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On September 6, 14 and 21, the Odebrecht Shared Services Center (CSC) received 74 secretaries from the Organization’s companies at the Panamérica Building. The goal was to strengthen the relationship between the area and its users to improve processes.

Through the reading of literary classics and based on the Odebrecht Entrepreneurial Technology, the Reading Circles Project – undertaken by the Braudel Institute in partnership with the Odebrecht Foundation – launched the book O que nos Ensinam os Clássicos?.

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On September 26, ETH Bioenergia and the São Paulo State Research Support Foundation (FAPESP) signed a Cooperation Agreement for Scientific and Technological Research Development.

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Islândia dos Santos, age 16, is a student from the Presidente Tancredo Neves Rural Family Home, located in Bahia’s Southern Lowlands, and wants to become a rural entrepreneur to contribute toward the development of her community.

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20 one partnership leads to another

One of Odebrecht Energia’s traditional partners in hydroelectric power plant projects in Brazil and abroad, Alstom extended its association with the Organization to join its Tribute to the Future Program.

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Read the text Sustainable Buildings and the LEED Certification, written

by Marcelo Valadão, Central-South Regional Construction Director at Odebrecht Realizações Imobiliárias.

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CSC Gathers the Organiz On September 6, 14 and 21, the Odebrecht Shared Services Center (CSC) received 74 secretaries from the businesses served by the Organization at the Panamérica Building in São Paulo. The meetings, created by the Integrated Receipt area, were designed to strengthen the relationship between the CSC and its users to improve processes.

During the visit, the guests met the leaders of CSC, toured all sectors and spoke with the Members. “It was a pleasure to be with everyone,” said Darci Luz, Secretary of Marcelo Odebrecht, Managing Director of Odebrecht S.A. “I was very impressed with the environment, the Members, and primarily, the initiative of showing us the reality and operations of the CSC,” said Luz. The participants also listened to a presentation by Vitor Vasconcelos, Integrated Receipt Leader, about the CSC and his area. The work of collecting all the tax documents, contracts, reimbursements or advances fall under the

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Promoting integration: in September, the areas of CSC received 74 secretaries from the bus

zation’s Secretaries

usinesses served by the Organization

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> integration responsibility of the Integrated Receipt

our services and efficiently meet the

area.

requests we receive,” said Vasconcelos.

According to Vasconcelos, more than 40,000 documents are received each month and in order to allow for

Led by Umberto Matteoni, the Shared

self-service, CSC developed different

Services Center (CSC) has 386 Members

solutions, such as the Payment

specialized in financial, tax, accounting

Portal. “It is important that there be a

and personnel administration processes.

partnership effort between CSC and

The team was created in 2007 and the pilot

the main business contacts, such as the

project to provide services to Odebrecht

secretaries, in order for us to improve

Realizações Imobiliárias (OR) began in July of

In addition to the São Paulo offices, CSC provides services through the centers installed in Rio de Janeiro, Recife, Minas Gerais, Salvador and Itatiba, located in rural São Paulo

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ABOUT CSC

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the following year, with 69 professionals.

Vitor Vasconcelos explained that physical

concern with maintaining concepts such as Spirit of a Small Company: “Much

closeness is essential for efficient operations.

more than simply serving users, the CSC

“The improvements are constant and

has the mission of training them,” said

with the collaboration of all users, we will

Vasconcelos.

continue forward in our quest to obtain even more positive results,” said Vasconcelos.

According to him, the differential of

Since its creation, 133 new professionals have completed the programs focused on the introduction to

the Odebrecht CSC when compared to

Odebrecht Entrepreneurial Technology

the other Shared Services Centers that

(TEO) and 208 Members assumed new

exist in the market is the Organization’s

challenges in other projects.

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> education and culture

Literary Classics and

Multipliers of the project who work at the Presidente Tancredo Neves Family Home (CFR-PTN) library

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d TEO The initial challenge was to take reading to the rural zone of Northeastern Brazil, helping improve the quality of education and reduce the rate of functional illiteracy in the region.

Through the reading of literary classics and based on the Odebrecht Entrepreneurial Technology (TEO), the Reading Circles Project – undertaken by the Braudel Institute in partnership with the Odebrecht Foundation – also helps form young community leaders. The program is financed with resources from the Odebrecht S.A. project Tribute to the Future, whose main supporters are the Organization’s Members and 27 private companies.

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> education and culture and their relationship with

and psychoanalyst and

Directors, in addition to

the concepts of TEO, such

a specialist in group

helping residents overcome

as Influencing and Being

dynamics. The method is

regional problems,

Influenced, Education

based on a dialogue with

the project identifies

through Work and the

Brazilian and universal

talents and promotes the

Leader-Led Relationship.

literary works. “The project

development of young

is causing a silent revolution

community leaders. “The

in this region,” said Pagés.

emergence of leaders

Collective knowledge, which is constructed through so many

depends essentially on

conversations and

CONTRIBUTION TO

the presence of educator

reflections, produced the

PERSONAL AND

leaders who develop the

book O que nos Ensinam

PROFESSIONAL

adolescents and help them

os Clássicos? (“What

DEVELOPMENT

mature for life and through

Do the Classics Teach

According to Rubens

Us?”), by Catalina Pagés,

Ricupero, member of the

Spanish philosopher

Odebrecht S.A. Board of

Participants and multipliers from Bahia’s Southern Lowlands participate in the Training Week in São Paulo

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work,” said Ricupero.

