Producing Together
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3rd Sustainability Report
3rd Sustainability Report Preparation Process General Coordination: Relationships with the Community relaciones.comunidad.bar@bunge.com Creativity, design and production: Zoom Publicidad zoomopubli@gmail.com GRI Contents, Guidance, and Technical Assistance: Crowe Horwath All Rights Reserved. August 2014
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Index General Contents 4 5
Letter from the President Letter from the CPO & Communications Director
6 8 11 12 13
Over 100Â years of history Our Profile Our Strategy Corporate Values. Global Principles Our Value Chain
14 16 19
Materiality, Scope and Stakeholders Materiality Stakeholders
21
Report Profile
22
Our Corporate Governance
24
Ethics and Integrity - Commitment with Transparency
25 Sustainable Development Model: Producing Together
27 28 33 37 39 42 47 48 51 52
Producing Value Health, Safety and Working Conditions Food Safety/Product Quality and Safety/Consumer Health and Safety Supply Policies Energy/Greenhouse Gas Emissions Waste Management
56 64
Producing Development Health and Nutrition Relations with Government Water Use, and Exposure to Water Scarcity and Impact on Water Scarcity/Sustainable Agriculture Community Development Supplier Environmental Assessment
65 66 68 73 74
Producing Talent Ethics and Conduct Continuous Training and Education Labor Relations Management Job Creation and Human Rights
76 78 79 80
Appendix 1 Appendix 2 External Verification Report GRI-G4 Table of Contents
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Letter from the President P. Enrique Humanes, President and CEO of Bunge Argentina.
Welcome to the 3rd Sustainability Report for the year 2013. For the purposes of this report, we have focused on our priorities in relation to sustainability, on the understanding that context presents different challenges in the short, medium and long term. In the short term, we notice that our target markets are increasingly placing the emphasis on the regulation, not only of food safety, but also of the supply chain management with regard to social and environmental matters. This tendency seems to have no point of return, which is why we must be prepared for an increasing normalization and demand from international markets. In the long-term, impacts on climate change are greatly connected with the industry future performance, but although sometimes this is presented as a cause for alarm, the organizations which are capable of managing and understanding these concerns have more strategic opportunities of experiencing growth. With regard to our sustainability management, apart from the activities which we are working on, to increase the involvement of sustainability as a cross-cutting question of the company, and not as a mere function proves to be a high priority. Organizations in the world are working on the promotion of comprehensive thinking to face the complexity of businesses, so sustainability offers an excellent space for innovation and comprehensive thinking. For this 3rd Sustainability Report, Bunge Argentina has decided to implement the new GRI (Global Reporting Initiative) G4 Guide, which allows us to focus on material aspects, and more accurately measure our social, economic and environmental performance. The year 2013 was a big success on this matter. Our Commitment Program -labor inclusion and integration for people with intellectual disabilities- allowed us to initiate a path full of encouraging results, and invited us to go even further. We received the Industry Merit Award granted by the Federaci贸n Industrial de Santa Fe (FISFE), and we were finalist of the Amcham Award, one of the most prestigious awards in the country, in recognition of our Water Recovery Project at Ramallo Industrial Complex. We proposed the Producing Together model in our 2012 report as a Producing Value, Producing Development and Producing Talent combination. Now, in 2013, this same sustainability strategic framework allows us to measure our performance and set new challenges and goals. Lessons learned reaffirm that this model will be highly useful for managing sustainability in the coming years, allowing for greater depth in result and goal setting and measuring. Sincerely, P. Enrique Humanes
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Letter from the CPO & Communications Director Walter Savarecio, CPO & Communications Director of Bunge Argentina.
With great satisfaction we introduce our new Sustainability Report, prepared according to the G4 Guide contained in the GRI (Global Reporting Initiative). This change of tool allows us to orientate our internal and external communications on the organization’s key subjects. It is important to emphasize that, when focusing on materiality analysis (a practice performed every year), not only do we detect key aspects concerning risks, impacts and opportunities, but also align our efforts with the global materiality analysis project carried out by the Company. Our process of analysis gives us the opportunity to identify key aspects included in this report, particularly those related to food safety, as well as those connected with our own impact on the value chain. Nevertheless, this requires the management of two substantial topics: Talent and Context. Therefore, the material aspects detected have been arranged in three brief, easy to understand groups: The value we produce, the talent we manage, and the relationships with the community where we operate. Thus, we consider not only attributes which are strategic to the Company, but also keep communication channels on permanent listening, so as to understand and address, to every extent possible, our stakeholders’ needs and requirements. We hope that this renewed format of report promote a more efficient communication. For each aspect deemed important, we include an explanation stating the reasons for its relevance, how we manage such aspect, and which indicators we continually observe to improve our performance. As this process does not end in a report, our communication channels are frankly open to receive opportunities for improvement, identifying other aspects to be managed, or just directly listening to our stakeholders. All these matters have an enormous strategic value to help us achieve the goal of “producing together”. Sincerely, Walter Savarecio
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Over 100 years of history Bunge Argentina S.A. issues its third Sustainability Report, prepared within the framework of the guidelines recommended by GRI (Global Reporting Initiative). The previous report, corresponding to the year 2012, was prepared on the same scope and limits of the Company, with the sole exception that said report did not include businesses related to the internal market within the Food and Ingredients Business Unit’s Operations. Bunge Argentina is an agribusiness company with grain elevators, industrial complexes, and port terminals strategically located across the country. It is dedicated to oilseed and grain processing, by-products (meals, oils, and byproducts) export, grain marketing, and to the production and marketing fertilizers, and food and ingredients for human consumption and animal nutrition. This report extends to all Bunge Argentina’s operations in the Republic of Argentina. The Company has shareholding interests in other companies that have their own strategies and management of sustainability and social responsibility, which are managed independently. Bunge Argentina has a majority interest in Terminal Bahía Blanca S.A. Likewise, it has a 50% ownership interest in Guide S.A. Lastly, the Company has minority ownership interests in Terminal Quequén S.A. and Terminal 6 S.A.
Financial Information Bunge Argentina is a subsidiary from Bunge Limited, a Company based in White Plains, New York, USA. Bunge Limited is a Company listed in New York Stock Exchange, in accordance with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission’s regulations (SEC). No significant changes were identified in the organization’s size, structure, shareholding composition or supply chain during 2013. Public capital companies in the US are subject to certain publicly available financial and nonfinancial reporting guidelines. Bunge Limited annual report, which includes all its subsidiaries, including Bunge Argentina, is available at http://www.bunge.com/bunge2013ar/bunge_2013_ annual_report.pdf1. The information contained in this report is consistent with the economic and financial information of Bunge Argentina’s financial statements. All throughout the report there are certain aspects published that are specifically related to the economic and financial information of the company, which have the aim of linking the financial performance with performance in other aspects, such as social and environmental ones.
1 This information is consolidated. Nevertheless, information relevant to operational segments and geographical areas can be identified on Note 28.
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Bunge in Argentina Somewhere in the Argentine territory, Bunge Argentina’s fertilizers are nourishing the soil, its industrial complexes are processing the most recent harvests, ships loaded with grains and oil are setting sail from the ports, its animal nutrition products are arriving at farms, and at the same time its foods and ingredients are supplying restaurants and homes. Through its products and services Bunge Argentina helps different companies have more efficient development, thousands of people have access to a better diet, rural communities grow, and societies prosper. In every step the company makes, it strives to preserve the Earth’s natural resources.
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Our Profile Types of Customers/Markets Served
Agribusiness
Global Agribusiness Market
Fertilizers
Regional Agricultural Production
Food
Global Food Market
Net Sales for
17,801
million pesos
Operations:
4
Oilseed and Grain Crushing Industrial Complexes
1
Soybean Lecithin Production Plant
2
Fertilizer Production Industrial Complexes
2
Vegetal Oil Refinery Plants
12
Elevators
2
Port Terminals
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1,609
Total employees in Argentina
1,399 male
161 female
on indefinite contracts
on indefinite contracts
36 male
13 female
on fixed-term contracts
on fixed-term contracts
Population by Gender Industrial Operations
Other tasks
3%
female
30%
female
97% male
70%
male
55%
of employees on collective bargaining agreements Operations
0.5% 24%
11% 4,5% 15%
URGARA
QCOS. ZARATE
SOYEA (San Lorenzo)
FATIQYP
45%
Exempt Employees
FOEIA
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• Grains and oilseeds: Wheat, Peanut, Sunflower, Corn, Soy, Safflower, Sorghum, Barley • Industrial Products: High-protein meals, refined and crude oils, supplies for chemical and food industries • Vegetable By-products: Lecithin, glycerin, fatty acids, neutral/refined oils, proteins, crude oils. • Chemical By-products: Industrial ammonia, ammonia for refrigeration, industrial prilled urea, urea solution
Ag rib
ts n e di
ss ine us
Food and Ing re
• Refined Oils, bulk and bottled • Crude Glycerin • Refined glycerin USP grade • Polished, slender, long grain white rice, Quality 0000 and 00000 • Slender, long grain white rice, variety Puitá • Animal nutrition: Hi-Pro Soybean Meal (47%), Low-Pro Soybean Meal (44%), Profat Soybean Pellets, Safflower Meal and Pellets, Whole grain Sunflower Pellets, Peanut Pellets, Soybean Lecithin, Soybean Hull Pellets
Products
F e r t i li ze r s
• Nitrogen: SolMIX, SolUAN, Prilled Urea, Granular Urea • Phosphate: Calcium single superphosphate, diammonium phosphate, monoammonium phosphate, calcium triple superphosphate • Sulfur: Ammoniated P-S Complex, SolMIX, ammonium sulfate, gypsum • NPKS Mixtures: NPK Rice, NPK for Fruit Trees and Horticulture, NPK Yerba and Tea 10
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Our Strategy Bunge has globally defined objectives and strategies which are carried out in all countries where the Company operates. Bunge Argentina manages its strategy, based on an own style and sustained by its corporate values. These features reflect decentralized decision-taking, as well as integrity, teamwork, openness, trust, entrepreneurship, and business responsibility, which are the guidelines that govern the Company’s “way of doing things”.
