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nº 330 • april 2014

Odebrecht and the Petrópolis Group: Challenge Assumed and Met Odebrecht Infrastructure - Brazil Delivers Corinthians Arena in São Paulo

Odebrecht TransPort Earns its 20th Asset: the PR-323 Highway in Paraná

Odebrecht 70 Years: Sustainability at the Organization

contents nº 330 • april 2014

CORINTHIANS ARENA DELIVERED TO SPORT CLUB CORINTHIANS PAULISTA

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20 THE DELIVERY OF THE FIRST PETRÓPOLIS BREWERY UNIT IN PERNAMBUCO

ROUTE 323 CONSORTIUM BEGINS ADMINISTERING PR-323 HIGHWAY IN PARANÁ

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30 THE FIRST YEAR OF

ITAIPAVA FONTE NOVA ARENA

AWARDS AND DISTINCTIONS

46 ODEBRECHT ODEBRECHT 70 YEARS: SUSTAINABILITY

FOUNDATION RECEIVES NÔUS STATUETTE FROM FIDAL FOUNDATION

50 PEOPLE 54 GIANT EQUIPMENT FROM

THE ETHYLENE XXI PROJECT IN MEXICO

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Corinthians Arena

n Ap ri l 15 , O d e b re c ht I nfra stru c tu re Braz i l offi c ia l ly d e l ive re d th e Co ri nth ia n s Are na to th e so cce r te a m S p o rt Cl u b Co ri nth ia n s Pa u l i sta. I n a d d i ti o n to se rvi ng a s th e stage fo r th e 2014 Wo rl d Cu p

o p e n i ng eve nt, th e a re na l o cate d i n Ita q u e ra, Sã o Pa u l o, i s a l so a l ega cy fo r th e Sã o Pa u l o so cce r c l u b a n d re p re se nts th e fu l fi l l m e nt of a d re a m fo r th e Co ri nth ia n s te a m a n d i ts fa n s. Th e ce re m o ny wa s atte n d e d by Má ri o Go b b i , Pre s i d e nt of

Corinthians; Andrés Sanchez, club representative for the arena construction work; Antonio Gavioli, Contract Director; Julio Semeghini, São Paulo State Regional Secretary of Planning and Development and Coordinator of the World Cup São Paulo Committee;

Nadia Campeão, Vice Mayor and Coordinator of the Special Committee for the Cup and some 120 journalists from the local and international press. “On August 31, 2010, a statement of intent was signed with Corinthians and today we have the honor of delivering

The stadium was built as part of a contract between the soccer team Sport Club Corinthians Paulista and Odebrecht Infrastructure Brazil. At the peak of the work, the project required 2,500 workers

Frederico Barbosa, Operational Manager of Corinthians Arena, and Mário Gobbi

the project,” said Antonio Gavioli. “I speak on behalf of the more than 6,000 workers who have helped build this stadium: we are proud to be help make the dream of so many Corinthians fans come true,” he said.

Af te r t h e d e l i ve ry, O d e b re c h t b e ga n t h e p ro j e c t commissioning period, which w i l l i nvo l ve c h e c k i n g t h e e q u i p m e n t o p e ra t i o n a n d c o m p l e te a ny n e c e s s a ry re p a i rs .

ro of that cove rs a l l se ats i n th e Ea st a n d We st se c to rs a n d m ost of th e N o rth a n d So u th gra n d sta n d s. I n o rd e r to gua ra nte e fa n s a maxi m u m l eve l of vi s i b i l i ty, th e d i sta n ce b e twe e n th e fi rst row of c ha i rs a n d fi e l d s i d e l i n e s i s seve n m e te rs.

M O D E R N I N STA L L AT I O N S Th e co n stru c ti o n wo rk, wh i c h b ega n o n May 30 , 2011 , i n c l u d e s d e ta i l s that wi l l gua ra nte e vi s i to rs e n ha n ce d co mfo rt. Th e p ro j e c t s ign e d by a rc h i te c t A n i ba l Co u ti n h o i n c l u d e s a

Th e sym b o l i c i te m s i n c l u d e th e gra ss fi e l d , wh i c h offe rs th e late st te c h n o l ogi e s ava i la b l e, b egi n n i ng wi th th e gravi ty a n d su c ti o n- p owe re d d ra i nage syste m . Th e i rrigati o n syste m ha s 48 s p ri n kl e rs, a n d i n b e twe e n th e ro ots of Raygra ss ( a typ e of gra ss u se d i n Eu ro p e a n sta d i u m fi e l d s ) , th o u sa n d s of m e te rs of th i n p la sti c tu b e s c i rc u late, th ro ugh wh i c h th e syste m d i stri b u te s c h i l l e d wate r to ke e p th e gra ss a l ive a n d h e a l thy fo r ga m e s d u ri ng th e su m m e r m o nth s. An oth e r ma j o r attra c ti o n i s th e LED b ig sc re e n, l o cate d o n th e o u te r s i d e of th e Ea st b u i l d i ng, wh i c h i s 170 m e te rs wi d e a n d 20 m e te rs h igh. Th e gla ss pa n e l l o cate d a l o ng th e We st s i d e i s a l so ha rd to m i ss : i t i n c l u d e s 1 , 350 pa rts, ma n u fa c tu re d i n Ita ly, that cove r 240 m e te rs i n l e ngth

by 30 m e te rs i n h e ight. Eve ry gla ss p i e ce ha s i ts own u n i q u e c ha ra c te ri sti c , wh e th e r d u e to i ts s ize, c u rvatu re o r to n e. I n th e wa rm - u p a re a d e s ign e d fo r th e Co ri nth ia n s p laye rs, th e re wi l l b e a gra n d sta n d wh e re 84 fa n s ca n watc h th e p laye rs ge t re a dy b e fo re th e ga m e s. Th e re wi l l b e a p p roxi mate ly 3 , 000 te l evi s i o n s i n sta l l e d , a n d so m e wi l l fo rm la rge sc re e n s to p ro j e c t i mage s of th e ga m e s o r a dve rti se m e nts.

During the ceremony, Antonio Gavioli presented a brief history of the project and the next steps in the commissioning phase. The team also paid tribute to the three victims of the two accidents that occurred

I n th e ca se of a cc i d e nts, th e p u b l i c wi l l b e a b l e to eva c uate th e b u i l d i ng i n e ight m i n u te s a n d e ight se co n d s at m ost, ba se d o n a Fi re fighte r re q u i re m e nt.

SU STA I NA B I L I T Y Th e Co ri nth ia n s Are na wa s b u i l t ba se d o n th e sta n da rd s e sta b l i s h e d by FI FA, wi th te c h n o l ogi ca l so l u ti o n s that wi l l gua ra nte e th e rati o na l u se of natu ra l re so u rce s, su c h a s wate r savi ngs, ra i nwate r re u se,

ga rbage re cyc l i ng a n d e n e rgy su sta i na b i l i ty, i n a d d i ti o n to natu ra l ve nti lati o n a n d l ighti ng. Th e p ro j e c t i s c u rre ntly i n th e p ro ce ss of o bta i n i ng th e LEED ( Le a d e rs h i p i n En e rgy a n d Envi ro n m e nta l De s i g n ) se a l â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a ce rti fi cati o n fo r su sta i na b l e d eve l o p m e nts gra nte d by th e N o rth Am e ri ca n o rga n izati o n Un i te d Sta te s G re e n Bu i l d i n g Co u n c i l , re s p o n s i b l e fo r d rivi ng th e d eve l o p m e nt of th e su sta i na b l e c ivi l co n stru c ti o n i n d u stry wo rl dwi d e.

