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Sustainability – From a Bunge Perspective

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Sustainability – From a

Bunge Perspective

AWMA Greater St. Louis Section October 15, 2013

Loren Polak


Agribusiness Sugar & Bioenergy Food & Ingredients Fertilizer

Key Facts

Bunge Today

• A global leader in oilseed processing

• A global leader in grain and oilseed marketing

• Leading producer of oils, margarines & industrial fats in the Americas and Europe

• Growing oils position in Asia

• Leading corn and wheat miller in the Americas

• 21 mmt sugarcane milling capacity producing sugar, ethanol and electricity

• Leader in global trade and distribution

• Fertilizer operations

in Argentina

• Fertilizer port operations

in Brazil

• Joint venture with

OCP in Morocco

Net Sales: $60 Billion

Employees: ~35,000

Facilities: ~400

Countries of Operations: ~40 Sugar &

Bioenergy

Agribusiness

Food &

Ingredients

Fertilizer

Other

Average Net Operating Assets

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With a nearly 200-year history

2012

2010

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70s & 80s

1967

1945

1938

1918

1905

1884

1859

1818

Starts business in North America

Relocates to Antwerp to trade commodities

J.P.G. Bunge founds Bunge & Co. in Amsterdam

Establishes operations in Argentina to trade grain

Makes first export of soybeans from Brazil

Enters Brazilian fertilizer market with purchase of Serrana

Expands into Brazil and enters the wheat milling business Diversifies along the

food production chain

In Brazil, purchases soy processor Ceval and begins acquisition of new fertilizer brands.

Builds largest U.S. soybean crushing and refining plant

Moves headquarters to U.S. and creates international marketing unit

Goes public on NYSE and becomes Argentina’s leading agribusiness company

Purchases Cereol to become the world’s largest soy processor

Opens first soybean processing plant in China

Purchases Santa Juliana sugarcane mill in Brazil

Builds first soy processing plant in U.S.

In Brazil, sells fertilizer nutrients business and adds five new sugarcane mills with Moema purchase

Begins exporting from terminal in the U.S. Pacific Northwest

Purchases edible oils company Walter Rau in Germany


Able to serve customers around the globe

Current Asset Footprint

1 Long-lived assets include property, plant and equipment, net, goodwill and other intangible assets, net and investments in affi liates


Bunge North America

Agribusiness Sugar & Bioenergy Food & Ingredients

• Leading handler of soybeans, corn, wheat, sorghum, canola and rice

• Ports in New Orleans, Brunswick, Longview, Quebec City

• Leading integrated processor in N.A.

• Investor in two ethanol facilities

• Key merchant of ethanol/biodiesel

• Strong participant in U.S.-Brazil flows

• Leading supplier to foodservice/processor companies

• Largest corn dry miller

• California rice miller

• Mexico wheat miller

• Strong innovation through Bunge Ingredient Innovation Center (BIIC)

Key Facts

Employees: ~4,000

Facilities: ~125

Countries: Canada, Mexico, U.S.

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BNA: A Brief History

1923: Bunge North American Grain Corporation founded in New York City to trade raw agricultural commodities.

1935: Purchased first sizable grain facility, the Midway, near Minneapolis, moving from pure grain trader to full service grain company

1960s: Opened largest export elevator of its kind in Destrehan, La. in 1961, added soybean processing plant in 1967, taking a step down the food chain

1979: Expanded in food production with the purchase of Lauhoff Grain, making Bunge the largest corn dry miller

1980s: Bought three edible oil refineries entering value-added food processing and packaging markets

The Midway

Minneapolis, Minnesota

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BNA: A Brief History

1990s: Entered Mexican wheat milling market with investment in Harinera La Espiga

2002: Acquired Cereol, which included Central Soya in the United States, CanAmera Foods in Canada and extensive assets in Europe

2006: Entered the North American biofuels sector as a strategic investor in ethanol and biodiesel

2010: Acquired California rice mill, BNA’s first entry into this market

2012: EGT (joint venture with ITOCHU) began exporting from new constructed U.S. export elevator on the Columbia River. First export elevator built in the last 30 years.


Sustainability – What is it?

“Sustainable development is development that meets the needs

of the present without compromising the ability of future

generations to meet their needs.” (Brundtland Report, 1987)

Environmental

Responsibility

Economic

Development

Social

Responsibility

10 Continuous Improvement Highlights – Environmental Sustainability - March 27, 2013

Bunge Sustainability Policy

Bunge is committed to sustainable development and will adhere to the following principles:

We will strive to be good citizens by contributing to the economic and social development of the communities where we work;

We will work to achieve a high level of environmental performance by adopting science-based, culturally sensitive and pragmatic best practices and by promoting these practices within our supply chain;

We will partner with companies and organizations to promote and apply sustainable practices; and

We will communicate openly about our activities and have a constructive dialogue with stakeholders.

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We will apply these principles across our operations,

pursuing both global and regional goals.


Why Have a Sustainability Program?

There’s Money to be Saved

• Capture Efficiencies and Lower Costs

• Reduce Waste & Energy Usage/Costs

Protect Ability to Operate in Important Markets (e.g., Becoming a Preferred Supplier)

Enhance Customer and Stakeholder Relationships

Strengthen Corporate Reputation and Brand

Create a Positive Differentiation with Competitors

Live by Our Purpose and Values


Bunge/BNA 2013 Sustainability Goals (Baseline 2010)

Reduction of Waste Disposal Rate. (Bunge Goal = 10%) (BNA Goal = 15%)

Reduction of Water Use Rate. (Bunge Goal = 10%) (BNA Goal = 5%)

Reduction of CO2 Emission Rate. (Bunge Goal = 5%) (BNA Goal = 5%)

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Sustainability – From a Bunge Perspective

Bunge’s Environmental Sustainability Metrics

Environmental Sustainability Data are monthly entered into the EHS System based on the Global Reporting Initiative.

