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INOVA BH: PARTNERSHIP TO BENEFIT EDUCATION

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Partnership to Benefit Education

urrently, Belo Horizonte, capital of Minas Gerais, can be considered a model of how to offer the population more schools in less time, all with a high quality standard. At the end of 2012, Inova BH – an Odebrecht Properties company – and the Municipal Government began the first public-private partnership (PPP) in the area of Education in Brazil. The initiative includes the construction and operation of non-educational services for 37 public school units, including 32 Municipal Preschool Units (EMEIS) and five Municipal Elementary Schools over a 20-year period. “It is innovative work that demonstrates the strength of the government when combined with the expertise of private initiative,” emphasized Sueli Baliza, Municipal Secretary of Education. The project was elected one of the 100 Most Innovative in Urban

Infrastructure Worldwide, based on the ranking elaborated by KPMG, a consulting company. “The ones to benefit the most will be the teachers and the students, which will have sufficient infrastructure to teach and to study,” said Christini Kubo, responsible for Investments at Inova BH. “The educators can dedicate themselves exclusively to educational issues. The PPP model frees the government from having to maintain the units and also guarantees the return of assets to the cities in perfect conditions of conservation at the end of the contract,” she emphasized. The first unit completed by Inova BH – the Belmonte UMEI – was inaugurated by the Municipal Government on September 21. The institution has the capacity to receive approximately 400 children ages 0 to 6. Another four units will be delivered by the end of 2013. All 37 institutions will be available by the start of the 2015 academic year.

In addition to the construction, Inova BH will be responsible for the installation and operation of non-educational services, such as the maintenance of the electrical and hydraulic installations, safety, cleaning, environmental sustainability and furniture. The units will respect the regulations of the Brazilian Ministry of Education, Brazilian Association of Technical Standards and the Belo Horizonte Municipal Department of Education. The Belo Horizonte City Government works through the Municipal Department of Education to serve more than 46,000 children â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 23,000 at the UMEIS and municipal schools and another 23,000 at the partnering network. The PPP will

benefit nearly 20,000 students in all regions of the city, including 14,000 at the preschool and 4,800 at the elementary level.

BELMONTE RECEIVES FIRST UMEI On September 21, the first UMEI, located in the neighborhood of Belmonte, was inaugurated by the Belo Horizonte City Government during a ceremony that included the presence of MĂĄrcio Lacerda and other authorities, professionals from the area of Education, students and members of the community. Christini Kubo represented Odebrecht Properties. The ceremony was opened with a presentation by the students of the first

The first Municipal Preschool Unit (UMEI), built by Odebrecht in the neighborhood of Belmonte, was inaugurated on September 21

term of the 1st Cycle of the Belmonte UMEI. After that, Mayor Márcio Lacerda unveiled the inaugural plaque and opened up the floor for speeches by guests. The event was marked by an air of satisfaction and happiness. “We are celebrating here the joy of being together, the joy of receiving such a beautiful building, which brings us hope and the certainty that we are joining together to welcome the children with a great deal of affection,

partnership in the area of Education possible is a source of major pride for Odebrecht,” said Kubo. “Based on the Organization’s philosophy, we do not want our clients to see us as simple service providers, but rather as partners in the region’s social-economic development through the generation of job and infrastructure opportunities that allow people to improve their quality of life,” she said. Mayor Marcio Lacerda also closed the

attention and care,” said Rosália Magalhães, Director of the Belmonte UMEI. “This is a very special gift, and one that was deeply desired for the community,” she said. Christini Kubo stated that the milestone represents the start of a long term partnership that will generate many benefits for the population of Belo Horizonte: “Helping to make Brazil’s first public-private

ceremony emphasizing the work of all the agents involved. “We needed to find a way to increase the offer of openings at the preschools at a pace that would allow us to meet the demand quickly,” said Lacerda. “We believe that the PPP was the most interesting model when considering scale, competitiveness, capacity for delivery and the reduced time required.

All of the children present took part in recreational activities, such as face painting and games with clowns

The first UMEI was inaugurated with the presence of Mayor Mario Lacerda and Director of the Belmonte UMEI, Rosália Magalhães (both to the left), as well as Christini Kubo, from Inova BH (to the right)

“I would like to praise the entrepreneurial capacity displayed by Odebrecht, which uses its nearly 70 years of experience to seek out innovation in all fields. Brazil needs national companies that invest in its development” Mario Lacerda, Belo Horizonte Mayor

Inova BH has 21 service fronts located at different points of Belo Horizonte: the contract is the first in 20 years established between the Municipal Government and Odebrecht

CONSTRUCTION METHODOLOGY The units are being constructed using the Light Steel Frame methodology, still new in Brazil, but extensively adopted in other countries. It uses as its main structural element galvanized steel – which has a low weight and is designed for buildings with shorter heights – together with fiberglass, which adds to the thermal and acoustic comfort of the cementitious screeds. “The method adopted by Odebrecht allows each school to be ready in eight months, less time than that required for a traditional construction project, which is from 18 to 24 months,” explained José Aloísio de Castro, Infrastructure and Physical Network Manager for the Municipal Department of Education. With the new construction system, little material is wasted and less debris generated, in addition to allowing for the acceleration of the completion time while ensuring safety, finish quality and comfort for those who frequent it. Another benefit is the ease of the installation and maintenance of the electrical and hydraulic networks, which improves energy efficiency and allows for the use of renewable products.

New in Brazil, the Light Steel Frame construction method uses galvanized steel as its main structural element

“This is Brazil’s first PPP from the area of Education. We are taking measures to ensure the quality of the infrastructure with innovative proposals that have everything it takes to be replicated in other cities” Christini Kubo, Odebrecht Properties

THE ODEBRECHT PROPERTIES OPERATIONS Created in 2012, Odebrecht Properties invests in and operates real estate assets on private properties, and also works in the areas of public partnerships and entertainment. It is currently responsible for the operation of the Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, the Itaipava Fonte Nova Arena in Bahia

Brazil’s first PPP in Education, in the state of Minas Gerais, as well as the country’s first PPP in Urban Revitalization in the port area of Rio de Janeiro (Maravilha Port). Still under the PPP category, Odebrecht Properties will participate in Olympic Park, which is focused on the development and construction of permanent

and the Itaipava Pernambuco Arena in Pernambuco – all hosts of the 2014 World Cup. In the area of public partnerships, it is participating in

sports installations in the Rio de Janeiro capital, and it will also administer the installations of the Federal District Administrative Center (CENTRAD) in Brasília.

Belo Horizonte has 68 UMEIS distributed throughout nine regions of the Minas Gerais capital. The investment to install the new units totals R$ 190 million

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Like a Family Unit On September 12, Norberto Odebrecht welcomed Mozambique Members Maria João Mussanhane and Sabina Momade at the Organization’s head office in Salvador. Mussanhane and Momade represented the Mozambique Young Partners program and gave Norberto Odebrecht traditional items from the country as gifts. One of them, sculpted out of wood, represents “the Odebrecht Organization Family in Mozambique.” For Norberto Odebrecht, the meaning of the work of art goes farther: “It represents a Family Unit, responsible for the productivity of all its members while aiming to improve the whole,” he said.

Brought with the visitors from Mozambique, the wood sculpture will become part of the personal archive that exists in Norberto Odebrecht’ personal office, also located at the head office in Salvador

Energy that Comes from the Sun The Bahia State Electricity Company (COELBA) and Fonte Nova Negócios e Participações (FNP) will install a solar energy plant at Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova, in Salvador, with the capacity to generate 750 MWh per year, equivalent to the average consumption of 3,000 Brazilians.

With an investment of approximately R$ 5.5 million, the installation of the solar plant is part of the Strategic Research and Development Project “Technical and Commercial Arrangements for Inserting Photovoltaic Solar Generation into the Brazilian Energy Matrix,” launched in August 2011 by the National Electric

The plant will have 500kWp of installed power and will be built during the first half of next year, with the expectation to begin operating by the 2014 World Cup. Marcos Lessa, President of Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova, stated that the solar plant will reduce energy consumption at the arena by 10% and will also generate benefits for the Environment, considering that the resources are renewable and nonpolluting.

Energy Agency (ANEEL). The project is being undertaken by the concessionaires of the Neoenergia Group (Celpe, Coelba and Cosern) in partnership with Odebrecht Properties and OAS for use of photovoltaic solar energy at Itaipava Arena Pernambuco and Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova, involving total investments of R$ 15 million. The Pernambuco plant will be operating by September 30 of this year and has an installed power of 1 MWp.