A L E G AC Y FO R SĂ&#x192;O PAU LO Th e co n stru c ti o n of th e sta d i u m re p re se nte d a n i m p o rta nt b ra n c h of e co n o m i c d eve l o p m e nt fo r th e c i tyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; s Ea st Zo n e. I n a l l , th e wo rk i nvo lve d so m e 6 , 000 p e o p l e, p ri o ri tizi ng th e co ntra c ti ng of l o ca l re s i d e nts. I n o rd e r to m e e t t h e d e m a n d fo r q u a l i f i e d p ro fe s s i o n a l s , O d e b re c h t I n f ra s t r u c tu re - B ra z i l fo r m e d a p a rt n e rs h i p w i t h t h e S ĂŁ o Pa u l o C i ty G ove r n m e n t to b e g i n t h e B e l i eve P ro g ra m , w h i c h t ra i n s wo r ke rs fo r t h e c o n s t r u c t i o n s e c to r. I n a d d i t i o n to p ro m o t i n g t h e inclusion of people in the j o b m a r ke t , t h e i n i t i a t i ve a l s o h e l p e d c o n t r i b u te towa rd t h e s o c i a l - e c o n o m i c d eve l o p m e n t o f t h e l o c a l c o m m u n i ty. Th e p ro g ra m q u a l i f i e d 24 6 p e o p l e fo r the positions of civil c o n s t r u c t i o n a s s i s ta n t , a s s e m b l e r, c a r p e n te r a n d b r i c k l aye r, h av i n g c o n t ra c te d 1 1 5 re s i d e n ts f ro m I ta q u e ra . Wo rki ng i n pa rtn e rs h i p wi th th e I n d u stria l So c ia l Se rvi ce ( SESI ) i n 2012 , th e Bu s i n e ss a l so ta ught 53 wo rke rs to re a d a n d wri te. A tota l of 20 M e m b e rs co m p l e te d th e ba s i c co u rse a n d 33 co m p l e te d th e

p ri ma ry co u rse, re ce ivi ng a ce rti fi cati o n fro m th e M i n i stry of Ed u cati o n . Od e b re c ht I nfra stru c tu re - B razi l a l so p ro m ote d th e H i t th e N e t Progra m i n pa rtn e rs h i p wi th th e Nati o na l I n d u stria l Le a rn i ng Se rvi ce ( SENAC ) . Th e i n i tiative ha d a s p e c ia l fo c u s o n th e c h i l d re n a n d wive s of th e wo rke rs, wh o we re a b l e to d eve l o p ba s i c co m p u te r s ki l l s, su c h a s fo r th e u se of M i c rosoft Offi ce a n d th e I nte rn e t, i n a d d i ti o n to m o d u l e s re late d to th e p ri n c i p l e s of e ntre p re n e u rs h i p, e th i c s, c i tize n s h i p, su sta i na b i l i ty a n d p rofe ss i o na l d eve l o p m e nt. â&#x20AC;&#x201E;

D u ri ng t h e 2 01 4 Wo rl d Cu p , t h e Co ri nt h i a n s A re n a wi l l h o s t t h e o p e n i ng ga m e

The guests went on a guided tour of Corinthians Arena and saw the locker rooms, player warm-up area and grandstands

( B ra z i l a n d C ro at i a ) a n d a n o t h e r five ga m e s : U rugu ay a n d Engl a n d , Holland and Chile, So u t h Ko re a a n d B e lgi u m , i n a d d i t i o n to t h e ro u n d o f s i xte e n a n d t h e s e m i - fi n a l .

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n April 8, the Route 323 Consortium - headed by Odebrecht TransPort and formed also by the companies Tucuman Engenharia, América Empreendimento e Goetze Lobato Engenharia - earned the rights to the 30-year concession for the corridor of PR-323 Highways, between Maringá and Francisco Alves, in the Northwest region of Paraná. Along its extension, the corridor has three different names, including the PR-323, PRC-487 and PRC272. Route 323 offered R$ 3.90 as the value of the toll fee to be charged along the highway – representing a reduction of 7.1% compared to the top value established in call for tender of R$ 4.20. This is the first Public-Private Partnership (PPP) undertaken in the state and the first Odebrecht TransPort asset in Paraná. The consortium will be responsible for the maintenance and conservation of approximately 220 kilometers (km). Plans are to duplicate 207 km by the 16th year of the concession, benefitting 14 municipalities from the region. The toll charge will only begin after the duplication of each stretch has been delivered.

During the concession, R$ 3.6 billion will be invested in maintenance and conservation work, as well as in services designed for users, who will have access to monitored and safer

streets, a 24-hour tow truck and first aid assistance. During the first five years, workers will build 19 viaducts, 22 barriers, 13 pedestrian overpasses, nine bridges, as well as shoulders and bicycle paths in the urban areas.

The new contract is the 20th Odebrecht TransPort asset, which now participates in eight highway concessions, administrating a total of 1,770 km of roads throughout the country.â&#x20AC;&#x201E;

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Safety at Port The Maintenance team at Embraport – an Odebrecht TransPort asset responsible for the port terminal along the left bank of Santos Port in São Paulo – developed a creative and safe solution for the seal verification operation of containers, which need to be inspected on top of the trailers (ITVs or Terminal Tractors) at the terminal. The device, which is a first-of-its-kind in Santos, is currently operating in test phase and serves to block the movement of the trailer during the inspection, preventing the vehicle from moving before the inspector finalizes the operation. Alison Alves dos Santos, Maintenance Area Coordinator, explains that in this type of

operation, the driver’s vision is limited and it is hard for him or her to follow the inspector’s work, since it takes place on top of the vehicle. “With the blockage, the inspector has full control of the operation, making it efficient and safe,” said Santos. The device is presently installed in just one piece of equipment, but plans are to have it operating in all by June of this year. The Workplace Safety area approved the initiative and pointed out that it significantly enhances the terminal’s safety. “The seal verification process is performed frequently,” said Gustavo Queiroz, Workplace Safety Coordinator. “The new system will minimize any possible risks,” he said. How the Blockage System Works By pressing the red button, any movement of the equipment is blocked. The brake light of the vehicle lights up, indicating to the driver that the blockage was activated. At the end of his or her work, the inspector presses the green button and the brake light on the vehicle panel turns off, indicating to the driver that the work has been completed.

