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2011 ANNUAL AND SUSTAINABILITY REPORT

Socio-environmental Performance

Ecorodovias
The Organizational Climate Survey of 2011 gave a general favorability index of 79%

 

EcoRodovias invested R$ 1.6 million during the year in environmental management

Socio-environmental Responsibility

EcoRodovias’ relations with its stakeholders are based on the principles contained in the Code of Business Conduct, being characterized by transparency, ethics and respect


GRI SO2

One of the main goals of EcoRodovias’ management is to be recognized as a socially responsible company. Towards this end, it has adopted international quality, environmental, health and safety rules, and it signs and complies with labor agreements while voluntarily entering into socio-environmental pacts and commitments, orienting its employees through the Code of Business Conduct’s guidelines. EcoRodovias involves its internal and external stakeholders in initiatives that contribute to social and cultural development of neighboring communities, users and employees.

Relations with public or private granting authorities are based on responsibility and a spirit of cooperation. The Group does not accept any types of payments, presents or favors designed to unduly obtain privileges and that do not respect legal and moral practices, pursuant to its Code of Business Conduct. It works only with suppliers who also do not tolerate such practices. Therefore, all the concessionaires undergo internal inspections to investigate facts linked to potential corruption, followed up through the Human Relations department. Furthermore, video cameras monitor tollbooths and independent auditing is also conducted.

 

Refectory – Ecovias


 

In 2011, the Company also defined Sustainability Guidelines, which were disseminated through the Sustainability Department. This area reports directly to the office of the president and its mission is to propose projects, monitor strategic actions that are underway and foment awareness about the subject among employees.

Relationships

GRI 4.14, 4.15 e 4.16

EcoRodovias maintains transparent, ethical and respectful relations with its stakeholders: employees, suppliers, users, communities, government, shareholders and investors, the media, NGOs, financial institutions, competitors, professional associations and affiliated companies. The continuous engagement with these audiences is conducted through social responsibility projects, communication and help channels, surveys, public hearings and events and the disclosure of earnings results, among other actions.
 

EcoRodovias’ communication channels

Channel Target audience Regularity
Institutional Site All of the Company’s stakeholders Real time (on-line)
IR Site Real time (on-line)
ECOR3 EcoRodovias Group’s individual investors Quarterly
Gente newspaper All of EcoRodovias Group’s employees Monthly
People’s Network
(internal social network) 		Real time (on-line)
People’s Bulletin Board Weekly
People’s Newsletter Administrative employees As required
Clippings All managers Daily – working days
In-house radio station All employees of Ecocataratas and Ecovia Daily
Highway concessionaires’ websites Users of highway concessionaires Real time (on-line)
Highway concessionaires’ on Twitter Real time (on-line)
EcoRodovias Magazine website Daily
EcoRodovias SP and EcoRodovias PR magazines Users of all highway concessionaires of the
EcoRodovias Group in the States of SP and PR 		Monthly
Ecosul Magazine Ecosul users Every other month

 

Organizational Climate Survey highlights in 2011

• 92% participation rate, 79% general favorability
• 85% employees stated the leaders were competent to manage the business
• 92% believe there is no discrimination inside the Company
• 86% feel good about the way EcoRodovias contributes to the community
• 87% are satisfied regarding the opportunities offered for professional development and growth

Employees

EcoRodovias is among the best companies in which to work, according to top publications in Brazil. The Company uses structured processes to train and qualify employees, fosters an agreeable and safe workplace and looks for people who are aligned with its culture. It also respects diversity, foments inclusion and opens up dialogue between employees and their superiors. Its compensation policies are based on meritocracy.

In 2011, the Group had 4,062 full-time employees, of which 2,005 worked in the highway concessionaires and 2,057 worked for Elog. 

Organizational Climate Survey

Conducted annually since 2006, the survey seeks to understand the perception of the employees regarding their workplace environment. In each one of these years, the process was conducted in partnership with the Great Place to Work consulting company. The results are published internally and serve as the basis for establishing committees that will define, implement and follow-up action plans.

EcoRodovias receives suggestions from its employees through routine practices. Among them are area meetings, the Breakfast with the Director program, the People’s Network and suggestion boxes.


GRI LA1

EcoRodovias employees Half day Full day Established
timeframe		 Indeterminate
timeframe		 Total
employees
SP EcoRodovias Infraestrutura 3 28 - - 31
EcoRodovias Conc. Serv. 2 293 - - 295
Ecovias 110 489 - - 599
Ecopistas 0 332 - - 332
PR Ecovia 0 154 - - 154
Ecocataratas 9 303 - - 312
RS Ecosul 1 281 - - 282
Total 125 1,880 - - 2,005

 

Base Wage Proportion between Men and Women (%)
GRI LA14

Position Number of
employees		 Average wage Base wage proportion
between men and women
Administrative Men Women Men Women  
Sr. Analyst 5 3 6,110.92 6,345.41 3.84%
Pl. Analyst 17 16 3,716.91 3,944.99 6.14%
Jr. Analyst 10 10 2,602.57 2,417.05 -7.13%
Sr. Assistant 8 8 2,281.61 2,405.23 5.42%
Pl. Assistant 13 24 1,686.11 1,625.47 -3.60%
Jr. Assistant 8 17 1,260.92 1,218.30 -3.38%
Auxiliaries 12 15 865.95 931.90 7.62%
Attendants 424 558 1,347.20 1,293.94  -3.95%
Managers Men Women Men Women  
Manager 17 1 16,906.09 17,000.00 0.56%
Sr. Manager 11 1 21,919.63 23,320.00 6.39%
Jr. Manager 3   - - -
Coordinator Men Women Men Women  
Administrative services 22 17 8,939.67 9,426.15 5.44%
Technical
services 		16 1 10,231.80 12,978.00 26.84%
Operational services 8    -  - -

Note: Positions were compared in which men and women occupy the same function and hierarchy level.

Salaries and Benefits
GRI LA3 e LA4


Employees are involved in the Collective Bargaining Agreement negotiations. The labor union invites all of them to participate in general meetings to discuss topics such as wage readjustments, the value of overtime hours and the length of the working day. After the union’s demands are submitted, each local meets with the concessionaires to enter into negotiations, adjusting the agreement to the market and the regions in which the employees work.

Furthermore, the Group offers fringe benefits to all employees, including dental care, day school assistance, burial assistance, family protection benefits, a supplemental illness plan, discount plans with pharmacies, payroll loans, chartered bus transportation, funeral, maternity and paternity leaves of absence, life, travel and health insurance, meal, restaurant and transportation vouchers.

