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2011 //NOVEMBER JUNHO JUNHO 2011 2011

This year, the Odebrecht Organization includes 1,220 Young Partners. In this edition, Odebrecht News describes the meetings among youth from ETH, Odebrecht Angola, Odebrecht Energia and Odebrecht Oil and Gas.

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Odebrecht International has launched an English version of Acreditar in English. The Aspire Program – Liberia is undertaken in partnership with the Grand Bassa Community College and is currently training 40 students.

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ETH Bioenergia and Amyris signed a memorandum of understanding for the production of Biofene® in Brazil.

The renewable chemical product is the raw material for cosmetics, lubricants, aviation fuel and diesel oil.

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project arrives to brazilian schools

Braskem, the Akatu Institute and the Faça Parte (“Take Part”) Institute have joined forces to take the “A New Look at Plastic” Project to 1,577 public and private schools in Brazil.

The project addresses the importance of topics associated with conscious consumption and sustainability.

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The Bahia Commercial Association (ACB) is presenting the exhibit Money, Gods & Power – 2,500 Years of the Political History of Coins (Nomus Brasiliana collection), sponsored by Odebrecht Infraestrutura. The exhibit will be open to the public until November 30.

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The “Build Better” Professional Training Center head office was inaugurated on October 13 in Valença, Bahia, the result of a Technical and Financial Cooperation Agreement signed by BNDES and the Odebrecht Foundation.

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> people development

Young Partners in Action Held annually by the Organization’s companies, the Young Partner Program

ETH Bioenergia promoted the second

is designed for university students who

module of the 2011 Young Partner Program,

are completing their degrees or who have

involving the participation of 45 Members.

recently graduated and seek constant

The two-day meeting was designed

challenges and professional and personal

primarily to reflect on the characteristics

development. The idea is to identify and

and competencies of the ETH Partner,

invest in professional youth who have the

illustrated through work developed by

potential to become future leaders and

the group and testimonials about life and

entrepreneurs. In 2010, Odebrecht had

career provided by Kleber Albuquerque,

more than 950 Young Partners and this

Agricultural Manager at the Costa Rica

year, the number reached 1,220 in June.

Unit, and Lennon Almeida, the professional

With a duration of two years, Young Partner is divided into two parts, each lasting 12 months: the Introduction to Culture Program, which covers the study of the principles, concepts and criteria of the Odebrecht Entrepreneurial Technology, and the Young Builder Program, which supports and accelerates the participants’ training process, promoting an ample overview of the business phases.

During the program, the professionals participate in meetings that gather Young Partners from the same company and/or from other business areas at the Organization. In this article, Odebrecht News will describe the meetings of the youth from ETH, Odebrecht Angola, Odebrecht Energia and Odebrecht Oil and Gas.

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responsible for People and Organization Advanced Support at the company.

The youth interacted with Marcelo

Mancini, the professional responsible

Closure of the 2011 Introduction to

for the Commercial, Logistics and

Culture Program.

Supply area, and with Carla Pires,

During the event, consultant

the professional responsible for

Ricardo Guterres gave a lecture on

Sustainability, who put the respective

communication and the importance of

scenarios of their areas at ETH

interaction among different generations,

into context, and also listened to a

and José Grossi, the professional

presentation on the Organization’s 2020

responsible for People and Organization

Vision, given by Beatriz Filgueiras, the

at OOG, shared the details of his career

professional responsible for Organization

at the Organization and spoke about the

and Culture at Odebrecht S.A.

practice of TEO. Antônio Leitão, from the area of

INTEGRATION BETWEEN YOUTH AND

People and Organization at Odebrecht

ODEBRECHT ENERGIA AND OOG

Realizações Imobiliárias (OR), discussed

On September 29 and 30, 50 Young

the Life and Career Plan, and Mical Muniz,

Partners from Odebrecht Energia and

from the Santo Antônio Hydroelectric

Odebrecht Oil and Gas (OOG) gathered

Power Plant Quality team, from

in Teresópolis, Rio de Janeiro, for the

Odebrecht Energia, spoke to the youth about career and women’s role at the

The Young Partners at ETH Bioenergia gathered for the second module of the program in 2011

Organization.

The participants also completed recreational activities about the competencies required of an Odebrecht Partner, with examples brought from their work environments.

IN ANGOLA, 111 YOUNG PARTNERS MEET On October 7 and 8, Odebrecht Angola held the Angola Young Partner Meeting, which included the participation of 111 Members, between trainnes and interns, 97% of whom are angolans. Contract Directors and representatives from different projects in the country were odebrechtnoticias.com.br / nº 269 / november 2011

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> people development

Members from Odebrecht Energia and Odebrecht Oil and Gas gathered for the last meeting of the Introduction to Culture phase

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present.

The idea was to reinforce the role of

with the youth. Manuel Kai, Antonio Quifucussa and Gregorio Domingos,

each Young Partner in his or her own

currently responsible for the programs,

process of growth and training, promote

and Agilio Campos, responsible for center

the exchange of experiences and practice

results, spoke about their life and career.

of TEO and discuss the main challenges

Félix Martins, Contract Director for real

faced. The main topics addressed included:

estate projects, also spoke on the topic.

