governance
wit h the IBGC and ISO
31000
Chapter 1 of EcoRodovias' 2010 Annual and Sustainability Report comprises information about the corporate governance practices adopted by the Group, focusing on the reporting year; it also includes the fundamentals of such practices, which result from good management and appropriate control of business aiming at guaranteeing value to shareholders, respecting the relationship with stakeholders and providing the market with the best disclosure of the Group's financial, non-financial and sustainability information.
This chapter also discusses the most important events of 2010, a year marked by the merger of Columbia and EADI Sul into the Company and the presence of the Group in the Novo Mercado of the BM&FBovespa with a 25.8% free float.
The Board of Directors comprises 7 directors, including one independent director and two alternates. The Board is supported by five committees in the areas of Audit, Assessment and Remuneration, Ethics, Corporate Sustainability and Governance. In 2010, the Board approved the regulations of the Internal Audit, an independent area, which reports directly to the directors and helps the Company improve the effectiveness of its governance, compliance, internal controls and risk management processes.
HEADQUARTERS OF ECOVIAS IMIGRANTES
The Executive Board also counted on the contribution of five specific committees, which, during 2010, assisted the Company in the control and disclosure of relevant information, management by processes and corporate risks.
EcoRodovias' Risk Management applies various methodologies to identify and monitor risk, and is integrated with corporate governance and compliance. Risks were rated according to their strategic, financial and operational nature, and classified as corporate, engineering, strategic, financial and operational. EcoRodovias' Risk Management Process is in line with the Risk Management Guide issued by the Brazilian Institute of Corporate Governance (IBGC) and ISO 31000 certification.