Odebrecht Agroindustrial currently cultivates over 80 varieties of sugarcane

Sugarcane Technology and Innovation In April, Odebrecht Agroindustrial and the Sugarcane Technology Center (CTC) celebrated an unprecedented agreement in Brazil to install genetic sugarcane improvement centers. The partnership includes the installation of experimental fields extending 25 hectares each at the Rio Claro and Morro Vermelho units, both in the state of Goiás. The units will receive a set of non-commercial varieties (clones) already pre-selected for the regional conditions. The Morro Vermelho unit will also receive another field for genetically modified organisms in order to conduct agronomic studies on the transgenic sugarcane – considered an important differential in terms of moving forward with sugarcane research – aiming to achieve gains in productivity and sustainability. “From the work with CTC, we hope to obtain an improved balance in the varieties of sugarcane, which maximizes the tons of sugars

produced per hectare, diversifies our portfolio and guarantees improved productivity for the company,” said Américo Ferraz, responsible for Agricultural Technology at Odebrecht Agroindustrial. The Rio Claro and Morro Vermelho units are part of the new model of regional centers focused on developing the CTC varieties, which duplicated from 12 to 24 units. The genetic improvement centers are strategically distributed throughout different plants so as to cover nearly all of the environments in which sugarcane is cultivated in Brazil. “The new model of CTC centers is focused on developing varieties adapted to the specific soil and climate conditions of each producing region and which meet the producers’ needs and expectations,” explained William Lee Burnquist, CTC Genetic Improvement Director. “The centers are already being prepared and certified for the transgenic sugarcane studies,” he said.

fast news The grids to be assembled at GG4 weigh a total of approximately 1,000 tons, corresponding to 1,000 compact cars

New Work Front at GG4 In March, Odebrecht Infrastructure Brazil, responsible for the Electromechanical Assembly at the Santo Antônio Hydroelectric Power Plant (HPP) in Rondônia, began installing the grids at the Power House 4 (GG4) Water Intake Site. The grids are responsible for protecting the Generator Units from solid objects (tree trunks and rocks, for example) brought by the waters of the Madeira River. Cândido Oliveira de Andrade, General Supervisor, is responsible for the 20-Member team that undertakes the grid assembly activities: “This phase of the assembly work has been completed meeting the planned deadlines and costs, while also ensuring top quality and safety,” said Andrade. Edilson da Silva Bezerra,

Assembly Leader, explained that the team has accumulated experience since Power House 1: “The assembly is constantly improving,” he said. Before beginning the grid assembly, the fixed parts were installed and paved in the Power House structures in order to then fit the grids into place.

The following is necessary to protect each Generator Unit: 40 panels Weight of each panel: 2,300 kg Height of each panel: 4 meters Width of each panel: 3 meters

Promoting Knowledge O n M a rc h 2 7 , E n s e a d a I n d ú s t r i a N ava l re c e i ve d a g ro u p o f B r i t i s h c o m p a n i e s at the Inhaúma Unit in Rio d e J a n e i ro . Th e go a l o f t h e m e e t i n g , h e l d by t h e B r i t i s h gove r n m e n t t h ro u g h t h e U n i te d Ki n gd o m Co n s u l a te i n R i o d e J a n e i ro , wa s to p ro m o te t h e U n i te d Ki n gd o m o i l i n d u s t ry a n d e n c o u ra ge c o m m e rc i a l p a rt n e rs h i p s b e twe e n t h e two c o u n t r i e s . Th e g ro u p , fo r m e d by 1 8 p e o p l e , i n c l u d i n g re p re s e n ta t i ve s o f c o m p a n i e s f ro m t h e o f fs h o re c o n s t r u c t i o n a n d m a i n te n a n c e s e g m e n t , l i s te n e d to a p re s e n ta t i o n on Enseada Indústria N ava l a n d i ts p ro j e c ts a n d c o n s t r u c t i o n wo r k c u r re n t l y u n d e rway. Th e p re s e n ta t i o n wa s l e d by N ew to n S p i n e l l i ,

S u p p l y Co o rd i n a to r a t t h e I n h a ú m a U n i t , a n d J oyc e Ro d r i gu e s , f ro m t h e S u p p l y a re a a t t h e R i gs p ro j e c t , w i t h t h e s u p p o rt o f t h e S h i pya rd a n d Co r p o ra te Co m m u n i c a t i o n a re a s . Af te r t h e l e c tu re , t h e g ro u p a s ke d q u e s t i o n s a n d to u re d t h e d eve l o p m e n t a re a , b e g i n n i n g w i t h t h e painting shops and pipe s h o p u n t i l re a c h i n g t h e d ry d o c k a n d b o i l e r ro o m s h o p . Fo r Re n a to Co rd e i ro , O i l a n d G a s M a n a ge r fo r U K Tra d e & I nve s t m e n t B ra z i l , t h e gu e s ts l e f t t h e eve n t s a t i s f i e d w i t h t h e o p p o rtu n i ty to b e t te r u n d e rs ta n d t h e B ra z i l i a n n ava l i n d u s t ry, l e a r n m o re about the Business and ask q u e s t i o n s a b o u t t h e go o d a n d s e rv i c e a c q u i s i t i o n p ro c e s s .

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SuperVia Receives Oracle System Since January, Members of SuperVia – an Odebrecht TransPort company in Rio de Janeiro – have been working with the Oracle system to support their administrativefinancial activities. The project lasted one year and six months and was completed by the Odebrecht Information Technology area. Called On Track, the project generated benefits such as improved corporate security and the possibility of boosting the efficiency of the teams from the company’s support areas with tools such as XRT (financial and treasury support), Hyperion (management support) and eBS (administrative support). For Wagner Medeiros, Controllership Leader, the installation of the system represented a milestone. “SuperVia was the Organization’s first company, for example, to use the Project module to its fullest to monitor the progress of the investments in construction,” explained Medeiros. The Oracle system is part of the package of administrative-financial tools that have been installed at the Organization’s Businesses since 2012 with the O2 Project. It offers modules such as Finances, Accounting, Tax, Supply and Subcontracts, and for SuperVia, the solution was adapted to meet the company’s needs. “The Odebrecht Organization is on the right track toward having a single system to consolidate information and, in this way, meet the challenges established for the 2020 Vision,” said Caio Boggiss, Oracle eBS Project Leader at the Organization.

The youth visited the Water Treatment Plant (WTP) and Baixo Iguaçu HPP Generation Circuit

Theory in Practice In April, the Baixo Iguaçu Hydroelectric Power Plant (HPP) – currently being built by Odebrecht Infrastructure - Brazil between the municipalities of Capitão

environmental programs, and also to visit the Generation Circuit and specific areas of the Baixo Iguaçu HPP, such as the Water and Sewage Treatment Plant

Leônidas Marques and Capanema in Paraná – received students completing a degree in Civil Engineering from the State University of Western Paraná (UNIOESTE) and those studying Environmental Engineering from the Paraná Southwest United Teaching Institution (UNISEP). The initiative gathered 50 youth to learn more about how a hydroelectric power plant works, the energy generation process, the existing

(WTP/STP) and Waste Management Center (CGR). During the visit, students received instructions and orientations about how the construction, generation and operation processes work at a hydroelectric power plant. Of all the new items presented to the group, the youth reported that the Generation Circuit and area of the future spillway were what most interested them.

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Commitment to Serve the Client

n June 4, 2013, when it drove in the first stake for the construction of the Petrópolis Brewery unit in Pernambuco, Walter Faria, President of the Petrópolis Group, proposed a challenge for the team of Odebrecht Infrastructure - Brazil, which is responsible for the work: to be able to brew the first batch of beer in just 10 months. Odebrecht agreed to serve its client and was able to successfully meet the challenge. The Petrópolis Group received its new unit on March 31, 2014 and, as planned, brewed its first batch on April 3, inaugurating the operation in Itapissuma, a municipality located some 50 kilometers from Recife. “We completed the construction work before 10 months were up and the client itself emphasized that it was a record for completing this type of plant,” said Ana Carolina Farias, Contract Director. Safety precautions were also reinforced to ensure that the project was concluded without any serious incidents. The team that headed up the development construction work consists

of 21 engineers, including nine women, representing a differential with relation to the general average. “Women’s participation brought new vision and created more dialogue between the teams in order to exchange knowledge and seek out solutions,” said Thales Mariano, the professional responsible for the Engineering area. Another unique characteristic is the young profile of the Members, who have an average age of 35. By gathering the professionals’ different ideas, the Itapissuma Petrópolis Brewery unit was created using a concrete structure, most of which was precast, and a “spatial” metal structure roof weighing a total of 960 tons. “The support of our Engineering Director, José Érico Dantas, was crucial in the quest to find technological innovations,” said Ana Carolina Farias. “We used cardboard molds for the rectangular pillars that were made in loco, and we brought a new molding technology from Germany to build the foundation elements, known as Pecafil - a plastic mold with steel elements,” said Farias.