All of the solar energy generated will be used at Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova. In the technology used, flexible panels will be installed over the roof compression ring

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Flamengo and Maracanã: Partnership Strengthened The Flamengo Regattas Club and the concessionaire that administers Maracanã – in which Odebrecht Properties participates – signed a contract for the Rio de Janeiro club to use the stadium until the end of this year. Therefore, Flamengo will play at least 10 games at Maracanã as the home team, both during the Brazilian Championship as well as during the Brazil Cup. If the team qualifies in the second competition, the future games will also be included under the agreement.

The partnership establishes that the bigger the gross earnings through the sale of tickets, the higher the percentage of the club’s stake in the net game result. The fans will help drive Flamengo’s earnings at Maracanã. During the past weeks, the Flamengo board and the concessionaire worked together to format a contract model that would benefit the club and its fans, in addition to guaranteeing the continued quality of the Maracanã operation.

Based on the new agreement, the larger the presence of the Flamengo fans at Maracanã, the greater the gross earnings and gains for the club

According to the President of Fluminense, the partnership with the concessionaire that administers Maracanã has allowed for a substantial reduction of the club’s operating costs

Good Fruits of a New Relationship Approximately two months after establishing the 35-year contract for the use of Maracanã and recognizing the importance of the partnership with the concessionaire that administers Maracanã for the financial restructuring of the club, the President of Fluminense, Peter Siemsen, emphasized the solid relationship with the company led by Odebrecht Properties during the team’s first games at the stadium. Siemsen also revealed part of his conversation with the Governor of Rio de Janeiro, Sérgio Cabral, during a meeting at Guanabara Palace in September. “The governor asked what we thought of the equipment and it was easy to answer,” he said. “We are very pleased, since this is what Fluminense has always wanted.” According to the President of the concessionaire, João Borba, the benefits of the partnership with major Rio de Janeiro clubs are visible to the institutions, and primarily, to the city’s population. “The partnership with Fluminense has demonstrated that the management model adopted is extremely beneficial for fans, who enjoy more comfort and safety, and for the clubs, who can earn more and have access to high quality technical infrastructure,” explained Borba. The President of Fluminense also reinforced that the agreement is balanced and has met the club’s objectives. “The concessionaire has been very transparent and works in an integrated way with the clubs,” he said. “The first events naturally demonstrate what needs to be improved.” Borba added: “For us, who will administer Maracanã, the partnership with Fluminense has served as a major opportunity to improve the stadium’s operation, bettering the service offered to the fan with every game. “Together with the club, we are returning Maracanã to the Rio de Janeiro families who, together with the traditional fans, make all the difference on the grandstands.”

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Step-by-Step Look at Corinthians Arena The roof piece, which weighs 312 tons, was hoisted by a “supercrane.” Currently with 1,600 Members, the construction work is 89% complete

Odebrecht Infrastructure, responsible for the Corinthians Arena construction work in São Paulo, has placed the sixth metal module of the South grandstand roof. The module is part of a set of seven that will form a span of 170 meters – similarly to that which has begun to be assembled in the North grandstand. The two sets will be concluded in November of this year. The roof of the East and West grandstands should be finalized in October, when other sectors of the arena will be in the finish phase. The deadline for the delivery of the equipment is December of this year. The toilets have already been completed, together with some of the 59 spaces for the stores, the floors, as well as the glass front of the East sector (large LED screen) and the grass field. The finish services for the Corinthians players’ locker rooms, as well as those of the visiting teams, are moving forward at an accelerated pace, while the glass front of the West sector has more than 50% of its parts installed. Members already began the construction of the grating to mark out the entire area of the sports complex, which will have two large areas for outdoor parking and two floors in the West building for indoor parking. In all, there will be approximately 3,000 parking spots.

‘Megatatuzão’ Begins Operating in São Paulo The Shield, also known as the “megatatuzão,” began operating at the construction site for Lot 7 of the São Paulo Subway Line 5 - Lilás on September 11. To honor the new phase of the project – in which Odebrecht Infrastructure participates –, the event was attended by the Governor of São Paulo, Geraldo Alckmin, Secretary of Transport, Jurandir Fernandes, President of the Subway, Luiz Antônio Carvalho de Pacheco, Contract Director, Nilton Coelho, and the Senior Office at Odebrecht for São Paulo and the South, Luiz Bueno. Weighing 1,500 tons, and with a diameter 10.5 meters and length of 75

meters, the “megatatuzão” will cover a long path. The tunnel excavation began at Bandeirantes Shaft and will still pass through six stations. The work will end at the Dionísio da Costa Shaft, where the Shield will be disassembled and removed. At Lot 7 of the São Paulo Subway Line 5 – which extends 5.7 kilometers – there will be the construction of the new stations Santa Cruz and Chácara Klabin, together with the ventilation shafts and emergency exits Botucatu, Jorge de Melo and Dionísio da Costa. The Metropolitan 5 Consortium (CM5), formed by Odebrecht Infrastructure (leader), OAS and Queiroz Galvão, is responsible for the stretch of work.

At the same time that it drills the soil, the Shield also installs the tunnel’s permanent structural lining using prefabricated concrete rings

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Arena 1 will have the capacity for 16,000 spectators; Arena 2 will have 10,000 seats, and Arena 3 will receive up to 10,000 people (illustrative photo)

Architecture with Brazilian Inspiration Three years away from the start of the 2016 Olympic Games, the three Olympic Park arenas, currently being built by the Rio Mais Concessionaire – formed by Odebrecht Infrastructure, Andrade Gutierrez and Carvalho Hosken –, began to earn color, shape and more finished traits. The work is being completed by four architecture offices contracted by Rio Mais under the coordination of ARUP, a British company specialized in sports arenas. With a reddish coloring on the outside part, the project sought to have the facilities reflect the local architectural language, considering the environmental certification and period for completing the work established in the contract. “We are working focused not only on the 2016 Games, but also the legacy of the Olympic Training Centers,” emphasized Juliana Alonso, Executive Methodology Coordinator at Rio Mais. The structures will be made of reinforced concrete and the roofs will be metallic. The lighting of the environments will prioritize the use of the “zenital” system, in which the natural light is distributed throughout the site through openings in the roof. The architectural project also features the use of crossed ventilation – that reduces the need for air conditioning. The functionality of each arena during the Olympic Games has already been defined. Arena 1, which is 38,000 square meters (m2), will host the Olympic Basketball and Basketball and Wheelchair Rugby games. Arena 2, with its 24,000 m2, will receive the Judo and Olympic Taekwondo competitions, together with Paralympic Judo and Bocce. Extending 23,000 m2, Arena 3 will host the Free Style Fighting, Wrestling and Seated Volleyball. At Arenas 2 and 3, the “free floor plans” were adopted, allowing for flexible use after the 2016 event.

Construction of Second Submarine Now Underway On September 4, ICN (an association formed between Odebrecht Defesa e Tecnologia and the French company DCNS) organized the ceremony to cut the first plate of the second conventional submarine (SBR-2) – named “Humaitá” – under the Brazilian Navy’s Submarine Development Program (PROSUB). The ceremony, which was held at NUCLEP (Nuclebrás Heavy Equipment), in Itaguaí, Rio de Janeiro, was headed by the Navy Commander Fleet Admiral Julio Soares de Moura Neto, who started up the water jet cutter to begin cutting

the first element of the submarine hull structure. The event was attended by more than 100 people, including the General Director of Navy Material, Fleet Admiral Luiz Guilherme Sá de Gusmão, General Coordinator of the Nuclear-Propelled Submarine Development Program, Fleet Admiral Gilberto Max Roffé Hirschfeld, among other authorities. Representing ICN, Industrial Director Antonio Luiz Costa delivered the commemorative plaque of the milestone to the Navy Commander. Members of ICN and NUCLEP were also present at the ceremony.

Antonio Luiz Costa, Industrial Director at ICN, delivers the commemorative plaque for the first cut performed in the construction of the second PROSUB conventional submarine to Navy Commander, Julio Soares de Moura Neto

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Conclusion of a New Phase

With modern architecture, the fourth phase of Belas Business Park includes 74 commercial rooms extending up to 1,535 square meters each

In August, Odebrecht Infrastructure delivered the fourth phase of the Belas Business Park project in Angola: the Bengo corporate building. The project was finalized five months ahead of time by a team formed mostly by Angolans (94%). “Odebrecht has earned a name in the country’s real estate sector due to its commitment to the established deadline, quality of the delivery and training of the Angolan people,” emphasized Eduardo Mattos, Contract Director.