EN3: Direct Energy Consumption

EN4: Indirect Energy Consumption

EN5: Energy Saved Due To Conservation & Efficiency Improvements

EN6: Initiatives to Provide Energy-Efficient or Renewable Energy Based Products/Services

EN8: Total Water Withdrawal

EN16: Total Direct & Indirect GHG Emissions

EN20: NOx and SOx & Other Significant Emissions

EN21: Total Water Discharge

EN22: Total Waste By Type & Disposal Method

http://www.globalreporting.org/


BNA Sustainability Progress 2008- Sept 2013

Greenhouse Gas Emission

Reduction (kg CO2/Metric Ton)

18.8%

Water Use Reduction

(m3/Metric Ton)

12.1%

Waste Disposal Reduction (kg/Metric Ton)

38.9%


BNA’s Environmental Sustainability Benefits

Reduced Environmental Impacts

• Greenhouse Gas Reduced by 680,012 metric tons (Equivalent to 124,442 cars off the road for one year.)

• Water Usage Reduced by 2.106 billion gallons (Equivalent to 67 million people eliminating water consumption for one day or 3,190 Olympic size swimming pools.)

• Waste Disposal Reduced by 44.5 million kg (Equivalent to the daily household trash from 22.1 million people.)

BNA has reduced its total annual waste generation quantity by 40% since 2010 and recycles and reuses about 47% of the remaining waste.

Reduced Facility Costs for Steam & Electricity, Water & Wastewater, Waste Generation/Disposal = Approximately $30 million

Met Customer Expectations/Requirements – Questionnaires

How BNA Has Improved Environmental Sustainability

Greenhouse Gas Emission Rate:

• Implemented Energy Efficiency Improvements to Reduce Steam

Losses, Recover Steam Energy, and Reduce Electricity Waste

• Switched from Coal Combustion Boilers to Natural Gas Boilers

Water Usage Rate:

• Eliminated Unnecessary Water Use (e.g., Crete, NE corn washing

elimination saved 17 million gal/year).

• Implemented Water Recycling & Wastewater Reduction

• Pursued General Water Conservation Efforts

Waste Disposal Rate:

• Established Waste Recycling Programs

• Used Coal Combustion Ash as a Cement Admixture



How BNA Has Improved Sustainability

Sustainability Improvement Tools

Lean Sigma – Kaizen Events

Facility Projects

CapEx Projects

Environmental Audits

Employee Involvement

Green Teams

Culture/Behavior


Woodland, CA Facility

Expanded Waste Recycling

Program (Receive $200/ton for

Mixed Metals)

Office Renovation - 98%

of Material Recovered to

Avoid Landfill Disposal


Delphos, OH Facility Energy and Steam Recovery

Reduced Water Use by 50%

Reduced Waste Water City Charges by $120,000/Year


New Veg Oils Packaging Plant

Decatur, AL

Greenhouse Gas Rate Reduced 71%

Water Use Rate Reduced 74%

Landfill Waste Rate Reduced 29%


Hamilton, Ontario Facility

Installed High Efficiency Motors

Replaced low efficiency motors

with high efficiency


Hamilton Switched to LED / Efficient Lighting

42 W - LED

250W Metal Hylide


Hamilton Reduced Water Use 14% (Reduced by 315 Million Gal/Year

• Cooling water is

recycled and

returned to Lake

Ontario.

• Use 4500 gallons per

minute in summer

months & 2700

gallons per minute in

the winter months.

• Lowered use by

improved energy

efficiency.


Morristown, IN - Waste Disposal Reduction

Plant wide recycling program; co-mingling friendly.

White paper recycling.

Reusable water & hot drinks cups

Wood recycling.

Eliminated plastic water bottles.

Battery & light bulb recycling.

Home recyclables to plant.

E-scrap recycling.


How BNA Has Improved Sustainability

Sustainability Communication

BNA Portal & Trendlines

Monthly Reports

Quarterly Division Meetings

Environmental Audit Rpts.

Citizenship Website

Carbon Disclosure - Water


Agriculture Sustainability “Field to Market”

We are part of Field to Market, an alliance for Sustainable Agriculture,

which includes U.S. grower organizations, agribusinesses, food

companies and conservation organizations.

Multilateral effort to promote sustainability in production agriculture,

focusing on water, soil and habitat conservation.

Fieldprint Calculator helps farmers assess how their operational

decisions affect overall sustainability performance – land, energy,

water use, GHG emissions and soil loss.

Agriculture Sustainability “Field to Market”


BNA Sustainability – “Moving Forward”

Established New Sustainability Goals for 2016 (3-3-3-3)

Established BNA Sustainability Steering Committee

Established Bunge Global Sustainability Disclosure Committee to Develop a GRI Sustainability Report 2014

Carbon Disclosure Project • First Bunge Submittal of Greenhouse Gas Emissions

• Continue Submittals of Annual Water Usage

Global Communication on Environment & Sustainability

Employee Sustainability Culture & Communication


Our Core Values

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