VCP’s environmental performance in the year 2006 was guided by its Environment Master Plan, which has the following guidelines:

• Pave the way for projects by means of partnerships with research institutions and intensify technical exchange with governmental and non-governmental entities;

• Propose actions that are integrated with the community and with the socioeconomic development of the region under the influence of the ventures of VCP;

• Promote the improvement of the Company’s environmental performance, expressed by corporate indicators, local indicators and requirements of SGA;

• The arrangements for these guidelines occur by means of medium- and long-term objectives and goals and through the management of the following strategic programs:

• Monitoring of environmental policies, legislations and standards;

• Dialogue with audiences of interest (community, stockholders, customers, civil society organizations, government agencies, suppliers, collaborators, competitors, financial institutions, business community and press);

• Prevention and control of pollution;

• Improvement of competitiveness.