The Bengo building, which has 12,500 meters of private area, consists of eight floors with 74 commercial rooms, two stores and convention rooms. The development is joining the Belas Business Park condominium, which already has residential and business buildings delivered during the first three phases. “Following the country’s development, Odebrecht seeks to meet the demand of large Angolan and foreign corporations,” said Mattos. The construction of the fifth phase will begin in 2014.

Milestone for Campinas and Odebrecht Realizações Odebrecht Realizações Imobiliárias launched VOX Residencial, a high standard development located in the neighborhood of Taquaral, in Campinas, rural São Paulo. The launch marks the installation of the eighth regional Business office in Brazil, which will initially operate in the Metropolitan Region of Campinas (RMC) and in the municipalities of Jundiaí and Barueri.

strategic location, which includes highway and railroad networks, its economic diversity and the variety of services and commerce,” said Zafiro. “Combining all of these factors, the trend is to see major sustainable growth in the region’s real estate sector,” he said. VOX Residencial offers versatility in terms of the floor plan options, items aligned with

Inspired by the successful models implemented in other regions where it already operates, Odebrecht Realizações Imobiliárias will bring Campinas unique and exclusive projects. “When it establishes itself in a certain area, Odebrecht makes a commitment to local social-economic development, attracting new investments and promoting the generation of job opportunities and improvements in the surrounding areas,” emphasized Cláudio Zafiro, Director of the Campinas, Rural Area and Alphaville Regional Office. RMC is currently one of the country’s main points of development, primarily due to its

sustainability and a vast leisure area, all of which classify it as a recreational club. “In addition to allowing for an open kitchen and spacious living room, the floor plans also offer conditions of accessibility for individuals with special needs, who will also have parking spots reserved for them in the parking lot,” pointed out Cristiane Fornazari, Incorporation Director for the Campinas, Rural Area and Alphaville Regional Office. “With a terrain that extends approximately 5,000 square meters, the development is situated in one of Campinas’ most noble areas.

VOX Residencial consists of two buildings, with 162 units and with four on each floor. The General Sales Value is approximately R$ 100 million

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Factory of Results At COMPERJ (Rio de Janeiro Petrochemical Complex), currently being built with the participation of Odebrecht Engenharia Industrial, the automation at the pipe factory increased the production at the construction project by 30% and generated financial savings of 50%. The semi-automatic spray paint cabin earned an important role in production due to its process of launching the pipes and profiles in a line of rolls, passing through the equipment in which the grit is thrown by four turbines. The method does not launch residue into the environment and produces gains in production and safety. “Piping is the main item within an electromechanical assembly line,” said Evandro Osório, responsible for the Interface Area at the contract. Situated within an 180,000-square meter area at the construction site, the factory has some 700 workers – including Members and partners –, all headed by Osório. The space is setting visitation records as a model in production speed and organization. “If today we have success in terms of costs and deadlines, this is a good sign that we were able to form a solid team,” he said. “For this purpose, it is necessary to dedicate time and presence, valuing Members and giving them the resources for production.”

When completed, COMPERJ will produce oil derivatives and first and second generation petrochemical products. The piping factory belongs to the units of the TUC Consortium (formed by Toyo, UTC and Odebrecht)

The family is presenting two resins: HD7600U and HD7600M, produced in Rio de Janeiro and in Bahia, respectively

New in the Portfolio In September, Braskem announced the expansion of its portfolio of high density polyethylene resins (PEAD), with the launch of the HD7600 family, especially designed to serve the segment of thermo-shrinkable films (secondary packaging for the use of cans and bottles), also known as shrink films. The main differential offered by the line is the low level of gels, thereby guaranteeing a compact packaging without holes or any marks on the surface that maintains the proper look of the packaged product. In addition to PEAD, the formulation of the shrink film includes low density and liner

polyethylenes (PEBDL and PEBD). The combination of the properties inherent to each one of the resin families guarantees the hardness, shrinkage and compacting of the units simultaneously. “The expansion of the portfolio to include shrink films demonstrates the segment’s importance for Braskem,” said Renato Augusto Yoshino de Lima, responsible for the Commercial area of the Industrial Film Segment at Braskem. “HD7600 is the result of the joint work of our engineers with clients, developed over nearly a year, which guaranteed the supply of high performance resins to meet a wide variety of market needs,” said Lima.

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debrecht Award for Sustainable Development - United States announced the winners from the 2013 edition during an event held in Miami on September 10. The winners

were three projects by students with innovative proposals for sustainable development. The initiative was open to universities from all over the country. The entered projects were evaluated for content, technical

contributions, applicability, clarity of the presentation and complexity of the logic. This edition offered a total of US$ 65,000 in prizes, divided between the three groups that stood out for the judging committee.

THE BIG MOMENT During the opening portion of the ceremony, Gilberto Neves, Senior Officer of Odebrecht in the United States, welcomed the guests, which included Members, community leaders, clients and

Approximately 320 people took part in the ceremony for the 2013 edition of the Odebrecht Award for Sustainable Development United States

First place: group formed by Ethan Jacobs, Professor Mingming Lu, Qingshi Tu and Ronald Gillerpie, from the University of Cincinnati

partners of different Organization Businesses in the country. Alina Hudak, Vice Mayor of Miami, awarded the finalists with an official certificate, and Mitch Maidique, President of Florida International University, led the event, addressing the importance of leadership and orienting the youth about persistence and humility during their careers. Students Ethan Jacobs, Qingshi Tu and Ronald Gillespie, from the University of Cincinnati, received the highest award with a solution for the fuel supply chain that is focused on treating waste waters while at the same time contributing toward energy

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security and environmental sustainability in the United States. Oriented by Professor Mingming Lu, the authors of the project â&#x20AC;&#x153;Using Trap Grease as the Raw Material for Biodiesel Feedstock Productionâ&#x20AC;? addressed one of the greatest offenders of nature, which happens to be invisible to society: the flow of waste waters that contain substances such as fats, oils and greases. The process involves extracting such waste from the water of homes and converting it into raw material for the production of low cost biodiesel. The team from the University of California, Berkeley earned

second place with the project “Solar Photocatalytic Greywater Recycling in Building Facades.” Students David Campbell, Henry Kagey and Vivek Rao and advising professors Slawomir Hermanowicz and Maria Paz Gutierrez presented a proposal for reusing the water from buildings.

Resistant Housing for Rural Haiti: An Integrated Design for Reconstruction,” an integrated proposal for rebuilding the rural region of Haiti through renewable energy and the construction of disaster-resistant homes. During the 2012 edition, Florida International University received

Third place went to students Amanda Velazquez, Paola Davalos and Sergio Baltodano, from Florida International University, who were advised by Professor Andres Tremante. The group presented the project “Education, Renewable Energy and Disaster

a special award for the highest number of projects entered. This year, Johns Hopkins University earned the same recognition.

ABOUT THE AWARD The Odebrecht Award for Sustainable Development is

David Campbell, Vivek Rao and Henry Kagey, from the University of California, Berkeley, earned second place

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Third place went to Paola Davalos and Sergio Baltodano from Florida International University

Each guest filled out a card with information on what sort of transport they used to get to the award ceremony. Using this information, 26 tons of carbon (CO2) were neutralized with the support of Carbonfund.org

designed to encourage university students to think about engineering from a sustainable perspective, proposing solutions for society’s development based on the economic, social and environmental pillars. The initiative takes place in 10 countries in which Odebrecht operates: Angola, Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, United States, Panama, Peru, Dominican Republic and Venezuela. The winning projects receive cash prizes for the students, advising professors and teaching institution, and in certain countries, offer university students internship opportunities at the Odebrecht Organization. This is the second year that the Odebrecht Award for

Sustainable Development has been held in the United States. The winners from the inaugural edition in 2012 were announced in October during a ceremony held in Houston. The group from Rice University earned first place, followed by the students from Johns Hopkins University and North Carolina State University. Since it was first launched, the program has already mobilized some 600 students from 204 teaching institutions, including the best engineering universities in the United States, such as the California Institute of Technology, Georgia Institute of Technology, University of Illinois –U rbana-C hampaign and Purdue University.