 

CONTRIBUTIONS BY ECORODOVIAS TO THE PENSION PLAN (R$)

GRI EC3


 

Another benefit granted all employees with more than three months with the Company is a private pension plan. Designed for employees of all the concessionaires, the plan has been subscribed to by 50% of this public. The plans available are the Free Benefit (PGBL) and Lifetime Free Benefit (VGBL). The contribution of the employee is the equivalent to 1% of his or her salary (with a minimum amount of R$20) for those who receive up to 3,041.35 per month, and between 3% and 8% for those who are higher than this salary level.

Caixa de sugestão – Ecovias
Performance Evaluation Program (PADE)

GRI LA12

EcoRodovias’ Performance Evaluation Program (PADE) contributes to the dissemination of a high-performance culture by conducting an assessment each year of each employee with regard to the targets and skills and their individual development plans (PDIs). The model makes it possible to plan and monitor employees’ development; the assessment that is made is used to calculate the variable compensation as per the Profit Sharing Program (PPR). In 2011, 100% of employees were analyzed for performance through the PADE.

During the year, an Internet-based PADE tool began to be studied and developed, with resources and features that will permit real-time monitoring of each one of the established targets. This tool was to be implemented during 2012.

Training and Development

GRI LA10

The EcoRodovias Group invests in the training of all employees through the Skills Academy Program, composed of specific training courses along with online sessions and scholarships for language studies. First implemented in 2009, the model includes the formation of internal multipliers: employees who are specialists in given subjects who instruct coworkers. In 2011, the Group conducted 102,728 training hours through the program.
 

Other initiatives that supplement the Skills Academy Program:

e-learning courses: created in 2008, to ensure the evolution of high-performance culture and the use of more drastic technologies. Available for all employees, with a total of 51 subjects for technical and behavioral development available.

TV Training: through the use of film clips, examples of behavior, attitudes, strategies and techniques for dealing with a wide variety of situations in the corporate environment are presented. The skills to be developed through PADE can be linked to this tool.

Apoena Library: a cozy, 47-square-meter atmosphere in the corporate headquarters that responds to all requests from the Group's companies, over the Internet and sent to them via Company pouch. It contains a collection of 6,730 books on a wide variety of subjects, along with 211 DVD s and 14 magazine subscriptions. Each year, some books and films that can help developed corporate skills are selected for dissemination. For managers, each year a book catalog is prepared related to leadership and personal development. In 2011, 2,969 books were loaned out along with 515 movies. There were 7,665 visits to the library.

Partnerships: 38 teaching institutions and universities and 13 language schools make space available for employees and their family members, offering special discounts of between 5% to 40%, in grade school, middle school, high school, specialization courses, postgraduate work, MBA courses and languages.

In 2011, EcoRodovias was able to achieve all of its objectives related to training, with the expansion of TV Training throughout the Group and the inclusion of new subjects in the Skills Academy.

For 2012, EcoRodovias' goal is to ensure that its employees are trained in skills that are essential to its business and those that are necessary for the exercise of their various job functions.

 

GRI LA10 and LA13

Category Number of employees Number of training
hours in 2011		 Hours of training/
employee
Officers 12 359 29.92
Managers 22 1,143 51.96
Assistant 15 729 48.60
Coordinator 60 4,739 78.99
Administrative 393 23,081 58.73
Trainee 4 75 18.75
Service 1,496 72,586 48.52
Intern 2 14 7.00
Apprentices 1 2 2.00

 

Workplace Health and Safety

GRI LA6, LA7 and LA8

All of EcoRodovias’ are certified under OHSAS 18001, the international occupational health and management guidelines. The subject is also regulated internally through the Sustainability Guidelines.

The Internal Accident Prevention Committee (CIPA) ensures compliance with existing legislation and is made up of employees elected by colleagues and indicated by EcoRodovias. The CIPA seeks to prevent accidents, preparing risk surveys and offering better workplace conditions, and it is also responsible for organizing the annual Workplace Accident Prevention Week (SIPAT). The Specialized Labor Safety Engineering and Medicine Service is made up of a doctor, workplace nurse, engineers and technicians in workplace safety. It is another service designed for the protection and the fostering of the good health and welfare of all employees, preventing accidents and occupational diseases. Besides direct assistance, the service conducts safety inspections in all of the Company’s areas and organizes in-house training activities.

In 2011, there were 60 incidences of operations-related accidents with injuries. The most common were scrapes, falls, animal attacks and impacts with objects. All incidents that occur are reported to EcoRodovias – including those only involving material damages, with or without injuries and near accidents – which are investigated to discover the causes so they do not occur again.
 

NUMBER OF INJURIES

 

NUMBER OF DAYS LOST


 

TOTAL DAYS MISSED



NUMBER OF DEATHS   CASES OF OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES
     
     
 

 

 

Main health and quality of life projects
Active Health Seeks to prevent disease through a medical checkup of every employee. This makes it possible to change lifestyles and seeks to correct metabolic and physiological problems, with specialized medical follow-up. It includes measurement of blood pressure, anthropometrics (weight and height),
bioimpedance, laboratory exams (blood, total cholesterol and glycemia), nutritional orientation, the application of a health questionnaire, a quick massage, lectures regarding male and female health tips and benefit, dental and eye checkups and labor gymnastics.
Balanced meals All of the Group’s units operate a restaurant on-site oriented by a nutritionist, facilitating employee access to a healthy diet.
Quality of Life Week Includes all employees, offering actions for the prevention of diseases and guidance regarding health and welfare, as well as sessions of massage and acupuncture together with physical and entertaining activities, such as theater, movies and others.
In-Company Leisure Project Held in partnership with Sesc, offers leisure and cultural options to employees and their dependents.
The Well-Being Program Offers accords with pharmacies and optometrists, contributing to improved health and quality-of-life conditions of employees and their families. All can take advantage of the benefits, with access to medicine and eyeglasses through an accredited Brazil-wide network, a magnetic card for discounting charges through payroll and full compliance with medical prescriptions.
Eyesight exams The Traffic team members undergo these exams to identify vision problems and, if necessary, receive instructions on correcting them.
Ecovia and Ecocataratas Football Cup Brings together employees through a football tournament, with men’s and women’s teams competing. A sticker album with photos of the players of each business unit’s teams is prepared so everybody can get to know them. To obtain more stickers of the players, the employee makes donations of products to be given to charitable organizations.
Ecosul Track and Field Circuit Allows employees and members of local communities participate in track and field events such as foot races, the long jump, the javelin throw, the discus throw, and an 800-meter race for the visually-challenged. It is part of the official calendar of the Rio Grande do Sul Track and Field Federation. On the day the competition is held, each athlete donates 1 kg of nonperishable food, which is donated to the Pelotas (RS) Food Bank.

