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4 in the dreams of young brazilians

For the first time ever, the Odebrecht Organization was spontaneously elected one of the 10 Companies of Youth’s Dreams in 2011, a survey elaborated by the consulting firm Cia. de Talentos.

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6 hydroelectric sector’s commitment to sustainability Odebrecht Energia participated in the International Hydroelectricity Conference and officially adopted the Hydroelectricity Sustainability Evaluation Protocol, which measures the company’s sustainable practices in the hydroelectric sector.

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10 a new phase at santo antônio hpp

On July 5, the Santo Antônio Hydroelectric Power Plant was the stage of an event that marks one of the most important phases of its construction: the bypass of the Madeira River, which included the presence of the President of the Republic of Brazil, Dilma Rousseff.

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20 fashion and environment together at a single event

The city of Mauá in the Metropolitan Region of São Paulo hosted the second edition of the Braskem EcoFashion Community event, which gathered 600 people for activities focused on environmental awareness and fashion.

24 cooperate and grow together! To disseminate the practice of family

farming and celebrate International Cooperativism Day, PDIS, an entity supported by the Odebrecht Foundation, held activities involving the communities of Bahia’s Southern Lowlands.

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16 believe: in spanish “creer”

In Latin America, the Continued Professional Qualification Program - Acreditar became “Creer” and is training hundreds of residents from the communities located in the areas of influence of the Organization’s construction projects in Peru and Venezuela.

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> career

“If you could choose one

company at which to begin

your career, which one would

it be?” The question was

answered by 50,000 young

Brazilians, including university

students and young grads, ages

17-28, as part of the survey

“The Companies of Youth’s

Dreams,” elaborated by the

consulting firm Cia. de Talentos.

The company is a reference

in Latin America due to the

partnerships and consulting

projects geared toward this

public.

For the first time, the

Odebrecht Organization

was spontaneously elected

one of the Top 10 Companies

of Youth's Dreams. The award

ceremony was held on June

27 in São Paulo and involved

the participation of Paul Altit,

Business Leader at Odebrecht

Realizações Imobiliárias, Carla

Barretto, the professional

responsible for People and

Organization at Odebrecht S.A.,

and other business leaders and

Members of the Organization.

The main aspects that the

youth who participated in the

In the Dreams of Young Brazilians

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Paul Altit and Carla Barretto represented the Odebrecht Organization in the ceremony to deliver the award for “The Companies of Youth’s Dreams.”

In the Dreams of Young Brazilians

study cited about Odebrecht

included the opportunity for

professional development,

constant challenges and the

possibility for an international

career. “The recognition is a

motive of pride for all Members

and reinforces the commitment

that we assumed with the youth,

who are the future leaders of the

Organization,” said Carla Barretto.

Other winning companies

of the edition were Google,

Petrobras, Unilever, Vale,

Natura, Itaú, Nestlé, Ambev and

the Globo TV Network. Since

the creation of the survey a

decade ago, for the first time

seven Brazilian companies were

among the 10 top placed.

Developed annually in

Brazil, the survey was recently

extended to Argentina, Mexico

and Colombia. The goal is to

discover the companies of

university student’s and young

grad’s dreams in these countries

and the profile and criteria for

such choice.


From June 15-17, Odebrecht

Energia participated in the

International Hydroelectricity

Conference organized by the

International Hydropower

Association (IHA) in Foz do

Iguaçu, Paraná.

The event, which gathered

300 people from 68 countries,

discussed the social-

environmental aspects of the

hydroelectric power plants,

conservation of biodiversity,

water and soil quality,

ecological flows, greenhouse

> sustainable development

Hydroelectric Sector’s Commitment to Sustainability

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Henrique Valladares opened the International Hydroelectricity Conference, where the Hydroelectricity Sustainability Evaluation Protocol was launched.

Odebrecht was the first company to adopt the tool

Hydroelectric Sector’s Commitment to Sustainabilitygas emissions, and the ways

to balance the environmental,

social and economic

dimensions of hydroelectricity

development.

The conference was also the

occasion for the launch of the

Hydroelectricity Sustainability

Evaluation Protocol, which

measures, evaluates and orients

practices in the hydroelectric

energy sector. The tool

measures the actions and

practices of companies when

dealing with the social and


environmental issues of the

projects and their surrounding

areas, and can serve as a

sustainability indicator.

The result of three years of

research and discussions by

the Hydropower Sustainability

Assessment Forum – a

committee that gathers

NGOs, governments, banks,

multilateral financial agents,

companies and civil society

–, the document evaluates

the four stages of venture

development: initial phase,

preparation, execution and

operation.

Odebrecht was the world’s

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DISCUSSING SUSTAINABLE RENEWABLE ENERGY

Among the public present at the International

Hydroelectricity Conference were Henrique Valladares,

Business Leader at Odebrecht Energia, Márcio

Zimmermann, Executive Secretary of the Brazilian Ministry

of Mines and Energy, representatives of the Itaipu

Eletrobrás Energy Research Company (EPE) and public and

private companies from the sector.

During the opening session, Henrique Valladares spoke

about the conference’s main theme and the company’s

commitment to sustainability. He also highlighted the new

paradigms established with the construction of the Santo

Antônio Hydroelectric Power Plant (HPP) in Rondônia.