Tour of the Petr贸polis Brewery Itapissuma factory. At the peak of the construction work, the project required 1,700 people

Chafick Luedy, AdministrativeFinancial Manager (GAF); Ana Carolina Farias, Israel Martins and Thales Mariano Carneiro da Cunha, the projectâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Engineering Manager for Odebrecht Infrastructure - Brazil

PATHS OPEN On April 2, Walter Faria opened the doors of the factory to welcome then Pernambuco Governor, Eduardo Campos, for the inauguration of the mashing room – the site where the beer is brewed. The event was also attended by the Pernambuco Secretary of Economic Development, Márcio Stefanni, Mayor of Itapissuma, Cal Volia, and Senior Officer (DS) of Odebrecht Infrastructure - Brazil for the Northeast and Central-West, João Antonio Pacífico. Also participating were representatives of the Petrópolis Group responsible for the construction work: Cláudio Bolonhini, Civil Engineering Manager; Israel Martins, Corporate Project Manager; and Carlos de Paula, Plant Operation Manager. The first filling procedure, which represents the first beer bottling, took place on April 17, preparing the brewery for operating mode. The production capacity will be 6 million hectoliters of beer per year, with the possibility of increasing this volume. This is the third brewery built by Odebrecht Infrastructure- Brazil for the Petrópolis Group. The first was the Rondonópolis unit in Mato Grosso, and the second, in Alagoinhas, Bahia, delivered in November of last year. The Itapissuma unit reinforces the group’s presence in Brazil’s Northeastern region, where it also acquired the naming rights for Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova and Itaipava Arena Pernambuco.

The Itapissuma unit will use maltose from the region itself to brew beer

The ceremony to mark the first bottling of beer was attended by Walter Faria, Jo茫o Lyra Neto, current Governor of Pernambuco, and by representatives from the Petr贸polis Group and Odebrecht Infrastructure - Brazil

The Petr贸polis Group is responsible for brewing the Itaipava, Petra, Crystal, Black Princess beers, among others, and is currently the second largest in the national beer market

SPACE FOR KNOWLEDGE The construction site in Itapissuma served a laboratory for seeking out technological innovations and boosting productivity. As a result of the knowledge acquired, nine innovation projects were signed up for the Odebrecht Technological Innovation Program (POIT). Additionally, the development received eight students from the region’s universities for the Vacation Internship Program, and also hired 10 interns under the program’s traditional format at the company. The Shared Services Center (SSC) also visited the project to improve the Line team’s knowledge. On March 14, the Organization held the first 2014 course under its Best Practices program. The topic of Taxes Withheld for Contracted Service was discussed by William Ker, SSC Tax Analyst, for Members of Odebrecht Infrastructure Brazil, including the Administrative-Financial Managers (GAFs), Assistants and those Responsible for the Program (RPs) from the projects currently being completed by the Business – Expressway, in Pernambuco, and Backland Channel in Alagoas –, from the Northeast and Central-West DS office, and from Itaipava Arena Pernambuco, an Odebrecht Properties asset.

The course is designed to offer a fiscal foundation to reduce the existing questions during document analyses and when contracting new service providers. “The idea to bring the Best Practices course to the Itapissuma construction site emerged when we identified the need to train our Members and the impossibility of sending them to São Paulo due to the speed of the construction work,” revealed Chafick Luedy, the project GAF. “We then thought about expanding the opportunity into the other Organization developments in the Northeast, which added new experiences, granted that knowledge was not only limited to the Petrópolis Brewery construction project,” said Luedy. For Andreza Moura, responsible for the Financial PR at the Petrópolis Brewery, the training was objective and dynamic, focused on the daily work routine. “It surpassed my expectations,” said Moura. “It balanced theory with practice through exercises for each situation.” First implemented in April 2013, the Best Practices program was developed with aims of sharing knowledge between SSC specialists and Members of the Organization’s Businesses in search of synergy and efficiency as part of the support offered by the area.

During 2013, the Best Practices program offered six courses involving the participation of 120 Members. The first edition of this year included the presence of 25 people

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One Year of the New Fonte Nova

n April 7, 2013, after two years and 10 months of construction work, the Arena Salvador

Consortium – formed by Odebrecht Infrastructure - Brazil and OAS – delivered the Fonte Nova stadium, which has been transformed into a multiuse arena, to Fonte Nova Negócios e Participações – the concessionaire formed by Odebrecht Properties and OAS Arenas. One year later, Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova

has established itself as Bahia’s most modern multi-use equipment, designed for business and entertainment events, including soccer. “We ran into several challenges during this first year of operation, but our team has been working day after day to always offer our public the best,” said Marcos Lessa, President of Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova. “We heard reports from fans who were thrilled about the good memories from the former

Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova is considered a sports and cultural center with the capacity to host up to three events on the same day

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stadium and delighted with the current structure. Today, the arena is a source of great pride to the Bahia people. “With every visit to the facility and with every game, there is a different sensation as if it were the first time,” said Lessa. On the soccer field, the biggest sports highlight for the new Esporte Clube Bahia home was the final game for the 2013 Brazilian Championship between the Bahia club and the Rio de Janeiro club Fluminense. The event involved the vibrant participation of a paying public of 40,249 people. In addition to the games, other

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entertainment and business events used a range of different areas of the facility. During this first year, the arena has hosted everything from a children’s birthday party in a Skybox for 20 guests to a show by British pop star Elton John for 40,000 people. “Having this legacy, with first world installations, is something that motivates and strengthens us,” said Marcos Lessa. “With this volume of national and international attractions and corporate events, Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova has proven its multi-use character, and is currently the main reference in the site for

The arena also rents out its Skyboxes for different events, such as birthday parties for up to 40 guests

holding events in Bahia. For the upcoming months and years, the expectation is also very positive. We are already well into talks with show business producers that will bring other important international attractions to this stage,” he said.

IT’S A PARTY! The month of April was special for celebrating the first anniversary of Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova. On April 5, the arena opened its doors to some 300 students from four local public schools for the Tour 100% – a guided visit program. During the final game for the Bahia

Soccer Championship, held April 6, 30,000 white balls were distributed to fans, who watched a video highlighting the main figures of Fonte Nova on a big screen television. There were also performances by local bands and artists both before the game and at half-time. On April 7, which coincides with Journalists’ Day in Brazil, the anniversary celebration also involved the press, which works at the arena from game to game. Fonte Nova Negócios e Participações organized a soccer game for professionals and a show by Tuca Fernandes, former member of the band Jammil e Uma Noites.