 

 

Job Turnover

GRI LA2 e LA11

Since 2006, EcoRodovias has been offering Outplacement Programs (involving relocation, financial guidance and support for entrepreneurial actions) to employees who are retiring or have been dismissed.

Managers and specialists can count on the help of outside consultants to assist them in their career transitions, showing possible professional paths to follow after they have left the Company.

Administrative and operating employees attend a training session run by the Human Resources department and receive information about how to prepare a job résumé and present a dynamic image during a job interview, as well as a list of the main employment agencies.

EcoRodovias’ highest employee turnover rates mainly are in the toll collection positions. Young people, for whom it is often their first job, generally fill these jobs; they traditionally have presented higher turnover rates due to the natural career progression of these professionals. The growing use of electronic means of payment systems, however, points towards a reduction of these rates in view of the fewer number of operators to be contracted for this function.

In 2011, the job turnover rate for the group as a whole was 22.9% for men and 29.5% for women.

Diversity
GRI HR3 and HR4
 

EcoRodovias promotes equality of opportunity among its employees and, in its Code of Business Conduct, declares that any and all types of economic, social, political, color, race, sex or religious discrimination is unacceptable. In 2011, two lawsuits were filed alleging sexual discrimination, considered without merit by the judge who analyzed the cases.

During the year, the concessionaires fomented initiatives to strengthen the inclusion of diversity and to guarantee the adjustment of the Company’s own employees and outsourced workers to the guidelines contained in the Code of Business Conduct. Throughout the Group, 133 hours were dedicated to human rights training sessions, qualifying 41 employees. Among the initiatives, of particular note is a specific course for managers on moral harassment.
 

EcoRodovias Consolidated Concessions

  Total numbe
of employees 		Total number of employee
who left their jobs 		Turnover rate (%)
  2011 2010 2009 2011 2010 2009 2011 2010 2009
Gender
Men 1,085 1,106 1,214 248 366 251 22.9 33.1 20.7
Women 920 792 718 271 277 178 29.5 35 24.8
Age bracket
Under 18 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
From 18 to 35 1,438 1,408 1,481 432 556 348 30 39.5 23.5
From 18 to 35 36 to 45 414 348 317 67 65 55 16.2 18.7 17.4
From 18 to 35 46 to 60 144 134 130 19 20 26 13.2 14.9 20
Over 60 8 8 3 1 1 0 12.5 12.5 0

 

User Satisfaction Survey
Employee – Ecovia

GRI PR2

The user satisfaction survey has been conducted since 2002 and is designed to evaluate the actions of EcoRodovias’ companies. Each concessionaire has its own measurement timetable: at Ecovias and Ecopistas the survey is conducted twice a year, whereas at Ecovia, Ecocataratas and Ecosul it is carried out annually.

Topics related to signage and safety, traffic and operational controls, cleanliness, visibility, state of the pavement, communication services and information, inspections, facility and speed in toll payments are brought up on the survey questionnaire.

In order to ensure the integrity of the data, drivers of commercial and passenger vehicles, of different genders, age brackets and educational backgrounds are interviewed. The survey is conducted outside of vacation periods and seeks to include frequent users of the highways. The entire effort is guided by a transparency policy, both in terms of methodology for information collection as well as the disclosure of the results.

Price applied at the concessionaires’ tollbooths adjusted in 2011 as per contract

Concessionaire Month Adjustment Index used
Ecovias July 9.77% IGP-M
Ecopistas July 6.55% IPCA
Ecovia December 4.51% Basket of indexes
Ecocataratas December 4.53% Basket of indexes
Ecosul January 7.85% Basket of indexes

 

User Satisfaction Survey
GRI PR5
 

The User Satisfaction Survey has been conducted since 2002 to assess the performance of EcoRodovias’ companies. Each concessionaire is measured within a certain timeframe: at Ecovias and Ecopistas the survey is done every six months, while at Ecovia, Ecocataratas and Ecosul it is applied annually.

Issues related to signage and safety, traffic and operational control, cleanliness, visibility, pavement condition, service information and communication, inspections and toll payment ease and speed.

To ensure data integrity, drivers of both commercial and passenger vehicles of different genders, ages and education backgrounds are evaluated interviewed. The research is performed outside of holiday periods, seeking to address frequent users of the highways. All of the work is oriented by a policy of transparency in both the methodology for data collection and dissemination of results.
 

Results of user satisfaction surveys

  2011 2010 2009
Concessionaire Sampling
(no. of people)		 Evaluation (%) Sampling
(no. of people)		 Evaluation (%) Sampling
(no. of people)		 Evaluation (%)
Positive Regular Negative Positive Regular Negative Positive Regular Negative
Ecovias 940 89 10 1 800 89 10 2 800 88 11 1
Ecopistas 800 92 7 1 800 91 7 1 Did not conduct
Ecovia 904 90 12 2 940 90 7 2 848 45 49 5
Ecocataratas 925 81 17 2 900 79 17 5 900 83 14 3
Ecosul 900 72 21 8 900 75 20 6 900 69 23 9

 

Users’ Complaints

GRI PR6, PR7 and PR8

In 2011, users filed 6,336 complaints and 2,230 expressions of praise with EcoRodovias. To solve the complaints, inspections of the highways were carried out and cleaning and sweeping operations increased. All of the Company’s advertising and marketing actions are in compliance with the conditions imposed by the National Council for Advertising Self-Regulation (CONAR). Annually, EcoRodovias analyzes possible changes imposed by the regulatory agency to guarantee compliance with its initiatives.

   Besides the permanent contact channels with users, all of the concessionaires periodically conduct satisfaction surveys to offer higher quality in terms of the services they render


  Ecovias Ecopistas Ecovia Ecocataratas Ecosul Total
Complaints 872 1,062 1,022 1,165 2,215 6,336
Motive Objects on the highway Objects/rocks on the highway left by third parties Objects on the highway Objects on the highway Objects/rocks on the highway left by third parties  
Praise 608 675 141 91 615 2,230
Motive Service calls and inspection routes Service calls and
inspection teams		 Service calls and
inspection teams		 Tow truck service User Assistance Service (SAUs)  

 

User Services

 

Trucker Health

EcoRodovias offers quality service throughout its concession network, making available free towing, mechanical assistance, medical first aid care, highway inspections and specific help during long holidays and vacation periods. In 2011, a total of 129,132 towtruck service calls were on behalf of users and there were 21,449 ambulance calls answered.

Furthermore, 219,985 inspections were carried out on the highways by roving teams that circulate 24 hours per day to detect any type of abnormalities on the roadways, thereby ensuring better traffic conditions for users.