Purpose To Improve the Global Food Production Chain
Financial goals Rona 2% >WACC - Avg. Annual EPS growth: 10-12%
Strategic Pillars Expand into Adjacent Businesses: Geographies, Up/Downstream New Products
Strengthen Leadership in Core Businesses
Achieve Operational Excellence
Unique Operating Model MULTICULTURAL TEAM
INTEGRATED AND DECENTRALIZED
CORE VALUES
Essential Capabilities GLOBAL ASSET NETWORK
LOGISTICS
RISK MANAGEMENT
PROCESSES AND OPERATIONS
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Our Corporate Values Integrity Honesty and fairness guide our every action.
Openness and Trust We are open to other ideas and opinions.
Citizenship
Teamwork
We contribute to the development of the communities where we work.
We value individual excellence and work as a team.
Entrepreneurship We prize individual initiative.
Global Principles For Bunge Argentina’s Operations
Safety
Citizenship
People Management
Product Quality and Safety
Physical Asset Management
Technology and Innovation
Investment Project Management
Continuous Improvement
Competitive Execution
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Our Value Chain
Environment
Community
Human Resources
Fertilizers
Strategic Position and ProďŹ tability
Agribusiness
Customers
Marketing and Distribution
Manufacture
Risk Management
Food and Ingredients
ID
Logistics and Supply
Origination IT
Suppliers (Customers)
Business Units
Expertise Current Value Chain Developing Value Chain
Our Origination customers (Purchase of key raw materials for all business units) are 1,215 approximately, which are categorized into physical individuals and companies, and at the same time, are differentiated between brokers and direct customers in Argentina. In turn, brokers have a great number of clients in their respective portfolios.
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Materiality, Scope, and Stakeholders To define the contents of this Report, the Communications and Human Resources Management, in charge of the Relationships with the Community area, used guidelines for defining report scope and limits, as established by the Global Reporting Initiative in its G4 Guide. Following these guidelines, a materiality analysis was carried out taking into consideration management and internal analysts’ views based on conversations held with stakeholders throughout 2013 (Identification). This process was harmonized with a materiality analysis globally carried out by the organization to define its corporate guidelines on Sustainability/CSR. A total of 56 aspects concerning social, economic, environmental and specific to the Food sector dimensions were analyzed (Prioritization). Once sustainability material aspects for the company’s operations in Argentina were identified, relevant material indicators were selected in accordance with existing management systems, information requirements, G4 requirements, stakeholders’ views, and the revision carried out by the Management responsible for the report preparation (Exhaustivity).
Content Definition Process according to GRI-G4
Issues
Aspects
Information on management Approach + Indicators
STEP 1
STEP 2
IDENTIFICATION
PRIORITIZATION
Sustainability Context
Materiality
STEP 3
VALIDATION Exhaustivity
Stakeholders Participation STEP 4
REVISION Sustainability Context
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Stakeholders considered on this report Criterion to choose stakeholders is based, on one hand, on those stakeholders involved in Bunge Argentina’s operations in its work places and communities near its facilities (government agencies, foundations, NGOs, corporate groups, Media, competitors, among others) and, on the other hand, on stakeholders who directly impact on the company, either because of their action within the company’s boundaries (shareholders, employees, workers) or those in direct relationship with it (suppliers, farmers, clients). Other stakeholders whose interaction with Bunge Argentina generates matters of strategic impact have been taken into account on the dialogue mechanisms (i.e. schools).
Shareholders Corporate Citizenship Competitors
Stakeholders
Corporation Customers Employees Corporate Groups Suppliers
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Materiality As part of this dialogue process, a new ordering of matters has been reached in its Materiality Matrix, which is reviewed year by year according to topic priority, and to dialogues held with stakeholders. In this scheme, issues discussed with stakeholders and the extent to which dialogues impact on each stakeholder are identified (vertical dimension). How the Company can contribute to the solution of every aspect is shown on the horizontal axis.
+
High
All these matters are addressed according to their criticality, and are developed throughout the report.
Materiality Matrix 2013 Programs
Producing Talent
Critical Aspects of Sustainability Managed through indicators and with a defined management approach.
Medium
Producing Development
Impact on Stakeholders
Producing Value
Aspects in Sustainability Agenda For which there are defined programs and initiatives. Other Aspects of Sustainability Not included in the report. Specific response actions might have been taken on these aspects.
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Low
Important Aspects of Sustainability Managed through programs and policies.In some cases, management indicators are measured.
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Health and Nutrition Product Quality and Safety
Health, Safety and Working Conditions
Consumer Health and Safety
Food Safety
Relations with Government Water Use
Supply Policies
Exposure to water Scarcity, Impact on Water Scarcity
Sustainable Agriculture Ethics and Conduct Continuous Training and Education
Community Development
Labor Relations Management Job Creation and Human Rights Energy and GHG Emissions Supplier Environmental Assessment
Low
Waste Management
Medium
+
High
Bunge Argentina’s Inuence
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Aspects identified as material may have their impact either inside or outside the Company. The table below explains the level of internal/external impact and limitations that the Company may have to exert external influence. Internally (G4-20)
Externally (G4-21)
Limitations to obtain external impact
Health, Safety and Working Conditions
High
Medium
Can only influence and control
Addressed in the 2012 Report
Food Safety/Product Quality and Safety
-
Medium
Can only verify traceability until delivery
Addressed in the 2012 Report
Consumer Health and Safety
-
Medium
Management is limited to the delivery of our products
Addressed in the 2012 Report
Supply Policies
Medium
High
Can only influence and control
Not addressed in the 2012 Report
Energy/Greenhouse Gas Emissions (GHG)
Medium
Low
It depends on the volume of operation
Addressed in the 2012 Report
Waste Management
Medium
-
-
Addressed in the 2012 Report
Nutrition and Healthy Diets
-
Medium
Can only influence and generate awareness on customers
Addressed in the 2012 Report
Relations with Government
Medium
Low
Can only suggest and join projects
Addressed in the 2012 Report
Low
Low
Can only influence and train
Partially addressed in the 2012 Report
-
Medium
Can only influence and train
Partially addressed in the 2012 Report
Community Development (local communities)
High
High
Can achieve high impact through collaborative working
Addressed in the 2012 Report
Supplier Environmental Assessment
Low
Medium
Can only influence and control
Not addressed in the 2012 Report
Ethics and Conduct
High
Low
Can only influence and control
Addressed in the 2012 Report
Continuous Training and Education
High
-
-
Addressed in the 2012 Report
Labor Relations Management
High
Low
Can only influence and control
Addressed in the 2012 Report
Medium
Medium
Can only influence in a limited way the industry and facilities
Partially addressed in the 2012 Report
Material Aspect
Water Use, and Exposure to Water Scarcity and Impact on Water Scarcity Sustainable Agriculture
Job Creation and Human Rights
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Stakeholders Stakeholders involved in the dialogue Stakeholders List is found in the Appendix No. 1 contained in this Report.
Dialogue Mechanisms To “do something together” it is important to engage in dialogue. The dialogue with all stakeholders is an essential tool in Bunge Argentina’s sustainability strategy. In this way it has developed mechanisms with stakeholders year after year, and has based itself on continuous learning and experience, including a diverse range of companies of different sort. There are two general criteria to carry out these dialogue mechanisms: Response mechanisms and proactive dialogue mechanisms with stakeholders.