Odebrecht’s scenario worldwide and in

The youth ended the meeting activities

Angola, the 2020 Vision, Identification

listing the commitments to the 2020 Vision

Strategies, Integration and People

and listened to messages by the Contract

Development.

Directors, Administrative and Financial

Angolan Members who participated in the program’s first edition in 2004 spoke

Managers and the other leaders of the company’s projects in the country.

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> professional training

Aspire (“Acreditar”) Arrives to Liberia in English On October 17, Odebrecht International launched the English

Electricity courses, in addition to

version of the Continued Professional

internships. Participants will have

Qualification Program – Aspire

the Basic Module classes three

(“Acreditar”) in Liberia. The initiative

times per week for a period of three

is being promoted for the first time in

months, which will be alternated

the English language.

with technical or administrative

The Aspire Program - Liberia,

training.

undertaken in partnership with the

The program material was

Grand Bassa Community College, is

translated into English based on

currently training 40 students. The

the curriculum developed by

initiative was created based on a

Odebrecht Angola, and adapted to

public-private partnership model

the country’s context. Instructions

established between the company

on domestic water treatment, for

and the teaching institution. Over

exemple provided by NGOs that

the past 10 months, the program has

work in the area, such as Population

trained 130 people in technical and

Services International – Liberia, were

administrative areas and through

also included.

internships, including professions such as Industrial Machinery Operator, Mechanic, Electricity, Welding, Information Technology, Administration, Health and Safety and Communication.

For the first time, the curriculum of the Aspire Program will integrate

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Industrial Machinery Operator and

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The first participants of Aspire in Liberia attend the program’s Basic Module

The students learn about Health, Safety, Environment, Quality and Workplace Psychology

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> innovation

ETH and Amyris: Partnership for the Production of Renewable Products ETH Bioenergia and the North American company Amyris – a leading company in fuels and renewable chemical products – signed a memorandum of understanding on October 20 to form a partnership for the production of Biofene® in Brazil. The chemical product, called renewable farnesene, can serve as the raw material for cosmetics, lubricants, aviation fuel and diesel oil.

The agreement involves the production of Biofene® at one of the ETH greenfield units in the country, which will offer a volume equivalent to an approximate milling capacity of 2 million tons of sugarcane per year.

ETH will control the partnership and Amyris will have exclusive rights over the product sales. The plan is to begin the production by 2014. “ETH is the leader in sugarcane ethanol production in Brazil and through the partnership,

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The agreement involves the production of BiofeneÂŽ at one of the ETH greenfield units in the country

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> innovation we will be able to sell the renewable items

According to John Melo, the agreements

manufactured from Biofene®,” said John

involve a total capacity of 15 million tons of

Melo, CEO of Amyris.

cane for the production of Biofene®.

The agreement established represents Amyris’ sixth production agreement at the

Entrepreneurial Leader at ETH, innovation

units distributed throughout three different

is one of the company’s strategic pillars.

continents. The North American company

“Our commitment is to become leader in

produces Biofene® in Brazil, Europe and

the production of bioenergy from sugarcane

the United States through partnerships.

and Amyris offers a technology platform

ETH plans to expand its production capacity for ethanol and high added value products made from sugarcane

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According to José Carlos Grubisich,

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and marketing channels that add value to

develop new applications for ethanol and

our chain,” said Grubisich. “Our focus is to

products derived from sugarcane. The

expand the production capacity for ethanol

company has already invested R$ 6 billion

and high added value products made from

and is committed to investing an additional

sugarcane, combining competitiveness and

R$ 2 billion, increasing the production

sustainability.”

capacity of its units to the maximum. By

ETH generates clean and renewable

2014, the company expects to produce 3

energy at its nine units and invests in

billion liters of ethanol and 2,700 GWh of

research to boost its productivity and

electric energy.

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> sustainability

Conscious Consumption Proje

Braskem, the Akatu Institute and the Faça Parte (“Take Part”) Institute have joined forces to take the “A New Look at Plastic” Project to 1,577

water and energy waste.

The schools already included were selected

public and private schools located all over Brazil.

from within the Faça Parte Institute network.

The project is designed to raise educator and

However, the project does not plan to stop with

student awareness as to the importance of topics

the more than 1,500 registered schools. The

associated with conscious consumption and

sign up for new members is still open and any

sustainability.

private or public teaching institution can join the

The initiative is designed to encourage them to propose solutions to current issues related to the topics, such as the choice of what to consume,

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inappropriate disposal of wastes and preventing

initiative via the hotsite: www.facaparte.org.br/ consumoconsciente.

At the same website, visitors can view videos

the differences in the production chains when

from the Collective Conscious series, a video class

it comes to ecoefficiency, combating the

that describes the plastic production chain and

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ect Arrives to Brazilian Schools a guide with suggestions of activities to be

Mattar, Managing Director of Akatu. “Among the

developed with the students and orientations

merits of this initiative, I would further highlight

on how to participate.

the universe of schools involved, because with

There will be a selection of projects on two

so many teachers and students participating, I

levels: schools with good initiatives already

believe that the projects will even mobilize the

underway in 2011 and action projects for 2012.

surrounding communities, extending beyond the

The good initiatives in the area of education for

walls of the schools,” said Mattar.

sustainability should be recorded in texts and documented in video, photos or in any other way the school deems appropriate. Those that had their practices recognized will be included in a debut video documentary.