For Clovis Faleiro, Leader of Tribute to the Future

and organizer of the book,

identifies and trains other

in the Southern Lowlands, in

the initiative has produced

multiplying youth to work

partnership with the region’s

a major transformation

in the other reading circles.

municipal departments. In

in Bahia’s Southern

Some 4,000 students have

Araucária, Paraná, with the

Lowlands: “By participating

completed the program and

support of the Odebrecht

in the Reading Circles,

65 multipliers have been

Foundation and Odebrecht

the youth increase their

trained so far.

Engenharia Industrial

knowledge and can further

The Bahia State Secretary

and working through the

develop their productive

of Education is studying

CONPAR Consortium, the

developments, playing an

the implementation of

Municipal Government will

important role of leadership

the Reading Circles at an

initiate the project still this

in their communities,” said

additional 24 state schools

year.

Faleiro. He pointed out that “the thinking and works of great authors, such as William Shakespeare, Nikos Kazantzakis and Friedrich

O que nos Ensinam os Clássicos? (“What Do the Classics Teach Us?”) Click here to download the book.

Nietzsche, were used to reinforce the Principles and Values necessary for the practice of TEO.” The Reading Circles were implemented at the Family Homes and at 15 public schools from the municipalities of Presidente Tancredo Neves, Nilo Peçanha, Cairu, Igrapiúna, Ituberá, Pirai do Norte and Ibirapitanga.

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> partnership

Starting from the left: Carlos Henrique de Brito Cruz, Scientific Director at FAPESP; Celso Lafer, President of FAPESP; José Carlos Grubisich, Entrepreneurial Leader at ETH; and Carlos Eduardo Calmanovici, the professional responsible for Innovation and Technology at ETH

An Agreement for Rese On September 26, ETH

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Scientific and Technological

public and private research

Bioenergia and the São

Research Development. The

institutions, the government

Paulo State Research Support

idea is to develop research

and the company.

Foundation (FAPESP) – one of

in the areas of planting,

the most important Science

harvesting and processing of

at ETH that will be studied

and Technology support

sugarcane and its derivatives as

through the agreement

agencies in Brazil – signed a

part of a cooperation between

involve the areas of agricultural

Cooperation Agreement for

university researchers and

automation (intelligent

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The topics of interest

earch in Bioenergy systems and agricultural

biomasses to complement the

common agreement between

process simulators) for precision

cane.

ETH and FAPESP through a

agriculture; the management of

The financial investment to

committee.

cane varieties; improvement of

make the approved projects

According to Carlos

the fermentation with gains in

feasible will be up to R$ 20

Eduardo Calmanovici, the

productivity; recovery and use

million, granted that each party

professional responsible for

of byproducts and waste, and

will spend R$ 10 million and the

Innovation and Technology at

the development of short cycle

proposals will be selected in

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> partnership Together, ETH and FAPESP will develop studies in the areas of planting, harvesting and processing of sugarcane and its derivatives

partnership demonstrates

“We also want to develop

between university

the company’s commitment

other products that add

researchers and research

to continuing with the good

more value to sugarcane

institutions and the

results obtained by the

and its derivatives to meet

company for studying

Brazilian bioenergy industry.

the future demands of the

the areas covered in the

“We hope to improve the

chemical, pharmaceutical

agreement is designed

processes that already exist

and food industries, for

to increase the level of

for the use of sugarcane

example.”

knowledge about agriculture

sugars,” said Calmanovici.

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“The cooperation

and sugarcane processing,”

CONSOLIDATED ALLIANCE

and Braskem held a

FOR THE DEVELOPMENT

second edition with aims

OF GREEN POLYMERS

of supporting cooperative

Braskem and FAPESP

research projects focused

have maintained a

on the synthesis of

cooperation agreement

green chemical products

to develop biopolymer

obtained from renewable

research since 2008.

sources such as sugars,

With investments of

ethanol and biomass, as

approximately R$ 50

well as other topics related

million, the partnership

to the petrochemical

encourages scientists

industry.

from the top universities

One of the selected

and research centers to

projects was from a group

elaborate works in the area

of researchers at the

of polymers made from

Industrial Microbiology

renewable raw materials

Laboratory at the Rio Claro

and other intermediaries

Paulista State University

from the biofuel

Biosciences Institute

production chain.

(UNESP). The professionals

The first edition,

are developing a study

launched at the start

focused on the production

of 2008, selected five

and extraction of lactic

projects at institutions

acid for fermentation

said Carlos Henrique

such as University of São

using byproducts from

de Brito Cruz, Scientific

Paulo, State University

alternative sources, leading

Director at FAPESP. “This

of Campinas, Brazilian

to a polymer synthesis

advance is strategic and

Agricultural Research

to obtain polylactic

helps boost the production

Company and Federal

of knowledge applied

acid that can be added

University of São Carlos.

to the formulation of

to the creation of clean energy sources in the State of São Paulo,” he said.

From August to

biodegradable plastics.

November 2010, FAPESP

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> odebrecht foundation At age 16, Isl창ndia dos Santos already knows what she wants to do: become a rural entrepreneur

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Focus on the Community “I have dedicated my

and Sustainable

youth to agriculture.

