The initiative is designed to reinforce best prevention practices in

a trophy.

For Fernando Resende, SHE Manager

the development of activities at the

for the project, the plan became a true

construction site and eliminate and/or

success. “We obtained some excellent

minimize the occurrences of unsafe acts

results and the improved integration

and conditions and potential accidents

between workers generated healthy

and losses, involving people, equipment,

competition,� said Resende.

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An Example of Dedication in Guinea Conakry the construction site lodging

of kilometers from the

mother of five. Since April

facility, called Hotel Kora,

construction site, the difficulty

of this year, she has been a

changed her life. Hired for the

reaching the site was overcome

member of the Odebrecht

position of Kitchen Assistant,

when she purchased a

International General Service

in just a few days Oulare

motorcycle for the family,

team at the Simandou Project

demonstrated dedication

after saving money for several

- General Road Works Area 3 in

and Spirit of Serving and

months.

Guinea Conakry.

was promoted to Kitchen

Thiandour Oulare is a

According to the Member, the opportunity to work at

Supervisor.

Even living dozens

Oulare is one of the 31 Guinea women who work at Odebrecht of a total of 182 local Members. The workers are responsible for the cleaning, kitchen and contract coordination, supervision and administration.

The Simandou Project General Road Works Area 3 consists of civil engineering work designed to improve the condition of the roads and the preparation of the areas that will support the remote settlements in the region of Kissidougou, located in the country’s Southern region (also known as Area 3). The construction work will also serve as the support for the installation of some 300 km of railroad under Rio Tinto’s Simandou mining project.

Oulare proudly presents her new form of transportation, earned thanks to her work at Odebrecht

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Odebrecht and Angola’s Jean Piaget University Form Partnership

Representatives from the university and Odebrecht participated in the signing of the partnership

On June 4, Odebrecht signed an Inter-

equipment, offer of training courses and the

Institutional Cooperation Protocol with

identification of professionals with academic,

Angola’s Jean Piaget University (UniPiaget)

scientific and technological recognition to

with aims of establishing the general

teach at the university.

principles for identifying vocational training

The Dean of UniPiaget, Professor Pedro

policies and strategies that allow students

Domingos Peterson PhD, believes that the

completing their undergraduate degrees to

partnership will contribute toward learning

gain access to the job market.

and the students’ integration in the job

The agreement involves the offer of

market. “Odebrecht’s operations have been

internship positions for university students

important for the country’s development,”

and those who have recently graduated

said Peterson. “Strengthening the relationship

through the Young Partner Program, as

between the leaders and university students

well as visits to the company’s projects, the

has allowed for a more productive experience,”

recommendation of laboratory material and

he said.

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Aqua World Project Arrives to Santa Gertrudes with Support of Foz The EPTV Institute –

and is focused on the use of a

remain in the city until June 22.

Next to the truck, inside a tent,

maintained by the television

“traveling truck-school.”The

channel EPTV, an affiliate of the

vehicle, equipped with fun

there will be lectures, exhibits

Globo Network in the São Paulo

and interactive resources on

and cultural presentations. “The

cities of Campinas, Ribeirão

aspects related to water and the

main focus are the 6th grade

Preto and São Carlos and the

environment, will travel through

students, but the exhibit will be

Minas Gerais city Varginha –

30 municipalities from the region

open to the entire community

and the International Ecology

reached by the television station

and monitored by professionals,”

Institute (IIE) launched the Aqua

coverage over a 12-month

explained Ciro Porto, Editor-in-

World Project, designed to

period.

Chief at EPTV. He added that

encourage the conscious use of

The official launch of Aqua

IIE will be responsible for the

water through environmental

World took place at the Paulínia

technical and scientific basing of

education.

Municipal Theater, located

the activities.

Sponsored by Foz do Brasil,

in rural São Paulo, on June 5

For the Coordinator of Foz do

Transportadora Americana,

(World Environment Day), and

Brasil in Santa Gertrudes, Rogério

SABESP and EPTV, the initiative

continues until May 2013. On

Lima, supporting a project that

will benefit public and private

June 18, the project arrived to

has water as its main theme

schools from the states of

Santa Gertrudes, also located in

is aligned with the company’s

Minas Gerais and São Paulo,

the state of São Paulo, and will

objectives of working together with the communities, promoting knowledge and environmental awareness raising. “Water is Foz’ main product and is also a scarce natural resource, so that’s why it is crucial for the population, and primarily children, to learn to use it consciously,” said Lima.

The Aqua Mundo Project includes a hotsite with information to orient educators as to the concepts and goals related to the water topic: www.

With the sponsorship of Foz do Brasil, the Aqua World Project takes environmental education to the children living in Minas Gerais and São Paulo municipalities

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viaeptv.com/aquamundo.

Spirit of Serving Arrives to Orphanages in Guinea Every two weeks, Members from the Simandou Project General Road Works Area 3, currently being undertaken by Odebrecht International in GuineaConakry, meet for volunteer work at the Saint Joseph orphanages, in the capital of the African country, and La Joie des Orphelins, in the city of

Members from the Health team apply medication for children from the Kissidougou orphanage, designed to prevent diseases caused by parasites

Kissidougou.

During the first visits to

On May 20, the

the Kissidougou institution,

professionals visited the

the project’s Health team

Saint Joseph Orphanage

administered and applied

to help restore the garden

medication for the children

on the property. Using

and demonstrated the

tools, plants and seeds,

importance of hand

they demonstrated the

cleaning before meals and

importance of keeping

after using the bathroom

the environment clean

through painting activities.

and alive. Together with

On June 3, Members

the children from the

demonstrated proper teeth

institution, Members

brushing and handed

cleaned up the site, sowed

out toothbrushes and

the soil and planted the

toothpaste.

seedlings and seeds.

Children from the orphanage located in the country’s capital helped restore the institution’s garden

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