The school that presents the most innovative initiative for 2012 will choose a group of representatives from the project to visit the Braskem factory that produces plastic made from sugarcane ethanol, located in Triunfo, Rio Grande do Sul. Furthermore, the experience will be recorded in a video article, which will be shown nationwide. “Our goal is to orient the youth to consume in a different way, seeking to increase the positive impacts and reduce the negative ones,” said Jorge Soto, Sustainable Development Director at Braskem. The conscious consumer knows that every attitude affects his or her own life, surroundings, society, the economy and the planet,” he said.

“Investing in education for conscious consumption is essential for increasing the number of citizens and consumers mobilized for a more sustainable future,” said Helio

Click here to access the complete Conscious Consumption brochure.

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> culture

Political History of Coins

The collection of journalist and writer Noenio Spinola helps clarify historical, financial and anthropological aspects of the global monetary system

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s on Exhibit in Salvador Since the end of September, the Bahia Commercial Association (ACB) has been hosting the exhibit Money, Gods & Power – 2,500 Years of the Political History of Coins (Nomus Brasiliana collection), sponsored by Odebrecht Infraestrutura. The exhibit will be open to the public until November 30 in the entity’s Salão Nobre room.

Through modern technological resources and multimedia effects, the exhibit presents ancient civilizations and their coins. The exhibit was created by Bahia journalist and writer Noenio Spinola, who inherited the collection from his father and became a private coin collector.

The 460 items exhibited, which include coins and bills, help clarify

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> culture historical, financial and

about the first experiences

It is also possible to

anthropological aspects

with the use of the coin in

view the most remote

of the global monetary

Asia Minor and is diffusion

coins, from the territory of

system. Visitors can learn

across the planet.

Ancient Greece, dating back 2,500 years, in addition to coins from Macedonia, of Alexander the Great; the papal coins, from the period of the Treaty of Tordesillas, of Pope Alexandre VI; from Ancient Rome; the extinct city of Carthage; from Egypt, of Cleopatra; from England, of Henry VIII and Queen Victoria; and from Colonial Brazil and the Republic before 1964.

For the President of ACB, Marcos Meirelles Fonseca, the exhibit is one of the most important that Bahia has ever received.

“It makes us rethink the emergence of the first state administration, the origin of entrepreneurialism in the state and its developments over the centuries,” he explained. André Vital, Managing Director of Odebrecht Infraestrutura, stated that the company’s support shows its

The exhibit also shows the political history of coins, addresses the origin of the dollar, Euro and Asian coins

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commitment to preserving the country’s historical and

Starting from the left: Marcos Meirelles Fonseca, Noenio Spinola and André Vital during the opening of the exhibit at the Bahia Commercial Association

immaterial heritage.

Service

The exhibit is also a tribute to Bahia, where the political history of Brazilian currency began.

It addresses the claims of the first colonists and administrators of the province to modernize the ports, adjust the currency and boost the

Money, Gods & Power – 2,500 Years of the Political History of Coins (Nomus Brasiliana collection) Place: Bahia Commercial Association Praça Conde dos Arcos, s/n, Salvador.

Time: Monday- Friday, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

competitiveness of the

Ends: November 30.

colonial products destined

Free of charge.

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> odebrecht foundation

Inauguration of “Build Better” Head Office “The youth that arrive here didn’t have dreams or goals. Today, having been trained, they work as monitors

Ramiro José de Queiroz, Mayor of Valença.

For Emanuel Sávio, Coordinator of

and improve their knowledge

the training center, the students do

through practice.” This was the tone

not only acquire technical knowledge.

of the speech given by Ariângelo dos

“They learn how to become true

Santos Pereira, age 21, during the

citizens,” he said.

inauguration ceremony for the “Build

Christophe Houel, Leader Educator

Better” Professional Training Center

at the center, emphasized: “I am

head office, held on October 13 in

thrilled about making this dream

Valença, Bahia.

come true,” said Houel. “We now have

A student from the second

a physical space that will serve for

group, the youth demonstrated his

training and qualifying hundreds of

satisfaction with the training he has

youth.”

been receiving at the institution,

Resident of Igrapiúna, Pedro Lopes

believing that this is the path toward

Júnior, age 22, reveals his activity after

his development. “With the learning

completing the course as part of the

I receive each day, I’m certain that I

first group: “In addition to working in

will become a good civil construction

the area of civil construction, I pass on

professional,” said Pereira.

what I learn to family members and

The event programming included

residents of my city,” he said.

the hoisting of the flag and Brazilian national anthem, statements by

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TRANSFORMING LIVES

local authorities and partners and

“Build Better” is the result of a

the uncovering of the inauguration

Technical and Financial Cooperation

plaque. “With Build Better, we found

Agreement signed in 2009 by the

new horizons for growth and job

Brazilian National Development Bank

opportunities for our youth,” said

(BNDES) and Odebrecht Foundation,

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In the front, Elvio Gaspar, from BNDES, during the visit to the “Build Better” Professional Training Center

which created the Bahia Southern

During a visit to the region in August

Lowlands Environmental Protection

of this year, Elvio Gaspar, Director of the

Area Mosaic Integrated and Sustainable

Credit and Social Inclusion Area at BNDES,

Development Program (PDIS), of which the

stated that the institution seeks to create

center is part.

social inclusion alternatives by generating

The agreement involves investments

work and income. “It is impressive to see

in social, production, environment and

the effect that is occurring here,” said

training actions for the Southern Lowlands

Gaspar. “We need to document the results

communities. BNDES invested R$ 2.3

as a way of offering [the initiative] to the

million in “Build Better.”