Proactive Dialogue Mechanisms with Stakeholders Proactive mechanisms take place with stakeholders who have a direct or indirect relationship with Bunge Argentina’s operations. This includes, but is not limited to civil organizations where the company operates, government offices from different State levels, employee associations, neighbors, educational institutions, customers, suppliers, and farmers in the value chain. Each of these dialogues has a follow-up agenda to continually collect matters of interest, and to assess and review Bunge Argentina’s corporate citizenship work. Proactive dialogues involve teams of professionals from the Corporate Responsibility area as well as from Managerial, and Technical areas, including from staff to board members. Stakeholders are not only groups external to the Company, but also workers’ associations, shareholders, directors, customers and suppliers take part in involved in these dialogues.
Response Mechanisms They take place when urgent situations arise in communities where the company develops its operations. In general, stakeholders hold regular and proactive dialogues but there are situations which require specific dialogues Other organizations, not generally involved in proactive dialogues are contacted, or Bunge Argentina is contacted, as a result of specific situations or risks that have been identified. Response mechanisms frequently result in immediate actions, but also promote trust to hold a proactive dialogue once the situation has been addressed.
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Stakeholder
Key Topic
Section in the report where it is addressed
Shareholders
Economic Performance Anti-Corruption Policy Regulatory and Legal Compliance Environmental Compliance Corporate Governance
Financial Information and Our Profile Ethics and Integrity Ethics and Integrity Producing Value Our Corporate Governance
Corporate Citizenship
Health and Nutrition Relations with the State Community Development Waste Management Emission Management Energy Use Water Use
Producing Development Producing Development Producing Development Producing Value Producing Value Producing Value Producing Development
Competitors
Community Development Sustainable Agriculture
Producing Development Producing Development
Corporation
Emission Management Water Use Energy Use Health, Hygiene and Working Conditions Ethics and Conduct Continuous Training and Education Labor Relations Management Job Creation and Human Rights Relations with Government Community Development Consumer Health and Safety
Producing Value Producing Development Producing Value Producing Value Producing Talent Producing Talent Producing Talent Producing Talent Producing Development Producing Development Producing Value
Customers
Consumer Health and Safety Food Safety/Product Quality and Safety
Producing Value Producing Value
Employees
Ethics and Conduct Continuous Training and Education Labor Relations Management Job Creation and Human Rights Health, Safety and Working Conditions
Producing Talent Producing Talent Producing Talent Producing Talent Producing Value
Corporate Groups
Food Safety Consumer Health and Safety Sustainable Agriculture Relations with Government Regulatory and Legal Compliance
Producing Value Producing Value Producing Development Producing Development Ethics and Integrity
Suppliers
Supply Policies Supplier Environmental Assessment
Producing Value Producing Development
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Report Profile This Sustainability Report covers Bunge Argentina’s performance for the calendar year starting 1º January through 31º December 2013. The last report published corresponds to the same period for the year 2012. Bunge Argentina’s reports are prepared on an annual basis. For questions, information requests, comments or suggestions regarding this report or its contents, please contact: Victoria Joffre CSR Coordinator Madres de Plaza de Mayo 3020 5to. piso, (CP: 2000) Rosario, Santa Fe victoria.joffre@bunge.com bar.relaciones.comunidad@bunge.com +54(341)5123300 Bunge Argentina has legal address at 25 de Mayo 1119, (CP: 5933) Tancacha, Córdoba. For more information regarding the 3rd Sustainability Report, or previous reports, please visit: www.bungeargentina.com.
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Our Corporate Governance Our Corporate Governance is constituted by the Bunge Southern Cone Executive Committee, responsible for the decision-making on economic, environmental and social aspects of Bunge Argentina. The creation of a sustainability Committee is planned for 2014, which will be fundamentally responsible for reporting and advicing the Executive Committee on sustainability matters, proposing and managing policies and goals to shape Bunge Argentina’s Sustainability Strategy. Members of the Executive Committee are as follows:
First and Last Name
Position
P. Enrique Humanes Jorge Luis Frías Carlos Nowik Daniel Orjales Guillermo Marcotegui Horacio Moretti Walter Savarecio Martín Hansen
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President & CEO Vice President Manufacture Director Fertilizers Director Origination & Commercial Director Supply and Logistics Director CPO & Communications Director Finance and Administration Interim Director
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Compensation Mechanisms and Appointment of Board Members Bunge Argentina’s Board is the highest corporate governance body, responsible for accomplishing the strategic pillars, putting its operative model into practice, as well as preserving and continuing with the Company’s essential capacities. The appointment of the Board members is based on a series of evaluations which include professional background, potential and performance, and consider the candidates’ experience in fostering a sustainable management of economic, environmental and social issues. Board members salary is defined in the Compensation Policy, applicable to the whole Company. The process of determination consists of a detailed description of the position, whose main content is as follows: 1. Mission; 2. Main responsibilities; 3. Technical competencies; 4. Impact; 5. Autonomy; 6. Relationship level. After assessing the job post, according to the “Hay”2 Method adopted by Bunge Argentina, the importance of the position within the company is determined. This assessment consists of three factors: Competence, problem-solving, and results. After getting the job role’s importance and ranking within the organizational structure, compensation’s internal equity is assured, and it allows an external comparison of these positions in the market. Apart from the equity factor, the salary depends on each employee’s contribution to the position, reflected in the personal performance results defined through the Performance Assessment Program, a performance measurement tool applied all throughout the company. Both the compensation component relevant to individual performance and performance at the company level are analyzed, managed and approved by the Global Compensation Committee.
2 Developed by Hay Group, Global Management Consulting Firm.
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Ethics and Integrity
Commitment with Transparency
Bunge Argentina has implemented and currently maintains corporate governance mechanisms aiming at risk control and management transparency, based on the most widespread and efficient global practices. The four most significant mechanisms are:
Bunge Limited Policy on Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA)
The FCPA is a Federal Act promulgated by the United States of America in 1977. This Act prohibits making payments to foreign politicians and government officials with the purpose of obtaining or withholding business, or ensuring incorrect advantages; and requires that all transactions are accurately reflected on books and records. Bunge Argentina, as Bunge Limited affiliate, strictly adheres to FCPA provisions, as well as to the compliance of all laws and regulations applicable to the jurisdictions where it operates.
Code of Ethics
The members of Bunge Limited Executive Committee are responsible for implementing and monitoring the compliance of this code in the Company. The code sets rules for: • Conflicts of interest prevention: personal investments, corporate opportunities, commercial relationships, presents and bonuses, confidential information, acquisitions, loans and gifts provided by the company. • Compliance with applicable laws and regulations • Rectitude and integrity. • Protection and proper use of Bunge assets.
Ethics Hotline
The Ethics Hotline is a tool which allows to anonymously report -through the Internet or phone- any inappropriate behaviour observed in the Company.
Sarbanes Oxley Act (SOX)
U.S. Sarbanes Oxley Act’s purpose is to monitor all American and foreign companies whose stocks are listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), in order to prevent that stock appreciations are altered in a dubious manner, causing damage to the investor. Beyond the United States, this Act includes all companies publicly listed on the NYSE, as well as its affiliates. SOX implementation model in Bunge Argentina includes 30 IT controls and 134 accounting and operational controls deployed in the processes of Governance, Origination and Grains, Fertilizers, Ports, Biodiesel, FSG, and Food and Ingredients; which means that all Bunge Argentina’s business units are included in the risk controls within the Sarbanes Oxley Act.
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This report has been structured around three key elements which shape our sustainability strategy. Based on our stakeholders’ opinions and strategic aspects of the company, these three key elements are: to Produce Value, Produce Development, and Produce Talent. The combination of theses three strategic activities is to Bunge the way of Producing Together. Material aspects (those which are relevant from a strategical point of view and those relevant to stakeholders) are found in each section, as well as a description of Bunge Argentina´s management for each particular aspect identified.
Sustainability Strategy Stakeholders Context Local Global Dialogues Dialogue Mechanisms Issues and Topics, Materiality Matrix
Producing Value Health, Safety and Working Conditions Food Safety/Product Quality and Safety Consumer Health and Safety Supply Policies Energy/Greenhouse Gas Emissions Waste Management
Producing Development
Producing Together 2013
Health and Nutrition Relations with Government Water Use, and Exposure to Water Scarcity and Impact on Water Scarcity/Sustainable Agriculture Community Development Supplier Environmental Assessment
Bunge Argentina Governance and Strategy Facilities Control and Compliance
Producing Talent Ethics and Conduct Continuous Training and Education Labor Relations Management Job Creation and Human Rights
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Producing Value For a company which is leader in the Agri-food chain, there are priorities that are industryspecific. Working conditions of our working environment and food safety of our products are two main factors with regard to producing and preserving value. For managing the value production in a sustainable manner, this control must extend to environmental impact management and suppliers.
