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4 ROAD ALTERNATIVES FOR THE PERUVIAN CAPITAL

In September of this year, there was the announcement of the concession of the New Limas Roads Project to the Líneas Víales de Lima Consortium, which is headed by Odebrecht Peru.

12 ODEBRECHT RUN AND WALK: IN BRAZIL AND WORLDWIDE

For the first time, the Odebrecht Run and Walk has made its way throughout the world. The event was held simultaneously in several different cities, with the participation of more than 3,600 people.

20 FOZ DO BRASIL: FIRST YEAR IN TOCANTINS AND PORTO FERREIRA

In October, Foz do Brasil completed one year of operations at two of its units: SANEATINS, in the State of Tocantins and in five cities of Pará, and Porto Ferreira, in rural São Paulo.

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42 FAST NEWS - COMMUNITIES>

46 FAST NEWS - SUSTAINABILITY >

30 FAST NEWS - PEOPLE DEVELOPMENT>

40 FAST NEWS - AWARDS AND DISTINCTIONS>

24 LONG STEEL PROJECT PROMOTES PEOPLE DEVELOPMENT

In order to meet the demand for labor during the project’s civil and electromechanical stages of the UPV - Long Steel project, Odebrecht Engenharia Industrial implemented professional development and training programs. >

38 RECOGNIZED SOCIAL PRACTICES TÜV Rheinland in Brazil – a company

focused on safety and product quality, systems and services in a range of different fields – attested to the work of the Odebrecht Foundation through the Certificate of Best Practices in Corporate Social Responsibility.>

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> ACHIEVEMENT

Road Alternatives for the Peruvian Capital

On September

18 of this year, the

Mayor of Lima, Susana

Vi l larán, announced

the concession of the

New Lima Roads Project

to the Líneas Víales de

Lima Consor tium, led

by Odebrecht Peru ,

which had presented its

proposal in May.

The construction

project wil l give the

city a road system that

wil l improve the f low of

traff ic along the three

main accessways to the

countr y ’s capital : in the

The illustration shows part of the New Lima Roads Project, which will benefit six million people

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Road Alternatives for the Peruvian Capital

Nor th region, along the

Nor th Pan American; in

the East region, along the

Ramiro Pr ialé - Central

Road; and the South

region, along the South

Pan American, freeing up

the traff ic. With a US$ 500

mil l ion investment, the

project wil l benefit more

than 6 mil l ion people.

The New Lima Roads

Project includes the

concession of 114

k m of roads, which

wil l be rehabil itated

or constructed,

offer ing solutions for


the intersections of

impor tant highways,

such as overpasses, new

accessways, traff ic circles,

bus stops and walkways

for pedestr ians. Besides

this, the project integrates

a modern sign system

and emergenc y ser vices

for users and vehicles,

guaranteeing safety

throughout the complex.

The project ’s area

of inf luence covers 20

distr icts, two of which

are located in the Cal lao

Constitutional Province,

12 from the Metropolitan

Region of Lima and six

from the Province of Lima

– based on the locations,

s ix distr icts belong to the

Nor th area of the capital ,

four to the East and 10 to

the South.

The contractual

projects wil l be completed

within a period of three

years through the Self-

Sustainable Public-

Pr ivate Par tnership. The

investments do not include

> ACHIEVEMENT

With a modern project, the new and rehabilitated streets will include emergency services for users and vehicles, guaranteeing their safety


funding from the state and

the return wil l come from

the already exist ing or

newly-instal led tol l plazas.

INTEGRATING THE CITY OF

LIMA

The New Lima Roads

Project will reduce drivers’ and

pedestrians’ commute time,

the costs of vehicle operation

and will also improve the

population’s quality of life.

It will also integrate 20 Lima

districts in an orderly and

safe way, benefiting public,

private, heavy and inter-

province transport.

The estimated extension

of the project, which

corresponds to the

stretches to be built , wi l l

be 19.5 k m, instal led in

the fol lowing distr icts :

Santa Rosa, Ventanil la ,

Puente Piedra, Los Olivos,

Independencia, Comas,

Santa Anita, Ate Vitar te,

Lurigancho, Chaclacayo,

San Borja, Surco, San

Juan de Miraf lores, Vi l la

El Salvador, Lurín, Punta

Hermosa, Punta Negra, San

Bar tolo, Santa María del

Mar and Pucusana.


> FAST NEWS

Odebrecht Energia received the

Installation Permit for the Corredor do

Senandes Wind Energy Complex, located

in Rio Grande, State of Rio Grande do

Sul. Granted by the State Environmental

Protection Foundation (FEPAM), the permit

allows for the installation of the complex’s

seven parks, which have a total capacity of

180.9 MW.

The first phase of the project, set to

begin in November, includes the installation

of four wind energy parks: Corredor do

Senandes II, III and IV and Vento Aragano I,

which have a total of 108 MW of installed

capacity. The development will receive

total investments of approximately R$

400 million and should begin to generate

energy at the end of 2013.

During the installation of the first

phase, some 1,000 direct and indirect job

opportunities will be generated, prioritizing

the contracting of local labor.

From October 10-19, Odebrecht Energia

performed the inspection at the factory

of the first component for the Corredor

Senandes Wind Energy Complex, Elevator

Transformer 1 with 127 MW of power,

supplied by Alstom. The inspections

of the substation yard equipment and

aerogenerators are already underway.