During his lecture, Gabriel Azevedo addressed the

topic of Ecological Flows and participated in a panel with

national and international specialists.

first construction company

to adopt the protocol. “Our

participation represents a

differential with relation to the

company’s commitment to

sustainability and encourages our

equipment and service suppliers

to do the same,” said Gabriel

Azevedo, Sustainability Director at

Odebrecht Energia.

According to Azevedo, other

companies should also adopt the

protocol over the next three years,

since the work of the IHA is still in

the initial phase. “The new tool will

boost the reliability and credibility

of our work,” he said. Azevedo

also pointed out that many of the

measures that should be followed

have already been adopted by

the company: “Sustainability is

inherent to the Organization,”

he said. “We are forerunners

in sustainable management

processes at large hydroelectric

developments.”

Also included in the event

programming, there was a June

19 tour of some 40 conference

participants from different

countries to the Santo Antônio

HPP construction project,

accompanied by leaders from

Odebrecht Energia.

From left to right: Gabriel Ybarra, Director of Odebrecht Energia; José Roberto Bandão, Brazil Generation Board Engineering Support; Gabriel Azevedo; and Paulo Marcelo Golobovante, Manger of Planning and Interfaces for the Construtor Santo Antônio Consortium; in front of the company’s stand


> energy

On July 5, the construction site of the Santo

Antônio Hydroelectric Power Plant (HPP) served

as stage to an event that marks one of the most

important phases of its construction: the bypass

of the Madeira River, a decisive phase for energy

generation, estimated to begin in December of

this year, with the operation of the first turbine.

The ceremony, which officially kicked off the

river bypass to the main spillway of the plant’s

A New Phase at Santo Antônio HPP

dam, included the presence of the President

of the Brazilian Republic, Dilma Rousseff, the

Minister of Mines and Energy, Edison Lobão,

the Secretary of Social Communication of the

Presidency of the Republic, Helena Chagas,

the Rondônia State Governor, Confúcio

Moura, the Porto Velho Mayor, Roberto

Sobrinho, Senators Acir Gurgacz, Ivo Cassol

and Valdir Raupp, the President of Eletrobras,

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A New Phase at Santo Antônio HPP

José da Costa Carvalho Neto, President

of FURNAS, Flávio Decat, President of the

Rondônia Civil Construction Industry Workers’

Trade Unions, Raimundo Soares da Costa, in

addition to Marcelo Odebrecht, Managing

Director of the Odebrecht Organization,

Henrique Valladares, Business Leader at

Odebrecht Energia, Eduardo de Melo Pinto,

President of the Santo Antônio Energia

Concessionaire, and Flávio Machado Filho,

Institutional Vice President of Andrade

Gutierrez.

In a speech given to an audience formed

by local leaders, executives and 500

Members, Rousseff reaffirmed the Brazilian

Federal Government’s commitment to

investing in hydroelectric plants and

highlighted the development headed

by Odebrecht Energia in this context.

“The Santo Antônio plant is a project that

guarantees energy for Brazil to continue

growing and generating development,”

she said.

The president also emphasized

the importance of the hydroelectric

development as a source of clean and

renewable energy and recalled that

solar energy and wind energy serve

as complementary sources: “Both

solar as well as wind energy are also

complementary energies, since they do

not guarantee the country’s development

and social inclusion and do not sustain

energy production,” she said. “The

Santo Antônio Hydroelectric Power

Plant represents a commitment to the

Brazilian environment and to sustainable

development.”

The number of work opportunities

generated by the project was another

point cited by President Rousseff.

Currently some 20,000 Members work

on the construction projects, granted

In her speech, President Dilma Rousseff stated that the Santo Antônio HPP

represents a commitment to the environment and to the country’s

sustainable development



> energy

that 80% are from the state of Rondônia

and were trained by the company under

the Continued Professional Qualification

Program - Acreditar (“Believe").

Edison Lobão emphasized that the energy

generated by the plant will be sufficient to

supply 40 million Brazilians or 11 million

homes in the country each day.

Henrique Valladares mentioned the

company's pride at leading one of the

most important construction projects in

the Brazilian electricity sector. “Odebrecht

Energia’s participation in a development the

size of the Santo Antônio plant reinforces our

experience and capacity to deliver projects

ahead of time,” he said.

The bypass of the Madeira River will allow

for the sealing of the river bed in order to

construct and install the generator groups

and begin filling the reservoir, thereby

making it possible to start the turbine

testing phase.

The launch of the spillway gate panels,

necessary to begin conducting the final

commissioning tests, and the release for the

definitive operation of the gates, were also

important phases completed in the project.

THE PROCESS UNTIL THE BYPASS

The work for the first phase of the Madeira

River bypass began on March 15 of this year,

with the start of filling, through siphons, of

the upstream area of the spillway.

The phase following the controlled

flooding was that of the removal, by

dredging of the upstream cofferdam (a

The start of the Madeira River bypass process began with the opening of the main spillway gates, through which the river waters flow


temporary structure) – a temporary dike that

protected the spillway for the entry of water

from the Madeira River. At the same time,

there was the removal of the downstream

cofferdam, also allowing for the flooding

of the site. The dredging of part of the

igapó forest (vegetation characteristic of

the Amazon region located near rivers and

similar to marshland) along the stretch of the

spillway restitution channel was part of the

first phase of the process.