    Ecovias Ecopistas Ecovia Ecocataratas Ecosul Total
Tow truck Callouts 40,878 43,061 11,853 16,789 16,551 129,132
Average time 00:12:20 00:12:00 00:11:28 00:18:28 00:17:00 00:14:15
Medical services Callouts 7,787 3,721 2,704 3,369 3,868 21,449
Average time 00:08:03 00:05:00 00:06:12 00:08:37 00:12:00 00:08:30

 

Government

GRI EC4, SO5 and SO6

EcoRodovias is in permanent contact with the government through relations that are based on responsibility and a spirit of cooperation, with respect for existing laws, the supplying of truthful information and compliance with the obligations contained in the concession contracts.

Due to the nature of its business, the Company is submitted to inspection regarding technical and accounting aspects, as well as undergoing outside audits. It neither makes nor receives financial or cash contributions with respect to political parties and candidates or related institutions.

Each year, through the Ecoviver Project (learn more at “Communities and NGOs”), EcoRodovias organizes a Public Power Forum in a number of different municipalities generating discussion of issues related to municipal solid urban waste management, proposing solutions for city managers.

In 2011, the Forums took place between the months of August and October, encompassing topics that were specific to each region, with the participation of representatives from the Ministry of the Environment, the Federal ABC University, the Environmental Citizenship Institute (ICA), Sebrae, the National Confederation of Municipalities (CNM), Funasa-RS and other partners. Committees were set up with volunteer participants to ensure continuity regarding waste management.

 

Fines

GRI PR9 and SO8

The Group’s Code of Business Conduct calls for compliance on the part of the concessionaires with the obligations as stipulated in the concession contracts while, at the same time, they preserve the economic-financial balance of the contract.

Upon receiving a notification from the Granting Authority, they verify if the allegations are correct or not and, if so, take the necessary legal and financial measures to regularize the situation. In 2011, there were no judicial processes filed by the government against EcoRodovias.


Refectory – Ecovia
Suppliers

GRI 4.16, HR1, HR2, HR5, HR6, HR7 and HR8

The EcoRodovias Group renders quality and transparent services. Towards this end, it selects its suppliers based on objective and preestablished technical criteria, encompassing good repute, technical and supply capacity, quality, deadlines and prices practiced and gives preference to those with aspects of sustainability added to the products in order to contribute to non-degradation of the environment.

Pursuant to the Group’s Code of Business Conduct, the use of child or slave labor is unacceptable and every contract signed with suppliers contains clauses expressing the prohibition of this type of labor, calling for the rescission of the contract in the event of non-compliance.

Each concessionaire monitors compliance with these clauses through visits of the managers of the activities of these suppliers to EcoRodovias’ companies.

All outsourced suppliers participate in the integration and training involving the Integrated Management System that aligns the principles, guidelines and rules currently in effect within the Company. The Group also conducts training regarding the aspects that involve human rights, with 100% of its tow truck, security and vigilance, pre-hospital first aid and traffic operation professionals – all outsourced by the concessionaires.

 

Shareholders, Investors and Financial Institutions

EcoRodovias conducts meetings and conference calls, individually or with groups, in order to transmit precise and transparent information regarding his performance to shareholders and investors. It also has a specific website for this audience at www.ecorodovias.com.br/ir, containing updated information about the Company’s economic-financial, operations and corporate governance, among other topics.

In-house, the Company adopts processes to protect information that still has not been disclosed and to manage its businesses with independence, using best practices available and the most appropriate internal controls.
 

Communities and NGOs

GRI EC7, EC9, EN26, LA8, SO1 and SO5

EcoRodovias’ relations with neighboring communities is strengthened through the hiring of local manpower and the use of specific communication channels.

The social investment projects are developed based upon the identification of the needs of both the neighboring communities and the Company. Three initiatives are particularly notable among the different projects developed and supported by EcoRodovias in the fields of education, culture and sports. In 2011, the Company began sponsoring the Brazilian women’s and men’s access and sub-23 Paralympic volleyball teams, also known as seated volleyball. The men’s team was champion and the women’s team came in fourth during the Para Pan-American Games that took place in Mexico and in Brazil, respectively. These results classified both teams for the Paralympic Games in 2012 in London.

The sponsorship decision was in line with the Company’s principles, investing in a long-term action focused on promoting sports, highway awareness raising and support of people who suffer the consequences of traffic accidents.

EcoRodovias also runs the Ecooperar and Ecoviver projects. The former trains young people and members of cooperatives in the Greater ABC (SP) region to generate value in the solid waste chain, and some 83 students participated in the project in 2011. For its part, Ecoviver fosters a socio-environmental awareness in the communities and schools in the regions where the Company has its concessions. Through the support of teachers, the subject is brought up in classrooms. Since its creation in 2006, it already has involved
224,000 students and train 5,980 educators in 1,593 schools in 24 municipalities. In 2011 alone, it trained 1,980 teachers with the participation of 67,875 students from 340 schools in 22 municipalities.

 

Main socio-environmental projects in 2011

Project Description Results
The People’s Santa Claus Designed for children of employees of all of the EcoRodovias Group’s companies, it replaces the simple delivery of gifts by local HR departments of each company for a playful action in the same model as the social project. Through the website www.papainoeldagente.com, employees who receive letters from children of other employees answer them as if they were Santa Claus himself. The intention is to standardize the presents given out in all units, strengthening the social project, increasing the participation of employees and integrating them through the exchange of kids’ letters. Since 2010, when it was created, it has involved 4,524 children of employees.
 Santa Claus Exists It involves all of the Company’s stakeholders. The participant receives a letter from a child of one of the recipient institutions and need only answer the letter on the website www.papainoelexiste.com, as if he or she was the jolly old man himself like and EcoRodovias was given the responsibility for buying the chosen gift. A party is organized in each concession area for the distribution of some of the gifts, with the presence of Santa Claus and the participation of employees. Other gifts are sent to institutions, which are responsible for distributing them. Since the inception of the campaign in 2006, 25,000 children in institutions at all locations where EcoRodovias has operations have been involved.
OK with the Highway Project created to educate children and teenagers about the dangers of playing with kites and balls along the edges of superhighways. The visit of the “Ecomóvel” vehicle to the neighboring communities of the Anchieta-Imigrantes System in the municipality of Diadema (SP) brings with it theatrical performances, music, games and activities focused on driver education. In September 2011, a mini driving track was inaugurated within Ecovias, an extension of the “OK with the Highway” project, which aims to make state and municipal schools students aware of the importance of respecting driving rules and not to play along the edges of highways. In 2011, 8,503 people participated in the project.
 Good Volunteers Volunteer project in which employees teach children at a school in São Bernardo do Campo, addressing subjects such as “Our Region” (on the importance of natural resources and the proper use of roads), “Introduction to the Business World” (involving basic concepts of business administration); and “Our World” (about advanced business management and the use of natural resources in each region). Since 2010, 436 children and 30 seniors were assisted. Some 110 employees participated in the project.
Institutional Campaign Against Violence Aimed at Children Educational campaigns and preventive actions to prevent violence and sexual exploitation of children and teenagers. Includes lectures on the subject, distribution of leaflets and t-shirts and the setting up of posts to disseminate information on the highway. In 2011, 104 truck drivers attended the lectures, 5,000 leaflets were distributed and two publicizing posts were set up on the highway.
The Play Clean Project Recycles and turns empty paint cans used for highway markings – which were originally destined for landfills – to serve as raw materials in the production of selective waste kits donated to area schools. Upon delivery, Ecocataratas’ employees make a presentation about selective waste collection and environmental preservation. Presentations were made to 702 students, with the donation of 21 waste collection kits and 162 individual trash bins.
Children’s Drivers Education Prepares future drivers in defensive driving techniques, conducted safely and responsibly, strengthening relations with the highway’s users. The mini driving track is an ongoing project, open to the community in the region, where school children can enjoy the infrastructure with a focus on drivers’ education. Since it opened, the project has received the visits of some 2,575 children from 52 schools.
EcoRodovias also runs these projects: “Community Access” (digital inclusion); “Clean House” (which makes garbage bins available to neighboring communities); “Game Changer” (to encourage the practice of sports; “Reinvent” (for the reuse of banners into manufacture of bags); “Guardians of Childhood” (to combat the sexual exploitation of children); and “Summer Project” (with actions aimed at leisure, health, road safety and environmental awareness).
Professional Associations and Organizations