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> odebrecht foundation

The plaque was uncovered by Norberto Odebrecht (right), Chair of the Odebrecht Foundation Trustees Board, and by Ramiro José de Queiroz, Mayor of Valença

OTHER PROJECTS The partnership with BNDES will also

been released. Also at COOPATAN, the

benefit other institutions associated with

project to rebuild the Flour Factory is ready

PDIS.

and awaiting the financial institution’s

Investments of R$ 1.4 million will be

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approximately R$ 740,000, has already

approval.

involved to build a fruit pre-processing

The Bahia Southern Lowlands Heart of

unit at the Presidente Tancredo Neves

Palm Producers’ Cooperative received more

Rural Producers’ Cooperative (COOPATAN),

than R$ 1.2 million to acquire agricultural

granted that the first payment, of

machinery and equipment, trucks, cars and

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motorcycles. The investment will benefit the 523 members and their families.

Other projects are currently being elaborated, such as the expansion of the Igrapiúna Family Home, the Agroforest Family Home and the piassava fiber processing unit at the Pratigi Environmental Protection Area Rural Producers’ Cooperative, located in Nilo Peçanha.

The proposal for the construction work at the Continental Waters Aquaculturists’ Cooperative Fish Processing Unit, located in Ituberá, and the construction of the permanent Rights and Citizenship Institute unit, located in Nilo Peçanha, are also being prepared.

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> fast notes

Marcelo Odebrecht Receives CEO of the Year Award from Latin Trade Magazine Marcelo Odebrecht, Managing Director of Odebrecht S.A., received the CEO of the Year award during an event

Achievements.

The award ceremony took place

promoted by Latin Trade Magazine on

at the same time as the Latin Trade

October 28 at the Four Seasons Hotel

Symposium, a regional conference for

in Miami.In its 17th edition, the Bravo

the public and private sectors organized

Business Award honors leaders who,

in partnership with the Inter-American

through their activities in areas such

Development Bank and America’s

as government, business, finances and

Society/ Council of the Americas.

technology, help contribute toward

On the occasion, Marcelo Odebrecht

development and progress in Latin

participated in two panels in which

America.

he spoke about Social Responsibility,

The Bravo Business Award is the result

Sustainability and Innovation as

of the evaluation by thousands of Latin

strategic goals, as well as about Energy,

Trade Magazine readers worldwide.

Infrastructure and Development.The

Based on the list of candidates

event involved the participation of 300

indicated by the readers, the award

leaders, including presidents, executives

recipients are chosen by the magazine’s

and ministers of Latin American country

editorial team after a consultation with

governments.

executives, members of government

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who received the award for his Lifetime

The Latin Trade Group develops

and scholars.In addition to Marcelo

and publishes content in English

Odebrecht, another seven leaders were

and Spanish for distribution in Latin

awarded, including the President of the

America, the Caribbean and the United

Dominican Republic, Leonel Fernandez,

States, in both print and online media.

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Corinthians Stadium will Open the 2014 World Cup four arenas constructed by

Round of Sixteen and one of

confirmed the opening for

Odebrecht Infraestrutura were

the quarter-finals and five at the

the 2014 World Cup at the

announced as the sites of the

Pernambuco Arena, including

Corinthians Stadium, located

World Cup games.

a Round of Sixteen game.

On October 20, FIFA

in São Paulo, set for June 12

There will be seven games

of that year, with the closing

at Maracanã, six in São Paulo,

at the Corinthians Stadium

for the event to be held at

including the semi-final, six

construction site marked the

the Maracanã Stadium in

at the Fonte Nova Arena, in

announcement. Governor

Rio de Janeiro on July 13. The

Salvador, the stage for the

Geraldo Alckmin, Mayor

In São Paulo, a large party

Gilberto Kassab, Ronaldo “Phenomenon” and Cafu, former world champion players, Andres Sanchez, President of Corinthians, Valter Lana, Managing Director at Odebrecht, Antônio Gavioli, Contract Director, and Members celebrated the opening of the World Cup as if it were a winning goal.

The festivities continued on the future stadium field, where the Members hoisted a World Cup welcome flag. During a press conference, the governor and mayor highlighted São Paulo’s commitment to the event. Former player Ronaldo stated that the opening “could At the Corinthians stadium, authorities, former players, Members and fans celebrated FIFA’s announcement both inside and outside the construction site

be nowhere else but the city.”

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> fast notes

Fonte Nova Arena Earns ABERJE Award Even before it is ready, the Fonte

completed before, during and after the

Nova Arena, built by the Arena Salvador

implosion, such as the press conferences,

Consortium (formed by Odebrecht

delivery of press releases, meetings with

Infraestrutura and OAS), is already

the publications to follow-up on the event,

celebrating its first title.

simulation infographics and a hotsite with

The case of the former stadium implosion

texts, photos and videos. These initiatives

communication initiative was the winner

were designed to provide transparency

of the Brazilian Corporate Communication

for the process and establish a direct

Association (AERJE) Award in the category

communication channel with the press and

of Communication and Press Relations in

the population.

the Northern and Northeastern Region.