Investment in Alternative Energy Sources

The Santo Antônio Hydroelectric

Power Plant (HPP), an Odebrecht Energia

investment in Porto Velho, Rondônia,

activated yet another generation unit, the

development’s sixth. Now, only two turbines

are left before Power House 1, installed

along the right bank of Madeira River, enters

into full operation.

In 2015, when it will be fully operational,

the plant will have sufficient capacity to

supply more than 40 million people all over

the country. Its commercial operation began

in March of this year, nine months ahead of

time.

The total investment to install the Santo

Antônio HPP is R$ 16 billion, R$ 1.6 billion

of which is being directed toward social-

environmental actions.

The Sixth Santo Antônio HPP Turbine

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On October 22, Odebrecht Oil and Gas

(OOG) launched its own social network,

called OOG Connection. The result of

a demand identified among Members,

the new tool promotes the sharing of

experiences and ideas, in addition to

reducing the distance between the

professionals. Its characteristics include the

transparency and uniformity of the shared

information, global scope, innovation and

participative culture.

Users can access OOG Connection via

the Intranet, called OOG Portal, to maintain

and reinforce the institutional alignment,

favoring the synergy between tools. OOG

Connection obeys the same lines as the

main social networks – with a profile,

photo albums, wall for messages, groups,

markers, notifications and events –, which

facilitates the recognition and use by

Members. Besides this, it is also possible to

publish external information, such as the

recommendation of blogs, links to articles

and news and any other information

associated with the company or oil and gas

market.

“The social network is an informal

and fun means of communication, which

will allow people to know everything

that is going in a more casual way,” said

Jorge Mitidieri, Managing Director of BU-

Integrated Services.

OOG Launches Social Network

OOG Connection offers new forms of interaction for professionals and promotes a critical, pro-active spirit that results in constant improvements

http://www.oog.com


> FAST NEWS

Odebrecht Infraestrutura,

leader of the Linha 4 Sul

Consortium, responsible for

installing Line 4 of the Subway

in Rio de Janeiro’s Southern

Zone, received together

with the State Governor the

Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM),

better known as “Tatuzão”

(“Big Armadillo”). The official

delivery of the equipment

took place at the factory

Herrenknecht - Tunnelling

Systems, located in Schwanau,

Germany.

Unprecedented in Rio de

Janeiro, the equipment will

drill underground tunnels

from the neighborhoods

of Ipanema to Gávea,

without passing beneath the

buildings. There will also be

no explosions or opening of

ditches on the surface along

the streets.

“Tatuzão” will be

transported by ship from

Europe to Rio de Janeiro in 20

containers and is scheduled to

arrive at the start of 2013. The

assembly will take place from

March to August of next year,

A ‘Tatuzão’ for Rio de Janeiro

Representatives from Odebrecht Infraestrutura and Herrenknecht - Tunnelling Systems and the TBM that will be used in Rio de Janeiro. Along the 5.7 km of construction work in the Southern Zone, it will only be necessary to close 500 meters of streets

when it will begin operating,

starting at the General Osório

Station and heading toward

Gávea.

Weighing 2,000 tons

and extending 120 meters

in length by 11.5 meters in

diameter, Latin America’s

largest “Tatuzão” excavates

15-18 meters of tunnel per

day, four times faster than

the methods used in Rio de

Janeiro. At the same time

that it drills the earth, the

equipment also installs the

concrete rings that form the

tunnel.

The Linha 4 Sul Consortium

(formed by Odebrecht

Infraestrutura, Queiroz Galvão

and Carioca Engenharia)

will have 270 professionals

working exclusively to operate

“Tatuzão:” electro-technicians,

mechanics, operators and

supervisors who will be

broken up into three groups.

Three Brazilian Members are

being trained in Germany,

from where an additional 30

technicians will come to work

on the machine operation and

maintenance.

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


In a record time of 36 months, Odebrecht

Infraestrutura surpassed the mark of 50,000

tons of equipment assembled at the Santo

Antônio Hydroelectric Power Plant (HPP)

in Rondônia. Estimates indicated that by

December 2015, the end of the construction

period, 118,000 tons will be prepared.

The assembly teams are responsible for

installing all of the plant’s equipment, such as

the turbines and generators, hydromechanical

and cargo lifting equipment, mechanical and

electrical auxiliary equipment, transmission

lines and substations, among others. With

2,000 Members, the Production sector

assembles 2,400 tons of equipment per month.

According to Nassin Agel Neto, Engineering

Manager, this record is unprecedented

compared to other hydroelectric power

plant construction projects. “It is a record for

assembly engineering that was never achieved

before,” said Neto. “We are creating a new

reference for the sector.”

The majority of the components included

in the Generation Units require pre-assembly

before going to the well. To boost productivity,

three warehouses were installed for pre-

assembly in areas located outside the Power

Houses. “We are completing a notable

achievement that will go down in dam builders’

history in Brazil and the rest of the world,” said

Miguel Figueiredo, Santo Antônio HPP Electro-

Mechanical Assembly Contract Director.

“With unity, humbleness, courage, trust and

commitment, and above all, Workplace Safety,

we will reach the deadline, productivity and

quality levels we desire,” said Figueiredo.

Santo Antônio HPP: More than 50,000 Tons of Equipment Installed

The electro-mechanical assembly activities began along the right bank of the river with the descent of the first Suction Tube in Generation Group 1 in November 2009




> ORGANIZATION

Odebrecht Run and Walk: in Brazil and WorldwideFor the f i rst t ime,

the Odebrecht Run and

Walk has made i ts way

throughout the wor ld.