Material Topics Health, Safety and Working Conditions
Food Safety/Product Quality and Safety/Consumer Health and Safety Supply Policies
CO2
Energy/Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Waste Management
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Employee Welfare: Health, Safety and Working Conditions The Importance of Good Working Conditions Bunge Argentina directly employs a great number of people, and generates, in certain sectors, multiple indirect employments (especially in logistics and agricultural sectors). Its impact in terms of health, safety and working conditions is not only key to the company’s collaborators, but also an example of management and a model of excellence for its value chain. Therefore, the company’s performance with this regard includes an extended responsibility.
Our Management Approach In 2001 Bunge Argentina implemented in all its Industrial Complexes the Industrial Safety and Hygiene Management System, referred to as Loss Total Control (CTP), a tool for managing the Industrial Safety and Hygiene which is applicable to any kind of activity. Since 2012, The Company has developed and implemented its own Global Industrial Safety and Hygiene Management System, applicable to all operational units in the world. Such System is composed of 12 pillars of management:
1
2
Leadership and management
5
Skills and knowledge training
6
Incident/Accident investigation and analysis
9
Tasks’ Behavioral Observations
10
Health Controls
System Assessment
3 Planned inspections and maintenance
7 Emergency Preparedness
11
4 Procedures and critical tasks analysis
8 Work Permits and Rules
12
Engineering Communication Controls - Purchases and Promotion and Contractors
Bunge Global Safety Management System (BGSMS) requirements are periodically assessed following a program of external and internal audits, which include anonymous verification interviews, revision of records, and a walk-through to observe physical conditions. The Safety, Hygiene and Environmental area manages the aspects that constitute the policy using its Management System for all sites.
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Other activities which support the policy Occupational Health and Safety Joint Committees. All employees who work at the industrial complexes in the province of Santa Fe, under Act 12.913, are actively engaged in the Occupational Health and Safety Joint Committees. Said committees aim at supporting different safety managements, from technical assessment, coordination of safety, order and cleanliness inspections, to the recommendation of needs on such matter; constituting a study group who exchange experiences and discuss ways of addressing topics related to occupational safety and hygiene within the framework of the Company’s Safety and Hygiene Policy. This committee meets on a monthly basis. Internal Committees for Accident Prevention and Joint Committee for Safety and Health. The C.I.P.A. (Comité Interno de Prevención de Accidentes) and the C.C.S.S. (Comité Conjunto de Seguridad y Salud) channel employees’ concerns and suggestions regarding safety and hygiene, detect areas that need recommendations in terms of prevention, and suggest the best approach for execution, promote participation of the whole personnel in prevention activities and their execution, collaborate in the preparation of standards and procedures for the Safety and Hygiene areas, facilitate communication and monitor efficient implementation of such standards and procedures, and provide assistance in the investigation and analysis of accidents and incidents, among other activities. These committees were set up in 1999, and membership is voluntary. They have representatives in all Bunge Argentina industrial complexes and grain elevators and 49 employees participate actively.
100%
100%
Percentage of workers represented in formal Health and Safety Joint Committees for management and employees.
50%
100%
39%
0%
2011
2012
2013
Campaign for the Prevention of Ergonomic Hazards in the Workplace Under the slogan “Sit all right, feel all right”, the Company launched a campaign for its collaborators on Prevention of Ergonomic Hazards in the Workplace. Among the activities carried out, collaborators were invited to participate in the discussions on the matter and to attentively follow the whole campaign, adopting healthy habits to improve posture and feel better.
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Emergency Brigades Since 2004 the Company has been organizing Emergency Brigades National Meetings, within its industrial safety and hygiene management system. Its last edition – the ninth – was carried out in November 2013 in Ramallo Industrial Complex and Port Terminal. The brigade members that participate in the meetings are employees voluntarily trained in emergency during the whole year, and they share the acquired skills at these events. There are emergency brigades at each Bunge Argentina Industrial Complex and Port Terminal. At the meetings, they discuss what to do and how to react in case of emergency and foster a preventive attitude with regard to safety by developing safe habits and responsible practices inside and outside of the working environment, thus contributing to the development of a safer society. These events are given widespread coverage in the media. Brigades from neighboring countries as well as fellow companies, Institutions such as occupational risks insurance companies, members of hospitals and clinics from the surrounding areas, and civil servants from different public organisms (firefighters, civil defense, civil protection, etc.) participate as well. Thus, the whole community takes part in a training activity that stimulates response capacity, proactivity and coordination skills.
Meeting History Year
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2004
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San Jerónimo Sud Industrial Complex
2005
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San Jerónimo Sud Industrial Complex
2006
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Bahía Blanca Terminal
2007
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Tancacha Industrial Complex
2008
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Ramallo Industrial Complex and Port Terminal
2010
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Ramallo Industrial Complex and Port Terminal
2011
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San Jerónimo Sud Industrial Complex
2012
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Tancacha Industrial Complex
2013
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Ramallo Industrial Complex and Port Terminal
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Measuring performance using ISBAR (Bunge Argentina Safety Indicator) With regard to safety, there are two types of indicators: Reactive indicators, obtained from accomplished facts, such as accidents, incidents, illnesses, injuries, etc. -among which we can find frequency and severity indexes- and proactive indicators which, as opposed to the reactive indicators, represent the effort made by the organization to prevent undesirable incidents. These indicators are the most useful ones from the management viewpoint since they are anticipatory. Industrial safety proactive indicators are used to perform a follow-up and monitor certain key preventive activities for management. They compare performance with set standards, allowing the detection of the current management strengths and weaknesses. Such indicators are: • Hours of training on safety, hygiene and environment. • Training hours of emergency brigades. • Number 10-minute talks delivered by middle and upper management. • Implementation of risk warnings (detection of substandard conditions). • Compliance with corrective and preventive action plans derived from the investigation of accidents. • Amount of task behavioral observation. • Amount of meetings of the Internal Committee for Accident Prevention. Bunge Argentina uses ISBAR (Bunge Argentina Safety indicator), which responds to the proactive indicator made up by the seven previously mentioned indicators in one final formula. The ideal score for each indicator is 1 (maximum condition), the higher, the better, since it indicates how close it is from the desired situation.
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Food Safety Product Quality and Safety Consumer Safety and Health One of the most relevant aspects to the Organization and its environment Bunge is one of the most important global companies in the food value chain. Likewise, in Argentina, Bunge is a key agent in one of the most advance countries with regard to food safety, according to the Panorama de la Seguridad Alimentaria y Nutricional en AmÊrica Latina y el Caribe 2013, published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The whole value chain in the food industry has a shared responsibility and a great opportunity in face of human challenges in terms of food safety, which not only includes product quality but extends also to physical, social and economic access to safe and nutritive food so as to efficiently meet dietary needs and specific preferences for an active and healthy life. This also includes customer health and safety; and service and product labeling (the Company’s efforts with regard to healthy diets are described below). This is the reason why these aspects are relevant to Bunge Argentina.
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Our Management Approach Food safety and quality have a number of normative frameworks which help companies and its customers to assess such aspects. Certification schemes of these normative frameworks contribute to a smoother operation of business, since accredited certification allow organizations in the value chain to trust the other links through the certification schemes. Bunge Argentina has a series of certified processes and facilities. Through continuous improvement, new certifications are incorporated or modified according to customer and market demands. Thus, we can identify certified processes and facilities:
GMPB2/B3: GMP+ Standards have been drawn up to harmonize animal feed requirements for the purposes of ensuring quality and safety across the food chain. They are based on widely recognized principles concerning quality control, Hazard Analysis and Control Critical Points (HACCP). GMP B2 Standard is used for the production of raw materials for feed and feed additives, while B3 Standard is intended for port operation and commerce. Processes certified under GMP B2 Standard are: • SJS IC GMP B2 Scope: Reception and storage of soybean, sunflower and safflower. Production, storage and shipping of finished products, soybean pellets, sunflower pellets, and safflower pellets. Soybean hull pellets, soybean meal, sunflower meal and safflower meal. • PGSM IC GMP B2-B3 Scope: Soybean reception and storage. Reception, storage, production and shipment of soybean meal, soybean pellets, soybean hull pellets. • Tancacha IC GMP B2 Scope: Production of soybean meal, soybean pellets, sunflower meal, sunflower pellets, safflower meal, safflower pellets and soybean lecithin. • Ramallo IC GMP B2-B3 Scope: Soybean reception and storage. Storage, production and shipment of soybean meal, soybean pellets, soybean hull pellets. • Business Office in Buenos Aires GMP B3 Scope: Production of soybean meal, soybean pellets, soybean hull pellets, safflower meal, safflower pellets and sunflower pellets,.
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ISO 9001:2008: The ISO 9001:2008 Standard, prepared by ISO (International Standardization Organization) determines Quality Management System requirements to be used by a company for internal application, regardless of the product or service is provided by a public organization or a private company, whatever its size, for certification or contractual purposes. The following processes are certified under this standard: • Tancacha IC3 Scope: Reception of raw material; production, storage and shipping of soybean lecithin. • PGSM4 IC Scope: Soybean reception, conditioning and storage. Crude Oil reception and storage. Manufacture, storage and shipping of crude oils, meals and soybean by-products. Refining and shipping of neutral and refined oils. • SJS5 IC Scope: Oil reception, conditioning, and storage. Production and shipping of meals, pellets and crude oil. Reception of crude oil, production, storage and shipping of refined vegetable oils.