Watch the video and learn the winners from the 2013 edition of the Odebrecht Award for Sustainability Development United States.

Watch the best moments of the ceremony of Odebrecht Award for Sustainable Development United States.

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New Recognition in the Real Estate Sector On September 18, Odebrecht was honored at the 19 th edition of the Master Real Estate Award, considered one of the most important in the sector in Brazil and organized by the Brazil branch of the International Real Estate Federation (FIABCI) and by the São Paulo Housing Trade Union (SECOVISP).

for solutions integrated with the development of the sectors in which it operates, has notoriously marked its presence in the international real estate scenario since the start of the 1990s. During this period, 58 developments were concluded in Uruguay, Venezuela, Angola and the United States, among other countries.

The Organization was also honored with the Hors-Concours Award, in recognition of the work it completed in the international real estate market. For organizers, the result of the Odebrecht initiatives, aligned with the creativity and technical qualification of its professionals in the search

For its operations in Brazil, Odebrecht Realizações Imobiliárias was the winner in the categories of Top Commercial Development for the project The One, in São Paulo; Top Residential Development for the construction of Vila dos Corais, in Pernambuco; and Top Professional – Real Estate Product, with Parque Avenida, in Minas Gerais. The highlights of each winning project included sustainability, ahead-of-schedule delivery due to the innovations adopted, serving as a reference for the local community and bringing urban solutions to the region. The awards were received by Paulo Melo, Senior Officer of the CentralSouth Regional Office; Saulo Nunes, Incorporations Director of The One; and Andre Basto and Sergio Roberto, Construction Directors in Pernambuco.

Starting from the left: Cláudio Bernardes, President of SECOVI-SP, Paulo Melo and Basílio Jafet, President of FIABCI Brazil

On the Sustainability List For the second consecutive year, Braskem has been included in the Dow Jones Sustainability Emerging Markets Index, the New York Stock Exchange sustainability index for emerging countries. The announcement was made

Sustainable Development Director at Braskem. The company is also part of the BM&FBovespa Corporate Sustainability Index (ISE), launched eight years ago and which gathers the shares of companies considered a

on September 12. The portfolio launched at the start of this year consists of shares from 81 companies, including 17 Brazilian companies. Braskem’s presence in the index recognizes the company’s commitment to increase its contribution toward sustainable development through good corporate governance practices and social and environmental responsibility. “Growing in a sustainable fashion, with a focus on excellence and the issues of Health, Safety and the Environment, is a strategic guideline for the company,” emphasized Jorge Soto,

reference in Sustainability; as well as the Efficient Carbon Index (ICO 2 ), also a part of BM&FBOVESPA, which consists of shares of those companies that are part of the IBrX50 index, which agreed to adopt transparent practices related to their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. “Since it was first created, Braskem seeks to strengthen the business strategy by improving its products, services and processes, as well as promoting solutions for society together with its chain of clients within the context of Sustainability,” said Jorge Soto.

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Panama Prepares for the 3rd Edition of the Odebrecht Award On October 27, Panama will learn the winners from the 2013 Odebrecht Award for Sustainable Development – an event that has become one of the most prestigious Education awards in country. This year, 36 projects were developed by Panamanian universities and signed up for the award. The 10

finalist groups will participate in a ceremony to be transmitted live by a public television channel, when the works will be evaluated by the judges and the first three places for the award defined. The finalist teams, which consisted of 27 students and professors, worked on producing videos about their projects. The videos are released to the public through news stories on a public television channel. “Many times, the youth do not have opportunities to express their ideas,” said Alex Xavier Sánchez, one of the student finalists. “Now, Odebrecht has given them this chance, ” he said. With the third edition of the Odebrecht Award in Panama, more than 100 engineering projects were developed that offer solutions to current needs without compromising natural resources for future generations. The works also apply the foundations of the Odebrecht Entrepreneurial Technology ( TEO ) : trust in Human Beings and in their capacity for self-development.

The news stories about the projects also reveal the regions of the country in which the university students reside, the sites chosen for the implementation of the proposals and the benefits generated

BID considered Vías Nuevas de Lima to be one of the most representative projects in Latin America due to its positive impact on people’s quality of life and the environment

On the Route of the Inter-American Development Bank In August, Vías Nuevas de Lima, the development of the Rutas de Lima Concessionaire – administered by Odebrecht Latinvest in Peru –, was selected as one of the 12 semi-finalist projects for the BID Award in 360° Infrastructure, organized by the InterAmerican Development Bank (BID) and Harvard University.

have an investment greater than US$ 30 million. The award considers two categories: People and Leadership and Climate Change and the Environment. The winners will be announced in February 2014, after the case studies that the judges of the organizing institutions conduct on the chosen developments.

The selection was made from some 60 projects coming from 18 Latin American countries, with the evaluation of the sustainable development and innovation granted to the region from a social, environmental and economic perspective. In order to be eligible to compete, the developments should have at least 51% private stake; originate from the BID member countries, be in the phase of construction or have been operating for up to three years; and

Rutas de Lima is responsible for the 30-year concession of the three most important road axes in the Peruvian capital – the North and South PanAmerican Highways and the Ramiro Prialé Highway, which join 23 different districts. The concessionaire’s Social Responsibility program promotes social actions in the communities located near the roads through educational campaigns about traffic and the environment.

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Market Leader Braskem earned first place in the sector-level ranking of the ÉPOCA 360° Business Guide in the Chemical and Petrochemical category. The ceremony was held on September 12 in São Paulo and included the presence of the company’s leaders. The publication gathers together the top companies evaluated in six

In addition to its leadership in the sector-level category, Braskem earned 15 th place in the ranking of the 250 Top Companies based on the points obtained in the six different categories of the survey. The ÉPOCA 360° Business Guide is the result of a technical partnership with the Dom Cabral Foundation, which

different areas: financial performance, corporate governance, innovation, vision of the future, Human Resources practices and social-environmental responsibility.

helped formulate the methodology, conducted the field analysis and also performed the final processing of the information. In all, more than 1,930 companies took part in the study.

Marcelo Cerqueira, Vice President of Vinyls at Braskem, and David Cohen, Editor-in-Chief of the magazine Época Negócios, during the award ceremony

Our Culture, Our Brand The Voice of our Brand The way we express ourselves, whether through speech or writing, reflects the type of relationship that we establish with different groups of people. That is why discourse is so important for building the personality of the Odebrecht Brand. More than just communicating, it is crucial to understand how to connect what we say with what we do. To help with this task, the Odebrecht Brand Territory presents the Tone of Voice guidelines, a writing guide designed to orient the production of texts, defining the main themes and writing style to use.

Learn the characteristics of the Odebrecht Brand Tone of Voice Inspiring – Highlights the transforming role of that which we do, inspiring people based on our philosophy, the Odebrecht Entrepreneurial Technology (TEO); Accomplished – Demonstrates, with attitude and conviction, the benefits of what we do; Specialist – Communicates how Knowledgeable People make a difference at our developments; Familiar – Speaks in a way that is inclusive, inviting people to be a part of the content and showing respect for local cultures.

For further orientations, access Brand Territory:

www.odebrecht.com/territorio Please remain attentive to the visual identity tips found in the editions of ON!

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New Airs for Namibe With the revitalization of the Namibe Airport, Angola now has three international airports, including the Luanda and Catumbela Airports – with the latter built by Odebrecht

n Angola, Odebrecht Infrastructure has overcome a major challenge in only 16 weeks: the remodeling of the Namibe Airport for the country’s National Airport and Air Navigation Exploration Agency (ENANA), a state-owned company responsible for Angola’ airports and associated with the Ministry of Transport. The construction work that represents the first phase of the Yuri Gagarin Airport modernization was completed with a symbolic re-

inauguration flight on September 6. The event was attended by the Minister of State and Chief of Staff to the Presidency, Edeltrudes Costa, other authorities from the Angolan government, representatives from Odebrecht and members of the community. The building’s entire structure was remodeled and its holding capacity increased from 100 to 400 passengers per hour. The airport now has a new, spacious arrival and departure area, and the control

tower, administrative area, restaurant and support and logistics zones were all revitalized. On the “Air Side,” where the aircraft circulate, paving work was completed to create the take-off and landing strip, taxiways and a parking lot. With aims of qualifying the airport to enter a superior category in the aeronautical classification, the runway was expanded by 7.5 meters on each side for a final width of 60 meters. “The runway extends 2,500 meters in length and is ready to receive airplanes such as the Boeing 737700,” said Félix Martins, Contract Director. According to Félix Martins, other work will begin during the next phase, which should be concluded in February 2014, including a new cargo and service terminal for the stateowned oil company Sonangol. “With

the conclusion of the modernization work, the airport will have the capacity to serve 240,000 passengers per year,” said Martins. For João Ernesto dos Santos, the Namibe Province Director of Transport and Telecommunications, the investments in infrastructure are important for the country. “It is a center of attraction, since it allows for the development of other economic and social projects in the region, and also opens new horizons of growth for the province,” said Santos. Manuel Pereira Gustavo Ferreira de Ceita, Chairman of the ENANA Board of Directors, invited the population to visit the Yuri Gagarin Airport: “For the airport to reach international dimensions, we need work hard,” he said. “This work is up to ENANA, the tourism area, the companies and the province.”