The event was held

on Oc tober 20 and 21

in di f ferent Braz i l ian

c i t ies – São Paulo, R io

de Janeiro, Bras í l ia ,

Sa lvador, Reci fe and

For ta leza – as wel l in

some in the rest of

the wor ld – Maputo,

M oat ize and Nacala ,

in M ozambique, and

L isbon, in Por tugal . I n

Buenos Aires, Argent ina,

the in i t iat ive took place

in September of th is year

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t h e O rg a n i z at i o n’s

co m p a n i e s a n d t h e i r

f a m i l i e s p a r t i c i p ate d

i n s t re tc h i n g, r u n n i n g

a n d wa l k i n g a c t i v i t i e s ,

fo l l owe d by a h e a l t hy

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Odebrecht Run and Walk: in Brazil and Worldwide

Moment for integration: professionals and their families from several different cities in Brazil and the rest of the world, gathered to take care of their health

b re a k f a s t . I n ce r t a i n

s i te s , t h e e ve n t s

i n c l u d e d c u l t u ra l

p re s e n t a t i o n s , yo g a a n d

d a n ce c l a s s e s , m a s s a g e

s t at i o n s a n d a s p a ce fo r

c h i l d re n’s a c t i v i t i e s .

O rg a n i ze d by t h e

H e a l t h S u p p o r t , S a fe t y,

H e a l t h a n d E nv i ro n m e nt

( S H E ) , Pe o p l e a n d

O rg a n i z at i o n ( P & O) a n d

Co m m u n i c at i o n te a m s,

t h e i n i t i at i ve p ro m o te s

t h e i nte grat i o n o f

t h e p ro fe s s i o n a l s a n d

e n co u ra g e s h e a l t h a n d

i m p rove d q u a l i t y o f l i fe .

Th e n e x t e d i t i o n

o f t h e O d e b re c ht

R u n a n d Wa l k w i l l b e

h e l d i n A p r i l 2 0 1 3 i n

ce l e b rat i o n o f Wo r l d

H e a l t h D ay. U nt i l t h e n ,

l e a r n a b o u t s o m e o f

t h e i n i t i at i ve’s d i f fe re n t

m o m e nt s .


S Ã O PAU LO

M o re t h a n 2 , 0 0 0

M e m b e r s p a r t i c i p ate d i n

t h e O d e b re c h t R u n a n d

Wa l k a t Vi l l a - Lo b o s Pa r k

i n S ã o Pa u l o, w h i c h to o k

p l a ce o n O c to b e r 2 0 .

Th e a c t i v i t i e s b e g a n

w i t h a s t re tc h i n g

s e s s i o n a n d we re

fo l l owe d by a r u n a n d

wa l k a n d e x p e r i m e nt a l

yo g a c l a s s . C h i l d re n

we re e n te r t a i n e d by a

p l ay gro u p.

Af te r t h e p hys i c a l

e xe rc i s e , p a r t i c i p a nt s

e n j oye d a h e a l t hy

s n a c k a n d l i s te n e d to

a p re s e nt at i o n by t h e

O rg a n i z at i o n’s C h o i r.

H e l d i n t h e c a p i t a l o f

S ã o Pa u l o s i n ce 2 0 0 7 ,

t h e i n i t i at i ve g at h e re d

1 , 2 0 0 M e m b e r s d u r i n g

i t s f i r s t e d i t i o n t h i s

ye a r i n A p r i l . At e a c h

e ve nt , t h e n u m b e r

o f p a r t i c i p a nt s h a s

i n c re a s e d, s h ow i n g

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gre ate r i nte re s t o f t h e

M e m b e r s a n d f a m i l i e s

by i m p rov i n g t h e

l i fe s t y l e a n d s o c i a l i z i n g

w i t h f r i e n d s.

To watch the

video about the

Odebrecht Run

and Walk in Rio

de Janeiro, cl ick

here .

http://odebrechtnoticias.com.br/ON3/edicoes/294/video2/video.html


During the physical activities, Members were monitored by a specialized sports advisory

After the sports exercises, participants listened to a presentation by the Organization’s Choir


> ORGANIZATION

M O Z A M B I Q U E

O n O c to b e r 2 0 a n d

2 1 , M e m b e r s o f t h e

co r p o ra te o f f i ce a n d

M o at i ze E x p a n s i o n

p ro j e c t s a n d N a c a l a

I nte r n at i o n a l A i r p o r t a n d

f a m i l i e s to o k p a r t i n t h e

O d e b re c ht R u n a n d Wa l k

i n M a p u to, M o at i ze a n d

N a c a l a , re s p e c t i ve l y.

I n a c l i m ate m a r k e d

by u n i t y fo r h e a l t h

a n d we l l - b e i n g, t h e

p ro fe s s i o n a l s wa l k e d

o r ra n 5 k m a n d t h e n

e n j oye d a h e a l t hy

b re a k f a s t .

To watch

the v ideo

about the

Odebrecht

Run and Walk

in L isbon,

Por tugal , c l ick

here .

In the capital of Maputo, Members and their families took advantage of the initiative to have fun

Approximately 100 people gathered for the event organized by the Moatize Expansion Project

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A R G E N T I N A

In Buenos Aires, for

the f irst t ime, 111 people

– including Members

from Odebrecht, Braskem

and Foz do Brasi l and

their famil ies – were

present at the Run and

Walk , held on September

23 through the Healthy

Li fest yle Program.