Development Program

Through it, I will build

(PDIS), supported by the

my future.” These are

Odebrecht Foundation.

the words of young

She is taking the

Islândia dos Santos,

technical qualification

who at 16 already

course in Agriculture at

knows what she wants

the institution integrated

to do: become a rural

with her high school

entrepreneur. A resident

courses. Her training

of the community of São

is based on Trade-Off

Paulinho, located in the

Teaching: one week

municipality of Teolândia,

as an intern, both in

Bahia, she believes in the

the classroom and

potential of this activity.

the field, and another

“It is possible to live in

two weeks on her

the field and make good

property, applying new

income,” she said.

knowledge while being

Santos is a student

followed and oriented

of the Presidente

by specialized monitors.

Tancredo Neves Rural

The young girl and her

Family Home (CFR-PTN)

colleagues learn about

– a teaching institution

rural administration,

associated with the

cooperativism, soil

Bahia Southern Lowlands

management, irrigation

Environmental Protection

and drainage, as well

Area Mosaic Integrated

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> odebrecht foundation cultivations.

Currently completing her second year at CFR-PTN, Santos is accumulating

is possible to sell our crops at a higher price.”

For Islândia, the

learning that she will apply

union between farmers

to her life. “Before, my

is essential. “My father

dad didn’t support me,”

joined because he realized

she explained. “I was able

the advantages of the

to influence him with the

cooperative model,” she

results of my project. He

said. “We receive technical

always planted banana,

assistance to improve the

but the plantation didn’t

quality of the products and

develop well. When it came

have the guarantee of a fair

time to harvest, the fruits

price,” said the youth, who

were in terrible shape. I

plans to join COOPATAN as

planted a hectare of this

soon as she turns 18.

same crop and now, with the

The new rural

technologies that I learned,

entrepreneur only has

we harvest excellent fruits,”

one doubt when it comes

said the youth.

to the future. What

He father, Luiz Marinaldo

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PDIS. “She showed me that it

path she should take to

dos Santos, is clearly

complement her studies.

proud. “The training is

Between the university

complemented by the work

courses in Agronomy

in the field,” he said. “I want

and Communication, two

my daughter to continue

areas that have caught

studying,” said the farmer

her interest since she was

who, also influenced by

a child, Islândia is certain

Islândia, decided to join

about one thing: “Whatever

the Presidente Tancredo

major I decide to study, I

Neves Rural Producers’

will use my knowledge to

Cooperative (COOPATAN) –

benefit my community,” she

an institution that is part of

said.

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The youth’s father, Luiz Marinaldo dos Santos, is a member of the Presidente Tancredo Neve Rural Producers’ Cooperative

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> tribute to the future

One Partnership Le Jacqueline Takemasa, the second from the right, during her visit to the Presidente Tancredo Neves Rural Family Home (CFR-PTN)

Through a partnership with Odebrecht Energia in projects such as the Santo Antônio

of Presidente Tancredo Neves, in Bahia’s

and Teles Pires Hydroelectric Power Plants in

Southern Lowlands. The program is monitored

Brazil and the Chaglla Hydroelectric Plant in

by Tribute to the Future through the Odebrecht

Peru, Alstom – global leader in infrastructure for

Foundation.

energy generation and transmission and railroad

On September 16, Jacqueline Takemasa, from

transportation – extended its association with the

the Corporate Responsibility and Communication

Organization to join the Tribute to the Future

area at Alstom, was in Bahia’s Southern Lowlands

program.

to learn more about the actions developed by

The company invested R$ 260,000 in the “Walking Paths” Project undertaken by the Rights

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and Citizenship Institute (IDC) in the municipality

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“Walking Paths” and observe in practice the results achieved with the company’s support. “I could feel

eads to Another LEARN MORE ABOUT TRIBUTE TO THE FUTURE Tribute to the Future is an Odebrecht S.A. program through which the Organization’s Members can support projects certified by the Odebrecht Foundation through income tax-deductible contributions.

Find out how you can participate. Click here. what the papers could not show,” said Takemasa.

the initiatives promote in the lives of these

She visited the Presidente Tancredo Neves (CFR- adolescents is irreversible. I was happy to see PTN) Rural Family Home, learned more about the

that Alston supports something so serious and

institution’s methodology and its agricultural units

professional.”

and heard a presentation on the projects Hit the

According to Clóvis Faleiro, the professional

Net and Reading Circles. Takemasa also spoke with

responsible for Institutional Relations at the

the CFR-PTN youth.

Odebrecht Foundation, Tribute to the Future

“I left with an excellent impression of

allows the Organization’s companies and its

everything I saw and could see the significance

strategic partners, suppliers and clients to share

of the projects and the benefits for the young

their principles and values, promoting Social

participants,” she said. “The transformation that

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> fast notes

Get Ready: 2nd 2011 Run and Walk will Take Place in November

The second edition of the Odebrecht 2011 Run and Walk will be held on November 5

The participants start their day with stretching

starting at 8:00 a.m. at the Villa-Lobos Park in

and then are divided into running and walking

São Paulo. All of the Organization’s Members can

groups to complete the activities. While the

sign up and register their family members from

parents exercise, the children will be able to

October 10-19.

participate in recreational activities. Pets are also

The initiative, promoted by the SĂŁo Paulo Office Health Support Area with the support of the People and Organization and Communication teams of the different companies, receives orientation from the professors at the sports

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advisory Assessoria Esportiva Marcos Paulo Reis.