The take-off and landing strip was expanded and now has a length of 2,500 meters and width of 60 meters

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New Highlights at Braskem Idesa

Braskem Idesa, the joint venture responsible for the future petrochemical complex in Mexico, located in the State of Veracruz, recorded two new achievements. In September, the construction work currently being undertaken by Odebrecht Engenharia Industrial reached the 10,000-worker mark. In order to offer support to the teams, 10,000 meals and 28,000 uniforms are distributed each day, and an additional 300 trucks will be used for transporting materials. Because most of the Members come from the region’s municipalities, the construction of the complex represented a significant increase in job opportunities. Furthermore, 150 operators are already completing their degrees at the Technological University of Southeast Veracruz (UTSV) as part of a training course developed in partnership with the National Industrial Learning Service (SENAI). On August 29, two new pieces of equipment that will be part of the project’s installations arrived to Pajaritos Port after traveling for 45 days: the “C2 Splitter” column, which weighs 880 tons, and has a length of 92 meters and

Considered the most important investment in the petrochemical sector in all of Latin America, the complex will have the capacity to produce 1 million tons of polyethylene per year

width of 9.30 meters; and the “Quench Water Tower,” which weighs 400 tons and has a length of 36 meters. The equipment was transported by teams specialized in super-heavy cargo, which has to be moved at extremely low and controlled speeds. With 45% of the construction work already concluded, the earth leveling and foundation phases were finalized. The development is currently in the phase of the metal and piping structure installation, together with the installation of the first static equipment.

More than 2,700 Hours in the Harvest Simulator With aims of offering training for sugarcane harvester machine operators, Odebrecht Agroindustrial completed 2,712 hours of training in the Harvest Simulator with 113 Members trained. Installed at the Alcídia Unit located at the São Paulo Center at the start of the year, the tool contributes toward professional development and helps boost the teams’ productivity. The training program, which has a course load of 24 hours/class, has five practical modules that address cabin command, the procedure for turning the harvester off and on, cruise control (an electronic traction system with commands activated by a joystick type device), the maneuvering operation and basic harvest operation. After the training, the Member practices on the equipment while it is still in the test yard. According to Rogério Germino, Agricultural Manager at the Conquista do Pontal Unit, the operator’s difficulties are identified and corrected inside the harvest simulator. “By

foreseeing possible errors, the operator is better trained to face difficult situations in the field and prevent a premature breakage or accident from occurring,” explained Germino. The adoption of the new tool reduces training times and allow for training anytime during the year, even between harvests, without negatively affecting the harvest schedule and also offering an opportunity for the previously trained operators to update their skills. The initiative also generates savings for the Business, since it reduces fuel expenses and prevents the premature wear of the harvesting machines that are not used as much, in addition to preventing damage to the reed beds.

Click here to view the video and learn more about the Odebrecht Agroindustrial training program.

The simulator creates a virtual scenario that is similar to that of the reed bed, with the sounds that would be found in the environment, projections of 3-D images and the same movements the harvester would make. The operator faces conditions that are analogous to those found in the field

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In Search of Good Practices In order to familiarize Members of Odebrecht Oil and Gas with the Destaque Award, the People and Organization area of the Business invited Fernanda Camera and José Ferreira Sobrinho Junior from CIADEN (Knowledge and Information to Support Business Development) together with those responsible for the award in the Odebrecht

projects with potential and we will continue to support those interested in elaborating the works,” said Camera. For Bárbara Barros, a Member of the BU-Integrated Services, the lecture was very important for clarifying questions and motivating people to participate: “I realized that any well elaborated idea with a touch of

Knowledge Network for a cycle of lectures at the Rio de Janeiro and Macaé offices. The action took place on September 8 and 9 and also presented a video on the history of the award and testimonials from the winners of past editions. At the end of the meeting, a chat was opened focused on the importance of sharing and disseminating knowledge at the Organization and how the Destaque Award contributes to this process. Fernanda Camera and José Júnior emphasized the positive result of the visit. “We have already identified certain

innovation can compete,” said Barros. “Next year, we will get prepared to participate.”

Click and watch the video to learn about the over 20-year history of the Destaque Award. Get inspired and participate! Learn more about some of the winners of the Destaque Award.

Starting from the left: Emerson Monteiro, Diego Adauto, Bárbara Barros, José Ferreira Junior, Roberta Passos, Felipe Couto, Fernanda Câmera and Paulo Buisine during a visit to the Odebrecht Oil and Gas BU-Integrated Services base

The group participated in group dynamics and theoretical approaches to Leadership, Communication, Performance and Evaluation that were headed by Ricardo Guterres, a consultant from the company Saliby RH

Update in the Field On August 30 and 31, Odebrecht Infrastructure held then 2 nd Meeting of General Supervisors from the Energy area. The event was held at the Organization’s head office in Bahia and included the participation of 61 Members from the construction work for the Santo Antônio, Belo Monte, Baixo Iguaçu and Teles Pires Hydroelectric Power Plants (HPPs). The idea was to qualify professionals from the infrastructure area and promote reflections on the role of the LeaderEducator. André Vital, Senior Officer at Odebrecht Infrastructure for Bahia and Sergipe, gave the opening speech and highlighted the 2020 Vision and importance of supervisors for the Organization. Luiz Claudio Lyrio, from

the Sustainability area, presented the Workplace Safety rates and also promoted reflections on the participants’ role in forming the culture of Safety at the contracts. The group also visited the Odebrecht Cultural Center and took part in a “Fireside Conversation” with Augusto Roque, Senior Officer of the Energy area at Odebrecht Infrastructure. He talked about the specific characteristics of the area and his experience practicing the Odebrecht Entrepreneurial Technology (TEO). During the event, Ivette Guimarães, from Odebrecht Previdência, emphasized the importance of planning for retirement and distributed a document that offers orientations on building the Life and Career Plan.

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Reference in Innovation

The 16-hour training was headed by Rodrigo Wertz, from Bureau Veritas, and involved three groups with 20 Members each

Currently being built by Odebrecht Infrastructure in Rondônia, the Santo Antônio Hydroelectric Power Plant (HPP) organized the training “Guidelines for Research, Development and Innovation Management Systems,” designed for the leadership of each sector, as well as managers, administrators, those responsible for the program and Young Partners. The idea was to develop participants’ innovative potential by using a set of techniques, tools and management practices, allowing for the systematization of innovative solutions for the development. The initiative included theoretical modules that were paired with group dynamics in a multidisciplinary environment that promoted

encouraged to think of tools that can be used from day-to-day in the search for joint solutions involving the Civil Construction Project, Electromechanical Assembly and EPC Management contracts. Young Partner Lucas Borges Silva defined the meeting as productive and functional. “It was an opportunity to awaken and organize ideas,” he said. “We learn to innovate in a structured fashion and we see how important theory is, since the systematization of innovation boosts the quality and efficiency of our work.” The action was an initiative of the Quality area at the Santo Antônio Civil Consortium (CSAC), Odebrecht Assembly and the Construtor Santo Antônio Consortium

the exchange of experiences. Members were

(CCSA).