“ I t is an activity

that connects us and

motivates us to stop

being sedentar y with

our fr iends and famil ies,”

said Diego Hernández,

from Odebrecht América

Latina. For Mar tín

Zubieta, who works

on the Rio Colorado

Potassium Project,

the event also al lows

par t icipants to share

memorable moments

with col leagues outside

the work environment.

“ I t ’s more fun to practice

spor ts in a group,” said

Zubieta.

Diego Casal, a lso

from the Rio Colorado

Potassium Project,

commented that he

completed the 3.2-k m

circuit in 15 minutes.

“ I t was an excel lent

oppor tunity to gather

Members and spend

a beautiful morning

o u t s i d e t h e wo r k p l a ce,”

s a i d Ca s a l .

Participants prepare for the start of the Odebrecht Run and Walk in the Argentinean capital

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In 2012, Foz do Brasil celebrates one year of operations in the cities of Tocantins, Pará and São Paulo

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Foz do Brasil: First Year in Tocantins and Porto Ferreira


In October 2012, Foz

do Brasil completed one

year of operations at two

of i ts units.

Through SANEATINS ,

the company is currently

operating in the State of

Tocantins as well as in

f ive cit ies in the State of

Pará, in Nor thern Brazi l .

During the month

of the unit ’s f i rst

anniversar y, the Members

al located to Palmas

– which previously

occupied two different

off ices – moved to the

company ’s new head

off ice located in the

state’s capital . The

SANEATINS Board of

Directors welcome Members as they arrive to the new office in Palmas, Tocantins

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Directors welcomed the

professionals during a

celebrator y moment at

the end of the work day,

complete with cake.

In the city Por to

Ferreira, located in São

Paulo’s rural region,

Foz is responsible for

the water and sewage

ser vices.

The unit had double

the reason to celebrate.

The results from the

f irst year of operations

were revealed during

the f irst satisfaction

poll conducted with

cl ients: 84% of the

population approved the

ser vices provided by the

concessionaire.

Besides this, the

operational results

are already vis ible:

improvement in the

water supply for the

city, which suffered from

a chronic lack of water,

as well as the water

qual ity, which meets

potabil i ty standards,

an init ial reduction in

losses from 58% to 49%,

and in default from 38%

to 2.5%, as well as 365

days without t ime loss

accidents.

In Porto Ferreira, the first satisfaction poll with clients indicated an 84% approval rate by the population with the services provided


> INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING

In the city of Volta

Redonda, State of Rio de

Janeiro, through an Alliance

agreement established with

CSN - Companhia Siderúrgica

Nacional, Odebrecht

Engenharia Industrial is

installation a rebar and wire rod

production unit called UPV -

Long Steel, with the capacity to

produce 500 tons per year.

There are currently 3,943

Members participating on the

project, which required 4,500

workers at the peak of the

construction work. The civil

construction work is tapering

off and the electromechanical

assembly services are now

earning steam.

In order to meet the demand

for labor during the project’s

civil and electromechanical

stages, Odebrecht implemented

professional development and

training programs.

One of these is the Continued

Professional Qualification

Long Steel Project Promotes People Development

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Long Steel Project Promotes People Development

Believe trained 327 people, 164 of who were hired to work on the construction


Program - Believe, promoted

in partnership with the

Municipal City Government.

A total of 327 people have

already been trained in the

trades of bricklayer, carpenter,

assembler, sander, TIG welder

and assembly electrician,

with 164 of these individuals

contracted. “Our goal is to

train more than 150 people

by February 2013,” said

Carlos Alberto de Oliveira,

Administrative and Financial

Manager.

Another initiative

implemented was the

Operational Development

Program (PDO), designed to

qualify assistants. The leaders

select the Members who stand

out in the performance of their

activities and recommend

them for the course, based

on the demand at the

construction projects. More

than 100 workers have already

been trained.

With the support of the

People and Organization

(P&O) area and the voluntary

dedication of Member Rudi

Schroder, Technical and

Electrical Assistant who has

been at the Organization for 35

years, some 300 leaders from

the field – including foremen

and supervisors – completed

update courses.

The initiative helped

promote the recognition

of the role of leader, the

strengthening of the leader-

team member relationship,

the interaction between

workers, the development

of new leadership methods

and the exchange of


More than 105 Members were trained through the Operational Development Program


experiences between

Members. Participants received

a certificate and brochure

containing a summary of the

main points addressed, as

well as photos and addresses

of each one for Members to

maintain permanent contact

and interaction.

“The success of our

programs is found in the

attitudes of people, who

through their own desire and

interest in learning increase our

conviction to the commitment

to constantly improve the

work environment and people

development,” said Carlos

Alberto.

A LOOK INSIDE THE

PROJECT

UPN – Long Steel will be

a complete plant, extending

nearly half a kilometer,

occupying an area of 89,400

square meters, 46,380 of

which will be built-up area.

The complex will produce

400,000 tons of rebar and

100,000 tons of wire rod per

year.

Offering the advantage

of silent operation, the plant

will also be equipped with

modern solutions to prevent

air pollution. According to

Fernando Cândido, Project

Manager, the noise emitted

for a person located near CSN

in Vila Santa Cecília, will be 50

decibels – equivalent to the

sound of an air conditioner.

The development will be

fully covered with steel

plates filled with fiberglass

that provide thermal

and acoustic insulation,

preventing the heat and

noise from “leaking” from the

unit into the environment.