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welcome.

The event is ended with a breakfast and presentation by the Braskem Chorus.

More information will be sent. Come and take part!

Santo Antônio HPP Acquires Operating Permit On September 14, the Brazilian

to guarantee better environmental conditions,

Institute of Environment and Renewable

such as water quality and the conservation of

Natural Resources (IBAMA) issued the

fish species from the region.

Operating Permit (OP) to the Santo Antônio

The process of obtaining the OP began at

Hydroelectric Power Plant in Porto Velho,

the start of 2010 and involved the teams of

Rondônia.

Odebrecht Energia, the concessionaire Santo

With the license, the development could

Antônio Energia and IBAMA. During the

move forward with the filling of the 271-

permit delivery event, Gisela Forattini, IBAMA

km2 reservoir, which should be concluded

Environmental Licensing Director, stated

at the end of November of this year. The

that the Santo Antônio HPP is an “exemplary

procedure will be performed in three phases

development.”

The Santo Antônio HPP will have an installed capacity of 3,150 MW. The first 44 turbines will begin operating in December 2011, one year ahead of schedule

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> fast notes

Luis Felli Represents ETH at the Organization’s Cycle of Lectures On September 22, Luis Felli,

In his presentation,

the unit’s operation levels.”

the professional responsible

Felli discussed the history,

for Agroindustrial Operation

macrostructure and

end of this year, ETH will

at ETH Bioenergia, held the

challenges of ETH for the

be Brazil’s second largest

second Leader AP Sharing

upcoming years. “One of our

company in terms of ethanol

Cycle lecture, in São Paulo. The

priorities is the development

production, and starting in

presented theme was “ETH -

of people and training of

2014, it should compete for

Current Stage and Challenges.”

leaders,” he said. “We want to

the leadership of the sector.

The event, an initiative if

create entrepreneurs at all of

According to Felli, by the

the Odebrecht S.A. People and Organization area, is designed to align the Entrepreneurship Line with the Organization’s different businesses, offer a strategic vision of recent acquisitions and promote the exchange of experiences between the teams.

Luis Felli spoke about the current scenario and development of bioenergy in the country, the synergies between the Organization’s companies in the sector, the capturing of new technology and biomass as a raw material. “The potential demand will more than double by 2015 and is potentially 45% higher than the expected production,” said Felli.

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Luis Felli, the professional responsible for Agroindustrial Operation at ETH, was the second speaker at the Leader AP Sharing Cycle

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Argentinean President Inaugurates New Phase in Paraná Waters Project On September 15, Argentinean President

Through a phone conference call, Cristina

Cristina Kirchner took part in the launch

Kirchner accompanied the start of the drilling

ceremony for the second drill for the North Area

work at the North Area Potable Water Plant. The

Potable Water System - Paraná de las Palmas,

equipment will dig a conduit that will carry the

currently being undertaken by Odebrecht

water from the region of Paraná de las Palmas to

América Latina e Angola in the city of Tigre,

the Juan Manuel de Rosas Treatment Plant. “The

located in the Metropolitan Region of Buenos

construction was planned for 2020, but was

Aires.

delayed to resolve water supply problems at the

Participating in the event were the mayors of the municipalities of Tigre, Sergio Massa, and

site,” said the president.

The drill will join the first, which has

Escobar, Sandro Guzmán, the General Secretary

already dug 1,000 meters of tunnel. “Due to its

of Segbatos, José Luis Lingeri, the Bonaerense

complexity, the project requires the application

Minister of Infrastructure, María Cristina Álvarez

of cutting-edge technologies,” said Allan

Rodríguez, Project Directors, Allan Abrantes

Abrantes, Contract Director. “That is why we

and Rodney Carvalho, and other authorities

use equipment that allows us to reach high

from the company Agua y Saneamientos

production levels and meet deadlines,” said

Argentinos (AySA).

Abrantes.

Starting from the left: Allan Abrantes; José Luis Lingeri; Zara Furlong, resident of Dique Luján; Sergio Massa; Sandro Guzmán; Albina Flores, resident of Ingeniero Maschwitz; María Cristina Álvarez Rodríguez and Rodney Carvalho

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> fast notes

Braskem Featured in Chemical Week Magazine Braskem was included in the “Billion-Dollar

company is the only South American one on the

Club” ranking disclosed in the latest edition of

list, consolidating its position among the world’s

the North American magazine Chemical Week,

main chemical industries.

one of the main international publications

First place was earned by BASF, one of

specialized in the chemical industry. The article

Braskem’s partners in the acrylic acid center that

features the 133 companies from the sector with

will be constructed in Camaçari, Bahia. Second

the highest earnings in 2010.

place went to Dow Chemicals, from which the

For the first time, Braskem was placed 20th, 13 positions higher than the previous year. The

company acquired four plants and the entire polypropylene business.

Odebrecht Energia Acquires 10 Wind Energy Parks In August, Odebrecht Energia acquired the Aracati Wind Energy Complex, located in the state of Ceará. Formed by 10 parks, the complex has an installed capacity of 240 MW of energy.