The removal of the two cofferdams marked

the official start of the river bypass process.

On July 5, President Rousseff activated the

device that opened the gates of the main

spillway, located along the left bank of the

Madeira River, allowing water to pass through

the structure.

The occasion also marked the launch of

a rock to construct the cofferdam along

the right bank that will close the river

bed, bypassing the water to the spillway.

This will allow the bed to receive the

construction work for the power house that

will hold the last bulb turbines for the Santo

Antônio HPP.

STUDENTS OF JUNIOR

ACREDITAR PAY TRIBUTE TO THE

PRESIDENT

Ana Carolina Riffel, age 15, and

João Paulo Silva dos Santos, age

16, students of the Junior Acreditar

Production Assistant course,

represented the program participants

in a tribute to Brazilian President

Dilma Rousseff. The youth delivered

her an agenda made by the students,

a scroll with messages and photos,

embroidered towels and a uniform

from the Auto Electric course.

The program, created in August

2009, is directed at the children of

Members of the Santo Antônio Civil

Consortium and Odebrecht Energia -

Assembly, ages 14 to 17.


From October to December 2010• Conclusion of the river bed cofferdams• End of the complementary spillway along the right bank• Filling of the reservoir• Start of operations of the first turbine• Start of operation of the fish transfer system• Installation of the operation of the first phase of the trunk management system

From January to June 2012• Start of paving process for Power House No. 4 in the river bed • Start of tests for the Power House No. 2 units along the left bank• Generation of energy for the eight units of Power House No. 1 along the right bank

From July 2012 to March 2013• Start of paving process for Power House No. 4 • Continuation of assembly of Power House No. 3 along the left bank• Start of commercial generation for the first unit of Power House No. 2

From April 2013 to May 2015• Conclusion of assembly of Power Houses• End of the second phase of trunk management system• Removal of remaining cofferdams

November 2015• Conclusion of the construction work and commercial generation of the other generation units

Learn more about the next stages of the Santo Antônio HPP construction

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From October to December 2010• Conclusion of the river bed cofferdams• End of the complementary spillway along the right bank• Filling of the reservoir• Start of operations of the first turbine• Start of operation of the fish transfer system• Installation of the operation of the first phase of the trunk management system

From January to June 2012• Start of paving process for Power House No. 4 in the river bed • Start of tests for the Power House No. 2 units along the left bank• Generation of energy for the eight units of Power House No. 1 along the right bank

From July 2012 to March 2013• Start of paving process for Power House No. 4 • Continuation of assembly of Power House No. 3 along the left bank• Start of commercial generation for the first unit of Power House No. 2

From April 2013 to May 2015• Conclusion of assembly of Power Houses• End of the second phase of trunk management system• Removal of remaining cofferdams

November 2015• Conclusion of the construction work and commercial generation of the other generation units

Learn more about the next stages of the Santo Antônio HPP construction


The Continued Professional

Qualification Program - Acreditar

(“Believe") began in the Brazilian

state of Rondônia at the end

of 2008 at the Santo Antônio

Hydroelectric Power Plant

construction site. Over two

years later, the initiative is held

in 11 Brazilian states and began

to move abroad, arriving to

projects in Angola, Argentina,

Colombia, Guinea Conakry, Peru

and Venezuela.

In Latin America, Acreditar

became “Creer” and is training

hundreds of residents of

the communities located in

the areas of influence of the

Organization’s construction

projects. In this edition,

Odebrecht News will reveal how

the program is transforming

the lives of Peruvians and

Venezuelans.

STUDENTS IN TRAINING IN

VENEZUELA

At the end of May of this year,

the Converpro Consortium

(Odebrecht Engenharia

Industrial and PDVSA

Engenharia e Construção) –

responsible for the Puerto La

Cruz Refinery construction work

for the company Petróleos de

Venezuela S.A. – held the Creer

inauguration ceremony in the

region of Puerto La Cruz, in the

state of Anzoátegui.

Participating in the event were

representatives of companies,

consortium leaders, residents

and the first 120 program

participants. “Creer is a great

opportunity for participants

to receive training and learn a

profession,” said Nilson Choeri,

the professional responsible for

the initiative, during the opening

ceremony.

José Ramón Gil, Director

of Converpro, affirmed that

the program will transform

the lives of participants, and

Gerges Figueroa, General

Manager of the consortium,

cited the company's trust in the

development capacity of each

individual. According to Paulo

Sá, Operations Manager, the

human being is a company’s

main asset and the program

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Believe: in Spanish “Creer”

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Participant from the Chaglla Hydroelectric Power Plant

program, in Peru, during the theoretical classes

Believe: in Spanish “Creer”


Participants from the Basic Module of Creer at the Conga Mining Project in Cajamarca, in Peru

reinforces the full formation of

citizens: “Creer will strengthen

the individual’s knowledge and

values in both the personal and

professional aspects.”