HACCP: Hazard analysis and control of critical points is a systematic preventive process to ensure food safety in a reasonable and objective manner. It is applicable to the food industry although it is also applied to the cosmetic and pharmaceutical industry and to al industries manufacturing materials in contact with food. In this process, al risks of contamination associated with products are identified, assessed, and prevented at the physical, chemical and biological level across the supply chain processes, establishing preventive and corrective measures for control and for ensuring safety. The following processes are certified under HACCP: • SJS IC HACCP Scope: Reception and storage of crude vegetable oils. Refining, storage and shipping of bulk refined vegetable oils. • PGSM IC HACCP Scope: Reception and storage of crude vegetable oil. Refining, storage and shipping of bulk refined soybean oil.
Other standards under development FSSC 22000 is one of the main certification schemes for food at a global level with respect to food safety, since it is a certification scheme acknowledge by the GFSI (Global Food Safety Initiative). The Standard FSSC 22000 is scheduled to be certifying vegetable oil refineries by early 2015.
3 IC: Industrial Complex 4 PGSM: Puerto General San Martín 5 SJS: San Jerónimo Sud
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Evaluation and monitoring 60 internal auditors across the company perform audits on own certified quality systems. Said audits are scheduled at the beginning of each year, including verifications of own plants and of third parties’ (suppliers of Bunge Argentina). Internal auditors were trained by corporate quality area, and are annually trained on specific subjects, acquiring skills for auditing different business units, own processes, and third parties’.
Main Indicators6 GRI Indicator
FP-6
PR2
PR4
FP5
Description
Indicator
Percentage of total sales volume of consumer products, by product category, that are lowered in saturated fat, trans fats, sodium and added sugars.
This aspect is only applied to trans fats in refined oils. For these products, 100% is below 2% according to food code limit.
Number of total incidents of non compliance with voluntary codes and regulations relevant to health and safety of products during their life cycle.
No claims were made at the Food and Ingredients Business Unit in 2013.
Number of incidents of non compliance with voluntary codes and regulations related to product information/labeling.
Refined oils: Tons claimed / Tons shipped in 2013 = 0.0011 Protein meal: Dollars paid on allowances/ Tons shipped = 2.32 USD/Tn
Percentage of production volume manufactured in sites certified by an independent third party according to internationally recognized food safety management system standards.
100% of meals and pellets, 100% of lecithin, 100% of refined oils, 0% of crude oils (these certifications are not required.) Safety systems may vary, covering from systems like Best Practices for Manufacture to certifications like HACCP.
6 FP Indicators correspond to indicators from the GRI food processing sector supplement, applicable to Bunge Argentina.
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Our Commitment with Promotion and Education: 2nd National Congress on Food Safety, Rosario, Santa Fe The Food Safety Agency from the province of Sana Fe, supported by Santa Fe’s Health Department, held the 2nd National Congress on Safe and Healthy Food: “Transdiscipline: Building Consensus On Food Safety.” This event, sponsored by Bunge Argentina, was held on two training and development sessions, with an excellent rate of response from university students, professionals and workers related to the health and food areas in the country, as well as companies alike. The objectives of the meetings were: to promote fair and sustainable policies which ensure food safety; consolidate cooperation links between public and private sectors involved in the agri-food chain; and strengthen regional food production systems as a consolidation strategy of food sovereignty.
Supply Policies
The Importance of the Supply Chain Supply chains have been identified by the GRI Working Group for the food sector as an aspect of critical importance for industry sustainability. The sector depends on primary production, like raw materials, so producers, intermediaries, commodity markets, and combinations of these present inherent risks, like children work, water scarcity, safety practices and other which may affect production companies in the food chain as well as the community in general. Since Bunge Argentina is a key company of the sector, its relationship with the supply chain is highly relevant.
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Our Origination Business Unit Current reality shows us that the local rural population is decreasing, while urbanization and demographic rate is increasing worldwide. These issues generate a greater demand of food, fibers, changing, in a way, the dietary pattern of all human beings. The challenge of working on sustainability in the value chain, that is, close to the communities where Bunge Argentina’s business originates, call us together to develop better liaison mechanisms with our customers in order to generate greater revenues in rural communities. At present, Bunge Argentina makes social investments in each locality where it is set, and prioritizes business relations with local Cooperatives as well as promotes the Help Seeder Program for Rural Schools through Bunge y Born Foundation, which benefits 850 rural schools per year. It is fundamental for agricultural production systems to sustain and evolve, ensuring the satisfaction of increasing demands, without overlooking ecological services and biodiversity preservation. A new sustainability challenge therefore arises, which our Company intends to face by certifying sustainable soybean aimed at biodiesel production, and planning to broaden certification to all Bunge Argentina’s Industrial Complexes in the country. The Origination Business Unit offers its customers the possibility of participating in training sessions in fertilizers and grain markets, climatic outlook and its impact on the agro, family enterprise management and motivational talks, meetings for exchanging strategic views, visits to our Industrial Complexes and Elevators, special invitations to fairs and congresses of the sector, among other activities. Additionally, all collaborators from the Commercial Team participate every two months in training talks on the evolution of the grain market at the local and world level to ensure professional assistance and greater response capabilities when faced to our customers inquires. Even though we are working and sharing our “know how” with customers and fellow companies, we are aware that there is still a long way to go in favor of providing innovative, and at the same time sustainable solutions to the whole agro-industrial value chain. We are moving forward in that direction.
100% of Bunge Argentina’s critical supplies for the Origination area are provided by domestic suppliers. Local development of suppliers is key to the Company’s strategy for its agribusiness units, since raw material reception sites are located in places which ensure logistics efficiency. There are several critical consumables at the Fertilizers Business Unit which are not locally produced; therefore, the limitation is strictly technical.
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Energy and Greenhouse Gas Emissions
CO2
Energy is essential in the modern world, it provides wellbeing, development and comfort, but its production is one of the main causes of the planet’s environmental issues. A primary source of electrical energy is the burning of fossil fuels, which, apart from electricity, generates greenhouse gases (GHGs) and chemical compounds that are released into the atmosphere, and these are the main causes of Climate Change. An efficient use of energy is one of the main ways of reducing GHG emissions. It is the responsibility of the entire society to make an efficient use of energy. Bunge Argentina, as a socially and environmentally committed company, uses energy resources maximizing efficiency and minimizing emissions.
Assessment and indicators A significant reduction of absolute CO2 emissions from the Company was achieved for the 2010-2013 reporting period. From 305,306 Tn in 2010 to 254,380 Tn in 2013, therefore achieving a 17% reduction7.
Gas retrieval from dryer boilers A gas retrieval system for dryer boilers was implemented in Puerto General San Martín Industrial Complex. It consists of using the remaining heat from these gases to dry seeds. This brought about an annual natural gas consumption reduction of 67%, since the need of using this fuel to dry seeds was completely replaced. Additionally, the boiler water recovery project (described in the section referred to as “Water”) in Ramallo Industrial Complex substantially contributed to reduce energy consumption.
7 Includes Scope 1 and 2 Greenhouse Gas Emissions
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Total CO2 Emissions
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Notwithstanding these reductions achieved in the reporting period, the CO2 Eq/Production ton8 Index has not decreased as expected, mainly because the shipping rate for last year has been substantially lower compared with reference year (2010).
8 Production tons include:Crushing tons + Shipped tons + Refined tons + Produced Fertilizers tons + Shipped Fertilizers tons
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2013 Total Energy Consumption EN3 – Direct Energy Consumption by Primary Source 2013
Natural Gas 2.745.819,73 Gj
3.230.458,22
Total direct energy consumption
Fuel Oil / Heavy Oil 359.864,89 Gj
Diesel 124.773,60 Gj
EN4 - Indirect Energy Consumption by Primary source 2013
Energy Purchased 544.645,00 Gj
544.645,00 Total Indirect Energy Consumption
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Waste Management: Key to Environmental Management Waste Management is one of three key aspects for the Environmental Area. Bunge Argentina has adopted a monitoring strategy of this fundamental variable for ensuring an appropriate management. A good waste management allows the company to occupy a leading position in terms of environmental protection, both in its industry and the whole country.
Assessment and Management Bunge Argentina’s strategy with respect to Waste Management is based on 3 fundamental pillars: - Reducing amount of waste generated and preventing its generation. - Reusing all equipment and materials possible. - Recycling all materials as viable. The purpose of this is to handle the minimum possible amount of waste for treatment and disposal.