For the next 35 years, the Fonte Nova

The award is Brazil’s most important

Arena will be administered by the Fonte

organizational communication distinction.

Nova Negócios e Participações concessionaire,

The project detailed the different actions

formed by Odebrecht and OAS.

The case about the implosion of the former stadium, which took place in August of last year, won in the category of Communication and Press Relations

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Book Sponsored by Odebrecht Wins Jabuti Award Winner of the sixth edition of the Odebrecht Historical Research Award - Clarival do

Brazilian cartography.

The Jabuti Award, created in 1958, is the

Prado Valladares, the book Theodoro Sampaio

most traditional literary award in Brazil. It

– Nos sertões e nas cidades (“Theodoro Sampaio

recognizes writers and highlights the quality

– in the Backlands and in the Cities”) won the

of the work of all areas involved in the creation

2011 Jabuti Award in the category of Graphic

and production of a book.

Design.

Last year, the book Igreja e Convento de São

Published in 2010 by Versal Editores, the

Francisco da Bahia (“The Church and Convent

book describes the life and work of engineer

of São Francisco da Bahia”), written by Maria

Theodoro Sampaio (1855-1937), who

Helena Flexor and Monk Hugo Fragoso, and

played a central role in the country’s main

with design by Carina Flexor, also won the Jabuti

modernization projects from the end of the

Award in the same category. The work won the

19th century to the start of the 20th century

fourth edition of the Odebrecht Historical Award

on expeditions and river studies focused on

- Clarival do Prado Valladares.

Theodoro Sampaio - nos sertões e nas cidades (“Theodoro Sampaio – in the Backlands and in the Cities”) won Brazil’s most important literary award. The trophy will be delivered on November 30 at the São Paulo Room

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> fast notes

Odebrecht Case Presented to Inspire Entrepreneurs On the evening of October 7, the public filled

father, Emílio. “Work was everything he could

the Entrepreneur’s Fair – held by the Support

offer,” said Polidoro. “The results were shared

Service for Micro and Small Companies (SEBRAE)

among all. There were 12 suspended projects

in Salvador – to learn a bit more about the

that needed to be restarted and each foreman

business model of the Odebrecht Organization,

would be responsible for negotiating the service,”

created by its founder, Norberto Odebrecht.

he explained. According to Polidoro, the founder

Márcio Polidoro, Communication Director,

worked with a high degree of motivation, a sense

spoke on the topic “Education through Work,

of responsibility and perseverance: “His vision is

the Spirit of Serving and the Entrepreneur’s

to make the business survive to later grow and,

Training: Principles and Concepts of Odebrecht

finally, perpetuate,” he said.

Entrepreneurial Technology” and recalled the

The Communication Director at Odebrecht

history of the Odebrecht family and foundation of

encouraged the entrepreneurs to develop their

the company in 1944.

ideas and businesses. “More than convincing, it is

Polidoro revealed that, at age 21, Norberto

necessary for you to direct your business at those

Odebrecht established an agreement with the

who need it. The main question should be: who

foremen to recover the company created by his

do I want to serve?, he said.

For an audience with several youth, Márcio Polidoro also spoke about the partnership.

“Every business must be a partnership.

Working alone is not the solution for being a reference in the market,” he said

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New TEO Publication Now for Sale The book O Essencial em Pontos de Referência

contributing toward the social inclusion of the

(“The Essential on Points of Reference”),

Rural Zone Family Units.

written by Norberto Odebrecht, Chairman of

Click here to purchase the book O Essencial

the Odebrecht Foundation Board of Trustees, is

em Pontos de Referência (“The Essential on

now available for sale.

Points of Reference”) and other publications

With 160 pages and 3,000 copies for

about TEO.

distribution, the publication gathers the main ideas addressed in Pontos de Referência (“Points

SERVICE

of Reference”), a work originally published in

O Essencial em Pontos de Referência (“The Essential

1970 that contains the bases of Odebrecht

on Points of Reference”)

Entrepreneurial Technology (TEO). “O Essencial

Publication cost: R$ 40.00

em Pontos de Referência is not a re-publication

For further information, please contact:

of the original book, but rather the result of

+55 71 3206-1244 /rafaelabrandao@odebrecht

the selection of fundamental ideas from the 1970 edition and the 1999 re-publication,” said Norberto Odebrecht.

The work covers topics such as Entrepreneurialism, Delegation, Leadership, Education through Work, Macrostructure and Communication. “It is expected that the publication will be useful for the entire Organization, but especially for the young leaders so that they, better understanding the origins of TEO, can practice it and transmit it to those they lead,” said the author.

The Odebrecht Foundation is the institution responsible for selling the TEO books. The copyright for the work and all revenues obtained are directed at actions promoted in region of the Bahia Southern Lowlands,

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My Team Program Trains Leaders

On the first day of training, in addition to the theoretical classes, the Members also participate in outdoor activities on leadership practices

To develop leaders and form

on leadership practices and

Contract Director at the

effective teams, Odebrecht

interaction, allowing for the

Construtor Santo Antônio

Energia created the My Team

exchange of information and

Consortium, pointed out that

Program, implemented in

clarification of questions.

the leader’s main challenge is to

October at the construction

form a confident, compliant and

site for the Santo Antônio

approximately 320 Members

winning team. “The work must

Hydroelectric Power Plant in

will complete the program,

be continuous,” said Pinheiro.