With a course load between

100 and 720 hours, the

training is divided into the

Basic and Technical modules.

The classes of the second

module are already being

held for the professions of

bricklayer, carpenter, painter,

hardware assembler, welder,

industrial assembler and other

functions associated with civil

construction and earth moving.

“We expect to train an

additional 14,000 people and

absorb the highest possible

number of trained professionals

to meet the project’s demands,”

said Nilson Choeri.

TWO PROJECTS OFFER

PROGRAM IN PERU

Creer arrived to Peru

through the Chaglla

Hydroelectric Power Plant,

constructed by Odebrecht

Peru (subsidiary of Odebrecht

América Latina e Angola) in

the region of Huanuco for the

company Empresa Generadora

Huallaga, controlled by

Odebrecht Energia.

In April 2010, the program

was launched in the districts of

Chaglla and Pillao, with 4,000

individuals signed up. Of those

signed up, 1,000 were selected

for the Basic and Technical

modules and 874 received course

conclusion certificates. Of those

who completed the course, 65

are currently working at the

construction sites as drivers,

administrative assistants and

AutoCAD operators.

On July 4 of this year, Odebrecht

Peru opened up a new phase

of registration in the provinces

of Huanipampa, Higropampa,

> professional training

Participants of the Creer Basic Module in Venezuela: job opportunity at the Converpro Consortium

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Pampamarca and Chinchavito,

near the area of the future

plant. According to Gilda

Cespedes, the professional

responsible for Creer, it is

estimated that 2,500 people

will sign up during this second

phase. “The project’s goal is to

train 800 people until the end

of the construction work,” said

Cespedes.

On June 14, approximately

400 kilometers from Huanuco,

in Cajamarca, the project

was launched at the Conga

Mining Project by the Conga

Consortium Earthworks Team

(CET), formed by Odebrecht

Peru and Fluor.

The Basic Module, which

has a 40-hour course load,

addresses topics such as Safety,

Psychology in the Workplace,

Quality, Environment, Social

Responsibility and Health. After

the first phase, participants

continue on to the Technical

Module, which lasts 160 hours,

which will train them for the

function of Heavy Machinery

Operator.

CET expects to train 3,500

people until December of

2013 and hire 2,500 to work

on the construction projects.

The project consists of the

construction of access ways,

dams and channels for the

mining company Yanacocha.


Fashion and Environment Together at a Single Event

> environmental awareness

The São Paulo city of Mauá received the EcoFashion Community event, organized by Braskem, for the second time


On June 18, the city of Mauá, in the Metropolitan Region of São

Paulo, received the second edition of the Braskem EcoFashion

Community event. Held at the city’s Municipal Theater in

partnership with the Secretaries of the Environment and

Education, the event gathered 600 people for activities

focused on environmental awareness and fashion.

The fashion show featuring clothing made from

recycled materials was the highlight of the EcoFashion

event. In this edition, 70 children and adolescents

signed up – of the 480 assisted by the social project

"Forming Bonds," developed by the company with the

support of the Mauá Mothers’ Association – and 20 were

selected for the final stage of the contest.

With the orientation of community leaders, professors

and students of fashion, the participants had the challenge of

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> environmental awareness

creating and producing garments using plastic

cups, packaging, paper filters and even used

umbrellas. A group of judges, which consisted

of professionals from the area and from the

Environmental area, chose the three most

creative garments.

Isabelly Guimarães de Souza, age 8, earned

first place with a skirt made from flour

sacs and coffee filters, a blouse made from

plastic bags, and a hat and a fan made from

coffee filters. Second place went to Samuel

Santos Silva, age 9, who presented a shirt

and short set made from old comic books,

and third place went to Larissa Santiago do

Carmo, age 12, with a full-skirt dress with

TNT and flour sac lining, decorated with

milk, juice and macaroni packages. All of the

winners received electronic devices.

In addition to the fashion show, the public

accompanied the presentation of Mauá’s

Cora Coralina Municipal School Choir, the

musical show performed by a group of boys

from “Forming Bonds,” which presented

famous songs adapted to the topic of the

Environment, and a dance performance

with members from the Braskem Cultural

and Sports Association. “EcoFashion was an

emotional experience for the children and for

us organizers, who sought to award creativity

while at the same time raising awareness and

encouraging the practice of recycling,” said

Lucélio Morais, the individual responsible

for the company’s Southeastern Institutional

Relations.

Boys from the social project “Forming Bonds,” undertaken by the company in the municipality, presented parodies with environmental themes


The winner of the contest, Isabelly (in the center), together with Santiago and Larissa, second and third place, respectively, and their clothing made from recycled materials


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“When I stopped

working for others, it

was a great change in my

life,” said Carlos Deolino,

age 37, a resident of the

community of Vale do

Riachão, in Igrapiúna,

Bahia. A member of

the Bahia Southern

Lowlands Heart of Palm

Producers’ Cooperative

(COOPALM) for five years,

he shares his life story, an

example of courage and

perseverance.

At age 18, unsatisfied

with his work as a logger,

he moved from Bahia to

São Paulo. In the new

city, Deolino experienced

many hardships. After

six years, the farmer

returned to his native

city and began planting

heart of palm. However,

without technical

support, the profit on the

production was taken by

the middlemen, who sold

the products.