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SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY During its first year of operation, Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova promoted several different social actions. It signed an agreement with the Bahia State Department of Education to take public school students, parents and teachers to the arena free of charge with the project The

Student in the Arena is a Winning Show. Some 3,000 people will be benefitted through the program by the end of this year. It also supported projects like Pink October, focused on breast cancer prevention; Blue November and A Touch, a Dribble, focused on preventing prostate cancer. Fonte Nova Neg贸cios e

The arena hosted the performances of Elton John and French DJ David Guetta, as well as the recording of the DVD celebrating the 20-year career of Bahia singer Ivete Sangalo

Participações also supported the 20-year campaign of Holidays without Hunger; established a partnership with the Salvador City Government and Transalvador (the municipality’s traffic engineering company), making parking lots available to Carnivalgoers; as well as the campaign against racism, “We Come in

All Colors,” and the support for Down Syndrome Day and Autism Awareness Day. The 100% Tour offers free visits to philanthropic institutions and public schools each week so they can learn more about the arena and its history, which is interwoven with the history of Bahia soccer itself.

Fans will find a family-oriented environment at Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova, demonstrating the trust that the facility administration transmits to the public

HOW THE “FIFA PERIOD” WORKS

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From May 22 to July 18, the arenas operated by Odebrecht Properties – Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova, Itaipava Arena Pernambuco and Maracanã – will be administered by FIFA for the preparation and holding of the 2014 World Cup. During this period, items such as security,

food, box offices, tickets, telecommunications services, accreditations and complementary installations, among other activities, will fall under the federation’s responsibility (*). *Only Itaipava Arena Pernambuco plans to keep certain services under its responsibility.

LEARN MORE ABOUT THE EVENTS FROM THIS PERIOD

THE 100,000TH VISITOR

On April 8, Maracanã – administered by the concessionaire formed by Odebrecht Properties, AEG and IMX – welcomed its 100,000th visitor as part of its Maracanã Tour program. The historical moment honored Colombian Roberto Rodriguez Ruiz, who was received by the stadium

Bucaramanga in Colombia. “I have seen many stadiums in the world, such as Barcelona, Real Madrid and River Plate, in Argentina, but Maracanã is a magical place in history and for what it represents for soccer,” he said. Roberto Ruiz and his guests received a special tour, together with a kit containing a soccer ball, t-shirt,

team with a party. “I was surprised and very happy with the reception,” said Ruiz, a resident of the city of

miniature model of Maracanã and official items from the 2014 World Cup.

Roberto Rodriguez Ruiz, the 100,000th visitor, together with his wife and children, was welcomed with a commemorative banner and greeted by the Maracanã Tour team with balloons and applause

The Maracanã Tour reveals interesting facts about soccer and presents the public with a behind-the-scenes look at the stadium, considered a temple for Brazilian soccer. It was inaugurated on October 2013 and has received over 25,000 people each month.

Our Culture, Our Brand

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70-Year Seal The Odebrecht Organization is celebrating 70 years of operations. To record this special moment, the commemorative seal was developed for use on our communication materials during the course of 2014. This is also an opportunity to further strengthen our brand and increase admiration for it even more.

The “Identity” area of the Odebrecht Organization Territory offers the seal and basic application manual for download, together with office materials, computer background screens and graphics. There is also a special e-mail signature, which can be created in the internal portal of the Business at which you work. And remember: use the graphics only within the context of "70 Years” and on communication materials that feature the application of the commemorative seal. Stay tuned! Soon, orientations about other uses of this material will be available on Brand Territory. Visit Brand Territory:

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World’s Best Projects Engineering News-Record (ENR) – the world’s main engineering publication – announced the winners from the second edition of the Global Best Projects ranking, which recognizes the main construction and design developments from 2013. Odebrecht was the winner in the Residential and Water Treatment categories, with two projects currently

Curundu project (above) and Panama City and Bay Sanitation project (below). The award ceremony will be held on May 13 in New York

underway in Panama through Odebrecht Infrastructure - Latin America: Curundu and Panama City and Bay Sanitation. The Curundu project – which received the award in the Residential category – was concluded in 2013 and involved the redevelopment and installation of homes, basic sanitation and other benefits in one of the country’s most low income communities in Panama City. The project helped promote the neighborhood’s social insertion in terms of the capital’s development and also improved public safety, strengthening the residents’ production capacity through training. The Panama City and Bay Sanitation project won in the Water Treatment category. With aims of improving residents’ quality of life, the project involves the installation of the sanitation system for the Panamanian capital, with the interceptor tunnel and waste water treatment plant that will prevent household sewage from reaching the rivers and Panama Bay. A jury formed by specialists from several different countries selected the projects based on their challenges, risks and results, focused on creating a better world. The jury evaluated the categories of Safety, Innovation, Contribution to Society and Excellence in Design and Construction and how the teams overcame the project-related challenges.

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National Recognition The Santo Antônio Energia Malaria Control Plan won the 6th Medical Services Innovation Award, organized by the Sanofi Laboratory, in the Tropical Medicine category. The award ceremony took place at the São Paulo Museum of Modern Art on April 7 – World Health Day. Initially, physicians and health professionals voted online to choose three finalists: the Malaria Control Plan, undertaken in Rondônia; work on combating ticks that cause spotted fever, from Goiás; and the trachoma treatment program (eye disease) in areas of extreme poverty, from Pernambuco. After that, a judging committee formed by Brazilian personalities from the Health area evaluated the works, choosing Santo Antônio Energia as winner. Among the malaria control actions promoted by the company, there was the distribution of approximately 28,000 Long Duration Impregnated Mosquito Nettings (MILD) in Porto Velho and the surrounding area in partnership with government agencies. The plan helped reduce the 2012 Annual Parasite Incidence by more than 60% compared to the data from 2007 (one year before the start of the construction work for the Santo Antônio Hydroelectric Power Plant), which allowed the city to pass from a high to medium disease risk, based on the Brazilian Ministry of Health classification. The Malaria Control Plan will continue in place until the end of the development.

Zane Bolen, Project Director at ESSO; Tiago Dias, Project Engineer at ESSO; Alex Bastos and John Sandlin

Distinguished Dedication On March 28, the Talatona Residential project, currently being built by Odebrecht Infrastructure - Africa, Arab Emirates and Portugal in Angola, received the Annual Workplace Safety Award from Esso Angola – a company with some of the world’s highest performance ratings in Workplace Safety. During the ceremony, John Sandlin, General Director of ESSO Exploration Angola (Block 15) LDA, congratulated Alex Bastos, Contract Director, for the project’s excellent performance during the first year of the construction

work. During this period, the Talatona Residential project accumulated 1.54 million man-hours worked without accidents. John Sandlin stated that he was pleased to see the effort put forth by the Talatona Residential project and the constant concern with improving safetyrelated results. “This award should serve as encouragement for us to seek excellence in Safety every day, improving procedures and programs, improving our indexes and disseminating a pro-active safety culture,” said Alex Bastos.

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Brazilian Distinction

The work is on exhibit in the entrance hall of the Hertha Odebrecht Library, located on the ground floor of the building

The Odebrecht head office in Salvador has received yet another artistic work of significant importance for the Organization: the sculpture entitled “The Brazilian, ” by visual artist Marli Crespo Azeredo, better known as Mazeredo. The work is a tribute from the Association of Diplomats from the Brazilian College of Military Studies ( ADESG) to those who have provided important services to Brazilian society and in support of the College of Military Studies. The work of art was given to Norberto Odebrecht in recognition of his distinguished personal and professional career as a Brazilian dedicated to society’ s development. “The Brazilian” is a projection of a man walking always forward, symbolizing the spirit of service for the good of Brazil. The tribute includes four statuettes: one blue, symbolizing Aeronautics; one green, for the Army; one white, representing the Navy; and one grey, symbolizing the civilian.