Reduction
Reducing the amount of Waste. Preventing its generation
Reutilization
Restoring, repairing equipment or parts; reusing packaging, reusing discarded materials from other processes.
Recycling
Transforming waste into new materials or products.
Treatment
Reducing volume, stabilizing, reducing risk, etc.
Disposal
Transforming waste into new materials or products.
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Relevant indicators 81% of all waste generated during 2013 at Bunge Argentina was managed in a sustainable manner, i.e., it was recycled and reused. The remaining 28% was disposed in landfills or incinerated in authorized waste treatment plants. This resulted in a significant improvement in resource leverage.
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Absolute generation of non-sustainably managed waste has decreased by 29% with respect to 2010, and the index per production ton (Kg/t9), by 13%, not reaching the ambitious 20% target. As well as in the case of the other indicators, this was due to a low rate of shipments in 2013.
Waste non-sustainably managed 1,800 Tn 1,600 1,400 1,200 1,000 800 600 400 200 0
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Total tons of waste managed by disposal method:
Special Waste Special Waste - Incineration
28.04
Special Waste - Landfarming
0.01
Special Waste - Landfilling
0.03
Special Waste - Recycling
0.04
Special Waste - Reutilization
1.04
Special Waste Total
29.16
Inert Industrial/Urban Assimilable Internal Storage Compost
134.28 2,392.82
Fertilization
718.97
Landfarming
27.26
Other treatment
343.96
Recycling
455.98
Landfill
1,040.86
Reutilization
2,272.82
Total Non Hazardous
7,386.94
Paper and Cardboard Recycling During 2013, almost 8,000 kg of paper and cardboard were recycled. They were donated to the following institutions: Fundación Garrahan, Ecoclub Puerto General San Martín, Fundación del Hospital de Emergencias Clemente Álvarez de Rosario, and Fundación Tancacha.
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Other activities which support the policy:
Promoting sustainability in relation to climate change Natural Capital Recovery in the Southwest of Buenos Aires Province (SOBA - Sud Oeste de la Provincia de Buenos Aires). Our Company joins this project together with CCC (Capital Climate Change) which, funded by UNEP (United Nations Environmental Program) and Forest Trends, involves approximately 3,000 local producers. It is presented as a reference case for the creation of a financial mechanism of climate change which, not only includes mitigation (reduction of emissions), but also adaptation. Additionally, this process contributes to the federalization of local producers, and to the development of the Fertilizers Business Unit. Developing a Financial Mechanism of Climate Change for Agriculture Teams of the Company at a global level are working on the Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) with the purpose of developing a new mechanism which not only includes climate change mitigation, but also combines adaptation, food safety, and sustainable development. This work commenced on October 2013 with an event held at the Company’s facilities. In 2014, another event is expected to be held in London to introduce the model to potential groups of future demand: Pension funds, donors, global food companies, traders, development banks.
Package and Product
New package for fertilizers: With the purpose of rendering a better service to our customers, a new inversion was made on Ramallo Industrial Complex. This is a bagging system -valved bag- for the marketing of our fertilizers, which allows modernization and agility of mixing and packaging operations, both in 50 kg bags and 1000 kg bags. Two completely automated new lines gradually replace the existing ones. With this upgrade an optimal product finish, superior package and faster dispatch are achieved, all virtues which impact on the quality of the product we deliver as well as on the service we provide every day.
Bunge Track: A New Product for a New Market
Based on market researches conducted in 2011, and after making the first pilot plant scale production tests in 2012, Bunge Argentina determined to start producing ARNOX 32 at industrial scale in 2013. For that purpose, investments were made at Campana Industrial Complex, aimed at adapting its facilities to the production of this new product, which is intended to be launched into the market by mid 2014 under the “Bunge Track” brand name. Bunge Track - or ARNOX 32 – is a liquid reducing agent which reduces nitrogen oxides from combustion of diesel engines. Its action is to minimize greenhouse gas emissions. This represents a sustainable leap for the automotive market -essential to the implementation of Euro V and Euro VI protocols- which contributes to minimizing greenhouse gas emission.
Environmental Precautionary Principle
The Company has executed actions relevant to compliance with national legislation with regard to environment, and its application in operating jurisdictions. This includes, but is not limited to, conducting environmental risk, suitability, and impact studies when applicable. No Risk to nature or environment requiring the precaution principle application has been identified.
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Producing Development At Bunge Argentina, our main responsibility is to produce together in a balanced manner; therefore the creation of economic value for shareholders must be accompanied by the creation of value for all interested parties, especially stakeholders to whom we more closely related: Our value chain and the communities where we operate. Producing development means, to Bunge Argentina, understanding the needs and agenda in terms of food, the relationships with Governments and with the environment in our areas of influence, in addition to keeping a continual closeness with sustainable development of the society in such same areas.
Material Topics Health and Nutrition
Relations with Government
Water Use, and Exposure to Water Scarcity and Impact on Water Scarcity/Sustainable Agriculture Community Development
Supplier Environmental Assessment
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Health and Nutrition Health According to the World Health Organization (WHO), changes in eating patterns, smoking, and physical activity occurred in rich and poor countries have dramatically increased the risks of suffering from chronic diseases like cardiopathies, strokes, cancer, and diabetes. Currently, over half of the deceases which occur in the world every year – around 35 million from a total of 58 million in 2005, are due to these chronic diseases.
Nutrition At the present time, near 925 million people suffer from hunger, and over 200 million children under age five suffer from malnutrition10, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the united Nations. The food crisis registered in 2007-2008, and the successive financial and economic crisis in 2009, which impact was observed throughout 2012, crudely showed the challenges that millions of families in the world have to face every day in their efforts to overcome hunger and poverty, and find stable means of support which enable them to live a fair and decent life. Notwithstanding the efforts of many people, and the commitment of the international community with the Millennium Declaration for reducing the proportion of those who suffer from hunger by half by the year 2015, the persistency of hunger and malnutrition continues to be the standard for millions of human beings.
The role of Bunge Argentina The purpose of Bunge Argentina is to improve the food production chain globally, from beginning to end, and it endeavors to cover the health and dietary needs of the entire current and future population, preserving the natural resources which the planet relies on. The company manages various local programs to help people adopt healthier eating habits, reeducating them on how to select good nutritional quality products, and improve the level of health service rendering for the communities where the company operates.
10 Committee on World Food Security (CFS): Global Strategic Framework for Food Security & Nutrition. October 2013
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Good Nutritional Practices With the support of Bunge Argentina and Fundación Bunge y Born, the Expert Workshop “A diez años de OMS 2003: Alimentación saludable en la Argentina, logros y desafíos” (Ten Years of the WHO: Healthy eating habits in Argentina, achievements and challenges) was held in Buenos Aires. As a result of this activity, a book was published and introduced at the Argentinean Congress on Nutrition. Project on Pediatric Chagas in Avia Terai, Chaco The project was initiated in 2011 with the participation and collaboration of Bunge Argentina and Fundación Bunge y Born. The initial purpose was home disinfection in Avia Terai Municipality, and the treatment of Chagas disease in under age 18, for which the following objectives were set: Assess home infestation and spray with insecticide urban and rural areas, provide information, education and training to the population and members of the health system, make diagnosis, treatment and cardiologic follow up of infected children. In order to disseminate the project, all schools of Avia Terai were visited and teachers, students, and overall population were trained on prevention, diagnosis and treatment of Chagas disease. Based on the diagnosis, treatment was also offered to adults. This resulted in 127 individuals (31% children and 69% adults) diagnosed with Chagas, from which 45% have already been treated. The work performed allowed the population to become aware of the importance of this disease, and currently, they go spontaneously to receive medical care. Before the commencement of this project in Avia Terai, no actions against this vector had been carried out over the last five years approximately, and diagnosis and treatment were inexistent. Seminar on Management at the Hospital of Tancacha, Córdoba A Workshop on Management aimed at the whole personnel of the Hospital of Tancacha was organized by the Company in collaboration with Fundación Bunge y Born. Additionally, a diagnosis of the hospital’s current situation was established, whose results will be used to plan a project aimed at improving management by 2014.
Smoke-Free Company Every year, on 31 May, WHO marks World No Tobacco Day. Bunge Argentina adhered once more to the initiative through an internal communication campaign intended to promote a change of habits for those who smoke, and keep the workplace 100% smoke-free.
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Cardioprotected Area Certification at San Jerónimo Sud Industrial Complex, Santa Fe This important certification, granted by the Fundación Cardiológica Argentina (Argentine Cardiology Foundation) ensures that efficient response to a cardiac emergency can be given in minutes since the Complex is furnished with External Automatic Defibrillation equipment strategically distributed, and there also exists sufficient number of people trained in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) as well as in the use of these latest generation defibrillators.