In 2006, his life began

to change when he

became a cooperative

member. “I began

receiving quality

monitoring from the

technicians and had all

the necessary support,”

recalled Deolino.

Currently, Deolino has

two hectares of heart of

palm and is a member

of the cooperative’s

Board of Directors. “I see

COOPALM as one big

family,” he said.

COOPERATIVISM AND

FAMILY FARMING

Deolino’s story shows

that family farming is an

activity that recognizes

small producers as rural

entrepreneurs and that

cooperativism represents

a social organization that

is focused on collective

collaboration, aiming

toward a common good.

Through the cooperative,

members have access to

technologies that help

them boost the quantity

and quality of their

production.

To disseminate

the concepts and

celebrate International

Cooperativism Day

– celebrated on the

Cooperate and Grow Together!


From high to low: Rosemiro dos Santos, member of COOPECON; Maria da Conceição and her daughter Meriane, members of COOPRAP; and Ivaldino dos Santos (in the middle) and his sons Jiovam and Joelme, members of COOPALM


> odebrecht foundation

second Saturday of July

– the Bahia Southern

Lowlands Environmental

Protection Area Mosaic

Integrated and Sustainable

Development Program

(PDIS), sponsored by the

Odebrecht Foundation,

held activities involving

the participation of

Cooperative member Carlos Deolino spoke about his life during one of the lectures to celebrate International Cooperativism Day

communities from Bahia’s

Southern Lowlands.

As part of the

programming, a special

edition on the COOPALM

program was broadcasted

on the radio station

Litoral FM , in Ituberá,

featuring statements

from the cooperative

members. “It is possible

to overcome daily

challenges when we are

part of a cooperative,”

revealed Jânio Silva

Santos, from the

community of Vale do

Riachão. “Cooperating

means joining forces,

people and the will

to grow,” said Creuza

Amorim, Executive

Director of the Pratigi

Environmental Protection

Rural Area Producers'

Cooperative (COOPRAP).

COOPALM, the

Continental Water

Aquaculturists'

Cooperative (COOPECON)

and COOPRAP developed

actions in different

communities and

settlements. There

was the mobilization

of residents from

Mata do Sossego and

Lago Antonio Rocha

in Igrapiúna, Josinei

Hipólito, Lucas Dantas

and Margarida Alves,

in Ituberá, Serra do Sal

and in Taperoá, among

others. There were also

lectures and recreational

activities, such as group

dynamics and theater,

in order to debate and

provide clarifications on

the importance of family

farming.

International

Cooperative Day was

part of a calendar of

events promoted by

PDIS that involves a

series of activities to

draw communities closer

together. Themes such as

education, environmental

conservation, work and

youth leadership were

also some of the themes

of events already held

this year.

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> fast notes

The Odebrecht Engineering and

Construction companies came in at seventh

place for the 6th Edition of the 2011 Ranking of

Brazilian Transnationals, held each year by the

Dom Cabral Foundation (FDC) International

Business Center.

Under the theme “Growth and Sustainable

Management Abroad,” the ranking presents

the sustainability in global operations and

stakeholder management abroad by Brazilian

transnational companies. The study shows the

movements and performance of companies

in the international market in 2010 and

the perspectives for continuing with the

internationalization process.

The methodology used was the United

Nations Conference on Trade and

Development (UNCTAD) Transnationality

Index, which allows for comparative analyses

with similar studies conducted in other

countries by business schools that are

partners of FDC. Three business indicators

were evaluated, which together, make up

the internationalization grade of Brazilian

companies: revenues, assets and number of

Members.

On the list of the 20 Largest by Revenues

Abroad, Odebrecht places sixth, with 36.7%

of its revenues earned outside the country of

origin, and in the ranking of the 20 Largest

by Assets Abroad, the company occupied the

10th position, with 25.8% of its assets located

abroad. Among the 20 Largest by Employees

Abroad, the company comes in at eighth

place, with 35.6% of its Members located

outside Brazil.

Odebrecht in the 2011 Ranking of Brazilian Transnationals

In July, Mercado Magazine disclosed the

2011 edition of the ranking “One Thousand

Market – the Ranking of Honors in the

Argentinean Economy,” with the 1,000

companies that most stood out in the

country last year and the lists of leading

companies per sector.

For the second consecutive year, Odebrecht

occupies first place in the Construction

sector ranking. The company is also among

the top 100 companies with the highest

profits in 2010.

Odebrecht Leads Construction Ranking in Argentina

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Since January of this year, Venezuelan Ana López

has been a trainee on Financial Sector team of the

Clean Water Project, undertaken by Odebrecht

Infraestrutura in Vitória, Espírito Santo. With a

degree in Business Administration, the youth

came to work at the construction site through a

partnership between the project and the student

organization AIESEC to promote professional and

cultural exchange between nations.

“When I arrived to Brazil, I spoke no Portuguese

and had to adapt to the work, the people, the

language and the new culture,” said López, who will

remain the country until the end of 2011. “During

the first three months, I absorbed everything that I

could to perform my work in the best way possible,”

she said.

