Investor Presentaiton
2016 Braskem | Annual Report
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IMPACT OF THE OPERATIONS
ON COMMUNITIES
Green Belts
In all, 30 of Braskem's 40 units
have a green belt - a green area
around the industrial plants that
provides another level of protection
and reduces exposure to risks.
The green belt also protects local
flora and wildlife species and helps
improve the quality of the air in the
environment.
With 68 hectares of area, the
Braskem Environmental Station,
which surrounds the Triunfo
Petrochemical Complex (Rio Grande
do Sul), has been continuously
monitoring the wildlife and flora
carried out by the Zoobotânica
Foundation since 1989. Currently,
the space welcomes students
for guided tours that promote
environmental education through
games and workshops in the middle
of the native forest. In 2016, there
were over 2,800 visitors.
Another Braskem green belt is a
preservation area located in the
district of Pontal da Barra, next
to Braskem's Chlorine-Soda unit
in Maceió (Alagoas). Created in
1987, it is now a space for studies,
visits, and development of social
and environmental projects, and
in 2016, the space received over
5,000 visitors and trained over 124
producers. The area stands out for
the preservation of local wildlife
and flora, and was recognized by
UNESCO as an Advanced Outpost
of the Atlantic Forest Biosphere.
Safety and
Communication
communication
with Communities
Braskem has
channels open to all Communities
where it operates. In some units,
in addition to the toll-free number
(0800) and the Ombudsman's
office available on the Company's
website, the Community may
dialogue with the Company
through periodic meetings, factory
visitation programs, training, and
interface with the government -
initiatives usually promoted by the
Community Consultative Councils
(CCC's) of each location. In the
ABC region, in São Paulo (Brazil),
the CCC returned in December
2016, with the COFIP ABC action.
APELL
One of the highlights of Braskem's
relationship with its surrounding
community is the Community
Preparedness and Response to Local
Emergencies (APELL), implemented
in Brazil in the units located in
the states of Alagoas and Rio de
Janeiro over twenty years ago. The
project conducts and coordinates
emergency simulation and keeps
the Community informed about the
risks and measures that control and
minimize possible impacts arising
from industrial operations. The local
coordinators of the program also
plan and execute training activities
and guarantee the reliability of
equipment and tools such as alarm
systems, substance detectors, and
respiratory protection equipment
that is used by public agencies.
In 2016, there were three groups
of the program Formando Laços
(Building Bonds). The initiative
brings communities and local
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entities to the plants, offers a
Toxicology and Medical Conduct
course for health professionals,
simulation, and implements actions
against the Aedes aegypti mosquito.
Braskem plays a leading role in
the community, by engaging its
neighbors and providing essential
insight into the potential impacts of
the products it manufactures and
ways to minimize them.
Maré Boa
Maré Boa is a communication and
social responsibility program that
seeks to positively impact the
Communities within the area of
influence of the Port of Aratu in
Bahia (Brazil). The program includes
actions toward strengthening
and sustaining fishing activity
and generating jobs and income,
such as training courses. The
courses offered for the training
of waterways professionals, for
example, included 45 people from
the local community, preparing
them for the labor market.
In addition to practical actions
that ease and prevent risks to the
health and safety of Communities,
environmental education activities
are developed so that the
population understands the risks
and impacts of the operation of
the Private Use Terminal in the
region. One of the actions carried
out in July 2016 was sponsoring
the Civic-Social Action (ACISO)
carried out by the Brazilian Navy,
which provided support services
to five thousand residents of these
communities, among them medical
care, issuing documents, and
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