Mini Doctors in Action Interactive Exhibition in Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires Bunge Argentina, Bahía Blanca Terminal, and Fundación Bunge y Born sponsored this health promoting activity aimed at children from 8 to 11 years old from all schools in Bahía Blanca. Organized by the CONICET and FUNDASUR, this activity was held at Casa Coleman, and was attended by 5,000 students approximately. During their tour, the children discovered how science and medicine contribute to their health care, as they were invited to act as mini doctors, using basic physiology concepts and scientific criteria needed to diagnose diseases which are common at school age.
Comprehensive Project for Building a Healthy Community, in San Jerónimo Sud, Santa Fe This event, sponsored by San Jerónimo Sud Commune, and supported by Bunge Argentina with collaboration of APREPA Rehabilitation Center and Universidad Abierta Interamericana of Rosario, was held for the second consecutive year. This time, the main activities consisted of a Marathon for a Healthy Life, and training sessions for children and youths from Aula de Campo. Aula de Campo is an educational program, conducted by Mauro Feito, -sports journalist, specialist on motorsportsin which road safety education and other educational topics are discussed around a main theme: the rural area. 500 children from 10 to 17 years old were protagonists in this program, aimed at making these predrivers become aware of the importance of driving safely.
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Relations with Government The Company’s Relevance as a Social Actor Bunge Argentina generates, maintains and reinforces positive relationships and constant dialogue with government bodies. The Company focuses its efforts on accompanying sustainable development processes in the localities where it operates, articulating resources, ideas and projects, and positioning itself as just another actor of reality, and daily words and actions.
Management Articulation In line with its approach, Bunge Argentina contributed to the construction of a sewage system in San Jerónimo Sud, funding this activity through an advance payment of taxes. In Tancacha, the local Municipality invited us to participate in the Centennial Celebration, and we therefore carried out cultural, entertainment, educational, as well as inclusion and health area-related activities during more than six months of collaborative work. Additionally, substantial contributions were made to Puerto General San Martin for the realization of a storm drainage system which will allow rain water run-off in the region. This storm drainage system is located within the premises of Bunge Argentina. Public repercussions have been such –due to the Company’s contributions to the sustainable development of the communities in the province of Santa Fe- that Bunge Argentina received the Industry Merit Award, granted by the FISFE (Federación Industrial de Santa Fe) on behalf of the provincial government. It is worth mentioning the collaboration provided to Bunge Argentina by public bodies during the candidate recruiting and selection process of our Commitment Program for the inclusion and integration of people with intellectual disabilities, by disseminating information on the program, and providing their databases.
$1,814,178.67 was the monetary value of economic contributions made to Think Tanks organizations and other entities dedicated to the development of sector-related public policies as well business general interest policies.
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Water Use and Impact on Scarcity Sustainable Agriculture Water as a Natural Asset Water is essential for life in the planet and for human social and economic development. It is one of the most precious and fundamental resources for everyday life. However, water resources in the planet are scarce and not evenly distributed in time and space. Water availability is being threatened by the rapid urban growth, contamination, and climate change. Water demand is increasing year after year to meet food, energy, and industry needs of a growing population of seven billion people. To ensure its availability is a huge challenge. Therefore, the search for new ways of saving water and using it more efficiently is becoming more critical every day. Agriculture and industries are heavy users of water, so it is Bunge Argentina’s concern to provide leadership and innovation in water sustainability. Through consistent management improvement and preservation strategies, it is possible to ensure the world will have enough fresh water to meet current and future needs.
Water Use Management Bunge Argentina is committed to using water efficiently and improving water management according to current industrial best practices.
Total Consumed Water 25,000,000 m3 20,000,000 15,000,000 10,000,000 5,000,000 0
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Water Consumption per Production Ton 3.0 m3/Tn 2.5 2.0 2013 Target 1.5 1.0 0.5 0
2010
2011
2012
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Notwithstanding this, a 9% reduction in the consumed water m3 index/production ton -against an objective of 18%- was achieved as a result of low shipping activity during the last year. The Company has set up numerous water saving projects at its industrial facilities, and continues to invest in improvements which will boost an increase in efficiency. Some of the projects implemented during this reporting period to achieve these improvements are described below.
Cooling Towers at Puerto General San MartĂn Refinery During 2012, two cooling towers were installed to replace the existing open air cooling system at the oil refinery plant in Puerto General San MartĂn Industrial Complex. They started to operate in January 2013. The objective is to achieve about 97% reduction of water consumption in the plant, and to improve its operational efficiency, which will bring about a reduction in the consumption of steam and electrical energy.
Improvements in the Reutilization of Effluents in Boilers in Ramallo In the boilers of Single Superphosphate (SSP) plant at Ramallo Industrial Complex and Port Terminal, improvements in the effluent reutilization system were performed by replacing underground water which supplies boilers with river water. This resulted in an energy and fuel consumption reduction by saving water in processes and the posterior generation of effluents.
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Benefits of replacing the water that supplies the boilers: • Energy saving: Lower consumption of fuels per ton of steam produced • Elimination of well water consumption (water resource sustainability). • Lower generation of effluents: • Increase in concentration cycles in the boiler • Increase in concentration cycles in the cooling water • Reduction in the regeneration of softening columns • Lower rejection flow of reverse osmosis • Supply savings: • Lower salt consumption in softening columns • Chemical consumption reduction to control pH, dissolved O2, and corrosion • Reduction in the consumption of filters for reverse osmosis equipment
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Award for sustainable water use. GE Water & Process Technologies granted Tancacha Industrial Complex the PNP (Proof not Promises) recognition for the significant contribution to a sustainable use of water in the productive processes during 2012. Through the use of GE Water cutting-edge chemical technologies, in addition to Bunge Argentina’s investments, a 75% reduction of liquid effluent flow was achieved due to cooling towers purging. On he other hand, Ramallo Industrial Complex received two awards: Proof not Promises (PNP) and Return on Environment (ROE) in recognition of improvements achieved with regard to industrial effluent treatment. Effluent discharge per year was reduced by 20% through the application of chemical technologies.
Sustainable Agriculture The concept of sustainability in the production of biofuels was incorporated with the publishing of the Directive on Renewable Energy 2009/28/EC. It sets forth that all biofuels used in the European Union must show biomass and biofuel sustainability to comply with the mandatory dilution of fuels derived from petrol. The scheme used by Bunge Argentina to certify sustainable soybean, known as 2BSvs, is of French origin and, given its main characteristics, it is the scheme that best adapts to the logistics of the Company. This program is managed by Primera Entidad de Acopio, or PEA, located in Rosario, Santa Fe, and a network of 10Â certified grain elevators to generate the flow chain. Certifications obtained were kept, and the spectrum of plants which facilitate our origination, increased, certifying the ISCC11 system in Puerto General San Martin Industrial Complex, and EPA-EEUU12 in 6 Argentinean Elevators. Given the impossibility to market biofuels with European market, the possibility to export to EPA-EEUU arose, producing positive results. It is expected for 2014 and outgoing years to continue accomplishing goals, and respond to market expectations.
11 International Sustainability & Carbon Certification 12 US Environmental Protection Agency
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Community Development (Local Communities) Our Ties with the Place Where We Are Sustainable Development is an inclusive concept. There is no business development without social development. At Bunge Argentina, we understand that the seed of the creation of the State (The Nation’s inhabitants) are the local communities; therefore our emphasis is placed on listening and responding to local needs, especially those which -due to different reasonsare closely connected to our work. To create development in the communities, we focus on four topics, and on a collaborative basis: Education, Social Investment, Environment, and Health and Nutrition13
Managing Together with the Community Education: Our Commitment to the Future Bunge Award to Academic Excellence. This program’s purpose id to encourage the generation of social investment tools which boost educational development and contribute to the retention rate of students, motivating the maintenance and improvement of academic achievement. It is intended for graduates with the best average scores in primary school, secondary school, college, and university from the communities where Bunge operates. During 2013, this Academic Excellence Award was granted for the seventh consecutive year in Ramallo, for the third year in San Jerónimo Sud and Tancacha, and for the first time in Puerto General San Martín. The Award consists of economic help and delivery of educational material, notebooks, and multipurpose.
University Scholarship To celebrate Tancacha Centennial in 2013, the Company decided to grant another special recognition to the winner of the Bunge Award to Academic Excellence in the university area, which consisted of a scholarship for taking a specialization course at the beneficiary’s option in Córdoba City, for a year-term.
Bunge Argentina receives recognition from ITBA The Instituto Tecnológico de Buenos Aires (ITBA) granted recognition to Bunge Argentina for its charity events organized in 2012, within the framework of the activities that the Company, together with Fundación Bunge y Born, has been carrying out since 2011: Scholarships for distinguished students from IBA, therefore supporting academic excellence of future professionals specialized in Exact Sciences.