Approximately 300 foremen and supervisors completed update and leadership development courses


“We are practically in front

of a hospital, but no one

who is admitted there will

realize when Long Steel is in

operation,” said Cândido. “The

plant will make less noise

than the traffic,” he said.

In addition to silent, the

unit will be “clean:” a series

of anti-pollution equipment,

primarily the so-called “dust

removers” – which vacuum

the solid particles and

prevent their release into the

air –, are being installed. CSN

Long Steel will also reuse 97%

of the water used in the steel

manufacturing process, with

the remaining 3% represented

by losses due to evaporation.

The plant will be the semi-

integrated type and will use

as raw material the metallics,

better known as scrap metal.

Steel from automobiles,

refrigerators, washing

machines and other products

will be purchased at junkyards,

melted and then transformed

into rebar – used primarily in

civil construction – and wire

rod, used to produce screens,

wire, screws and nails. CSN

plans to purchase 40,000 tons

of scrap metal per month.


The long steel market has grown approximately 7% per year over the past four years, driven primarily by civil construction


> FAST NEWS – PEOPLE DEVELOPMENT

To promote the

professional qualification

of its foremen, on October

4, the CONEST Consortium

(formed by Odebrecht

Engenharia Industrial and

OAS) launched the Grow

Program, which reinforces

technical concepts among

participants.

Present at the launch

were managers, coordinators

and those responsible for

the programs, in addition

to the Contract Director,

Antenor de Castro, and

Contract Managers, Marcelo

Neves and Antônio Carlos.

“The project’s premise is to

recognize Odebrecht’s most

important heritage – people

–, creating opportunities

to drive the training

and qualification of the

professionals,” said Castro.

Adriana Lichtman,

Program Coordinator, spoke

about the course’s structure

and reinforced that the

exchange of knowledge is

one of the initiative’s main

achievements. “This is a time

for learning and investment

in Education Through Work,

as well as for encouraging

the Educational Leader, who

is focused on growing and

helping people grow with

him or her,” said Lichtman.

“Certainly we will reap in the

good fruits,” she said.

Grow will be developed

in two modules: General

Knowledge, with 18 hours/

class, and Specific Knowledge,

with 32 hours/class. The

program is focused on

preparing workers to boost

productivity, with Production

Management established as

the central topic. Participants

will also have access to

classes on health, safety, the

environment and quality.

Grow Program Arrives to CONEST

The first participants received instructional materials and met the educators responsible for monitoring the group




The Strategic People Program will offer one more module in November of this year

From October 1-3, the Foz do Brasil 2nd

Strategic People Program (PEP) Module was

held in São Paulo. Initiated in September

of this year, the program is focused on

improving and increasing knowledge in the

area of People Management among the P&O

teams from all the company’s offices and

units.

During this second phase, the participants

had the opportunity to develop their

skills in the area, such as recruitment and

selection, career, education and training,

and remuneration and benefits. Besides

the technical classes, participants also

listened to the life and career testimonials

of Silvana Sacramento, responsible for P&O

at Odebrecht TransPort, and Alain Arcalji,

Director of the COMPERJ Project.

People and Organization: Foz Members Share Knowledge




On September 28-29, the Odebrecht

Engenharia Industrial 4th People and

Organization Meeting (P&O) was held in São

Paulo with the participation of 27 Members

from the area.

The initiative was designed to train

professionals from the contracts in order to

increase their capacity to work as increasingly

more strategic partners for the company’s

Entrepreneur-Partners.

André Paraná, responsible for People

and Organization, presented the challenges

of the P&Os related to the 2020 Vision and

the Accompany and Grow professional

qualification programs. The meeting also

addressed topics such as the current scenario

of the sector, people development and the

sharing of good practices.

Engenharia Industrial Gathers P&Os to Support Entrepreneur-Partners

The P&O Members of the projects discussed professional training and the goals for the 2020 Vision




In September, Foz do Brasil promoted

in the city of São Paulo the first

integrated Workplace Safety, Health

and Environment meeting with aims

of promoting an improved interaction

between the areas, disclosing the units’

good practices and updating the group

about the programs and actions and the

Odebrecht Organization’s Sustainability

Policy.

The main topics addressed included:

Workplace Safety and Health Diagnosis;

Prevention of Workplace Accidents;

Dissemination of the Risk Control

Program; Actions to Minimize Impacts in

Hazardous Work Condition Investigations;

Accident Prevention Factor (FAP)

Monitoring; Social Security Technical

Nexus (NTEP); and SHE Performance

Indicators and their goals. There was

also a presentation of the safety Flash, a

program designed to disseminate topics

related to accident prevention and the

Evaluation Program in SHE. Furthermore,

there was a presentation of the results of

the Environmental Diagnosis performed

this year at the units, which addressed

topics related to the progress of the

environmental permits and the main

deviations.

Through the exchange of experiences

and presentation of the Foz SHE overview,

at the end of the event it was possible

to define a series of actions and collect

suggestions that are being compiled for

structuring and future implementation.

Best Foz do Brasil SHE Practices

During the two days of the meeting, the units presented their good practices, difficulties and challenges related to SHE through testimonials and lectures




On October 10, Odebrecht

Angola launched the Safety

and Environment Engineer

Improvement Program (PAE).

Based on the requirements of

international standards OHSAS

18.001 (SST) and ISO 14.001

(MA), the initiative will support

the implementation of the

Integrated Workplace Safety

and Environment Program (PI-

STMA) at the company.