New Online Features The Distance Education Portal (EAD) of the Functional Equipment Support (AFEq) area earned three new features in September. The first is a video library that uses real cases to teach Equipment area concepts, good practices and accident prevention. In the “Courses” space, three new training sessions are being offered: Automan, Calcheq and Basic Hydraulics. Another benefit is Competence in Focus, a website that offers Volvo Construction Equipment online courses, available to the EAD AFEq users in the “Manufacturers” tab. This partnership allows those interested

to complete the online and onsite training offered by Volvo, while also giving them access to the information available on the company’s website. The EAD Portal was created in 2011 to streamline and improve Members’ qualification, development and training process through distance training (e-learning). The advantages include the possibility for involving a high number of Members from different countries, respecting the learning pace of each; flexible times; acceleration of the participant training process; reduction of travel costs and the promotion of digital inclusion.

Visit and find out what’s new!

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Evaluating Responses in the Case of Accidents The emergency alarms located along the Panamá Colón Highway were activated immediately when a user’s call was recorded by the free communication channel. A bus had collided with a car, which had flipped over, and dozens of people were injured.

The simulated actions were completed in 45 minutes, offering pre-hospital assistance to the injured, guiding drivers to keep traffic safe and allowing for the passage of emergency vehicles

This was the case that the Members of the Madden Colón Concessionaire and members of emergency institutions from Colón Province in Panama would have to face and resolve in order to evaluate the response capacity of the teams when offering accident assistance. The scenario was a simulation for the professionals to put into practice the strategies for immediate assistance of the highway users. The goal was to check the compliance with international standards that help improve the level of highway security in order to make it one of the safest in Central America. The simulation involved the participation of the Colón Fighter Fighters’ Department, the National Police, 911 Emergency Service System, Red Cross, Land Transit and Transport Department, National Civil Protection System and Manuel Amador Guerrero Hospital. The Panamá Colón Highway unites two of the country’s most important port cities, complementing the operation of the Inter-Oceanic Channel, known as the “Dry Channel.” The administration of the highway falls under the responsibility of the Madden Colón Concessionaire, an Odebrecht Infrastructure company.

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The first group of Learn to Click began the IT course on September 10

The 700 Members of the Terra Nova project, currently being completed by Odebrecht Infrastructure in Rio de Janeiro, celebrated the start of Learning to Click, a digital inclusion program implemented in partnership with the Industrial Social Service (SESI). Over a 15-week period, two classrooms with 30 students each will have practical computer classes. The idea is to promote learning, and accordingly, generate better opportunities in the job market. “You

can never learn enough and I will be able to carry this knowledge with me my entire life,” celebrated KirkPatrik da Silva Rosa, one of the participants. Isabella Gualberto Bittencourt, from the Social Responsibility area, pointed out that it is gratifying to have discovered a way of implementing digital literacy in the field of construction. “Investing in Members means investing in the qualification of our labor and the quality of our products,” she said.

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The campaign to quit smoking was promoted by the Medicine and Environment areas at the Rio Mais Concessionaire

Breathing Life into the Fight against Smoking Rio Mais, the concessionaire formed by Odebrecht Infrastructure, Andrade Gutierrez and Carvalho Hosken, promoted a campaign focused on quitting smoking, with aims of raising the construction site team’s awareness about the damages caused by this habit. Called Don’t Lose Your Breath in this Fight, the action was held on the eve of National Anti-Smoking Day, August 28, with the distribution of explanatory brochures. “We are aware of the importance of clarifying such information for our Members,” emphasized Márcia Gonçalves, Environmental Technician at Rio Mais. The World Health Organization (WHO)

considers smoking to be the main cause of preventable death worldwide. WHO estimates that 1/3 of the global adult population – some 1.2 billion people – are smokers. Brazil is one of the countries that leads the ranking of the highest number of former smokers, according to a survey released by the medical magazine, The Lancet. Between October 2008 and March 2010, 46.4% of Brazilian men and 47.7% of Brazilian women quit smoking. “We are concerned with Members’ health and we believe it is possible to give up the habit,” said Dr. Patrícia Fuck, the physician at Rio Mais.

Mozambique: Believe Receives OIT Team Through the National Institute of Employment and Professional Training (INEFP), seven members of the International Labor Organization (ILO) visited the Continued Professional Qualification Program - Believe, an Odebrecht Infrastructure initiative in the country. The group was received by Fabião Bazima, Provincial Delegate of INEFP in Tete; Paulo Brito, Contract Director at the Moatize Expansion Project; José Lages, Administrative-Financial Manager; Adriana Brito, responsible for the Social area at Odebrecht in the country, as well as program participants. According to Flávio Moisés, Instructor of the Basic Cycle of Believe, the visitors liked what they saw. “The work completed during the Basic Cycle, for example, is different compared to other training centers in the country,” said Moisés. OIT – which is a United Nations Organization (UNO) agency – has the mission of promoting opportunities for men and women to have access to decent and productive work while ensuring conditions of freedom, equality, safety and dignity.

The OIT representatives had the chance to get an up-close look at the professional training offered by Believe to help them with the curriculum reform they are developing in the country

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The meeting of the Document and Project Management Systems thematic group gathered 43 Members on August 12 in S達o Paulo

he Odebrecht Knowledge Network program, developed by CIADEN (Knowledge and Information to Support Business Development), held two meetings during the month of August. The first for the Members of the thematic groups that are part of the Engineering Systems Community of Knowledge; and the second for the members of the Maritime Infrastructure

Community of Knowledge. Learn more about the gathering of good ideas and the lessons learned.

SUPPORT FOR KNOWLEDGEABLE PEOPLE Consisting of the thematic groups Document and Project Management Systems; Planning, Budget and Cost Management Systems; and CAD (Computer Aided Design) and CAE

(Computer Aided Engineering), the Engineering Systems Community of Knowledge held its fourth meeting from August 12-14. The event included 139 participants, which included Members from Odebrecht Infraestrutura; Odebrecht Realizações Imobiliárias; Odebrecht Oil and Gas; Odebrecht Ambiental, Odebrecht Defesa e Tecnologia; Odebrecht Engenharia Industrial; Odebrecht Latinvest and Odebrecht S.A.

During the period preceding the meeting, 1,540 members from the Community were invited to vote through the portal to elect their new leader: Paulo Tassi, Engineering Director and the professional responsible for Health, Workplace Safety and Environment (SHE) at Odebrecht in Peru. During the event, Paulo Tassi pointed out the program’s importance at the Organization. “The Community is a live experience in which the discussions increasingly increase the knowledge of the group and company as a whole, both for those Members who have been here for longer as well as those who recently joined Odebrecht,” emphasized Tassi. The content of the meeting was developed in partnership with the Engineering Support corporate team – responsible for administering the SISENG and Citadon systems – so that Knowledgeable People can share their stories of success and failure at the contracts, discussing relevant topics such as people training and tool upgrades, and elaborate a document with reflections intended for organizational learning.

The group listened to the lecture “Final Gathering of the Construction Project Documentation Using Citadon - Fonte Nova Arena,” given by Civil Engineer Diana Paes. CITADON is used in 11 countries: Angola, Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, United Arab Emirates, Ecuador, Ghana, Panama, Peru, Dominican Republic and Venezuela

The first day was dedicated to members of the Document and Project Management System, previously called CITADON. The programming, which was led by Emiy Arashida, leader of the thematic group, included real cases of application and improvements to the system at the Santo Antônio Hydroelectric Power Plant (HPP), at Odebrecht Ambiental concessions, at Odebrecht Engenharia de Projetos and at Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova. Marcelo Henrique, Citadon Administrator at Foz Águas

5, currently under the responsibility of Odebrecht Ambiental, emphasized that he applied what he learned at the Community meeting in 2012 to his project. On August 13 and 14, the participants of the Planning, Budget and Cost Management Systems group – before called SISENG – listened to lectures about cases where solutions were applied to support Members with their daily tasks. Márcio Marangoni, Contract Director at Odebrecht Infrastructure in

On August 13 and 14, 96 Members participated in the meeting of the Planning, Budget and Cost Management Systems thematic group in São Paulo

Colombia, emphasized the importance of effective cost management and the non-transferable role of the professional responsible for the Commercial area to influence people. Alan Marques, leader of the thematic group and responsible for the Commercial area of the Energy Market at Odebrecht in Peru, emphasized the importance of using the Community’s virtual environment to exchange daily knowledge: “We are continuously improving the Community’s Good Practices Bank

and this material will be included in our Best Practices binder,” said Marques. “Therefore, make sure that you publish everything significant that you do in the work environment in the portal. This material can be added to the binder and support other Members.” The CAD and CAE system thematic group was created at the start of this year. The electronic environment is available for the interaction between participants, who have their first meeting scheduled for 2014.

