community involvement

NORTH AMERICA

In North America, Bunge supports farm safety, educational and cultural institutions and environmental and social programs and also contributes to local community-based activities through funding and direct, hands-on involvement. In this photo, employee volunteers are pitching in to protect the environment by participating in the Living Lands and Waters' Great Mississippi River Cleanup in Missouri.

Bunge North America supports the Progressive Agriculture Foundation, a nonprofit organization that promotes farm safety in the United States and Canada. A leading sponsor of the organization's Safety Day program, Bunge provides financial support, and employee volunteers help to organize Safety Days and provide hands-on safety training in their communities.

The Bunge North America Foundation provides funding for educational and cultural institutions through direct financial contributions and by matching the charitable contributions made by Bunge employees and retirees. Bunge North America also awards scholarships to the children of employees who excel in school.

Bunge North America supports Habitat for Humanity, which helps provide housing for people in need, and Living Lands and Waters, which helps protect major U.S. rivers and their watersheds. Our employees contribute to the work of these organizations by volunteering their time.

Bunge North America's plants and facilities also take great pride in being active members of the communities that they call home and helping to meet local needs. For example, Bunge's vegetable oil packaging plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, contributes funds and manpower to help establish and maintain community gardens that improve access to fresh produce for area residents.