Soft Commodities Forum (SCF)
Bunge is a member of the Soft Commodities Forum (SCF), a global platform for leading soft commodities companies, convened by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) for the purpose of advancing collective action around common sustainability challenges.
Click here to visit our dedicated webpage for the SCF.
Digital Tools for Farmer Engagement in South America
Through the launch of programs and technology solutions, we help our upstream suppliers become more connected and enhance their sustainability efforts, including:
- The launch of AgroApp in Brazil, a mobile phone application providing information and tools to support sustainable production to farmers.
- Continued the rollout of Agroideal.org in Argentina and Paraguay, beyond the original Brazil market. Agroideal is a free, online tool allowing users to integrate agronomic, environmental and social data to make better decisions about how to sustainably expand agriculture production.
- Pioneering the Bunge Sustainable Partnership, an important measure to increase visibility and monitoring of Bunge’s indirect soybean supply in South America.
Women’s Economic Development in Ghana
We developed the Where Life Grows program for shea collectors in Ghana, who are predominantly women. supporting their social and economic development by investing in tools and resources for their empowerment. Learn more about the Where Life Grows campaign by visiting the Bunge Loders Croklaan website.
Protecting the Rights of Workers in Southeast Asia
Since 2019, Bunge Loders Croklaan and the Earthworm Foundation (EF) have been working towards improving the welfare of workers in our company’s supply chain in Malaysia, aligning with our “no exploitation” policy commitments. This is done through the Labor Transformation Program (LTP), a cross-company initiative to help third-party mills and plantations refine their management practices on labor rights.
Women’s Economic Development in Ghana
We developed the Where Life Grows program for shea collectors in Ghana, who are predominantly women. supporting their social and economic development by investing in tools and resources for their empowerment. Learn more about the Where Life Grows campaign by visiting the Bunge Loders Croklaan website.
Protecting the Rights of Workers in Southeast Asia
Since 2019, Bunge Loders Croklaan and the Earthworm Foundation (EF) have been working towards improving the welfare of workers in our company’s supply chain in Malaysia, aligning with our “no exploitation” policy commitments. This is done through the Labor Transformation Program (LTP), a cross-company initiative to help third-party mills and plantations refine their management practices on labor rights.
Improving Farmer Conservation Practices in North America
Bunge was recognized alongside the Illinois Corn Growers Association, PepsiCo, The Nature Conservancy and Environmental Defense Fund as Field to Market’s 2020 Collaboration of the Year for the Precision Conservation Management (PCM) Innovation Project. PCM provides more than 300 farmers across 325,000 acres with financial and technical assistance that incentivizes uptake and mitigates the risk of implementing conservation practices.
Sustainable Shipping
Bunge is a member of the Sustainable Shipping Initiative (SSI), a multi-stakeholder initiative that brings together like-minded and leading organizations with shared goals and equal determination in improving the sustainability of the shipping industry in terms of social, environmental and economic impacts. As part of the SSI, Bunge is the first in our industry to join the Ship Recycling Transparency Initiative (SRTI).
In 2020, Bunge also became a signatory of the Sea Cargo Charter to provide a global framework for aligning chartering activities with responsible environmental behavior to promote international shipping’s decarbonization. The Sea Cargo Charter is consistent with the policies and ambitions of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), including its ambition for GHG emissions to peak as soon as possible and to reduce shipping's total annual GHG emissions by at least 50% by 2050.