UP-TO-DATE WITH THE LATEST NEWS FROM THE MARITIME SECTOR In Seattle, 35 Members gathered to combine information about maritime infrastructure: 19 from Brazil, six from Peru, three from Cuba, two from Angola, two from the United States, one from Mozambique, one from China and one from the Dominican Republic

In order to share the opportunities identified at the Organization’s maritime projects, on August 29 and 30, 35 Members gathered in Seattle, Washington, for the 5th Meeting of the Maritime Infrastructure Community of Knowledge. During the opening portion, Alexander Christiani, community leader and Technical Director of the SONAREF project, currently being completed by Odebrecht Infrastructure in Angola, emphasized the purpose of the

meetings, which is to disseminate the knowledge acquired by the participants during the year. He also encouraged them to use the portal – which has recorded approximately 18,000 accesses since 2010, the year the page was launched. “We need to promote the use of the portal increasingly more, publishing technical works and documents, and use the internal forum, which allows us to have an extensive discussion on the topics with everyone’s involvement,” said Christiani. The city of Seattle was chosen to serve as the host, from August 25-28, of Port’s 13, an important international conference in the maritime sector

Starting from the left: Renato Goebel, responsible for Odebrecht Logística e Exportação in China; Alexander Christiani; and Mauro Rehm, leader at OLEX. The presentation on China’s potential as a product supplier for the Organization, given by Rehm and Goebel, was a highlight

promoted by the American Society of Civil Engineers. Of those who participate in the Community, 12 people were at Port´s 13 with the challenge of absorbing the knowledge offered and sharing it with the other Members. The first day of the meeting, therefore, was dedicated to the forum on the latest news from the sector that caught the attention of all those present at Port´s 13: which of what was revealed can be applied at Odebrecht and the perception about the Organization’s positioning in the market. In order to back the arguments at the debate, invited consulting firms presented four real cases about maritime infrastructure: the automatic container terminal at the Long Beach Port in the United States; the lessons learned from Hurricane Katrina (which hit New Orleans in 2005); how to assess and mitigate risks in the projects involving

dredging; and the construction methodology in boxes adopted at the Angola Mineral Terminal. This allowed the group to gather what they learned into an electronic folder that is now available on the Community portal. The event continued with the presentation of project cases from the Businesses, covering the different ways of going about maritime construction work. Rubens Sabino, from the company EXE Engenharia, presented a study about the techniques for driving stakes into the ocean floor. The consulting firm has accumulated experience with Odebrecht through the partnership in maritime infrastructure at the contracts. The consultant’s idea was to transmit the lessons learned during his work at the Organization, presenting the results and aspects relevant to the stake driving process obtained and documented in different works.

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Cultivating Tomorrow Concerned with the Environment, Members of the Braskem Idesa and Odebrecht joint venture in Mexico took part in the 1 st “Cultivating Tomorrow” Reforestation Picnic. The action was held on August 24 on Toluca Mountain – one of the main hydric areas that supplies the country’s Federal District –, and included the presence of some 100 people, including family members. The participants received orientations about how to reforest areas and in the end, they planted 1,200 seedlings of trees

of the species Pinus Hartwegii. “This dynamic was an excellent opportunity to become one with nature and breathe some fresh air,” said Gleiber Faria, responsible for People, Administration and Finances at Odebrecht Infrastructure in Mexico. “We are very pleased to be able to contribute toward the planting of trees in this forest,” he said. At the close of the activities, the guests enjoyed a banquet prepared by the community that neighbors the park. “We learn from day-to-day to value nature and take advantage of our resources,” said Francisco Bustamante Madrigal, Finance Coordinator at Braskem Idesa. “This initiative also strengthens the integration between Members,” he said.

Members from the Organization and their families in Mexico took part in a picnic on Mt. Toluca.

On August 31, 150 Members from the Ethylene XXI Project, their families and people from the local community repeated the initiative and planted 255 trees

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At age 17, Sandro Assunção is studying and producing to contribute toward the development of his community in the Bahia Southern Lowlands

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he desire to remain in the rural region and contribute toward the development of his family and the community in which he lives is what drives Sandro Assunção. A resident of Itiúba, located in the district of the municipality of Taperoá, in Bahia, the 17-yearold youth said that his vision changed when he started High School Associated with Technical Qualification in Agroforest Systems at the Agroforest Family Home (CFAF) – a teaching unit associated with the

One of the techniques disseminated and applied by Assunção at his property is Integrated and Sustainable Agroecological Production (PAIS), a social technology developed by the Banco do Brasil Foundation that promotes sustainable agriculture and healthy meals for rural families. The production is focused on horticulture, which is then sold, helping to increase the producers’ income. “The

Bahia Southern Lowlands Environmental Protection Area Mosaic Program for Development and Growth Integrated with Sustainability (PDCIS), supported by the Odebrecht Foundation and public and private partners. “I want to do my part to change the local reality, becoming an agent of future development,” he said. The youth emphasized how he became more personally and professionally mature during the three years he completed his training at CFAF, and he believes that the recognition of the community is essential: “Starting from the time at which we diffuse the knowledge, the farmer starts to admire us and see that we really want to cooperate with everyone,” he said. The son of farmers himself, Sandro’s training promotes improvements and good practices at the property at which he lives with his family, while also helping other residents to progress as well. “With the growth of local agriculture, more youth will stay in the rural areas,” he said. “We have a lot to learn from the more experienced producers and a lot to offer as well.”

techniques that we learn during the trade-off teaching at CFAF help improve productivity out in the field,” he said. “Besides this, the farmers from the community are happy and satisfied when we come with new experiences and pass on what we learned.” Assunção is also concerned about the environment. The youth promoted a community effort in his municipality to preserve a local stream that was nearly dried up. “I used dialogue to explain the importance of maintaining the sources alive, demonstrating how it is possible to plant without destroying nature and even conserving the waters,” he said. From here on out, Assunção says he wants to continue working with the community and to progress in his studies. “Before, I thought like many other youth did; I wanted to finish school and leave the countryside,” he said. “But today, I know that I no longer want to escape my reality, but rather transform it. “I want to live peacefully and sustainably in the place where I was born,” he said.

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Music for Low Income Children in Pernambuco Some 300 children from low income areas of the Metropolitan Region of Recife will be benefitted by the construction of the head office for the Citizen Child Orchestra (OCC), whose project – presented by Odebrecht Infrastructure – was approved on September 5 to receive incentives under the Brazilian Ministry of Culture’s Rouanet Law. “The approval encourages more companies to become partners,” said Manuela Modesto Dantas, responsible for Social Projects at Odebrecht for the Northeast and CentralWest. Created in 2005, OCC was thought up by João José Rocha Targino with aims of socially re-inserting children and adolescents through music. Currently, the project assists 150 children ages 5-18 from the community of Coque – one of the most violent neighborhoods and the one with the

The income generated from the rental of the Concert Hall will be directed at maintaining the project, which was chosen as a “Good Social Inclusion Practice” by the United Nations Organization (UN) in 2010

lowest Human Development Index (HDI) in the Metropolitan Region of Recife. Many of the students become professional musicians, such as Isaías Tavares, who is currently a member of the Goiânia Symphonic Orchestra. Under the coordination of Manuela Modesto Dantas, the initiative involves the construction of the Maestro Cussy de Almeida Music School, with the capacity for com 300 children (double its current capacity), and the modern Citizen Child Concert Hall, located next to the school institution’s head office. The concert hall will be able to serve 816 people and will be the first entirely acoustic one in the region. “Recife will join the national orchestra circuit,” said Dantas. “The new structure will allow for the development of Pernambuco artists and will have the means to receive important musicians from other regions of Brazil and from other countries,” she said.