GRI 4.13

The Game Changer Project

EcoRodovias is a member of the following organizations:

Media

GRI PR7


EcoRodovias seeks to maintain agile and transparent relations with news media, disclosing releases through sources authorized to represent the Company. The publication of marketing, advertising, promotional and sponsorship materials are produced pursuant to the Code of Business Conduct.

Through December 2011, EcoRodovias accumulated 58,678 citations in the Brazilian press, taking into account mentions of all of the Group’s concessionaires. Among the main topics appearing in the major news outlets mentioning the Company or articles related to the concession of the Guarulhos, Campinas and Brasília airports and the amount of traffic of the Group over the first 11 months of the year. The in-house social network, People’s Network, was featured in the O Estado de São Paulo newspaper.

Over the course of the year, EcoRodovias was cited positively in major news outlets. In the Folha de S. Paulo and Valor Econômico newspapers, the subject of infrastructure was discussed, highlighting the insertion of the Company and the CNT survey. For its part, EcoRodovias also was classified among the largest groups in Brazil by Valor Econômico magazine.

Environment
Selective Waste Collection

EcoRodovias internally disseminates a culture of continuous improvement regarding the generation and disposal of solid waste and effluents, gaseous emissions, noise and the consumption of water and electric energy. To this end, it has transparent communication of matters related to the environment and trains employees, partners and communities regarding this subject.

It also makes use of an Integrated Management Policy (PGI), which establishes structured objectives and targets to optimize the management of natural resources, thereby stimulating the application of lesser polluting alternatives and improving controls over the consumption and disposal of inputs. The application of the policy and the monitoring of the indicators are routines that are carried out through the Integrated Management System.

EcoRodovias has a dedicated department, involves the leaders in the Sustainability Committees and adopts guidelines and tools to mitigate impacts and reduce consumption of natural resources

Environmental Practices

GRI 4.12


EcoRodovias’ Sustainability Department orients each one of the Sustainability Committees of the Group’s companies. Among the actions that are developed by the department are the search for best practices and the implementation of internal processes that satisfy the sustainability guidelines put into place by the Group.

Five years ago EcoRodovias reported its performance pursuant to the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI-G3) guidelines, incorporating into the report IBASE social balance sheet statement. The application of these models leads to continuous monitoring of socio-environmental indicators designed to strengthen management of these matters.

In 2011, the Company was listed on the BM&FBOVESPA’s Business Sustainability Index (ISE) of companies with the best practices in this regard. Furthermore, it has been a full member since 2009 of the Brazilian Companies for the Climate (EPC) platform, an initiative that supports members in their strategies for managing greenhouse gas effects and present recommendations of public policies for lowering the carbon footprint in Brazil.

All of EcoRodovias’ concessionaires have been certified under ISO 9001, quality; ISO 14001, environmental management; and OHSAS 18001, occupational safety, hygiene and health.

It also operates the first paving studies laboratory in Brazil, accredited by Inmetro under rule ISO/IEC 17025 four penetration tests (asphaltic materials; melting point – ring and ball method; high flash and combustion through the Cleveland open cup method – oil by-products; viscosity in high temperatures using rotational viscosity measurement device – asphaltic materials; Saybolt Furol viscosity – bituminous materials). In 2011, three new tests were included in the services the laboratory offers: diametral compression; viscosity – Brookfield with rubberized asphalt; and elasticity.

Through its Seedling Nursery, EcoRodovias foments environmental compensation of its activities and citizenship by involving people with special needs in the project
Reduction of Environmental Impacts

GRI EN26


The corporate environmental management guidelines are applied by the Group’s companies through a series of initiatives, seeking to mitigate impacts by reduction of consumption of materials, water and energy and the emission of waste, effluents, noise pollution and greenhouse gases.

Consumption of Materials: EcoRodovias is a pioneer in the use of rubberized asphalt – based on the recycling of tires – for paving highways. Furthermore, it runs internal campaigns to recycle paper.

Waste: all of the concessionaires carry out selective waste collection and organize awareness raising training and actions to disseminate the importance of recycling.

Water Consumption: besides campaigns for the conscientious consumption of water, a number of companies in the Group have installed faucets that automatically shut themselves off and systems for the reutilization of rainwater.

Emissions: chartered transportation is offered to employees, and videoconference rooms are used to reduce travel, constituting major allies in the reduction of greenhouse gas effects. Moreover, EcoRodovias encourages the use of alcohol as a fuel for its own fleet of vehicles and inspects the levels of emissions from its own diesel vehicles and that of third parties.

Noise Pollution: the rubberized asphalt that is used already reduces the noise levels and is supplemented through vegetation planted along the sides of the highways. The Company continuously monitors noise levels in order to prepare mitigation actions.

Effluents: treatment stations in most of the concessionaires permit the treatment of effluents. At Ecocataratas, studies are even being conducted to permit their reuse of the treated effluent.

Consumption of Materials

The materials acquisition process includes technical and economic requirements and involves the sustainability department. Highway repair work is scheduled throughout the year and the use of asphaltic mixtures reduces the overheating of the materials, the burning of fuel, the consumption of natural aggregates (stones) and the volume of asphaltic materials transported.