According to Fernando Chein, the professional responsible for Investments in Alternative Sources, the acquisition reinforces the company’s goal of becoming one of Latin America’s biggest energy players. “We soon hope to have large wind energy generation complexes,” said Chein.

Odebrecht Energia invests in wind energy generation

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Odebrecht Engenharia Industrial Launches its Portal To manage and integrate information, Odebrecht Engenharia Industrial launched its portal on the Intranet. The internal website is designed to join Knowledgeable People together and promote communication and the dissemination of the Odebrecht Entrepreneurial Technology in the company’s environments.

The portal also connects the Members to the contract’s sub-portals, offering different tools that facilitate the daily work routine. The applications, systems and corporate services are all gathered at a single site, helping streamline the processes. Each dynamic area has its own page designed for the management of its documents, news and projects.

The page is fully integrated with the Engineering and Construction Portal, allowing for the management and exchange of knowledge between the businesses.

Click here to access the page.

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> fast notes

Dominican Republic Holds 2nd Sustainability Meeting

More than 400 people took part in the second edition of the Sustainability Meeting in the Dominican Republic

On September 8 and 9,

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reduced environmental

Franca; and Workplace

Odebrecht in the Dominican

impacts, control of risks in

Safety and Health and WSH

Republic held the 2nd

the processes and the use

Regulations, with Miguelina

Sustainability Meeting. Over

of technology and materials

Ramírez Kelly.

400 people, including Members

that reduce the use of natural

The following topics were

from different company projects resources.

addressed on the second and

in the country and professionals

last day: Dengue, Cholera and

During the first day,

from government and private

participants listened to lectures Malaria, with Aurora Rodriguez

institutions, participated in the

on Sustainability, administered

Cabrera; Weather Emergencies,

event.

by Sérgio Leão; Accidents

with Carlos Manuel Paulino;

Marco Cruz, Managing

and Consequences, by Carlos

Agroflorest, with Eli Rafael

Director, opened the event

Fernandes; Evolution in Health

Martínez Mena; Traffic,

and emphasized Odebrecht’s

and Diseases; with Fernando

Prevention and Evolution,

commitment to recognizing

Castanheira; Environment,

with María Paz Conde; and

and improving the quality

the Clean Development

Social-Corporate Responsibility

of life of the people of the

Mechanism and Climate

– A Modern Vision, with Jesús

Dominican Republic, with

Change, with Flávia Gabriela

Michelén.

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Wives of Venezuelan Members Gather for the First Time September 13 and 14 marked the 1 st Meeting of Expatriate Wives of Members who live in the country and who work at Odebrecht Venezuela, Odebrecht Engenharia Industrial, Odebrecht Oil and Gas and Braskem. The meeting was held in Caracas, Venezuela.

Under the coordination of Maria de Lourdes Azevedo, wife of Euzenando Azevedo, Entrepreneurial Leader at Odebrecht Venezuela, the event gathered 48 women.

The participants listened to a lecture by AndrĂŠa Fuks Ribeiro, who spoke about the integration of wives, and received information and tips to improve the quality of life of the expatriate families.

The wives of expatriate Members in Venezuela participated in the 1st Meeting

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SIPAT Held for all Projects in Dominican Republic From September 5-9, Odebrecht in the

preventing risks and eliminating accidents,

Dominican Republic held the 2011 Work

diseases in the workplace and environmental

Accident Prevention Week (SIPAT) at all of

damage.

its projects. More than 5,000 Members and

At the Duarte Corridor project, currently

2,000 sub-contracted workers took part in

underway in Santo Domingo, there was the

the activities.

organization of a material reuse campaign

The 2011 SIPAT oriented direct and indirect Members about the importance of

for the workers to create products from discarded utensils.

The 2011 SIPAT in the Dominican Republic was held simultaneously at all contracts and gathered more than 5,000 Members

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PréVer Arrives to Three Projects in Rio de Janeiro

The projects Morar Feliz, Macaé Sanitation and Barra do Furado formed their teams to coordinate PréVer

On September 14, the Severe Event

in each project. Physician Marselle Soares

Reduction Program, PréVer (“Prevent”),

and Safety Engineer Elvis Alexandre, the

was implemented in the Morar Feliz (“Live

professionals responsible for Occupational

Happy”), Macaé Sanitation and Barra

Health and Workplace Safety, spoke about

do Furado contracts, currently being

the operationalization of PréVer and the

completed by Odebrecht Infraestrutura

role of the components when identifying

in rural Rio de Janeiro. The initiative is

the deviations and errors that can cause

designed to eliminate severe incidents

accidents

and preserve the workers’ integrity on the service fronts.

The occasion was used to define the teams that will coordinate the program

According to José Eduardo Bomfim, Contract Director for the three projects, the idea is to reach the goal of “zero” fatal accidents.

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“Eye on the Route” Newsletter Strengthens Relationship between Concessionaire and Users To increase the services

and any accidents.

The information is

offered to users, the

created to strengthen the

Rota das Bandeiras

collected through images

relationship between the

Concessionaire – the

from the Rota das Bandeiras

concessionaire and its users

Odebrecht Transport

Operational Control Center,

and to standardize the

company responsible for

which has 73 cameras that

information about the traffic

managing the 297 km of

monitor the streets in real

situation on our highways,”

highways in rural São Paulo

time, 24 hours per day,

Said Marco Benatti, the Rota

– launched the “Eye on the

along the entire D. Pedro

das Bandeiras Press Officer.

