ETCO celebrates achievements of 10 years of performance

Source: Portal Fator Brasil

In a decade, Instituto collaborated for the evolution of the competitive ethics and for the reduction of the tolerance with the transgressions in the country business environment.

To celebrate its 10 years of operation, the Brazilian Institute of Ethics in Competition (ETCO) held yesterday, in São Paulo, an event that brought together members of the Board of Directors and Advisory Board, representatives of sectorial entities and executives from companies in various sectors. During the meeting, the main achievements made between 2003 and 2013 were recalled and the activities planned for the year were presented.

"The first decade of ETCO's existence changed the competition scenario in Brazil, paving the way for significant improvements in the business environment and the Brazilian economy," stated the Institute's executive president, Roberto Abdenur, at the opening of the event. Projects supported by ETCO were remembered, such as the electronic invoice (NF-e), and others in which it operates directly, such as the Cidade Livre de Pirataria program and the Underground Economy Index.

"ETCO works on causes that go beyond the interests of companies and sectors, but also serve the interests of Brazil," explained Abdenur. A clear example of this action was the promulgation of article 146-A, resulting from Constitutional Amendment nº 42/2003. The article provides that States, the Federal District and municipalities, in addition to the Union, institute differentiated taxation systems in order to prevent competitive imbalances caused by private actions that use the reduction of their tax costs to gain spurious competitive advantages. The article was a suggestion by ETCO, which is now working on the enactment of a complementary law, which is essential for its application.

Currently, ETCO has six sector cameras: soft drinks, tobacco, beer, fuels, technology and medicines. "But we hope to bring one or two more cameras to ETCO in the coming years," said Abdenur.

Events will mark the ten years of ETCO - Throughout 2013, events will be held to celebrate the Institute's first decade. For this, ETCO's new visual identity was presented on Wednesday.

“We are going to promote a reflection on the advances we have made so far,” said Heloísa Ribeiro, executive director of ETCO, referring to the 10 + 10 Debate Cycle, a retrospective of competitive ethics in Brazil and the prospects for the next decade.

Three meetings will be held: on June 6 in Rio de Janeiro, August 21 in Brasília and October 16 in São Paulo. All events will have representatives from state or federal governments and representatives from the private sector, such as businessman Jorge Gerdau Johannpeter in Brasília and Fábio Barbosa, president of Grupo Abril, in São Paulo. Registration will be free and places will be limited.

In addition, book launches will continue in 2013, as will ETCO's participation in important events that discuss the theme of business ethics and the economy in general.

ETCO Journalism Award - Another important new feature of ETCO for this year is the first edition of the ETCO Journalism Award, which will reward journalistic works that stimulate society's awareness of topics such as illegal trade, informality, piracy, the complexity of the tax system, and tax evasion and the impact of corruption on the economy.

They will be able to compete for the prize, whose winners will be known on November 7, 2013, reports published in newspapers, magazines, radio, television and electronic vehicles in the period between January 1, 2012 and August 1, 2013. * The rules can be consulted at www.etco.org/premio.

The Brazilian Institute of Ethics in Competition, ETCO, is a civil society organization of public interest (OSCIP) founded in 2003 with the objective of identifying, discussing, proposing and supporting actions, practices and projects that result in concrete improvement of the business environment in the Brazil. To this end, it acts to influence decision-makers to adopt measures aimed at reducing tax evasion, illegal trade and informality, in addition to actions to simplify the tax system and combat corruption and other misconduct. The institute seeks to maintain a strong presence in the Brazilian business and political circles in order to create mechanisms and tools that strengthen competitive ethics. There are three action strategies: to foster studies on the factors that encourage these deviations in conduct; propose and support initiatives, actions or changes in legal texts and administrative practices; and to develop and support actions to raise public awareness about the harmful social and economic effects and the dangers of these illegalities and social leniency with these deviations from ethical behavior.

ETCO celebrates achievements of 10 years of performance

In a decade, the Institute collaborated for the evolution of the competitive ethics and for the reduction of the tolerance with the transgressions in the business environment of the Country

To celebrate its 10 years of operation, the Brazilian Institute of Ethics in Competition (ETCO) held a breakfast last Wednesday, April 10, in São Paulo, which brought together members of the Management and Advisory Boards, representatives of sectorial entities and executives from companies in various sectors. During the meeting, the main achievements made between 2003 and 2013 were recalled and the activities planned for the year were presented.


“The first decade of ETCO's existence changed the competition scenario in Brazil, paving the way for significant improvements in the business environment and the Brazilian economy,” said Executive President Roberto Abdenur at the opening of the event. The projects supported by ETCO, such as the electronic invoice (NF-e), and others in which the Institute acts directly, such as the Cidade Piração Livre Program and the Underground Economy Index, were mentioned.

"ETCO works on causes that go beyond the interests of companies and sectors, but also serve the interests of Brazil," explained Abdenur. A clear example of this action was the promulgation of article 146-A, resulting from Constitutional Amendment nº 42/2003. The article provides that States, the Federal District and municipalities, in addition to the Union, institute differentiated taxation systems in order to prevent competitive imbalances caused by private actions that use the reduction of their tax costs to gain spurious competitive advantages. The article was a suggestion by ETCO, which is now working to enact a complementary law, which is essential for its application.