The event included the

participation of 20 engineers,

and through video conference,

Antônio Luiz Sanchez

Odebrecht Trains Members for Safety and Environment in Angola

PAE will promote the application of improvements in the Safety and Environment areas in the country’s contracts

Gaspar, PAE Coordinator and

representatives from the

Getúlio Vargas Foundation

(FGV) and the entity Qualifique.

PAE supports the integration

of technical and behavioral

knowledge and helps the

professionals develop their

daily activities, preparing

them to support the company

leaders. “The program will last

13 months, with a course load

of 240 hours, and it is structured

based on the Organization’s

Sustainability Policy, which is

people-focused,” said Franscisco

Sawaguthi, Sustainability

Director in Angola.

Another initiative promoted

by the company within the

sphere of Workplace Safety

was the start of the Daily

Workplace Training (DWT) with

Personalities in the Benguela

and Kwanza Sul projects. The

objective is to raise Members’

awareness as to the prevention

of accidents through lectures

that include the participation

of personalities from the

provinces.The DWT with Personalities included the presence of Sub-Inspector Ribeiro Silva, from the Benguela Police Province Command, who talked about the importance of using helmets on public roads


From October 9-12, Members from

the Moatize Expansion Project – a Vale

construction project being undertaken by

Odebrecht in Mozambique – participated in

the Dynamic Leadership Seminar. The initiative

promoted reflection on the Leader-Team

Member, increasing understanding on the

roles of each one.

According to consultant Angelo Veiga,

leading is the art of coordinating and

integrating people with different characteristics

and potentials through Education Through

Work, with a focus on surpassing results.

Consultant Marta Castro added a statement

by Norberto Odebrecht, the Organization’s

founder: “Leading is the capacity to motivate

other human beings in benefit of the

company’s objectives and priorities.”

Angelo Veiga opened the debate on the

importance of Communication between the

Leader and Team Member in the process of

interpersonal relationships. “The young talent

is like a high quality seed, with the potential

to bloom,” said Viega. “The company is like

fertile soil for planting it. The Entrepreneurial

Leader is the farmer who will care for that

which he or she develops. Communication

is like water, the sap that feeds the plant,” he

said.

Conflict management was also addressed

during the lecture by Marta Castro. “The

problem is not found in the existence of the

conflicts themselves, but rather in the way

we deal with them.” Based on this reflection,

Members were divided into teams to simulate

conflicts and effective ways to resolve them.

Mozambique Prepares Leaders and Team

Pedagogy of Presence, Planned Delegation, training of new and better entrepreneurs, Humbleness and Simplicity were the main values of a Leader indicated by the seminar participants

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As a response to the Organization’s growth

in Argentina, the Francisco Valladares Library

was inaugurated at the Odebrecht head

office in the country. The space is designed

to help improve the work environment and

encourage the exchange of knowledge and

interaction between professionals from

different areas and projects.

The name of the site was chosen through

an internal voting process. The library pays

tribute to Francisco Valladares, Odebrecht’s

first Managing Director in Argentina.

The library also earned a cultural space

with publications from the Organization,

such as the books Educação pelo Trabalho,

Do que Necessitamos? (“Education Through

Work: What Do We Need?”), Sobreviver, Crescer

e Perpetuar (“Survive, Growth and Perpetuity”),

Pontos de Referência (“Points of Reference”)

and Escrito para Gerações - Acompanhantes

2011 (“Written for Generations – 2011 Guests”),

among others, in addition to two editions

of the magazine Odebrecht Informa, and

some special publications, such as Odebrecht

60 anos (“Odebrecht 60 Years”) and the

Annual Reports. Member Ofelia Mesa will be

responsible for the library administration.

Members Have Space for Reading in Argentina

All Members can use the new library, together with partners and third parties from the contracts in the country

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On October 2, Augusto Roque,

responsible for Engineering at

Odebrecht Energia , gave a lecture

during the 2012 Civil Engineering Week

at the University of São Paulo (USP) -

São Carlos, held from October 1-5 in

rural São Paulo.

Invited by the university through

the video for the Knowledge Project,

created by the magazine Odebrecht

Informa , Augusto Roque talked about

his career as an engineer and shared

the details of his professional career. He

also addressed the energy scenario in

Brazil and the rest of the world and the

job market for the Brazil ian engineer.

After that, representatives from the

company ’s People and Organization

(P&O) area commented on the Young

Partner and Vacation Internship

programs.

Moment to Talk About Engineering

More than 110 students from the Civil Engineering course at USP São Carlos listened to the lecture by Augusto Roque


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Recognized Social Practices

The Odebrecht

Foundation contributes

toward and promotes social

inclusion actions in the

rural zone of the Bahia state

through the Bahia Southern

Lowlands Environmental

Protection Area Mosaic

Program for Development

and Growth Integrated with

Sustainability (PDCIS). This

initiative includes activities

by local institutions, such as

cooperatives and Civil Society

Organization of Public Interest

(OSCIPS), which receive the

support of different partners

from the public and private

areas to put their projects into

practice.

TÜV Rheinland in Brazil

– a company focused on

safety and product quality,

systems and services in a

range of different fields

– attested to the work of

the Odebrecht Foundation

through the Certificate of

Best Practices in Corporate

Social Responsibility. This

certification demonstrates

that the institution develops

social correct practices in its

operations and its interaction

with the communities. This

has generated positive

> ODEBRECHT FOUNDATION

Cooperatives associated with the Bahia Southern Lowlands Environmental Protection Area Mosaic Program for Development and Growth Integrated with Sustainability (PDCIS) offered technical orientations to its members

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Recognized Social Practices

results, such as the practice of

citizenship, social inclusion,

generation of income,

environmental conservation

and preparation of new leaders,

developing its own innovative

technologies.