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Odebrecht Foundation

n April 9, the Odebrecht Foundation received the NĂ&#x201D;US Statuette from the Fidal Foundation as recognition for the actions it promotes in the Bahia Southern Lowlands. The NĂ&#x201D;US was delivered during the ceremony for the National and Latin American Award in Educational Excellence, held in Quito, Ecuador. On the occasion, another 26 Ecuadorian and international initiatives were awarded by the Fidal Foundation, attesting the efforts and innovation of the national and Latino professors as part of their daily work. There was also the recognition of global personalities who have stood out through their social and educational contributions

and who work to promote change in their countries. The Odebrecht Foundation created the Bahia Southern Lowlands Environmental Protection Area Mosaic Program for Development and Growth Integrated with Sustainability (PDCIS), which promotes the simultaneous development of the following Capitals: Productive (generation of jobs and income), Human (quality rural education), Social (construction of a more just and fair society) and Environmental (conservation of natural resources). With the support of public and private partners, PDCIS supports actions focused on the youth and their interaction with their families, aiming to transform

the reality of the rural zone communities. “Our innovative Participative Governance system creates a synergistic and collaborative space for creating social initiatives, generating benefits for all the parties involved,” said Mauricio Medeiros, Executive Chair of the Odebrecht Foundation. Representing the institution during the ceremony, Medeiros received the award from the Brazilian Ambassador in Ecuador, Fernando Simas. Representatives from Odebrecht Infrastructure - Latin America in Ecuador also participated in the event. Among them, José Conceição,

Of Greek origin, the NÔUS statuette represents the human capacity to transform reality and contribute toward a community’s social, cultural and educational development

Se n i o r Offi ce r, Le n n o n Al m e i da, th e p rofe ss i o na l re s p o n s i b l e fo r Co m m u n i cati o n , H o n 贸 ri o Bri to, th e p rofe ss i o na l re s p o n s i b l e fo r Su sta i na b i l i ty, a n d Ge ra l d o So uza, th e p rofe ss i o na l re s p o n s i b l e fo r

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Pla n n i ng, Ad m i n i strati o n a n d Fi na n ce s.

LEARNING THE PRACTICE In March, the Chair of the Fidal Foundation and former President of the Republic of

Ecuador, Rosalía Arteaga, visited the Bahia Southern Lowlands to learn more about the institutions associated with PDCIS. During the visit, Rosalía Arteaga revealed that she was

touched to see that in Brazil, the actions implemented seek to promote human development. “The youth represent the future of the nation, and that is why this commitment is extremely important,” she said.

Rosalía Arteaga – in the left corner with blue clothing – with youth from the Presidente Tancredo Neves Rural Family Home, during the visit to the Bahia Southern Lowlands

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Diving into TEO On February 19 and 20, Braskem held a meeting in Salvador, Bahia, to gather those professionals responsible for People and Organization (P&O) from its offices and units in Brazil, the United States and Mexico to increase their knowledge of the Odebrecht Entrepreneurial Technology (TEO). The meeting was designed to generate synergy between the units with relation to the actions practiced by each one with aims of strengthening the culture between Members, primarily those who have been recently hired. On February 19, in addition to having a conversation with Jairo Flor, responsible for People and Organization (P&O) at Odebrecht S.A., the group also visited the Odebrecht Cultural Center and enjoyed a shared reading session of the book Survival, Growth and Perpetuity. To wrap up the event on February 20, the P&Os visited the Presidente Tancredo Neves Rural Family Home (CFR), supported by the Odebrecht

Foundation in Bahia Southern Lowlands and gained more in-depth knowledge of the project, its social actions and the practice of TEO together with the youth from the rural zone. “The initiatives perfectly represent the practice of the TEO principles, concepts and criteria,” said Mariana Buffe, responsible for the Education For Work programs at Braskem. “I believe that work and education help develop people and I see that the Odebrecht Foundation’s social actions also take place through work and education,” she said. Seeing these projects up-close and speaking to the youth benefitted and who have had their stories and families transformed also allowed the P&Os to expand their own vision about the dimension and importance of the donations to Tribute to the Future. “It was a unique moment to experience our Culture in its simplest form,” said Karla Valéria, from the P&O area at the UNIB 1 unit in Bahia.

The initiative gathered 82 Members, who also had the chance to speak with students from the Presidente Tancredo Neves Rural Family Home

The third meeting of L.I.D.E.R.E.S was held in Buenos Aires and involved the participation of 22 Members

L.I.D.E.R.E.S. Training On March 14, Odebrecht held the third meeting of the L.I.D.E.R.E.S. (Leading the Entrepreneurial Development of Substitutes) for its Members in Argentina. The initiative offers Members serving in leadership positions tools to facilitate the monitoring of the Action Program (AP) and Life and Career Plan (LCP) of their team members, in addition to identifying and training substitutes. The L.I.D.E.R.E.S. program is designed to complement the concepts of the Odebrecht Entrepreneurial Technology (TEO) with Education For Work and also reinforce the tools offered by the Organization that facilitate the practice of sincere and transparent dialogue between the leader and team member. The program began in October 2013 after receiving the results of a climate survey conducted in 2013 and after conversations with some of the leaders, and receives the support of the consulting firm GL - Consultoria.

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New Young Partners On March 24, 25 and 26, Odebrecht Environmental held its first meeting for the 2014 Young Partner (YP) program in the city of Salvador. There are 36 youth in programs distributed throughout Brazil, in Jeceaba, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Claro and Limeira. Differently from previous groups, the female presence predominated in this year’s edition: 19 women and 17 men. The group participated in programming that included activities to integrate the youth from Odebrecht Environmental with the Organization’s YPs at the head office, as well as visits to the Cetrel and Jaguaribe units. “The visits to the units proved very interesting for us to learn more about our operations,” said Roberto Dâmaso, YP from the Dynamic Organization (OD) Investment team.

The youth returned to their programs more acculturated and aware of the faith the Organization bestows on each one of them: “I’m more motivated and certain of the role I should play within Odebrecht,” said Ana Paula Rei Pimenta, from the Limeira unit. “It is motivating, challenging and a big responsibility to support the development of the youth, who are the future generation of our Organization,” said Flávia Magalhães, from the People and Organization area at Odebrecht Environmental. “We believe in their potential when we select them and we delegate to them the challenge and commitment to seek out their own self-development,” she explained.

Highlight on Safety, Health and Environment From March 31 to April 4, the Federal District Administrative Center (CADF) project – currently being built by the consortium formed by Odebrecht Infrastructure – Brazil and Via Engenharia in Brasília – held the Integrated Work-Related Accident Prevention and Environment Week (SIPATMA). The initiative featured theater presentations by the Federal District Civil Construction Social Service (SECONCI-DF), addressing the importance of preventing work-related incidents and accidents, as well as the consequences of alcoholism. During the week, there were also debates held on Workplace Safety, headed by André Martins, BSB MED Engineer. The importance of actions like SIPATMA is reinforced by data disclosed by Brazil’s Ministry of Social Security, which indicates that there were nearly 424,000 accidents that occurred in work environments in the country in 2012.