Rafael Rios, Administrative and Financial

Manager, explained that the alliance was

established for a range of different factors: “At the

same time in which the professional from another

country brings with him/her different cultural

aspects, we participate in his/her professional and

personal development,” said Rios. According to

Rios, in addition to holding the foreign exchange

programs, the companies can take advantage

of the AIESEC network, which is made up of

university students from different countries to

attract youth with high potential. “We improved

our image among this public and presented the

Organization’s 2020 Vision,” he said.

After seven months living and working in Vitória,

Ana López states that she feels integrated. “After

learning the language, everything flowed better,”

she said. “I feel integrated and happy that I can

work at a company that gives me opportunities to

grow as a professional.”

Partnership for Professional Exchange

Venezuelan Ana López will work for one year at the Clean Waters Project in Vitória, Espírito Santo

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http://www.aiesec.org.br/site/


To celebrate its fourth year of existence,

completed at the start of July, ETH

Bioenergia launched the “My Energy”

Campaign on July 5.

The idea is to recognize Members’ role

in the company’s victories, fostering the

pride of each in becoming part of its

accomplishments and transformations in

the communities located near the areas of

operation. The initiative also aims to increase

the knowledge of the teams about the ETH

businesses and integrate its over 15,000

professionals.

The campaign was kicked off with the

decoration of the agro-industrial units and

the corporate office for the celebrations of

the company’s fourth anniversary. The new

identity will also permeate ETH’s internal

communication actions during this harvest.

This includes the launch of the new portal

and a new website, the re-publication of the

newspaper ETH em Campo (“ETH in the Field”)

and the visitation program to the agro-

industrial plants.

ETH Launches “My Energy” Campaign

Braskem will sponsor scholarships for

master’s and doctorate degrees. There will

be 10 master’s scholarships and 10 doctorate

scholarships in the amounts of R$ 1,500 and R$

2,500 per month, respectively.

To participate, the candidate must be

completing the master’s or doctorate program

at any university in Brazil, dedicated exclusively

to research. The work must address one of

three topics: Chemical Products made from

renewable raw materials; Solutions for the

post-consumption of plastic; and Development

in the area of processes, products and catalysts

for the petrochemical industry.

Those interested can sign up at the Braskem

website until July 15. The selected works will

be disclosed starting on the second week of

September of this year.

Braskem Opens Selection Process for Scholarships

http://www.eth.com

http://www.eth.com



On June 10, 823 people received their course

conclusion certificates for the Continued

Professional Qualification Program - Acreditar

(“Believe”), developed by Odebrecht Energia in

the city of Paranaíta in Mato Grosso – where the

Teles Pires Hydroelectric Power Plant is being

constructed.

Between February and May of this year,

34 groups – formed by residents from the

municipalities of Paranaíta, Alta Floresta,

Apiacás and Aripuanã, completed the Basic and

Technical Modules in the functions of carpenter,

bricklayer, assembler and dump truck and

power shovel operator.

Participating in the ceremony were Silval

da Cunha Barbosa, State Governor, Augusto

Roque and Antônio Augusto, Directors of

Odebrecht Energia, Ênio Schneider, Director of

Neoenergia, Márcio Porto, Director of FURNAS,

Antônio Waldir Vituri, Director of Eletrosul, José

Piccoli, Director of the Teles Pires Hydroelectric

Company and other local and state authorities.

Currently, registration for Acreditar is open in

the municipality of Jacareacanga, Pará.

In four months, Odebrecht Energia trained more than 800 people in the Acreditar Program

Odebrecht Energia Trains Over 800 People through Acreditar at Teles Pires

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On June 21, the Arena Salvador Consortium

(Odebrecht Infraestrutura and OAS),

responsible for the project for the new Fonte

Nova Arena in Bahia’s capital, reached the

record of one year of construction work

without time loss accidents in March.

The consortium reached the established goal

and recorded more than 1.034 million man-

hours worked without serious accidents.for the

2014 World Cup.

The new Fonte Nova Arena is being built in the region of Diques do Tororó, in Salvador, for the 2014 World Cup

Salvador Arena: One Year without Time Loss Accidents



To facilitate the integration of professionals

and their understanding of Odebrecht

Entrepreneurial Technology (TEO),

Odebrecht International in Liberia created a

development program based on organizational

culture in February of this year. Since then,

three meetings and one conclusion event

have been held, involving the participation

of 82 people, including 70 expatriates of 19

nationalities.

Each one of the three editions of the book

Sobreviver, Crescer e Perpetuar (“Survive,

Grow and Perpetuate”) was the theme of the

discussion groups held on March 5, April 30

and May 7. “Due to the different traditions

and customs of the Members, TEO gives us

a common base for conducting projects

in Liberia,” said January Naval, People and

Organization Coordinator of Odebrecht

International in the country.

The program was closed on May 11 and 12,

led by consultant Milenna Brun. Presentations,

videos and interactive activities helped

Members assimilate and reflect on the

principles, concepts and criteria of TEO. The

workers identified daily examples, such as

Mobility, Adaptability, the Spirit of Serving and

Client Satisfaction.