According to the final report

– Bahia Southern Lowlands

Certificate of Integrated and

Sustainable Development

–, produced by TÜV, “the

Odebrecht Foundation’s

strategy follows the United

Nations principle of integrated

development (‘held with

self-help’), offering technical

support, logistics support and

training for the cooperative

members instead of ready

solutions.”

The evaluation began in

October 2011 with a field visit

by TÜV Members and the

holding of interviews with

PDCIS employees to identify the

scenario in which the actions

are being developed, together

with the main challenges

for consolidating them in

the region. At the end of the

document, the importance of

working in partnership, one

of PDCIS’ characteristics, is

reinforced: “it is necessary for all

parties (the public services to

supply the basic structures, the

private sector for fundraising

and the Odebrecht Foundation

for technical support) help

PDCIS reach its objective.”

PDCIS also helps train youth and promote job and income opportunities for the families


> FAST NEWS – AWARDS AND DISTINCTIONS

For the second consecutive year,

Odebrecht was elected one of the

40 “Best Places to Work in Argentina”

according to the magazine Aper tura

– the main economy – and business-

focused publication in the country. With

533 points, Odebrecht earned 38th place.

Each year, the publication discloses

the ranking “ Top Employers in

Argentina” with the participation of

more than 350 companies. The l ist

was elaborated through a confidential

survey conducted with the directors and

professionals responsible for people

from the main companies operating

in the local market. The study focuses

the management of the People area

into five strategic points: Professional

Career, Remuneration, Workplace,

Working Hours and Conditions and

Training.

Braskem was awarded for the second

consecutive year by the Brazilian

Association of Corporate Communication

(ABERJE) for its internal communication

initiatives.

The distinction came from the

campaign focused on recognizing

the value of plastic, called “Plastic: In

All of Our Lives, in All Ways,” which

was disseminated throughout all the

company’s units in Brazil. The initiative

won the São Paulo regional phase and

will compete with other actions in the

national category.

The award is designed to recognize the

value those companies that stand out in

the relationship with their stakeholders.

In 2011, Braskem was the winner in the

regional phase for the case “Heading

Toward 2020.”

Odebrecht Among Best Places to Work in Argentina

Campaign that Recognizes Value of Plastic is

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The Odebrecht Infraestrutura

project at the Embraport Terminal

construction project, “Sustainable

Construction Site: Environmental

Education Applied to Civil Construction

Projects,” was the winner of the 8th

Environmental Brazil Award in the

category of Rational Water Resource

Use. The Embraport Terminal, one of the

Odebrecht TransPort assets, is located

in Santos, along São Paulo’s coast.

The award, held annually by the

American Chamber of Commerce

- Rio de Janeiro (AM-CHAM Rio),

recognizes the best environmental

practices developed by companies

operating in Brazil. This year, companies

competed with projects that were

already completed or in the final phase

of implementation, together with

research institution and NGOs. In all,

57 projects competed in six categories

– Social-Environmental Responsibility,

Preservation and Management of

Ecosystems, Environmental Innovation,

Rational Use of Water Resources,

Inventory of Emissions and Solid

Waste Management. Besides this, the

American Chamber of Commerce in Rio

de Janeiro (AM-CHAM Rio) paid tribute

to journalist André Trigueiro from the TV

Globo network.

The Embraport Terminal sustainable

construction site is designed to

contribute toward the environmental

education of Members, partners

and visitors, offering information

on sustainable solutions and the

development of environmental

technology. The focuses are on the

treatment of effluent contaminated

by heavy metals, dredging of channels

and the reduction in drinking water

consumption, reusing the effluent

treated for less noble purposes, as well

as the recycling of solid material. It is

estimated that there was an 80%-90%

reduction in the use of drinking water.

Headed by the AM-CHAM Rio

Environmental Committee, the

Environmental Brazil Award chooses

a topic of national concern for

each edition. In 2012, solid waste

management became visible and was

debated during a special lecture by the

Brazilian Ministry of the Environment’s

Secretary of Water Resources and Urban

Environment, Pedro Wilson Guimarães,

who is responsible for the National Solid

Waste Plan.

“Sustainable Construction Site” Receives Distinction


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> FAST NEWS – COMMUNITIES

Implemented one year ago at the Foz do

Brasil unit in Jaguaribe, the Hit the Net Program

is training public school youth who live near the

Jaguaribe Oceanic Outfall System, also known

as SDOJ, in Salvador, Bahia. Held in partnership

with the Odebrecht Foundation – which

supports the initiative by donating software

and helping with the definition of strategies

and installation –, the Angelina Moreno State

High School, EMBASA (Empresa Baiana de Água

e Saneamento S.A.), Institute for Research and

Applied Technology (IPGA) and companies from

the technology sector, the initiative promotes

digital inclusion and environmental education.

“The idea is for all children and youth to

be able to learn from IT, and Hit the Net offers

this dynamic, since it facilitates the possibility

for technological and social-environmental

connections, promoting the understanding that

the environment and technology are, within the

same sphere, part of the problem and part of

the solution,” explained Elias Miranda, Program

Teacher and Coordinator.

A total of three groups have already

completed the training, with a total of 52 youth.