Porto Velho, Rondônia.

including leaders from the field

“It’s not enough to just offer

and service supervisors, divided

the training. It is also necessary

for two days and uses practical

into eight groups with 40

to monitor them, learn more

and theoretical activities to

Members each. Jabson Carlos

about their day-to-day and their

develop and improve work

Gomes, Assembly Supervisor,

difficulties,” he said.

relations on the field. According

stated that he learned to better

to Eduardo Marques, from

plan tasks, help the team

sequence to the work and will

the People and Organization

overcome challenges and

address topics such as feedback,

area of Odebrecht Energia, the

understand each Member.

management tools and the

program provides knowledge

Mário Lúcio Pinheiro,

identification of sucessors.

Each group receives training

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By the end of the month,

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Other modules will provide

Kulonga pala Kukula Visited by Angolan Government Secretary

Secretary Rosa Pacavira (left) speaks with the rural producers supported by the Odebrecht initiative

On September 16, the Secretary of the

The group also visited the schools and water

President of the Angolan Republic for the Social

fountains supported by the program and spoke

Area, Rosa Pacavira, visited the Kulonga pala

to producers from the region. Rosa Pacavira

Kukula Program, undertaken by Odebrecht in

stated that she will take the cistern construction

the country.

idea to the province’s less populated

Accompanied by the Vice Minister of Education, Ana Paula Inês Dala, by the Governor

neighborhoods.

Kulonga pala Kukula contributes toward the

of the Province of Malanje, Boaventura da Silva

sustainable development of 10 communities

Cardoso, and other authorities, Rosa Pacavira

located near the Capanda Hydroelectric

learned more about the support actions

Power Plant. Implemented by the program,

involved in the construction of cisterns to

the Produce Production Chain and Manioc

guarantee drinking water access in the rural

Production Chain have already sold US$ 90,000

communities of Malanje, as well as the gardens

and US$ 24,000 in products, respectively,

of the families that take part in the Produce and

increasing the income of the participating

Manioc Production Chains.

families by more than 170%.

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Water for the Wiriyamu Community in Mozambique The “Doing Good”

Province of Tete.

Volunteer Program, part of

The some 4,000 residents

was repaired and the families once again had

the Moatize Coal Program

from the region did not have

clean water.

– an alliance agreement

a water supply for months

between Vale, Odebrecht

due to a damaged water

year, the “Doing Good”

International and Camargo

pump. With the program’s

Program encourages

Corrêa in Mozambique –

financial support and that

Members to work as

arrived to the community

of the construction project’s

volunteers in actions

of Wiriyamu, located in the

Members, the equipment

developed by the project.

Created in April of this

With the support of the Moatize Coal Project, the some 800 families from the Mozambique community once again had access to clean water on a daily basis

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IT Members Visit Projects Supported

by Tribute to the Futur The Odebrecht S.A. IT team visits the “Hit the Net” program at the Presidente Tancredo Neves Rural Family Home, supported by Tribute to the Future

On September 23, André Schneiter, the professional responsible for Information Technology at Odebrecht S.A., traveled with his

the project’s origin and its current scenario in Bahia’s Southern Lowlands.

According to André Schneiter, the visit

team to the city of Presidente Tancredo Neves,

allowed the Members to better understand the

located in Bahia’s Southern Lowlands, to learn

activities of Tribute to the Future. “By seeing

about the projects supported by Tribute to the

the achievements and results of the projects, it

Future.

is easier to identify new and different support

The visit began at the head office for the Presidente Tancredo Neves Rural Producers’

opportunities,” he said.

According to Clovis Faleiro, the professional

Cooperative (COOPATAN) at the “New Horizon”

responsible for Institutional Relations at the

Farm. Members toured the manioc flour factory,

Odebrecht Foundation and Leader of Tribute to

the Animal Feed Ingredient Processing Unit and

the Future, the engagement of the Organization’s

the Packing House project, which will receive and

leaders is essential for the initiative’s growth. “In

store the produce.

addition to the support of the IT members, we

The group also visited the “Hit the Net” digital

also have the participation of other companies

inclusion program laboratory, located in the Rural

from the sector, such as Microsoft, Dell, IBM, Semp

Family Home, and listened to a presentation on

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Odebrecht Energia Encourages Research against Malaria The presence of Odebrecht Energia projects in

highlighted the importance of the seminar: “For

the Amazon region and the high rates of malaria

a one-week period, we held intense discussions

at the site were incentives for the company to

on malaria, and had direct contact with the main

sponsor the 2011 edition of the Laveran & Deane

researchers from the area,” said Cassiano. “I want

Seminar, promoted by the Oswaldo Cruz (IOC/

to return to the event as a researcher, so that the

Fiocruz) Institute to discuss the disease.

knowledge that I acquired can be passed on to

The event was held from September 12-16 on the island Ilha Itacuruçá in Rio de Janeiro,

future students,” he said.