Members Gather in Liberia to Discuss TEO

Members of Odebrecht International in Liberia participate in debates on TEO at one of the program meetings

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http://www.odebrecht.com.br/en/odebrecht-organizations/teo-business-culture

http://www.odebrecht.com.br/en/businesses-and-interests/international


The La Candelaria biodigester was inaugurated on June 14 and is contributing toward meat production in the region

Contributing toward the Development of Renewable Energies in Argentina

In partnership with the La

Candelaria City Government,

IBS Córdoba S.A. – a company

specializing in environmental

services –, with the National

Agricultural Technology

Institute (INTA), and with

BTU, its program partner,

Odebrecht Engenharia

Industrial installed a

biodigester at the city’s

Municipal Slaughterhouse,

located in the Province of

Salta, in Argentina, near the

installed Compressor Plant

as part of the country’s Gas

Pipeline Expansion Project.

The biodigester uses

anaerobic bacteria to

generate clean energy

(biogas), helping improve

meat production conditions.

The equipment eliminates

the use of wood as fuel and

the former waste burning

process, thereby preventing

air and soil contamination,

and reuses animal waste to

generate methane gas as an

alternative energy, and hot

water for the producers.

The potential for

biodigester gas generation

is 80% and the system is

prepared to follow the

rhythm of production

growth. The Slaughterhouse

workers were trained to

operate the equipment and

will replicate their knowledge

among the other local

producers.




From June 27 to July 1, the

Santo Antônio Civil Consortium

(Csac) promoted the third

edition of the Respiratory

Protection Campaign at the

construction site of the Santo

Antônio Hydroelectric Power

Plant (HPP) em Porto Velho,

Rondônia.

With the theme “Respiratory

Protection: to Avoid Getting

Sick, I’ll Protect Myself,” the

initiative is directed at project

Members, primarily those

exposed to irritating substances

for the respiratory tract during

activities, such as carpenters and

crushing, digging and drilling

center workers.

Information on the correct

use of the protective masks,

distributed together with the

other Individual Protection

Equipment (PPE), as well as their

sterilization and replacement

were disclosed during the Daily

Safety Trainings (TDS) and

through banners and signs

distributed throughout the

construction site and placed

on the buses that transport

Members.

“We are currently experiencing

a period characterized by the

absence of rains, increased

dust and burnings, factors

that contribute toward the

emergence of respiratory

diseases,” said Daniella Lucian

Nunes, physical therapist at

Csac. “The use of masks prevents

the inhalation of the impurities

in the air and reduces the risk of

bronchitis, rhinitis, asthma and

silicosis,” she said.

Santo Antônio HPP Organizes Respiratory Protection Campaign

With the help of David Vieira de Souza, from the carpentry area, physical therapist Daniella Nunes orients the workers on the use of protective masks

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The Odebrecht Angola People and Organization team conducted a survey to learn more about the profile and expectations of the general supervisors

On June 3 and 4, Odebrecht Angola (a

subsidiary of Odebrecht América Latina e

Angola) held the First Meeting of General

Supervisors in Luanda, involving the

participation of 45 Members from different

projects in the country.

During a two-day period, participants

exchanged experiences, listened to

lectures on the Organization and 2020

Vision and discussed their careers and

the role of the supervisor as a training

leader. The event also addressed topics

such as Odebrecht’s operations in Angola

and worldwide, People and Organization,

Trade Union and Institutional Relations and

Sustainability.

Marcus Felipe de Aragão, Contract

Director of the Benguela Projects, and the

supervisors Abílio Ramos, Francisco Dantas

and Manuel Serqueira, shared testimonials

about their life and career.

Meeting of General Supervisors in Angola

http://www.odebrecht.com.br/en/businesses-and-interests/latin-america-and-angola



To disseminate the debate and campaigns

on HIV/AIDS prevention and other sexually

transmitted diseases, the Social area of

the Moatize Coal Consortium (Odebrecht

International and Camargo Corrêa) are

developing awareness raising activities geared

toward Members and communities.

With the support of the project’s health

professionals, the District Health Services,

Moatize Women’s institutions, Diagonal

Urbana, World Vision and the Province Center

in the Fight against HIV/AIDS, the consortium

created the group “Peer Educators,” formed by

34 people with the mission of replicating their

knowledge for other Members.

Community leaders and physicians from the

district of Moatize also listened to training

lectures on the subject, as well as about

biosecurity, tuberculosis, sanitation and

epidemiological surveillance.

The theme “HIV/AIDS vs. Safe Childbirth,

Family Planning, Promotion of Breastfeeding

and Biosecurity” was addressed during the

training of traditional midwives to reduce

maternal-infant mortality and encourage safe

childbirth, family planning and breastfeeding.

The Traditional Midwives were one of the groups that took part in a series of activities associated with health, promoted by Odebrecht International in Mozambique

Health Becomes Topic of Training at Moatize Coal Project

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On June 15 and 16,

the Conest Consortium

(Odebrecht Engenharia

Industrial and OAS)

held the “SHE Shutdown:

Life in First Place” at the

construction sites for the

Diesel Hydrotreatment,

Hydrogen Generation (HDT)

and Atmospheric Distillation

(UDA) Units at the Abreu e

Lima Refinery in Pernambuco.

