To support this, multiplying actions are being organized in the Lowlands of Southern Bahia to establish a dialogue on principles, reputable business conduct, legislation and governance. In April, the teams of the Odebrecht Foundation gathered with the leaders of the supported institutions to give a workshop on the topic and demonstrate the importance of adopting compliance standards. Since then, the workshop has been replicated for groups of students’ parents, suppliers and employees, for instance, as a way to share experiences and offer training that reinforces the institutions’ commitments to social investors, the government and society.

 

 

“Ethics go beyond the schoolyard. The students are incorporating these principles into their day-to-day activities,” said Lázaro Rodrigues, educational assistant at Cfaf. “We work on this in the classroom. And the boys are taking the topic back to their communities through these multiplying actions.” Quionei Araújo, the principal at CFR-PTN, added, “This already has been incorporated into students’ routines and now we have formalized the procedures.”

 

At the  Earth Conservation Organization (OCT) and the  Cooperative of Rural Producers of Presidente Tancredo Neves (Coopatan), institutions also supported by the PDCIS, the motto is the same: Always seek cohesive, ethical and clear relationships with farmers, local merchants and service providers.  According to Eduardo Mamédio, project coordinator at the OCT, producers in the Lowlands of Southern Bahia also have been open to working with the topic. “The entire region has benefited from the dissemination of the topics of ethics, integrity and transparency and from the multiplying actions that foster dialogue among local residents”.