Virtual model of the new recycling plant, which will have a handling area, areas for the receipt and storage of materials, dressing rooms, a cafeteria and leisure space

Itatiba on the Recyclable Route On September 11, Rota das Bandeiras, an Odebrecht TransPort concessionaire, launched the Recyclable Route project. The initiative is promoted in partnership with the Itatiba City Government in rural São Paulo to reformulate the city’s curbside garbage collection system, and includes everything from raising the population’s awareness to the final treatment of the waste. The main action will be the construction of a model recycling plant in an area granted by the municipality, with the Revivir Cooperative responsible for supplying the labor. The Reviver Cooperative has the capacity for approximately 130 tons of recyclable material per month. Through the initiative, the group expects to select, press and ship up to 220 tons of recyclables each month – enough to serve the entire municipality and process all of the reusable garbage collected along the 297 kilometers of Dom Pedro Corridor roads. The project allows it to operate on another two fronts: raising the population’s awareness and promoting the professionalization of the cooperative members. The training also

includes the handling of the new machinery, donated by Tetra Pak, as well as the use of basic safety equipment. It is expected that the initiative will increase the cooperative members’ income by up to 50%. Vilmar Dionísio left the profession of industrial locksmith to work with trash collection. “I work with recyclables because I like it,” he said. “To be able to do this under humane conditions, at a real company, will be a dream come true.” The plant will be ready in 10 months after obtaining the municipal permit to begin the construction work. After 15 months, the project will become independent, to be administered by the cooperative with the supervision of municipal agencies. “Recyclable Route really embodies the Odebrecht Organization with its social-economic and environment profile,” said Irineu Meireles, President and CEO of Rota das Bandeiras. “We are proud to be a part of this moment,” he said. The Mayor of Itatiba, João Fattori, also celebrated yet another partnership with the concessionaire: “With the Rota das Bandeiras investment, we will take a step toward excellence,” he said.

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Access to Justice At the Justice and Citizenship Desks (BJC), the population has access to free legal advisory and assistance services for more complex civil issues. An initiative of the Bahia Court of Justice (TJ-BA), the Counters have a transforming and dynamic character, founded on the belief that the Judicial Power plays a key role in social transformation and is capable of fostering the ideal of a nonbureaucratic and effective justice system.

own), shellfish farmer and fishermen communities,” said Dias. “People can resolve their conflicts more quickly,” she said. The project is the result of a partnership established between TJ-BA, the Camamu City Government and Rights and Citizenship Institute (IDC) and it is expected that more than 20 people will be assisted each day. With the inauguration, the IDC unit,

This idea is shared by Antônia Regina Dias, President of the Camamu Municipality Women’s Association, where a BJC unit was inaugurated on August 29. “The installation will benefit the population of riverside, quilombola (descendants of freed slaves who formed colonies of their

which already operated at the site, received a Chancellor of Justice, who approves all the procedures. “For the IDC team, this achievement symbolizes the trust given to the practice we developed and also lends credibility to the service provided to the community,” said Andréa Guedes, Coordinator of the IDC Citizen Assistance Center. Alzeni Conceição, Judge at the Valença District Courthouse, reinforced the importance of installing the Counter. “The project fosters the community’s development and also helps awaken citizenship, allowing people to resolve their conflicts in a short period of time,” she said. The municipalities of Presidente Tancredo Neves and Valença, located in the Bahia Southern Lowlands, also have Justice Desks. IDC is the entity that helps develop social capital associated with the Bahia Southern Lowlands Environmental Protection Area Mosaic Program for Development and Growth Integrated with Sustainability (PDCIS), supported by the Odebrecht Foundation and public and private partners.

The municipality of Camamu received the Justice and Citizenship Desk, which works in partnership with IDC and is open from Monday to Friday, from 7:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and assists the population free of charge

Lemon grass tea flavored with squeezed lemon, orange jelly with hot pepper and cake covered with passion fruit flavored candied coconut were some of the products sold. Lettuce, aloe and mint seedlings were also at the stands. Approximately 90% of the items were sold

Productive Yards Produce Fruits From August 21-23, the Recife Convention Center hosted the 21 st Agrinordeste event – an agribusiness exhibit organized by the Pernambuco State Agriculture Federation (FAEPE). The exhibitors included the organic producers from the Productive Yards Project, promoted by the Advisory Institute for Human Development (IADH) and made possible by Odebrecht Realizações Imobiliárias. Using the yards of their own homes to generate income, 12 women took products they made with the foods grown in a sustainable fashion to the event. The project, which also receives the support of the Rota dos Coqueiros Concessionaire – an Odebrecht TransPort company –, seeks to promote entrepreneurship in the communities that neighbor Paiva Reserve, integrating this work with

the daily routine of Pernambuco’s first planned neighborhood. To achieve this, the Productive Yards awakens environmental awareness and offers training in entrepreneurship. According to Mariana Melo, socialenvironmental consultant at IADH and responsible for training the women, since the project began in May of this year, “their self-esteem has improved.” For producer Djane Silva, age 43, the initiative is not only about recovering a productive perspective about people’s yards, but also about happiness. “It is much more than a way of generating income,” said Silva. “It makes me immensely satisfied to have my work valued.” Learn more about the Productive Yards project. Visit the Facebook page

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With the support of the program mascot, called Palancas, and Dr. João Santana, a physician from Catata-Lóvua, the children learned to wash their hands and brush their teeth correctly

Commitment to People On August 23, the Catata-Lóvua project in Angola inaugurated the Health Action in the Villages program, which offers the community of Bumbatempo lectures and exhibits on the importance of hygiene for health, primarily among children. Catata Lóuvua is being developed by Odebrecht Infrastructure in a remote area, one with communities that practice traditional medicine. Some 300 children and 200 adults are assisted through the program. The goal is to expand into another 27 communities located along the stretch of the construction work by December of this year. “Because it is a site with difficult access to medical centers, the action helps disseminate the importance of caring for health,” emphasized Virginia Machado da Silva, who is responsible for

Social Programs. She also pointed out that, through Health Action in the Villages, the older members of the population had contact with a health team for the first time, and children already have their reality improved from very early on. Adults also receive orientations on high blood pressure and will receive monthly medical monitoring. Since the arrival of Catata-Lóvua, the sobas (traditional authorities in the community) have been requesting assistance with topics such as Education and Health. “In my village, we never received medical assistance and we always depended on the traditional treatments,” said Mr. Bumbatempo, soba of the assisted community. “We received this action and we are very grateful, he said.

‘Partners for a Day’ Opens its Doors in Argentina In August, to celebrate the first anniversary of the Francisco Valladares Library, located at the Odebrecht office in Argentina, the space opened its doors to welcome 26 high school seniors through Partners for a Day project. Selected from different high schools in the Federal Capital and Greater Buenos Aires Area, the program is designed to present the corporate environment. The dynamics of the program allowed participants to interact with the Members of the Gas Pipeline Expansion, Infra Market and CCR projects and support office in the country during the day in order to gain a better

understanding of the profession they would like to pursue. At the end of the experience, the Organization received an award for being the secondranked company with the most “partners” – Members responsible for monitoring the students – in Buenos Aires. “I shared my day with Francisco, who is interested in studying Ecology,” said Nelson Elizondo, Member of the Gas Pipeline Expansion project. “The youth demonstrated an interest in our work with the Environment,” said Nelson Elizondo, from the Gas Pipeline Expansion project. “We presented our activities and it was gratifying to see that our work will be continued,” he said.

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Partnership for Education in Angola Odebrecht Infrastructure intermediated the AutoDesk donation of 125 software to Agostinho Neto University, a partner institution of the Organization in Angola. The products from the AutoDesk Education Master Suite package granted to the university include the tools AutoCAD, AutoDesk Inventor, AutoDesk Revit, AutoDesk Alias, AutoDesk 3ds Max and AutoDesk Maya. The delivery was made on August 27 by Juan Carlos Afonso, responsible for the Technical area of AutoDesk, and also was attended by Professor Dr. Orlando da Mata, Dean of the university; Edna Maria Frazillio, Commercial Director at Frazillio Ferroni, a partner company of Odebrecht for the sale of software; Professor Dr. Agatângelo Eduardo, Vice Dean for Cooperation at the University;

in addition to Justino Amaro, responsible for Institutional Relations; and Cláudio Herrero, responsible for the People and Organization area at Odebrecht in the country. During the ceremony, Orlando da Mata emphasized that the package offered will complement the efforts of Agostinho Neto University to offer more qualified training to students. The dean also emphasized the importance of Odebrecht’s support for teaching institutions and the training of Angolans to foster the country’s economic and social development. “The Social Responsibility focus at Odebrecht is very strong,” said Mata. “The developed programs are positive, sustainable and produce benefits for the communities. This is our recognition and request for them to continue along these lines,” he thanked.

Starting from the left: Professor Dr. Orlando da Mata, Edna Maria Frazillio and Juan Carlos Alfonso during the ceremony to deliver the software package to the university

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