“I really liked the course, teacher and the group,

since I learned how to better use the computer,”

said student Jesuíno Esmeraldo Lima, age 12.

“The course allowed me to understand the

importance of caring for the environment, and

with the Internet, everything became more

interesting,” said Lima. In October, 19 Microsoft

certificates were delivered to the third group

that completed the course.

Foz do Brasil Develops Hit the Net in Jaguaribe

In October, 19 were given certificates from Microsoft for the third class completed





The effort and desire to grow and improve

their lives were visible in the expressions of

the 19 students, residents of Outeiro in the

municipality of Cardoso Moreira, Rio de Janeiro,

when they completed the bricklayer and

masonry course on October 20, developed by

Odebrecht Infraestrutura in partnership with

the entity Sest Senat.

Mateus de Sousa, one of those who completed

the course, believes that the teachings will help

him earn more space in the job market. The

youth, who worked as a bricklayer assistant,

participated in all the practical classes given

by professor Henrique Lopes. “The students

dedicated themselves entirely to the course and

upon receiving the diploma, they will be able

to exercise the profession, since they learned to

work,” said Lopes.

The group of recently-trained bricklayers

included three women. “I like the profession,

and today, women have equal opportunities

as men,” said Laís Guimarães, one of the female

students.

The course was an initiative promoted by the

contract Emergency Projects - Campos/2012

and sought to qualify local labor. “It is a

way of thanking the local community and

contributing toward the residents’ professional

development,” said Marcos Saliveros, Contract

Director.

Contributing toward the Community’s Professional Training

The training consisted of theoretical and practical classes and guaranteed the students and teachers the use of personal protection equipment



> FAST NEWS – COMMUNITIES

Odebrecht in Panama, working through

the Panama City Historical Heritage Recovery

Project, held lectures and painting workshops

at four schools located in the capital’s historical

region with aims of showing the children the

value of the sites considered to be historical

heritage in the country. A total of 786 children

ages 10-12 years old participated in the

initiative.

Through educational games and resources,

archeologist Amélia Sanchez shared with the

participants the fundamental aspects of history

that can be applied to the curriculum topics.

The children learned about restoration and

archeology as well as about the characteristics

of the Panama sites included in the United

Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural

Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage list,

such as the Historical District of Casco Antiguo,

the Ruins of Panamá Viejo, Portobelo Fort,

San Lorenzo Fort, Darién Natural Reserve, La

Amistad Park and Coiba Island.

Learning about Historical Heritage

The children also participated in a painting workshop with visual artist Olga Sinclair about the topics presented in the lectures

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After use, tires are

hazardous waste when they

become breeding grounds

for the Aedes aegypti

mosquito, which transmits

dengue fever, or when they

are burned. Faced with this

scenario, the Communities

team of the Panama

Subway Line 1 Consortium

– of which Odebrecht is

part – and 760 students

from 11 schools located

near the project, collected

the tires used in the

construction projects and

transformed them into new

objects.

The initiative is part of

the Educate to Conserve

Community Program,

which promotes recycling

and tire and scrap metal

painting workshops

for students, who help

transform normally useless

objects into products with

collective benefits.

Odebrecht in Panama Promotes Recycling

The workshop participants also learned to work in teams, as well as how to conserve the environment



> FAST NEWS - SUSTAINABILITY

At the end of September,

Carretera Miches Consortium,

which includes the

participation of Odebrecht

América Latina, began

planting trees and reforesting

degraded areas located

near the construction of the

Bávaro-Miches-Sabana de la

Mar Road in the Dominican

Republic. With the support of

the Ministry of Public Works

and Communications and the

Ministry of the Environment

and Natural Resources and

students from the schools San

Vicente de Paul de Nisibón and

the El Cedro Tourism School,

the consortium planted several

species typical to the country,

such as caoba criolla, almácigos

and capa, on terrains that were

previously used as garbage

deposits.

The Reforestation Journey

was initiated by Engineer

Aramis Mora, from the Ministry

of the Environment, in the

Province of La Altagracia,

and by Fabio Vianna, Rodrigo

Medicis and Ricardo Cunha,

Odebrecht Managers, with the

planting of the first seedlings.

After that, students and other

consortium Members planted

an additional 3,000 trees.

Odebrecht’s goal for

2014 is to have planted

50,000 trees along the road,

complying with the country’s

environmental law and

increasing the participation

of the community and local

civil society organization when

it comes to environmental

issues. For this purpose, the

company signed a cooperation

agreement with the El Cedro

Organic Greenhouse Growers’

Association, which has the

installed plant production

capacity to supply the project’s

demand.

The Start of a Journey in Reforestation

Students from institutions located near the Miches Road participated in the first planting of seedlings: 3,000 trees were planted



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On October 1,

approximately 5,000 seedlings

of native flora and 25 kilos

of seeds were planted on

Zambeze Island, where

Odebrecht develops the

Moatize Expansion Project, a

Vale project in Mozambique.

The action marked the end

of the work to recover the

structure of Tower 64, which

supplies energy to the Vale and

Rio Tinto coal mines in Moatize.

On the next day, the

Members who participated

in the activities met for a

networking lunch to celebrate

the four months challenges

and success of the phase in

where no accidents were

recorded. The project involved

remediating and stopping the

advance of the erosion that

threatened the tower structure

and supply of energy to the

coal mines.

Mozambique: Sowing to Conserve and Celebrate

Members of the Moatize Expansion Project plant seedlings of native species on Zambeze Island

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