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Human Resources, Market Relationsand General Secretariat areas, besidesthe head of Fundação Bradesco. TheCommittee holds regular meetings ona quarterly basis, though they may becalled at any time.All sustainability actions are monitoredby the Committee, which in turnsubmits relevant issues to the topManagement. Every day, the Committeemonitors all initiatives of areasinvolved with supporting the Social-Environmental Responsibility area.Awareness in Daily ActivitiesIn order to disseminate our strategyand put it into practice, we havebeen seeking to promote an intensiveawareness and mobilization projectheavily focused on employees.We have workshops covering generalconcepts connected with sustainabilityand specific workshops covering, forexample, Ethics, Sustainable Finance,SA8000 and ISO 14001 standards,and Brazilian Sign Language (Libras).Workshops may be on-site or distance(training via the Intranet, Internet,instructional leaflets or video training).Employees at all hierarchical levels, fromleadership to operational positions, takepart in the courses (for more details, seethe Employees Section in the ResponsibleManagement Chapter).A great sustainability culture awarenessand dissemination program in 2008was the “Challenge of the Planet,” aneducational quiz bowl competitionin which more than 87% of all activeemployees participated (i.e., excludingemployees on vacation or leave of absence).Any employee wishing to participate inthe Challenge should know sustainabilityconcepts and practices. We made somesupporting materials available toparticipants: the employee version ofthe Bradesco Sustainability Report, ane-learning Sustainability Course, andinstructional leaflets with varied themes(water, deforestation, recycling, theAmazon, etc.). At the end of November,finalists gathered at an event in Cidadede Deus, Osasco, for the final contest.Five competition winners earned a tripto the Amazon.Internal communication is also a tool fordisseminating sustainability conceptsand initiatives. We communicate viaInstructionalSustainabilityLeaflets disseminateinformationFor further information aboutChallenge of the Planet vclick here