The Gerdau Group sponsors more than 110 social projects in South and North America, because it believes that the role of a company is based on its contribution to sustainable economic, social and environmental development.

   With this vision, it dedicated R$ 13 million in 2002 to activities focused primarily on the exchange of know-how, an essential factor for the construction of a better quality of life for the population.

    Its projects operate in the areas of education, culture, volunteer work, scientific research, entrepreneurship, health, sport, and Total Quality.

    The Group also encourages the direct voluntary participation of its employees in the transfer of managerial know-how to social organizations, with the ultimate aim of developing a more just society.