In the Health area, the Members learned more about the benefits of workplace ergonomics, participated in preventive actions, undertaken in partnership with the Federal District Department of Health and also had the chance to take free exams, such as for cholesterol, leprosy, hearing, as well as for the evaluation of skin and respiratory diseases, blood pressure checks and a preventive tuberculosis exam. There were also rapid HIV and syphilis tests and lectures on oral health, alcohol and drug use prevention, sexuallytransmitted diseases and men’s health. The fight against environmental crimes was also addressed at SIPATMA with the support of the Federal District Military Environmental Police. André Araújo, Contract Director, together with representatives from the SHE and Production areas, highlighted the importance of everyone involved putting the learning acquired during the event into practice.

Workshops, theater and the offer of exams were part of the programming for the Integrated Work-Related Accident Prevention and Environment Week at CADF

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equipment

The Giants of Ethylene XXI

he Ethylene XXI project, currently being built in Veracruz, Mexico, headed by Odebrecht Engenharia Industrial with the participation of the companies Technip and ICA-FLUOR, moved forward with the electromechanical and assembly phases. In April, it began to receive the large parts for the petrochemical complex that will be administered by the joint venture formed by Braskem and the Mexican group Idesa. Some of these parts include bullets (propylene gas storage tanks), boilers, compressors, heat exchangers, pressure vessels and furnaces, in addition to the C2Splitter (gas separation tower used to obtain ethylene), the largest part for the project in terms of size and weight: it is 92 meters long and weighs 880 tons. The equipment weighs a total of 7,247 tons and originates from countries such as Italy, India, Germany, South Korea, Japan, Poland and China. Due to their specific sizes and characteristics, the parts require careful maneuvering during the six-kilometer trip to transport them between the Coatzacoalcos Integral Port Administration (APICOAT) installations in the industrial zone, continuing on along Rodovia 180 – the highway that

connects the country’s South and Southeast regions – until reaching the construction site in the city of Nanchital. Patricio Barbis, responsible for Logistics at Ethylene XXI, revealed that the programming is carefully planned and the work is undertaken with precaution. Some 50 people take part in the maneuvers, including traffic and Federal Police authorities, together with Members from the project’s Safety team. “The highway receives approximately 26,000 vehicles per day,” said Barbis. “The coordination between the participants of each maneuver must be very precise in order to avoid incidents. “We cannot move a part without being completely certain that the logistics strategy will work,” he said. The main challenge was to transport the C2-Splitter, considering that the Veracruz access ways do not have the adequate size for moving parts of this size. “The infrastructure in the region of Veracruz did not allow us to easily move the equipment and we had to adapt it,” explained Barbis. Once the transport phase was concluded, workers began assembling this equipment at its respective permanent sites. The Ethylene XXI project began in 2010 and should be concluded in 2015.

Starting from the left: Bullet, Boiler, Radiant Box (for production using the ethane cracker), and the C2Splitter. Together with the other â&#x20AC;&#x153;mega partsâ&#x20AC;? received by the project, all the material together weighs as much as the metal structure of the Eiffel Tower in Paris

The Ethylene XXI project is currently building one of the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s largest petrochemical complexes in Mexico. It is training a new generation of knowledgeable, talented and creative youth, who stand out by generating innovative ideas for each challenging construction process. The HDPE (High Density Polyethylene) is an example of this dynamic. The team created a modern construction method called the â&#x20AC;&#x153;modularization of

INNOVATION AND CREATIVITY the first generation,” which includes a system that optimizes completion time by up to 40%. The initiative involves preassembling structures using modules that weigh up to 200 tons, with previously installed mechanical equipment. The modules are hoisted by an 800-ton capacity crane into the reaction and polymerization unit buildings, which can reach up to 72 meters high. Before the innovation, it took up to seven weeks to install the structures. Today, it takes workers from three to

four weeks. The method also reduced the number of Members required to work at risky heights and cut the cost and number of people on the assembly platform team. The work that was completed in teams, involving areas such as Planning, Engineering, Logistics, Storage, Subcontract, Equipment, Civil Construction and Safety, is the basis for ensuring that each maneuver can be performed successfully and that the strategy can meet the objective of facilitating the installation of the structures and boosting productivity.

Dominguez Barragán Family. Starting from the left: Roberto Elier (child), Juan Ramón (father) and Juan Elier (child). The three are part of the Ethylene XXI project and are working to install the module for the HDPE plant

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Innovative Waste Collection Pa rq u e d a C i d a d e – c u rre nt ly b e i ng b u i l t by O d e b re c h t Re a l i z a çõ e s I m o b i l i á r i a s , i n Sã o Pa u l o – wi l l b e t h e fi rs t d eve l o p m e nt i n t h e B ra z i l i a n re a l e s tate m a rke t to u s e t h e E NVAC sys te m , p i o n e e ri ng te c h n o l ogy t h at a l l ows fo r t h e a u to m at i c va c u u m p owe re d co l l e c t i o n o f s o l i d wa s te . Th e a d o p t i o n o f t h i s sys te m , a l re a dy o b s e rve d i n m a j o r c i t i e s s u c h a s Lo n d o n , Sto c kh o l m a n d B a rce l o n a , wi l l o ffe r b e n e fi ts s u c h

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TUBULAÇÃO Comprimento:

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a s c l e a n e r a n d m o re e ffi c i e nt m a n age m e nt , t h e re d u c t i o n i n t h e a m o u nt o f wa s te s e nt to l a n d fi l l s a n d a l owe r n u m b e r o f ga rb age t ru c k t ri p s n e ce ss a ry to s e rve t h e co n d o m i n i u m . Th e sys te m i s fu l ly a u to m ate d a n d re p l a ce s t ra d i t i o n a l ga rb age t ru c ks wi t h co l l e c t i o n p o i nts d ivi d e d i nto t h re e fra c t i o n s : o rga n i c , co m m o n a n d re cyc l a b l e . Afte r t h ey a re d i s c a rd e d , t h e wa s te wi l l b e c a rri e d t h ro ugh u n d e rgro u n d p i p e s at a s p e e d o f 70 ki l o m e te rs p e r h o u r u nt i l re a c h i ng a ce nte r l o c ate d i n t h e b a s e m e nt o f o n e o f t h e d eve l o p m e nt’ s b u i l d i ngs . Wi t h a u to m at i c co nt ro l , t h e ga rb age wi l l b e s e p a rate d a n d s e nt to t h e a p p ro p ri ate co nta i n e r, wh e re t h e m ate ri a l wi l l b e d u ly co m p a c te d a n d s to re d . Th e e nt i re o p e rat i o n i s s i l e nt , s afe a n d o d o rl e ss . Wh e n t h e co nta i n e rs a re fu l l , t h e d i ffe re nt fra c t i o n s o f co m p a c te d wa s te wi l l b e l i fte d to t h e gro u n d fl o o r u s i ng a n e l evato r sys te m a n d t h e n t ra n s p o rte d by a ga rb age t ru c k e s p e c i a l ly d e s ign e d fo r t h i s p u rp o s e .

