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   Odebrecht Entrepreneurial Technology


The art of integrating people and circumstances to produce more and do it better when providing service to clients, the Odebrecht Entrepreneurial Technology (TEO) is a touchstone for the work of all of the Group’s members. It consists of entrepreneurial knowledge comprised of principles, concepts and criteria built up through the day-to-day practice of providing services to clients and producing economic and social wealth.

Leaders who are also educators engage in open and honest dialogue with their team members, offering them their time, presence, experience and example. These leaders are responsible for the planned delegation of responsibility for implementing programs, educating people through work, and helping groom new entrepreneurs.

Partnership between people who share common aims leads each individual to undertake his or share of responsibility with the necessary discipline with a view to getting general and specific results.

This makes it possible to decentralize the Group’s operations and grow on several fronts at once while following a common strategic direction and maintaining unity of thinking and action.

The Odebrecht Entrepreneurial Technology is governed by a philosophy of life that centers on work and education and focuses on meeting each client’s needs.

It is applied with the unrivalled way of seeing, feeling, understanding, deciding, acting and reacting that is unique to Odebrecht entrepreneur-partners and their teams.

For 60 years, TEO has provided the basic ethical and moral tenets we use to achieve our aims, in conjunction with our partners.


Our clients get the best solutions
Odebrecht was born to offer its clients outstanding solutions. We have been doing just that since 1944. By providing them products and services with maximum value added, we help each of our clients fully achieve their objectives in the shortest time and at the lowest cost.

Our members get the best organization to work for
Our operations are decentralized. Every Odebrecht entrepreneur-partner has the responsibility and the necessary autonomy to carry out his or her Action Program. Our working environment encourages self-development, loyalty and creativity.
We create the conditions for ensuring our members’ safety and well being. We always seek excellence and the best results. Since our beginnings, we have shared the wealth we generate on the basis of the principle of partnership.

Our shareholders and investors get guaranteed solidity and returns
We assemble and groom teams of highly qualified professionals to provide services and manage investments. These teams concentrate on ensuring that our Brazilian and international operations are carried out with outstanding profitability, liquidity and risk management. Our constant focus is on maximizing returns for our shareholders and investors on the basis of our clients’ satisfaction.

Our communities get sustainable development projects
We reinvest a considerable share of our results in sectors that generate job opportunities and are strategic for economic growth. We develop innovative technologies, and have a strong bonding capacity in Brazil and worldwide. We maintain a firm stance with regard to the environment, and support important social projects that help broaden the range of work and income opportunities available in our communities.

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