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Additional Contents 2008role in the system. The primary focus isimproved quality in the performance ofactivities. The Internal Controls System,also known as Compliance, includes a setof rules allowing greater security to theprocesses.TreiNet – Anti-Money Laundering: traineesunderstand what money launderingmeans, as well as the anti-money launderingprocedures Bradesco Organization has adopted.This course also exemplifies the differencesbetween illegal international wiretransfers and money laundering operations.TreiNet – Information Security: participantsknow the practices and the conceptsrelated to Information Security, so thatthey are able to identify risks and threatsthat may compromise the continuity of theOrganization’s activities.Ethics within the OrganizationTo solidify Ethics within the Organization,we held on-site lectures on “Ethics– Business and Life” and more than2 thousand managerial employees of allareas of the Organization participated inthese lectures.With the involvement of this group, i.e.,team managers, we continue disseminatingthe ethical culture that should beincorporated into people’s actions andlives, in all their daily activities, be theyprofessional or personal. In addition, theOrganization distributed a CD containingthe lecture highlights to all employees.TreiNet Ethics, which will also help strengthenthis important issue, is also planned.Anti-money laundering and internal controlsystems are reiterated in on-site courses formanagers. They receive texts addressing thekey issues of this theme.In 2008, more than 80,000 Organizationemployees, managers and non-managersalike, were given information on anticorruptionpractices through reports. Severalmechanisms have been used, including:Ethics is included in all on-site managerialcourses;Mandatory e-learning courses about combatingmoney laundering and terrorism financing,as well as internal controls;Money laundering prevention informationis included in Bradesco’s publications;More than 3,000 facilities and branchesreceive videos about money launderingprevention and internal controls;A renowned specialist did a cycle of lectureson the theme: Ethics – Business andLife, which included the participation of2,000 employees;All the Organization’s employees receiveda DVD of the company’s lecture: Ethics –Business and Life;In 2008, the training video PEP – PoliticallyExposed Persons was made availableto all facilities and branches.Orientation GuidesTo help prevent employee misconduct, in2008 the Bradesco Organization updated,published, distributed and made the followingpolicies, procedures and orientationdocuments available:Code of Ethical Conduct of the BradescoOrganization;Sector Code of Ethical Conduct – Accountingand Financial Management Department;Sector Code of Ethical Conduct for PurchasingProfessionals; (created in 2008)144Back