Route” online newsletter in

Corridor.

September.

The newsletter is sent to the radio broadcasters and Internet portals in Campinas and São Paulo each day, at 7:00 a.m., 8:00 a.m., 9:00 a.m., 12:00 p.m., 3:00 p.m., 5:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. The material provides information on the traffic situation along the D. Pedro Corridor highways, the services offered, progress of the construction work, points with slower traffic With the new channel, the concessionaire hopes to strengthen the relationship with the press and facilitate the user’s access to information about the D. Pedro Corridor

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“It is yet another service

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Mussende Community Celebrates International Literacy Day On September 8, the

from the United Nations

Angola and residents from the

community of Mussende –

Educational, Scientific and

other communities are also

located in the area of influence

Cultural Organization (UNESCO),

participating in the literacy

of the Special Economic Zone

Quarta Punza, local authorities

courses. “They are motivated to

and Luanda Waters projects,

and Members of Odebrecht.

learn,” said Handa. “The action

currently being undertaken by

Telma Handa, the program’s

promoted social inclusion and

Odebrecht Angola – celebrated

Social Educator, explained that

made the students feel more

International Literacy Day and its

the Members of Odebrecht

respected,” she said.

classification as the community with the highest literacy rate in a year, granted by the country’s Ministry of Education.

The results were obtained through the Zero Illiteracy Program, implemented by the company to teach community residents to read and write and encourage local recognition and development, in partnership with the group Kambas do

Theater and singing presentations and visits to the community’s classrooms were part of the celebration

Bem and the Franciscan Sisters of the “Our Lady of Perpetual Help” Congregation. Since the beginning in April 2010, over 200 people learned to read and write.

During the celebrations, Angola’s Minister of Education, Pinda Simão, delivered the course conclusion certificates to the students. Present at the event was the representative

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Odebrecht Infraestrutura Young Partners Visit Other Projects Demilson Storniolo and Diego Borges, Young

focused on our own contract and we don’t see

Partners in the Odebrecht Infraestrutura Macaé

the sheer size of the business,” said Diego Borges.

Sanitation project, visit the Barra do Furado

“Learning the challenges of different projects is

construction work, currently being undertaken

important for forming future leaders,” he said.

by the Terra e Mar Consortium formed by the

At the Barra do Furado construction site,

company, Queiroz Galvão and OAS, at the border

the Members were monitored by Gustavo

between the cities of Campos dos Goytacazes

Saboya, Operation Manager, and Náthaly Rocha,

and Quissamã, in Rio de Janeiro.

Building Technician. “It was an opportunity to

The initiative, organized by the People and

learn management practices that, in the future,

Organization area, is designed to promote

will help us make strategic decisions to ensure

learning by exchanging information between

the perpetuity of the business,” said Demilson

the company’s different projects. “We are very

Storniolo.

Education Through Work: Demilson Storniolo and Diego Borges work on the Macaé Sanitation project and visited the Barra do Furado construction work

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Odebrecht Angola Launches Fourth Phase of Belas Business Park On August 25, Odebrecht Angola launched the fourth phase of Belas Business Park, a residential and business complex located in

concepts that help improve the quality of life of Angolans,” said Félix Martins, Contract Director.

The new building covers an area of 15,000

the region of South Luanda. The construction

m2 and has eight floors with units that vary

work is set to be completed in June 2013.

from 87-550 m2 and connections that can

“Odebrecht participated in the creation

occupy as much as 1,535 m2, as well as raised

and development of South Luanda and

flooring, removable lining and an installed

brought the country the most modern global

Information Technology center.

housing concepts, based on the example of

Click here to find out more about the

the main existing main club condominiums

project for the fourth phase of the Belas

and corporate buildings with sustainability

Business Park.

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Transnordestina Railroad Trained Over 3,000 Members Since November of last year, the Transnordestina Railroad project, undertaken by Odebrecht Infraestrutura, has been developing the Training Program for the production and maintenance teams. “It is an intensive program that will only he concluded when the project is delivered to the client,” said Paulo Falcão, General Operations Manager.

Members from the Production and Maintenance areas take part in a practical class

Support (Afeq) area, the

training was intensified for

initiative has already trained

32 professionals, including

the Heavy Vehicle Drivers

over 3,000 Members in all of

instructors, psychologists

and for the Earth Leveling

the seven contract lots in the

and administrative

Machine Operators, as was

states of Pernambuco, Piauí

personnel, as well as a

the behavioral and theoretical

and Ceará.

training for Engineers,

With a team consisting of

partnership with the Functional Equipment

Starting in January of this year, the practical

General Supervisors and Middle Leadership Supervisors.

According to Sérgio Reis, the professional responsible for Fleet Training and Monitoring, the program is a long term educational effort: “It is hard work, but extremely gratifying, since it promotes the professional and personal development of

The graphic shows the number of Members trained based on their job functions

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the Members,” said Reis.

Coral Expressway Promotes Training for Professors

Professors participate in a specialization course at the Coral Expressway construction site auditorium

Through an agreement with the Pedro Henríquez Ureña National University (UNPHU), Odebrecht in the Dominican Republic began

is part of the project’s Social Responsibility programs.