GRI EN1



Materials 2011 2010 2009 Unit of measurement
Aggregates 232,904 167,892 84,230 Cubic meters
Binders (such as CM30, RC 1C, CAP, Ecoflex) 26,678 16,270 13,704 Tons
Water-based highway paint 470,387 346,297 278,574 Liters
Solvent-based highway paint 89,396 43,713 99,263 Liters
Paper for printing toll tickets 91,681 114,599 86,646 Rolls

Recycled Materials

GRI EN2



Maintenance or recovery of roadway pavement generates a waste, known as milled material, used mainly for the primary capping of main highway access roads, service roads and public streets, depending upon the demand of public and municipal authorities. Recycled paper also is commonly found in EcoRodovias’ administrative activities, which contributes to the preservation of natural resources.

Materials used from recycling sources 2011 2010 2009 Units of measurement
Milled materials 51,170.70 37,798 56,848 Cubic meters
Recycled paper 4,972 4,726 2,858 Reams
Waste

GRI EN22



Asphalt Plant – Ecovias

EcoRodovias adopts the best practices for managing solid waste, acting in compliance with the new Solid Waste National Policy (PNRS), the plan for the treatment of waste in the country that encourages recycling and reverse logistics.

Among the highlights in this context was a specific workshop on the subject, as part of the “Ecoviver” project (see more in the “Communities and NGOs item”), which relates the policy to the daily lives of people. The initiative also included the presentation of research methodologies and a basic understanding of what constitutes solid waste.

Furthermore, the reutilization of these materials is inserted within the routine of the operations using selective waste collection processes along with training and consciousness raising actions. All of the waste generated in the highway installations managed by EcoRodovias is collected and disposed of in an appropriate manner.



Waste 2011
Class I Quantity Disposal method
Light bulbs (units) 5,795 Co-processing
Pre-hospital waste (kilos) 2,089 Disinfection and disposal in landfill
Waste from road accidents and other Class I waste (tons) 149.73 Controlled landfills and incineration
Highway accidents and other Class I waste Classe I (liters) 152,000 Controlled landfills and incineration
Class II Quantity Disposal method
Milled material (tons) 1,293 Reincorporation in the process
Milled material (cubic meters) 23,546
Recyclables (tons) 197.1 Recycling
Construction waste (tons) 865.2 Licensed landfill,
reincorporation in the process
Construction waste (cubic meters) 15
Organic or non-recyclable (tons) 1,912.1 Licensed landfill
Out of use tires and pieces of rubber (tons) 163.3 Co-processing
Consumption of Water and Energy

GRI EN5, EN8 and EN10



EcoRodovias’ concessionaires in 2011 ran awareness-raising campaigns regarding water consumption while also conducting studies on how to re-utilize water from effluents in its user service units and trained employees about the conscientious use of natural resources.

Volume of water withdrawn from the source (cubic meters)
Source 2011 2010 2009
Underground water 54,237 56,266 50,243
Rain water 200 57 28
Municipal water supply 19,999 16,329 11,758
Re-used effluents 0 0 0
Total 74,436 72,651 62,029

Ecopistas

EcoRodovias adopts procedures in its concessionaires to reduce energy consumption, such as energy efficiency projects. To disseminate good practices, it runs conscientious energy consumption campaigns, offers lectures and puts on educational presentations, among other events. The Company is constantly striving to add alternative sources, evaluating their technical, operational, environmental and financial feasibility.

Ecovias is another example: it evaluated 145 points where monthly charges are in existence, seeking to rationalize the medium tension power voltage demand contracted by its different units, verifying that the infrastructure was adequate and management was controlling electricity invoices. Other studies are underway, such as using more power-efficient light bulbs in tunnels, a measure that will be implemented in 2012.

Energy purchased by the organization
GRI EN3
Non-renewable 2011 2010 2009 Unit of measurement
Natural gas 0 255 59,452 Cubic meters
Diesel fuel 1,482,188 1,494,844 1,185,756 Liters
Gasoline 540,461 245,483 33,441 Liters
Eletricity (thermoelectric) 1,477,540 1,377,192 1,289,300 Kilowatt-hour
Renewables 2011 2010 2009 Unit of measurement
Alcohol 1,275,647 1,152,199 1,197,127 Liters
Eletricity (hydroelectric) 18,784,271 17,040,824 13,925,796 Kilowatt-hour
Emissions

GRI EC2, EN7, EN16, EN17 e EN18



EcoRodovias has been using the Greenhouse Gas Protocol (GHG Protocol) to calculate its emissions since 2010.

Scope Description of the emission Ton of CO2 equivalent
2011 2010
Scope 1 Mobile combustion for general transportation (Company’s operating fleet) 4,757.60 4,196.06
Stationary combustion for the production of electricity (generators)
Scope 2 Acquisition of electric and thermal power for the Company’s own consumption 615.62 966.62
Scope 3 Air travel on behalf of the Company 1,500.27 1,118.42
Transportion of employees home-work

The greenhouse gas inventory (GGI) for 2011 was audited by KPMG. The greatest volume of emissions occurred as a result of the use of more gasoline because of the increase in ethanol prices.

In view of the importance of this subject for the Group, EcoRodovias established for the first time a 2% reduction in emissions as part of top and middle management’s targets in 2012, compared to the inventory
of 2011.

Furthermore, benefits are accruing through the use of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) for Automatic Vehicle Identification (AVI), allowing users to pay tolls with their vehicles in movement at a recommended speed of 40 km/h.

Studies have shown that through this system there are savings resulting from the approximately 60% less time taken to get through a toll plaza. And, furthermore, there are economic benefits, because the system permits a reduction of up to 89% of fuel needed to cross the plaza, a reduction of 710.20 tons of CO2 over the course of the year, taking into account:
• that all toll plazas are equivalent in terms of size and topography;
• the average consumption of vehicles is 2.02 km per liter;
• the difference between estimated consumption, in the case that the number of vehicles that use the AVI lane remains at the same level of consumption as in 2010, and the projection a 5% increase in the use of the AVI lane.

EcoRodovias takes into consideration in its operations the risks and opportunities that stem from climate change. To this end, it complies with specific regulations. The Company is notable for its socio-environmental performance, presenting its results transparently to all stakeholders and continually improving its indicators. This implies greater facility in accessing credit and attractiveness to investors. The risks related to this subject were mapped out and are covered by insurance policies contracted by the concessionaires.