Over 3,000 Members

stopped their activities to

participate in lectures and

practical training and also

watched video exhibits and

theater presentations on

Health, Environment and

Workplace Safety (SHE). “It

was worth it,” said power

shovel operator, Paulo

Venâncio. “You can never

learn too much,” he said.

The event involved the

presence of directors and

managers of the consortium

and professionals from the

Inspection area, who opened

the programming. “The

Shutdown is a moment for

reflection,” said Antenor de

Castro, Contract Director. “It

is a moment to analyze and

plan the activities to prevent

accidents,” he said.

CONEST Consortium Holds SHE Shutdown

Created by Odebrecht Angola

(subsidiary of Odebrecht América

Latina e Angola) in November of

last year, the GAF (Administrative

and Financial) Portal is designed

to gather information from the

Administrative and Financial area

related to the country’s environment

and promote alignment and synergy

between the Organization’s projects

and practices and policies.

The tool offers documents such

as bulletins on visas and travels,

internal notices, the Expatriate

Policy, Trade Union Agreements,

Angolan and Brazilian legislation,

health-related orientations, best

Odebrecht Angola has GAF Portal

The company plans to expand the GAF Portal by creating an interface with the Shared Services Center (CSC) Portal, an instantaneous communication tool and area for videos

practices, calendar of actions and visual identity

materials, among others.

To view the Odebrecht Angola GAF Portal, click

here.





http://portalgaf.odebrecht.co.ao/default.aspx


Responsible for the service

agreement for the Petrobras

International Business Area

under the Certification Action

Plan in Safety, Environment

and Health, called the ACP

SHE Project, Odebrecht

Engenharia Industrial

signed an agreement in May

to begin the work at the oil

refinery in Pasadena, located

in the U.S. state of Texas.

The supplementary

contract consists of the

recovery, construction,

assembly and elaboration

of studies and diagnoses

for the Safety, Health and

Environment (SHE) area, in

addition to the placement

of equipment and offer of

contingency and firefighting

services.

The ACP SHE Project is

simultaneously developed in

another nine countries

that have Petrobras

refineries and service

stations: Argentina, Japan,

Colombia, Paraguay,

Uruguay, Chile, Ecuador,

Bolivia and Brazil.

The construction work

is being conducted in

partnership with

Foz do Brasil.

Odebrecht Engenharia Industrial Arrives to the United States

Marco Duran, Contract Director, and José Orlando, President of Petrobras America Inc., signed the supplementary contract to begin the work

The Braskem Internship Program recorded

a 145% growth in the number of interested

participants in 2011 compared to the previous

year. A total of 10,542 people signed up for the

60 available jobs, compared to 4,298 in 2010.

The job openings are directed at students

from different courses and sites. The

registrations are opened during the month of

May and the selection process occurs in June

and July. The university students sign up at

the Braskem website, take English tests and

participate in group dynamics and individual

interviews. The 60 selected youth will be

announced at the end of this month.

Braskem Internship Program: Registration Grows More than 140%

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On June 28, the CONPAR Consortium

(Odebrecht Engenharia Industrial, UTC

Engenharia and OAS) held the graduation

ceremony for the third group of the Young

Apprentice Program in Araucária, Paraná. The 19

participants were hired to work at the Presidente

Getúlio Vargas Refinery (REPAR) expansion and

modernization project for Petrobras.

The ceremony involved the presence of

consortium leaders, representatives of the

Paraná Industrial Social Service/National

Industrial Learning Service (SESI/SENAI),

Petrobras and the Araucária City Government.

The Young Apprentice Program was created

in 2009 through a partnership with the local

SENAI and trains participants for the positions

of Administrative and Industrial Production

Assistant. For one year and a half, the students

take theoretical classes at the institution and

complete practical activities at the consortium.

A total of 124 youth have already completed

the program, 60 of whom were approved and

hired by the consortium. Currently, a group

with 38 apprentices is currently taking the

course. “We expect the youth to continue

growing professionally at REPAR or at other

companies,” said Antonio Costa, Contract

Director.

CONPAR Trains Third Group under Young Apprentice Program

Young Apprentices gather to celebrate the conclusion of the courses

http://www.consorcioconpar.com.br


On June 22, Odebrecht Infraestrutura

received the “Citizen Company” certificate for

its partnership with the Marabá Municipal

Government in Pará through the National

Employment System (SINE). The company

is responsible for the construction work to

expand the Carajás Railroad, which connects

the municipality of Parauapebas in Pará, to São

Luís in Maranhão.

The criteria for certification are based on

the company’s commitment to encouraging

the use of local labor and the support for SINE

for the absorption of qualified professionals.

The partnership between the institution and

Odebrecht is a facilitator agent, primarily in

regions where access to specialized labor is

scarce.

The certificate delivery ceremony included

the presence of Maurino Magalhães de Lima,

Marabá Mayor, Luana Bastos, Director of

SINE, Eduardo Metsu, from the Odebrecht

Infraestrutura People and Organization team,

municipal authorities and representatives from

the company Vale.

Odebrecht Infraestrutura Receives Diploma as “Citizen Company”

From left to right: Maurino Magalhães de Lima, Eduardo Metsu and Luana Bastos, at the certificate event

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