In 2010, Odebrecht Energia distributed 14,651

and gathered doctorate and master’s students

mosquito nettings in Porto Velho, Rondônia, where

from universities and research centers in Brazil

it is building the Santo Antônio Hydroelectric

and researchers from national and international

Power Plant. The initiative helped reduce the

institutions. The participants debated projects and

figures of the disease in the city, which recorded

the results of the tests under development.

14,577 cases in 2010 and 9,941 in 2011, based on

Gustavo Capatti Cassiano, a doctorate student in Genetics at the Paulista State University (UNESP),

a survey conducted by the Health Surveillance Department.

Teles Pires HPP Holds 1st Sustainability Seminar On October 4 and 5, the Teles Pires Hydroelectric

Communities, and used

sustainability goals for the

group dynamics to propose

contract.

Power Plant – undertaken

by Odebrecht Energia at the border between the states of Mato Grosso and Pará – held its 1 st Sustainability Seminar involving the participation of 40 Members.

Participants listened to lectures on Workplace Safety, Environment, Occupational Health, Climate Change and

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For the first time, Odebrecht Energia promoted the event focused on sustainability at a project currently completing the mobilization phase

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Odebrecht Energia Participates in National Great Dams Seminar From October 25-28, Odebrecht Energia

October 26, Augusto Roque, the professional

participated in the 28th National Great

responsible for Engineering at the company,

Dams Seminar, held in Rio de Janeiro, which

presented the topic “Odebrecht in the Electrical

celebrated the 50-year anniversary of the

Sector.”

Brazilian Dams Committee.

More than 800 people from Brazil and

At the Odebrecht Energia booth, installed in the Exhibit Room, the public can learn

abroad attended the event, which was

about the company and its projects, obtain

designed to allow for an exchange of

information on the Continued Professional

technologies, promote the presentation of

Qualification Program – Acreditar (“Aspire”),

service provider companies and product

as well as observe a model version of the

suppliers and the prospecting of new business.

bulb turbine operation at the Santo Antônio

As part of the lecture programming, on

Hydroelectric Power Plant.

Starting from the left: Gabriel Ybarra, the professional responsible for Business Development at Odebrecht Energia; Ivaldo Novaes, from Spec; and Henrique Valladares, Entrepreneurial Leader at Odebrecht Energia, at the company’s booth

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Casa Jovem State High School Earns “Solidary School Seal” for a Second Time

In 2009, CECJ received the seal for the Community Integration Project, an initiative coordinated by leaders from local associations and quilombola (descendents of freed slaves) communities

For the second time, the Casa Jovem State High School (CECJ), located in

is the only state educational center in the

Igrapiúna, Bahia, received the “Solidary

region to earn the seal.

School” Seal, which identifies, recognizes

The recognition was possible through

and strengthens Brazilian institutions

the presentation and submission of two

as centers for citizenship in their own

projects: “Learning My Place,” in which

communities.

the teachers and students visited the

Associated with the Bahia Southern

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Odebrecht Foundation, the teaching unit

communities to promote the recognition of

Lowlands Environmental Protection

their own cultural identity, and “Medicinal

Area Mosaic Integrated and Sustainable

Garden,” which helps create an organic

Development Program, supported by the

production chain for medicinal plants.

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AFEQ Launches Distance Teaching Portal With aims of streamlining

and mobile technologies

The EAD Portal has

and improving the Member

to design, manage and

already received 310 visits

qualification, development

extend knowledge in a

and 45 applicants from

and training process, the

standardized fashion. Its

five countries (Angola,

Functional Equipment

main advantages include:

Brazil, Mozambique, Peru

Support (AFEq) area began

the possibility for training

and Venezuela) for the

to offer online training

a high number of Members

Tire Repair course. Five

through the Odebrecht

from different countries,

online training sessions

EAD Portal, a distance

respecting the learning

will begin by the end of

training tool, in September

pace of each; flexible

this year: Lubrication,

of this year.

times; acceleration of the

Truck Operation, Power

participant training process;

Shovel Operation, Tractor

E-Learning, EAD is a

reduction of travel costs

Operation and Motor

corporate education tool

and the promotion of

Grader Operation.

that uses Internet resources

digital inclusion.

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CSN-Odebrecht Alliance Begins Training Third Acreditar (“Aspire”) Class

Acreditar (“Aspire”) participants attend the first class of the program’s third group

The CSN-Odebrecht Alliance, formed by the steel company Companhia Siderúrgica

from the Mayor of Volta Redonda, Antônio

Nacional and Odebrecht Engenharia

Francisco Neto, who showed the students

Industrial in Volta Redonda, Rio de Janeiro,

the importance of the course. Psychologist

began the third group of the Continued

Jussara Fortes held a group dynamic

Professional Qualification Program –

exercise and emphasized team work.

Acreditar (“Aspire”).

Over 1,700 people signed up for the

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The first class included a special visit

Bruno da Cruz de Paula, a student of the TIG welder course, said that the opportunity

phase of the program, which will train 108

motivated him. “We know that this is a

participants in the trades of TIG Welder,

major opportunity to leverage our career,”

Sander and Assembler Electrician.

he said.