With aims of improving the teaching

a specialization course for 35 professors from

strategies and methodologies, primarily in the

the Mir de La Romana Foundation and from

areas of Spanish Language and Mathematics,

13 public schools located near the Coral

the training has a course load of 105 hours and

Expressway construction work. The initiative

lasts for 14 weeks.

Chinese Investors Visit the Norbe IX In August, a group of investors from the Chinese government visited the installations of the Odebrecht Oil and Gas (OOG) drill rig,

the salvage operation equipment (life boats) and the cabins.

The invitation was sent out by the company

called the Norbe IX. The company’s third unit of

Sete Brasil S.A., which will assume the

the new fleet is for deep waters and arrived to

construction of the seven offshore drill rigs in

Brazil in July of this year.

partnership with the South Atlantic Shipyard,

During the visit, the group visited the unit’s

the first to be constructed in the country. Sete

main areas, such as the walkway, rig floor,

BR is constituted by the Stake Investment Fund,

machine room and propulsion. The investors

managed by the bank Caixa Econômica Federal

also saw the mooring and anchoring devices,

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CSN-Odebrecht Alliance Creates Operational Development Program “Train to Transform.� This is the slogan of

The course is divided into two stages:

the Operational Development Program (PDO),

Education for Work and Education Through

created by the CSN-Odebrecht Alliance formed

Work. During the first, the students attend

by the Brazilian steel company Companhia

theoretical classes at the installations of the

SiderĂşrgica Nacional and by Odebrecht

partner institutions, and during the second, they

Engenharia Industrial, with aims of training

have practical classes at the construction site

Members for new challenges in the project.

administered by the leaders.

With the participation, the leader selects

After the program, Members complete an

those that he or she leads who have stood

evaluation period and are later classified. The

out in the performance of their activities and

project has already trained 44 assistants, granted

recommends them for PDO, based on the need

that 26 began working as assembly electricians

for labor at the contract.

and 18 as sanders.

Through PDO, part of the CSN-Odebrecht Alliance, 18 assistants changed their job function to sanders

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Paraguaçu River Consortium Organizes 3rd SIPAT Without losing a focus on safety, the 3rd Internal Work Accident Prevention Week (SIPAT) held by the Rio Paraguaçu Consortium (formed by Odebrecht Engenharia Industrial, Queiroz Galvão and UTC Engenharia) combined actions focused

Airton Gonçalves Júnior, even though the preventive posture should be exercised daily, the SIPAT is crucial for consolidating the safety procedures and practices, which are essential for ensuring the well being of the entire team.

on health and quality of life.

On September 20-23, the event engaged the construction site and mobilized Members, who listened to a series of lectures and watched plays and were able to reflect on the correct performance of their work activities. The workers also had a chance to visit exhibits featuring tools, Personal Protection Equipment (PPE), handicrafts and simulations of fire fighting operations and rescues at heights.

The SIPAT was organized by the Internal Accident Prevention Commission (CIPA) in partnership with the Safety, Environment, Health and Social Responsibility Management Department (SMSRS).

During this edition, the Prevention Week offered a range of services focused on promoting health. With the support of an Industrial Social Service (SESI) team, the participants were able to check their blood sugar levels, blood pressure and Body Mass Index (BMI) and received information and orientation.

For the President of the CIPA, Antônio

A professional from the Safety, Health and Environment sector demonstrates the procedure for rescues at heights

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PTA POY PET Project Celebrates Tree Day

Children from the community of Rosário in Cabo de Santo Agostinho, participated in the Tree Day celebration

On September 21, Members of the PTA POY PET Installation Project, currently being undertaken by Odebrecht Engenharia Industrial in Pernambuco, celebrated Tree Day by planting 33 seedlings in the community of Rosário, located in Cabo de Santo Agostinho. The number refers to the months that the construction work has been underway.

The 10 varieties of seedlings were planted by 72 children from the community. “Our goal was to promote an environmental awareness among the children,” said Fábio Franco, the Professional responsible for Sustainability in the Safety, Health and Environment (SHE) area.

The initiative is one of the actions developed by the contract Sustainability Committee in partnership with the NGO “Love the Earth.”“The act of planting a tree symbolically represents the concept of surviving, growing and perpetuating,” said Herbert Guimarães, Environmental Engineer and Committee Coordinator.

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Tele Pires HPP Construction Site Ready The first construction site for the Teles

the construction site has the capacity for

Pires Hydroelectric Power Plant – an

250 people. Installed near the service fronts,

Odebrecht Energia development located

it helps integrate the workers and boost

at the border between the states of Mato

the productivity and optimization of the

Grosso and Pará – is now ready for operation.

activities in a safe manner.

The space was created to house the

Through the “Quality of Life” action, the

Members who will construct the permanent

Members have access to entertainment, with

construction site.

billiard, ping pong, checkers, domino and

With 33 isothermal tents, all equipped

cards games. In the tents with television and

with air conditioning, dining halls, toilets,

movie screens, they can watch soccer games,

game rooms, a television and movie theater,

soap operas and movies.

At the pioneer construction site, Members have access to leisure equipment during the breaks from their activities

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> opinion

Sharing Knowledge The following article was published in early September in the “Leader’s Word” section of OR Point, the Odebrecht Realizações Imobiliárias Intranet.