Risks/insurance related to climate change at the highway concessions
Change in the climate/operations Highway operations
in mountain stretches 		Special Outdoor
Projects (OAEs) 		Slopes and Current
Outdoor Projects (OACs) 		Total investments (‘000)*
Wind Interruption of traffic (fallen trees, signposting, impact on automobile steering, etc.) Interruption of traffic Interruption of traffic R$195,202
Fire Interruption of traffic/runoff funnels Damage to OAEs Damage to OAEs
Excessive rainfall Hillside landslides (hillside vegetation and rock falls)/interruption of traffic Bridge collapses/interruption of traffic/loss of assets Loss of slopes and OACs
* Amounts calculated based on the “Cost Qualification Method” tool.
Risk/insurance related to climate change of logistics operations
Change in
climate/operations		 Transportation Distribution Centers Depot/Flow regulator Redex/CLIA Total investiments (thousands)*
Wind Disruption of traffic, causing interruption or delay in services Damage to storage structures Toppling of containers Toppling of stacked containers/
damage to structures for the storage of commodities 		R$600,000
Fire/Burn off Interruption of activity due to possible blocked roads Accidents with materials stored for customers/
possibility of fires near DCs		 Loss of stacked containers with client content Loss of stacked containers with client content
Excessive rainfall Interruption of activity due to possible blocked roads Flooding/
accident with materials stored for customers 		Flooding of the maneuvering yard and storage sites for containers Damage to structures for the storage of commodities and other merchandise
* Calculated based on the “Method of Measuring the Cost” tool as defined by the NBR 14653.

Ecovia
Control of Cargo Spills
GRI EN23
 

EcoRodovias’ concessionaires have trained teams and adequate resources ready to advise public authorities or assist in the event of the spillage of dangerous cargoes. They also work run preventive campaigns aimed at highway users.

In 2011, the concessionaires conducted eight simulated dangerous cargo spill accidents on the highways, with the participation of the operating teams, the operating control center (CCO) and appropriate agencies.

SIGNIFICANT SPILLS IN 2011
Concessionaire Highway Volume of spill Material spilled Containment action
Ecovias SP-150 100 liters Ethanol Closing of the highway and cleanup of the waste by a specialized company.
SP-150 5,000 liters Vanilla acetate
SP-150 50 liters Ethly alcohol
SP-55 100 liters Biodiesel
Ecopistas SP-070 40.18 tons Lime hydrate Containment barriers.
Ecovia BR-277, Km 47 10,000 liters IA fuel oil Ecovia contained the spilled product with construction of dikes; to halt the product at the valve outlet, the fifth wheel of the truck was disengaged, lowering and tilting the trailor, which prevented spillage of the rest of the load. To handle the failed valve, two 200-liter drums were used to contain the spill, and five cylindrical barriers were applied. The spilled product was inert and did not reach watercourses. Cleaning, cargo transhipment and waste removal services were performed by subcontractors. All services were oriented and supervised by the staff of the Environmental Institute of Paraná.
Ecocataratas BR-277,
Km 585		 6,000 liters Liquid residues of oil type 2 UN number: 3082
Degree of risk 90		 The oil spill reached the Rio Cascavel, spreading about 15 km. Containment barriers were erected along the riverbanks and cleaning carried out with the use of specific machinery. Absorbent covers and barriers were used along with floating booms and plastic sheeting as auxiliary materials. The mitigation operation lasted four and a half days. Laboratory tests were performed by Companhia de Saneamento do Paraná, which attested, only a week after the accident, that the Rio Cascavel water quality was appropriate for resumption of normal public water supply.
BR-277,
Km 485		 800 liters Toluene
UN number: 33 1294		 The material was contained in a trench about two feet wide by five meters in length, using a plastic cover. The work was carried out by Ecocataratas’ containment team in partnership with the Civil Defense and SOS COTEC, the company contracted by Ecocataratas to handle environmental emergencies.
BR-277,
Km 418		 15,000 liters Vegetable oil The right of way was cleaned cleaning and contaminated soil removed, subsequently sent for treatment in Chapecó.
500 liters Diesel oil  

Bulletin Board - Ecovias

Biodiversity

GRI EN11, EN12, EN13 and EN14



Ecocataratas

Ecosul

Concessionaire Highways cutting through or adjacent to legally protected areas or areas with a high biodiversity index Geographical location Length of the part of the highway that cuts through or is adjacent to legally protected areas (km) Identification of the protected area
Ecovias SP-150 SP – São Bernardo do Campo e Cubatão Km 34 to Km 53 Serra do Mar State Park – Itutinga Pilões Nucleus
SP-160 SP – São Bernardo do Campo, Cubatão e São Vicente Km 40 to Km 58
SP-040 SP – São Bernardo do Campo Km 0 to Km 08
SP-055 SP – Santos Km 254 to Km 255
Ecopistas SP-070 SP – São Paulo 8 km of highway Tietê Ecological Park
SP-070 SP – Itaquaquecetuba 1.25 km proximity Itaquá Ecological Park
SP-070 SP – Mogi das Cruzes 7 km proximity Cemasi Municipal Park
SP-070 SP – Guararema 6.5 km proximity Parque Municipal de Guararema
SP-070 SP – São José dos Campos 1.25 km proximity Interlagos Municipal Park
SP-070 SP – Taubaté 5 km proximity Sr. do Bonfim Municipal Park
Ecovia BR-277 PR – São José dos Pinhais, Morretes and Paranaguá Km 77 to Km 49 (Atlantic Forest, APA Guaratuba, APA Rio Pequeno), Km 49 to Km 09 (APA Guaratuba, Atlantic Forest, AEIT Marumbi, Pau Oco State Park) Atlantic Forest – AEIT Marumbi, State APA Guaratuba, Pau Oco State Park and Rio Pequeno State Park
PR-407 PR – Paranaguá and Pontal do Paraná Km 00 to Km 05 (Palmito State Forest) and Km 14 (Guaraguaçu Ecological Station) Guaraguaçu Ecological Station
PR-508 PR – Paranaguá and Matinhos 32 km State APA Guaratuba 02k (Rio da Onça Forest Park) Guaratuba State APA and Rio da Onça Forest Park
Ecocataratas BR-277 PR – Santa Tereza do Oeste and Céu Azul 32 km of bordering highway; distance 24 meters from paved highway to beginning of vegetation Iguaçu National Park
BR-278 PR – Céu Azul Distance of 10 meters of highway pavement to beginning of vegetation Iguaçu National Park
BR-279 PR – Santa Terezinha de Itaipu Continous strip transposing the right of way of BR-277 Santa Maria Biodiversity (Rio Bonito)
Ecosul N/A N/A N/A N/A



EcoRodovias deals with impacts caused by biodiversity through a structured management process. The Company’s seedling nursery operation is a differentiated project in terms of the market. Planted along the sides of the highways to preserve hillsides as well as in the center strips, the seedlings help environmentally compensate for the highway construction works. The seedlings are first cultivated in a specific area in São Bernardo do Campo. The team that is responsible for this preparation is made up of 16 people with mental disabilities hired through a partnership with the Association of Parents and Friends of Exceptional Children (Apae – Diadema), with a seedling specialist in charge of the project. Apae members regularly visit the work area to monitor performance and growth. The project thus not only contributes to reforestation and environmental preservation, but also to the employees’ social development and their formation as citizens. In 2011, the nursery produced 70,282 seedlings.