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CONPAR Consortium Supervisors Participate in PDMO October 4 marked the first class for the

The content is similar to that included

Petrobras Labor Development Program (PDMO),

in the training for the supervisors and

consisting of supervisors from the CONPAR

includes topics such as Team Leadership,

Consortium, formed by Odebrecht Engenharia

Health Risk Management, Environment

Industrial, UTC Engenharia and OAS.

and Workplace Safety and Production

According to Antonio Costa, Contract

Management, among others. “It is a

Director, the PDMO was a training courses

representative and legitimate program

directed at the consortium’s supervisors.

constructed in partnership with the

“The program was producing good results

supervisors themselves that guarantees a

in terms of the participation and integration

different approach,” said Maristela Nunes

of the workers,” said Costa. “From there came

Sá, the Engineering Social Responsibility

the demand to take it to the supervisors,” he

Coordination Representative at Petrobras.

explained.

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Perfect Goal Newsletter Launched at Corinthians Stadium The Members of Odebrecht Infraestrutura working to help construct the Corinthians Stadium in São Paulo already have a bi-monthly newsletter focused on the project. The Perfect Goal newsletter will publish the main events at the construction site and inform its readers about the progress of the construction work.

Domingos Sávio de Araújo, Administrative and Financial Manager, uses the language of soccer to explain the goal of the new media: “In Perfect Goal, we speak the ‘language’ of soccer, or in other word, nothing about off-sides or red cards,” said Araújo. “The dialogue is focused on our ‘national team,’ the discussion is the perfect goal and the winners are the Members and the community,” he said.

According to him, the project should likely have 2,000 Members working at the peak of the construction work. “The focus will always be the same: to make the ‘winning goal’ in the areas of deadline, quality, safety and the generation of wealth,” he said.

The bi-monthly newsletter will present the daily routine and progress of the construction work

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Odebrecht Participates in Argentina Oil & Gas Expo 2011

Through panels, photos and videos, the public that visited the Odebrecht booth learned more about the Organization’s activities in Argentina

From October 10-13, Odebrecht

200-m2 booth, which featured innovative design,

Engenharia Industrial and Odebrecht Oil and

made from three circular centers. In addition to the

Gas took part in the Argentina Oil & Gas Expo

Organization’s operations in Argentina, the visitors

2011 in Buenos Aires, which gathers people

were able to learn more about Odebrecht’s history

from the Oil and Gas sector in the country.

and the details of the construction work to the

The companies presented their projects in the

sounds of Brazilian songs.

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SSTMA Teams Meet in São Paulo On October 13 and 14, 32 Members from

is to reduce serious incidents at the projects. “No

the Health, Workplace Safety and Environment

production or process is more important than

(SSTMA) teams from 12 different Odebrecht

the workers’ lives,” said Fernandes.

Engenharia Industrial contracts gathered in São Paulo for the SSTMA Meeting.

Alexandre Baltar, Leader of the Climate Change Program, spoke on the topic, about the

During the event, which included the

Organization’s actions to reduce greenhouse

presence of Entrepreneurial Leader, Márcio

gas (GHG) emissions and about the results of

Faria, the professionals shared knowledge

the GHG Inventory.

and experiences during presentations and

For Viviane Pereira, the professional

discussions on the activities planned for the

responsible for Sustainability, the meeting

ST-MA Integrated Program and the PréVer

contributed toward the emergence of new

(“Prevent”) Program.

ideas in the area. “We want to plan the

Carlos Fernandes, Leader of the Workplace

visits to the projects and improve the use

Safety Program, spoke about PréVer and

of the Knowledgeable Community as a tool

revealed the indicators from the sector.

of dialogue between professionals,” said

According to him, the program’s main objective

Pereira.

Members of Odebrecht Engenharia Industrial contracts attended two days of lectures and presentations on the sector

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Maracanã Rio 2014 Consortium Holds First SIPAT From October 18-21, the Maracanã Rio

The workers listened to lectures on Civil

2014 Consortium, formed by Odebrecht

and Criminal Liability, Waste Management,

Infraestrutura, Delta Construção and Andrade

Health and Well Being and also about the

Gutierrez, in Rio de Janeiro, promoted the

PréVer (“Prevent”) Program, and participated

first Internal Work Accident Prevention Week

in drawings for prizes, and a sketch and

(SIPAT), involving the participation of 1,300

photo contest under the theme of good

Members.

safety practices.

Members wait for the results of one of the daily drawings for prizes during the first SIPAT at the Maracanã remodeling project site

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Embraport Project Puts on Party of Children from Ilha Diana

Boys and girls from Ilha Diana took part in fun activities and games promoted by the Embraport Project

Some 50 children from the island of Ilha

Continued Professional Qualification Program –

Diana, located in the city of Santos, along the

Acreditar (“Believe”) team worked in partnership

São Paulo coastline, had a very special Children’s

with the Municipal Government to promote

Day. On October 12, Odebrecht Infraestrutura

recreational and sports activities and artistic

worked through the Embraport Project to

presentations in the neighborhood’s community

transform the site into a recreational and

center. The actions continued on October 14

amusement park.

with the donation of over 540 toys for the

The boys and girls played in a pool filled with balls, on a trampoline, slide and seesaw and

“The week was full of celebrations that

enjoyed popcorn, cotton candy, hot dogs and

made Odebrecht proud to participate in the

juice. Monitors helped the children on the toys

party,” said Lenilton Jordão, the Odebrecht

and livened up the party with music, games,

Infraestrutura professional responsible for

balloon art and face painting.

Administration and People at the Embraport

In the Northeastern Zone of Santos, the

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