Every 15 days, a company leader writes an article for the OR portal, exposing different topics related to the real estate market.

In this edition of Odebrecht News, OR shares the text by Marcelo Valadão, Central-South Regional Construction Director.

I can cite the initiative of the Hangar team in “SUSTAINABLE BUILDINGS AND

Salvador. It was the first commercial building to

THE LEED CERTIFICATION

earn the PROCEL energy efficiency seal, since it will

Perhaps some of the new OR Members do

make maximum use of the natural lighting and

not know this, but we are one of the companies

ventilation capacity of the construction, helping

with the highest number of green projects in the

reduce electricity consumption.

country, with different developments working to obtain sustainable certifications.

In São Paulo alone, we have six projects with

about sustainability of the regions in which we operate, I decided to share with you the

sustainable characteristics, such as the BMX, Park

experience I had at the iTower, the first sustainable

One and The One, which are working to earn the

development by OR in the Central-South region to

certification, as well as one that is pre-certified,

obtain a certification.

the iTower. We know that the other regional OR

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Due to the need to adjust our projects thinking

Just to provide you with the context, the iTower

companies have also concentrated their efforts

is a Triple A corporate building integrated with

on the tireless search for sustainable actions for

Shopping Iguatemi in Alphaville, São Paulo,

the development of their projects. For example,

delivered in March of this year. We know, since the

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very creation of this project, that obtaining the

Through an assembly engineering company, we

green seal would produce an important differential

were able to perform simulations to ensure that the

for this development, and consequently, for our

product would have a solid performance and that

Clients.

the necessary investments would be compatible

That was when we went in search of the LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design), granted by the US Green Building Council, which

with our reality. This allowed us to guarantee an efficient operating performance.

We installed reuse water and reduced energy

is the sustainable certification that is most well

consumption systems at the iTower, together

known and sought after in Brazil. In order to

with low cost lights, among other actions. The

obtain this certification, it is necessary to adopt

construction project also used raw materials

construction and procedure-related measures

with a high percentage of recycled material

that seek the efficient use of resources, focused on

and paints and glues with a very low, or hardly

reducing the social-environmental impacts. These

any, percentage of volatile organic compounds

actions are implemented in the project’s design,

considered harmful to health. All of this without

during its construction and after its delivery, when

sacrificing the comfort that should be delivered

the building is already in operation. The criteria

to the final user. In other words, an entirely

include the sustainable choice of terrain (location,

sustainable project.

access to services and public transportation,

In my opinion, the LEED certification is

among others), rational water use, energy and

pragmatic and should be analyzed very carefully,

atmospheric emissions, material consumption and

considering that we have climate, environmental

waste management, quality of the constructed

and cultural issues in Brazil that must be

environment and the project design and

respected and analyzed. We should not focus

innovation process.

only on obtaining points to reach a higher level of

I can assure you that, in the beginning,

certification, since what is most important is the

there were moments of uncertainty about the

balance between investments and the long term

investment that would be necessary to obtain

operational gains.

the iTower certification and about the challenges

Despite the fact that the LEED is better known

that we, the architect and our technical designers,

in Brazil for the certification of commercial and

would face to make this a feasible project.

corporate projects, it has been more highly used

With the discipline and dedication of the entire

in residential buildings. I can cite, for example,

team, however, we were able to join the points

the Paço das Águas Building in Fortaleza, and

of interest of our Shareholders with those of our

the Príncipe Greenfield Building in Porto Alegre.

Clients and guarantee that having a green seal

Right here at OR, we have Park One Ibirapuera,

would bring more tangible and intangible returns

a residential project currently in the process of

for OR.

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> opinion demonstrates that the market is increasingly

criteria for the LEED certification to the Brazilian

searching for tools that promote a pragmatic study

reality, it promotes training, technical visits and

of the points that will orient a more sustainable

workshops on the topic. I suggest that all of

development. In my opinion, this is a path with no

those interested visit the following website:www.

return that is necessary and must be improved in

gbcbrasil.org.br

each project.

It is also worth pointing out our country’s

The US Green Building Council do Brasil, of

increasing concern with sustainability. Brazil

which we are founding members, is the entity that

is currently the fourth country on the list

supports the projects that intend to seek LEED

of LEED certification processes worldwide,

certifications. Having this agency in our country is

according to USGBC data disclosed in August

extremely important, since besides adapting the

2011:

Ranking of the Countries with the Most Processes in LEED Certification Worldwide 1º Estados Unidos – 36.829

9º Coréia do Sul – 137

2º Emirados Árabes Unidos – 743

10º Arábia Saudita – 119

3º China – 662

11º Itália – 104

4º Brasil – 317

12º Inglaterra – 100

5º Canadá – 298

13º Chile – 100

6º Índia – 247

14º Espanha – 99

7º México – 204

15º Quatar – 86

8º Alemanha – 187 Finally, I believe that LEED, as well as the other types of certification granted to sustainable developments, tend to grow based on the latent need we have for a more sustainable world. We need to concentrate our efforts on developing innovative processes, simulations and the use of alternative energies. The result of all this will always be excellent projects concerned with the production chain and focused on use, operation, performance and comfort.

Warm Regards, Marcelo Valadão”

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