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2. The Organization.
Founded in 1944, the Odebrecht Organization is a diversified
business leader laying the groundwork for positive sustainable
change worldwide.

3. The Odebrecht Organization.
Odebrecht
Braskem
Odebrecht
Environmental
Odebrecht Oil & Gas
Odebrecht TransPort
Odebrecht
Agroindustrial
Odebrecht
Defense & Technology
Odebrecht Properties
Odebrecht
Real Estate
Odebrecht Latinvest
Estaleiro Enseada
do Paraguaçu
Engineering & Construction
Water, wastewater, and
environmental services
Sugar, ethanol,
and bioenergy
Real estate development
Chemicals & Petrochemicals
Integrated solutions for oil
and gas industry
Integrated defense systems
Infrastructure investment and
asset management
Concessions in the
transportation, transit,
and logistics sectors
Property asset investment
and operation
Shipbuilding and
offshore solutions

4. Growth of the
Organization.

5. Odebrecht in the United States.
In the United States, Odebrecht is a local company supported by the expertise
and resources of a global organization.
1500
Team members
$2.4 billion
annual revenue

6. Neal

7. Marcus Hook

8. Research and
Innovation Center

9. Oyster Creek

10. La Porte

11. Marcus Hook

12. Golden Glades Interchange

13. Adrienne Arsht Center
for the Performing Arts

14. Adrienne Arsht Center
for the Performing Arts

15. American Airlines Arena

16. American Airlines Arena

17. Seven Oaks Dam

18. Chalmette Loop Levee

19. Fronting Protection &
Breakwater Modifications
Pump Stations No. 1-4

20. West Return Floodwall

21. PortMiami Wharves
Strengthening Program

22. MIA South Terminal

23. MIA North Terminal

24. FLL South Runway
NAVAIDS Infrastructure

25. MIA Mover
Automated People Mover

26. Miami Metro Mover
Brickell Loop

27. Metrorail Orange Line
(AirportLink)

28. Our culture.
Odebrecht Entrepreneurial Technology is the
foundation of our business.
Its key tenets guide our daily actions:
Client Satisfaction
Clients should be served with
an emphasis on quality,
productivity, And
socio-environmental
respondability.
Partnership
Among Team Members with a
collective commitment to
achieve a common goal
and share in the profits
they generate..
Decetralization
through Planned
Delegation
Return on
Shareholders
‘Investments
With a focus on increasing
their equality value..
Reinvestment
of Results
For the creation of new work
opportunities and for
community development.
Confidence
In People
Empowers .Team
Members to make
decisions and take action.
And in their ability, and
desire, to progress.
Development
of People
“Education through
Work“ prepares Team
Members for Increasingly
complex challenges.

29. Sustainable Development.
Sustainability within the Organization
Economic
Development
Cultural
Diversity
Social
Development
Environmental
Balance
Political
Engagement
Social, Environmental & Cultural Programs (2012)
Programs
671
Beneficiaries
858,780
people
Investments
$53.6
million

30. The Award.

31. Objectives
Innovation
Value Creation
New or alternative methods, models,
and technologies related to engineering,
construction, or chemical practices that
have the potential to drive real change.
Generate value for stakeholders.
Results & Impact
Measurable or quantifiable results that
produce a significant positive impact.
Potential to
Scale up & Replicate
Viable on a broad-scale and/or
replicable in other settings.
Feasibility
Financially sustainable business model
(i.e. cost of implementation must be
offset by savings, gain, or value-added).
Sustainability
Alignment with Odebrecht’s view on
sustainability—a multidimensional
phenomenon that encompasses social,
economic, environmental, political, and
cultural dimensions.
Relevance
Applicability to Odebrecht Organization’s
operations, with a focus on:
- Engineering and Construction
- Chemicals and Petrochemicals
- Transportation and Logistics
- Environmental Engineering
- Energy
- Oil and Gas
- Other

32. Eligibility.
undergraduate and graduate students from accredited U.S. universities
enrolled full-time for the academic term (January-May) in which the competition
takes place
individual or groups of no more than 3 students
if in a group, students must be enrolled at the same university
the student, or at least one student in a group, must be pursuing a degree in
Engineering (all areas), Architecture, Building and Construction Management,
or Chemistry.
participants are encouraged to team members from other schools or
departments within their institution
All entries must be under supervision of an Advising Professor of the same
university as the student/group.

33. Timeline
September 23rd
PHILADELPHIA
2014

34. Evaluation
Criteria.
Selection
Process.

35. Prizes & Ceremony.
$65,000
in cash prizes!*
The Top 3 finalists, Advising
Professors, and University
Representatives will be invited
to the Award Ceremony with
all expenses paid.**
* all numbers herein are before taxation in accordance with state and federal law.
** restrictions apply

37. Innovation starts
with a single idea.
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