Furthermore, all of EcoRodovias’ concessionaires conduct highway safety awareness raising campaigns. The objective is to ensure safety for users, members of neighboring communities and animals that, on some specific stretches, cross the highways. There are signposts warning of these crossing areas, velocity inhibitors in strategic locations and special webbing to bar animal crossings.


Campaign Biodiversity Campaigns conducted by all of the concessionaires strengthen awareness about biodiversity preservation

There are also structured efforts to monitor neighboring properties and to deliver abandoned animals to appropriate organizations to care for them, such as Ibama’s Wildlife Triage Center, for subsequent release back into their natural habitats.

A number of different campaigns carried out in all of the concessionaires strengthen awareness about the preservation of diversity. Included among them, of particular note are the support for parks and permanent preservation areas in proximity with the Group’s highways and the warnings and alerts about illegal trafficking of plants and animals. Furthermore, special training sessions, simulations and awareness campaigns regarding the transportation of dangerous products are run. EcoRodovias’ teams are permanently prepared to act during emergencies and also preventively, accompanying trucks with dangerous cargoes during their trips on the Group’s highways, avoiding accidents.

Besides this, the concessionaires adopt specific measures to put best operating practices into place, such as planning and development of projects that comply with the pertinent technical rules and environmental legislation; control and monitoring of highway safety activities; management of emergency risks and actions, and mitigating actions when there is construction work on the highways; regular audits that evaluate the correct operation of environmental practices; and preventive maintenance regarding gaseous emissions on the part of our own and third-party supplier vehicles, among other actions.

Paranaguá


Main environmental impacts and mitigation

GRI EN12, EN15 and EN26



Concessionaires Highway Significant impacts
on biodiversity		 Nature of
the impact		 Affected
species 		Mitigation
activities

Ecovias

Anchieta Highway SP-150

Reduction in the number of wildlife individuals

Accidents involving wild animals on the highways

Wild and domestic animals

Protective webbing in places where the largest number of run-overs occur and distribution of garbage bags so that food scraps do not fall into the road, feeding the animals

Imigrantes Highway
SP-160

Reduction in the number of wildlife individuals

Accidents involving wild animals on the highways

Wild and domestic animals

Interconnection Planalto SP-040

Reduction in the number of wildlife individuals

Accidents involving wild animals on the highways

Wild and domestic animals

Cônego Domenico Rangoni Highway SP-055

Reduction in the number of wildlife individuals

Accidents involving wild animals on the highways

Wild and domestic animals

Padre Manoel da Nobrega Highway SP-055

Reduction in the number of wildlife individuals

Accidents involving wild animals on the highways

Wild and domestic animals

Ecopistas

SP-070 – Ayrton Senna and Carvalho Pinto

Reduction in the number of wildlife individuals

Accidents involving wild animals on the highways

Capybara and owls

Survey of kilometers with the higher rate of road hits and defining of priority areas, strengthening of fences and signage alerting to problem

SP-070 – Ayrton Senna and Carvalho Pinto

Contamination of soil, water and air

Leakage of chemicals

Various species of local flora and fauna that are present in the affected areas. To date, no studies have been performed to inventory the species with the highest incidence of loss

Training in emergency situations for employees of area traffic, and provision of equipment and specific materials, such as cement,
sand and covers

SP-070 – Ayrton Senna and Carvalho Pinto

Reduction of arboreal individuals and wild animals

Fires on the right of way stemming from discarded lit cigarettes, the regional climate and neighboring communities

Various species of local flora and fauna that are present in the affected areas. To date, no studies have been performed to inventory the species with the highest incidence of loss

Formation of internal fire brigades, specific training in firefighting of employees
traffic, procurement and operation of truck Pipa

Ecovia

BR-277, PR-508 and PR-407

Reduction of the number
of wildlife individuals

Running over of wild animals

Black-eared possum and forest dogs

Educational signage and campaigns

BR-277, PR-508 and PR-407

Dispersal of exotic and invasive plant species

Competitive success of exotic species

Pinnus

Program for removal of invasive species

Ecosul

BR-116

Reduction of the number
of wildlife individuals

Running over of wild animals

White-eared possum and tiger water turtles

Informative
and educational signage

BR-293

Reduction of the number
of wildlife individuals

Running over of wild animals

Skunks and
white-eared
possums

Informative
and educational signage

BR-392

Reduction of the number
of wildlife individuals

Running over of wild animals

White-eared
possums and tiger water turtles

Informative
and educational signage

BR-392

Reduction of the number
of wildlife individuals

Irregular sale of
native orchids

Orchids

Informative
and educational signage.
Pamphleting

Ecocataratas

BR-277 –
Km 611 to
Km 643

Reduction of the species

Running over of wild animals

Deer and possum

Educational signage and campaigns

BR-277 –
Km 344 to
Km 730

Loss of biodiversity

Hunting, fishing in the spawning season, illegal logging of trees and native flora

Hunting: deer, ocelot, paca, armadillo, fox and jaguar
Fishing: pintado and dourado
Illegal trees and native flora: cinnamon, mahogany, araucaria pine, palm and jussara fern

Environmental
education campaigns, lectures at schools in the region, actions in partnership with NGOs and state and federal government bodies at several levels on dates
related to the theme


Seedling Nursery – Ecovias
Environmental Fines

GRI EN28



In 2011, Ecovias received an environmental notice from the city of São Bernardo do Campo (SP) regarding materials storage at
Km 19 of SP-150 for construction work underway.

Environmental Investments

GRI EN30



EcoRodovias invested R$1,559,538.83 in 2011 for environmental management, 4.10% more than the previous year. This increase reflected the Company’s commitment to improve its processes and, thus, obtain results that benefit the environment.

Total investments and expenses in environmental protection (R$) 2011 2010 2009
Waste treatment and disposal  612,169.32  555,724.03 240,542.84
Emissions treatment (for example, expenses for filters)  92,418.98  81,152.08 131,770.00
Outsourced environmental management services  361,050.06  514,617.93 204,477.14
External certification  74,957.29  46,677.50 55,997.00
Research and development  340,724.08  276,422.08 130,782.30
Clean technologies  78,219.10  23,497.00 31,500.00
Total 1,559,538.83 1,498,090.62 795,069.28
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