 

Events to celebrate 10 years of ETCO

To celebrate the first decade of ETCO's performance, the 10 + 10 Debate Cycle will be held to outline a retrospective of competitive ethics in Brazil and the prospects for the next decade. The Debate Cycle will take place in three stages: on June 6 in Rio de Janeiro, August 21 in Brasília and October 16 in São Paulo. All events will have representatives from the state or federal governments and the private sector, such as businessman Jorge Gerdau Johannpeter in Brasília and Fábio Barbosa, president of the Abril Group, in São Paulo. Registration is free and places are limited. “We are going to promote a reflection on the progress we have made so far,” said Heloisa Ribeiro, Executive Director of ETCO.

In addition, book launches will continue in 2013, as will ETCO's participation in important events that discuss the theme of business ethics and the economy in general.

 

ETCO Journalism Award

Another important novelty for this year is the first edition of the ETCO Journalism Award, which will include journalistic works that stimulate society's awareness of topics such as illegal trade, informality, piracy and the complexity of the tax system, as well as tax evasion and tax evasion. impact of corruption on the economy.

Reports published in newspapers, magazines, radios, televisions and electronic vehicles in the period between January 1, 2012 and August 1, 2013, may compete for the prize. The regulations can be consulted at www.etco.org.br/premio and the award ceremony will take place on November 7, 2013, in São Paulo.

The history of 10 years of fighting unfair competition can be seen in www.etco.org.br/10years

 

These 10 years deserve a great celebration, because, if we look back, during this period, Brazil achieved unimaginable conquests and part of this merit comes, precisely, from the improvement of the understanding of the concepts preached by ETCO. ”

Luiz Fernando Furlan, member of the ETCO Advisory Board and former Minister of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade

 

Brazil needs to strengthen the links of ethics, legality, combating practices that pervert competition and harm the whole of society, be it the purse, which loses a lot with tax evasion, or the consumer, who loses with these illegal practices. ”

Edson Vismona, Executive President of the National Forum against Piracy and Illegality (FNCP)

 

This all makes ETCO, in these 10 years, proud of what it has already done, but with the awareness that it has much more to do. ”

Aristides Junqueira, member of the ETCO Advisory Council and former Attorney General

 

ETCO is one of the most active civil society entities, and has really supported with great skill and efficiency all the projects that the CNCP has developed. ”

Rodolfo Tamanaha, Executive Secretary of the National Council to Combat Piracy (CNCP)

 

Brazil has everything to succeed and depends on society to be aware of what needs to be done for the good of all. And ETCO is a very important tool for this awareness. ”

Roberto Faldini, member of the ETCO Advisory Board and Director of FIESP / CIESP

 

It is very rare for an entity to develop and achieve expressive results as ETCO has achieved. We have seen in terms of numbers and data that there has actually been a decrease in certain practices, such as unfair competition, tax evasion and others. ”

Hamilton Dias de Souza, member of the ETCO Advisory Board and specialist in Tax Law

Award for journalists marks 10 years of ETCO


Objective is to recognize professionals who stimulate society's awareness of the topics addressed by the Institute

As part of the celebration of its 10 years of activity in the defense of competitive ethics in the Country, the Brazilian Institute of Ethics in Competition - ETCO presents the 2013 ETCO Journalism Award. The objective is to recognize journalistic works produced in the Brazilian press in which contributions can be identified improving ethics among competing companies, or pointing out situations in which fraudulent practices compromise the business environment.

"There is nothing more just than recognizing the work of these professionals who, unequivocally, contribute to raising awareness on topics such as illegal trade, informality, piracy, complexity of the tax system, tax evasion and the impact of corruption on the economy", points out the President ETCO executive, Roberto Abdenur. For him, the ability of the press to bring information to the whole of society “has been responsible for expanding knowledge and understanding of the benefits that competitive ethics provide to the economy and the country”.

The ETCO Journalism Award will distribute a total of R $ 60 thousand in gross values, with R $ 10 thousand for the winner of each of the five categories - Newspaper, Magazine, Radiojournalism, Telejournalism and Journalism On Line - and another R $ 10 thousand to the work considered the best among the awarded categories, named winner of the ETCO Grand Prize in Journalism. Special honors will be paid to the editors of the winning entries during the awards ceremony.

Entries for the first edition of the ETCO Journalism Award can be made until August 1, 2013, the maximum date for publication / placement of works. Detailed information about the program, registration form and regulations can be obtained on the website www.etco.org.br/premio.

ETCO Magazine Special Edition 10 years

In addition to the reflections presented in articles by Jorge Hage, Eliana Calmon, Claudia Costin, Ricardo Young, Maria Helena SF de Santana, Roberto Da Matta, Sergio Fausto, Renato Janine Ribeiro, Fábio Barbosa, Eurico Marcos Diniz de Santi and Mariana Pimentel Fisher Pacheco, ETCO Magazine nº 20 shows, in its cover story, how the Institute has been gaining weight and importance in the area of ​​competitive ethics.

Ethics also sets the tone for the interview by writer Luiz Ruffato, who talks about his work “Do you know who you're talking to?”, An anthology of short stories by various icons of Brazilian literature from different eras on corruption and power.

Finally, analyzes of the results obtained by the six important sectors of Brazilian economic activity that make up the six sectoral chambers of ETCO, and the challenges they will face in the coming years.

Read the ETCO Magazine edition 20 in PDF

The flash version can be accessed here