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Sustainability:

From the Origin to Perpetuity

n 2014, the Organization completes 70 years, and in order to celebrate the date, Odebrecht News will be publishing a series of special stories. Each article will present a theme, revealing how Odebrecht became more qualified, innovated and contributed toward the evolution of this topic. In this edition, you’ll find a special article about Sustainability. “We are an Organization that continuously renews itself and whose foundation consists of principles and values that incorporate in essence the concept of Sustainability,” said Sérgio Leão, responsible for Sustainability at Odebrecht S.A. Sustainability is something intrinsic to the Odebrecht Entrepreneurial Technology (TEO). From the very foundation of the Organization, the topic has permeated the developments, following the belief that development, by definition, is sustainable or it cannot be considered development. Whether during the planning of a civil engineering project, the attention given to the community and its economy or the care taken with the environment surrounding an industrial unit, for example, Odebrecht believes that it is necessary to work today thinking about tomorrow.

SÉRGIO LEÃO joined the Organization in 1992. He earned a degree in Civil Engineering in 1974, and completed his doctorate in Sanitary and Environmental Engineering at the University of California - Berkeley in 1981. After dedicating 20 years of his career to the Engineering and Construction area at Odebrecht, Leão has been responsible for the Sustainability area at Odebrecht S.A. since 2013. Among his contributions to Odebrecht’s operations, he helped create the Odebrecht Award for Sustainable Development in 2008, which challenges university students to think about engineering from a sustainable perspective – a way to encourage these future professionals to incorporate the topic into their career.

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PIONEERING APPROACH It can be said that Odebrecht is a pioneer on the topic, given that it has carried, within its very essence, the principles of Sustainability for 70 years now. The focus on people, so that well-prepared and motivated, they can serve as agents of sustainable development when operating its developments and in the communities, is one of the foundations of the culture practiced at the Organization. “This led us to combine the economic with the environmental, and both of these with the social long before talks about the sustainability trio [social, environmental and economic],” said Sérgio Leão. The market’s first steps in this area occurred during the 1970s, with aims of treating water and air pollution and expanding sanitation services. Topics such as biodiversity protection and natural resource conservation were still in the early stages. “The integration of the social component would come later,” said Leão. “Companies operated in a reactive sense.” According to the leader, the concept of sustainability developed with the integration of topics that orient the companies’ actions. These companies, in turn, operate based on the vision that they are part of a larger whole and interact with a universe of organizations, governments and formal and informal representations of society. “The companies evolved a great deal during this period,” he said. “Most go beyond the requirement to comply with legislation.”

VISION OF THE FUTURE As one of the principles practiced by Odebrecht, the topic evolved at the Organization, always through Businesses and the exchange of knowledge and internal experiences. The basis for this evolution is the practice and focus on what makes sense to each Business. It occurs through the work of the Members along the Line and through their interaction with the communities. In order to orient them, the first version of the Organization’s Sustainability Policy was created in 2008 (reviewed and updated in 2011), reflecting the topic’s development at the different Businesses, auxiliary companies, support area and Odebrecht Foundation. “The policy shows how Sustainability occurs in practice,” said Leão. “It results from the evolution we already had in the form of specific guidelines in each environment and reflects the evolution of our vision of how Sustainability is contained within the TEO,” he said. In 2010, the Organization developed the 2020 Vision, designed to serve as orientation for where Odebrecht wants to be in 2020: an Organization formed by Knowledgeable People capable of satisfying Clients through innovative solutions that contribute toward a better world, promoting the sustainable growth of the Organization and the environment in which they work. Together, the policy and 2020 Vision highlight the role of each Member as an agent of change to ensure that sustainable development occurs in his or her environment.

“The practice of Sustainability should also be seen from our perspective as citizens. As Members, we have the conditions to influence changes and transform. However, the coherence with our individual positioning is something crucial. There is no parttime sustainability. It is as much an attitude on life as it is an imperative for our survival and that of our dependents” Sérgio Leão

Cultural Contribution By joining people from different Brazilian states and from another 22 countries, Odebrecht combines all the cultural diversity of these populations. Amidst such a rich environment, one of the focuses dedicated to the community in Sustainability initiatives is the recognition of culture. In 2014, Odebrecht is celebrating 55 years of Cultural Contribution, demonstrating yet again its pioneering approach when it comes to Sustainability. Since 1959, it has invested in initiatives that recover artistic values and promote the preservation of the historical heritage in those regions in which it operates, sponsoring the production and launch of cultural publications. The work Homenagem à Bahia Antiga (“Tribute to Old Bahia”), by José Valladares, represented the first sponsorship and currently, there are over 200 titles that have been published with the Organization’s support.

In 2003, the Organization began to promote the Odebrecht Historical Research Award Clarival do Prado Valladares – granted each year to a research project found to contribute significantly toward an improved understanding of Brazilian economic, social-political or artistic education. In addition to the Odebrecht Historical Research Award - Clarival do Prado Valladares Award, which takes place within the sphere of Odebrecht S.A., different initiatives have been promoted by the Organization’s Businesses. One example is the Braskem Culture and Arts Award, organized by Braskem. The Odebrecht Cultural Editions are grouped together at the Odebrecht S.A. website into four main themes: Arts, Cities and Regions, History and Partnerships. View the archive: http://odebrecht.com/en/sustainability/ recognition-culture/cultural-contributions

Santo Antônio Hydroelectric Power Plant The Santo Antônio Hydroelectric Power Plant (HPP) project – currently being built by Odebrecht Infrastructure - Brazil with the participation of Andrade Gutierrez and operated under the responsibility of the Santo

and reduces environmental interferences and impacts. In addition to the environmental conservation programs, it also promoted social-environmental initiatives for the economic and social development of the community located near the

Antônio Energia Concessionaire with the participation of Odebrecht - was designed to be operated under the Runof-the-River model, which eliminates the need for the formation of a large reservoir

construction work, such as, for example, Believe. Created in 2008, the program was proven to be beneficial and was disseminated throughout 12 different countries, qualifying 81,000 professionals for civil construction.

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Social Energy for Local Sustainability Program The Social Energy for Local Sustainability program is an Odebrecht Agroindustrial initiative involving the communities located near its nine Agroindustrial Units. It promotes sustainable development with a focus on improving quality of life in the regions through participative governance. In this process, the local government, community and the Company

define priorities, actions and investments that will be made in the municipalities. It works focused on four thematic areas: Culture; Education; Production Activities; and Health, Safety and Environmental Preservation. In four years, the program developed 58 projects, directly benefited approximately 50,000 people and indirectly benefitted some 160,000.

Within the cultura l sphere, the projec ts help value local recover history an identity and d its traditions. Re vealing Mirante, fo promoted in Mirant r example, e do Paranapanem a, S達o Paulo, offer dance workshops ed cultural , mixed performan ce theater, street literature and hand th eater, crafts

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Ethylene XXI Project In Mexico, the Ethylene XXI project, undertaken by the construction consortium that includes the participation of Odebrecht Engenharia Industrial Technip and ICA-FLUOR for the joint venture formed by Braskem and the Mexican group Idesa, also has examples of social programs that benefit the neighboring communities.

Within Our Reach There are several opportunities to integrate Sustainability into your personal life. The Odebrecht Foundation has an example located in the Bahia Southern Lowlands of how the topic is the basis for promoting the development of both people and the region, aligning respect for the environment with the generation of work and income. Participating in one of its initiatives can be a way of contributing toward society. Among the institutionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s different programs, you can do everything from using carbon credits to promote reforestation and generate income for farmers (Pratigi Neutral Carbon Project), to contributing toward programs supported by Tribute to the Future, which have already benefitted several families and youth from the Bahia Southern Lowlands.