13 The topic “Health and Nutrition” is described on page 48 as a separate aspect.
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30 Students Completed the Course on Logistics Operations Our Company -together with other companies in the area, nucleated in the Cámara de Actividades Portuarias y Marítimas (Capym-), developed and implemented, together with Universidad Austral and Fundación Cuatro Vientos, the first Course on Logistics Operations, aimed at 30 scholarship holders from the area. This Corporate Social Responsibility joint action was articulated with the Municipalities of Puerto General San Martín, San Lorenzo and Timbúes. The course had a duration of 4 months, i.e. 100 hours of theoretical and practical lessons, and also included visits to Industrial Complexes.
Bunge Argentina sponsored “Cadena Productiva 2013” This is the first Corporate Social Responsibility program in the Industrial Corridor, jointly executed by companies associated to the Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Services of San Lorenzo and surroundings. This project was conceived in 2008 in pursuit of promoting the recognition of the region’s composition and importance on those who daily inhabit it, and facilitating the integration of all actors which constitute the civil society of the area. This CSR program has the support of the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Production of Santa Fe Province, and enjoys a Declaratory of Interest from Capitán Bermúdez, Puerto General San Martín, and San Lorenzo City Councils.
I visited Bunge This is a proposal through which Bunge Argentina opens the doors of its Industrial Complexes and rain Elevators to welcome the educational community, and thus, introduce them into its processes, quality management, hygiene, safety, and environmental systems, while presenting the productive potential of the area. In 2013, different educational institutions visited the Company’s Industrial Complexes: Escuela Secundaria Orientada N°1.237 de San Jerónimo Sud, Universidad Tecnológica Regional located in San Nicolás, Universidad Tecnológica Nacional, localted in Delta, Fundación Pescar, ITBA, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Universidad Católica de Rosario, Universidad Tecnológica Nacional.
Second cycle of “Games in the Preschool Classroom” in Ingeniero White The second edition of this training program for preschool teachers was carried out in 2013, coordinated by Fundación Bunge y Born, and joined by Bunge Argentina and Terminal Bahía Blanca. Training sessions on games, especially games and mathematics in the preschool classroom, were carried out with teachers of the 6 Kindergartens in Ingeniero White, province of Buenos Aires. Also, visits were made to make observations in the classrooms and work directly with the teachers. In addition to these training activities, rule games and playground games were delivered, which complemented the toy libraries donated in 2012.
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Educational Talks at Schools Bunge Argentina’s employees visited Educational Institutions throughout the year in order to give educational talks on different topics. They visited the N°6.033 “Gobernadores Cullen” School in Puerto General San Martín to give a talk for 80 3rd grade students on soybean development process, recognition of products, and use of such products.
2013 Corporate Volunteer Session This activity was held in July 2013 in Puerto General San Martín, and was sponsored by Bunge Argentina and other companies in the industrial corridor. The purpose was to promote meetings and interchanges among volunteers, as well as recognize the importance of their work. The lecture was given by the President of Fundación SI!, Manuel Lozano, who, through his books and actions, inspires thousands of youths to collaborate under one common purpose: Believe that another reality is possible.
“Potenciar” Program in Tandil In August 2013 the Potenciar Program was launched in the locality of Tandil. This initiative is sponsored by UPJ S.A., Fundación Los Grobo and Facultad de Ciencias Económicas of the UNICEN, and is supported by Bunge Argentina, Banco Industrial de Azul, Galtech and Banco de Galicia. The purpose of this program is to train over 16 Non-Governmental local Organizations in social leadership and management-related matters.
Training in TIC for Preschool Teachers The Training in TIC cycle 2013 for Preschool Teachers was held by Bunge Argentina and Fundación Bunge y Born, relevant to the Digital Literacy Program “PIBES va al Jardín”, sponsored by Ramallo City Hall. In its second consecutive year, the activity hosted specialized trainers, contents were articulated with the Department of Education of the City Hall, and it was supervised by Educación Regional of Buenos Aires Province. Also, Bunge Argentina donated equipment for all Kindergartens in Ramallo: notebooks, PCs, cameras, pen drives, among others.
Scholarships for Students In Buenos Aires, together with Fundación Bunge y Born, three scholarship holders, students of Chemical Engineering, received an economic monthly contribution for completing their undergraduate studies. Whereas in Rosario, 30 scholarships were granted for Nursing students at ISPI (Hospital Italiano) under the principle that nurses save lives, and are a critical human resource in the health area. Promoting their training, is promoting increased quality in heath care services.
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Distance Learning Course on Values In Bandera, Santiago del Estero, Bunge Argentina sponsored a virtual course organized by Fundación Bunge y Born, and aimed at teachers and parents, and all those wishing to be familiar with children’s moral development. It intends to provide educators with theoretical and practical tools to help them deeply understand children’s moral development process, so as to be able to educate students and their own children in values like respect, solidarity, responsibility, patience, and justice, to allow for a healthy coexistence. It was attended by 26 teachers form the locality.
Post Doctoral Scholarships In an action coordinated by Fundación Bunge y Born, Bunge Argentina granted 10 scholarships enabling the beneficiaries to continue their post doctoral research projects for a term of 2 years in the institution in which they perform activities, which, in the manner of stipend, perform a priority role in their education, either for facilitating their access to the career of scientific and technological researcher at CONICET, or for the teaching practice/private activity entry.
Community Development: Sharing Experiences Activities for Tancacha’s Centennial Celebration During 2013, Tancacha celebrated its first centennial. Within the framework of the celebrations, Bunge Argentina was considered to be active part of this event, for the Company is set in this community since 1963, being in its origin the GUIPEBA company, the birthplace of the current Bunge Argentina, and where the Fiscal and Accounting Administration’s Headquarters of the company is still kept. As a social actor of the community, and with the purpose of renewing its commitment to the locality’s development, Bunge Argentina carried out an important schedule of activities, organized under 5 pillars: Culture (Documentary “Tancacha cuenta su historia”), Recreation (Solidarity Marathon), Health (Hospital Municipal), Education (Reading Marathon), and Integration (Programa Compromiso). Documentary “Tancacha cuenta su historia” Bunge Argentina presented the community of Tancacha with a documentary with the purpose of offering a document of identity and local history available for its inhabitants. It was developed based on firsthand accounts from personalities identified with different areas of the community: culture, education, economy, health, services. The opening was held at the Cultural Center of Tancacha, where, at the same time, the inauguration of the movie theater took place. Solidarity Marathon The Company, together with Tancacha Municipality, and with the help and supervision of Juventud Atlética Cordobesa, organized a Solidarity Marathon for the Tancacha Centennial to raise funds for Fundación Tancacha. The event took place on 1 September. More than 300 runners were present, in addition to all driving forces of the community. Different shows were also offered by the local Cultural Center.
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Work plan for the Hospital Municipal de Tancacha The purpose is to continue to strengthen public health services in the locality to ensure immediate and efficient primary care. To achieve this, opportunities for improvement were analyzed, and a health-related training plan developed for the 2013-2014 period in a coordinated action with Fundación Bunge y Born. Reading Marathon All schools in Tancacha participated in the 11th National Reading Marathon, organized by Fundación Leer and sponsored by Bunge Argentina. The main purpose of this event, held in September, was to make people aware of the importance of reading for individual and collective development. Additionally, institutions enrolled in the Marathon participated in the Rincones de Lectura draw, which was composed of 200 books. The beneficiaries were Escuela General José María Paz and Instituto Manuel Belgrano. Rincones de Lectura are places inside every institution dedicated to the reading. Their purpose is to increase motivation and enjoyment for reading. “Programa Compromiso” Launch Tancacha Industrial Complex participates in the Programa Compromiso (Commitment Program), offering job opportunities to people with intellectual disabilities. After a search process, two employees with mild to moderate intellectual disabilities were incorporated for the performance of administrative tasks at the Industrial Complex’s Offices.
Other Activities in the Community: Joining forces for a better quality of life “Corramos las diferencias” Marathon Bunge Argentina sponsored the ALPI ONG Annual Marathon, held in San Lorenzo, province of Santa Fe. A 10km marathon, a 5 km marathon, and a special 400m marathon for children or people with motor or other disabilities were carried out. Re-inauguration of the Libertador Auditorium in Villa Ramallo Bunge Argentina made an important contribution to the concretion of the Libertador Auditorium reopening in Villa Ramallo, which is a cultural emblem and icon of local folklore.
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Contribution to the Restoration of a Tapestry The Company made an economic contribution to the restoration of the “Deborah, Profetiza de Israel” tapestry in the Museo Municipal de Arte Decorativo Firma y Odilio Estevez in Rosario. The restoration and preservation works were coordinated by Fundación Bunge y Born. Golf Tournament to Raise Funds For the 2nd consecutive year, the “Copa Fundación Bunge y Born” Golf Tournament to raise funds took place in the Rosario Golf Club, in Rosario City. It was organized jointly with Fundación Bunge y Born. This initiative allows players and sponsors to participate with solidarity in the social programs carried out by Fundación Bunge y Born. Funds raised were destined to cover scholarships for students from the Hospital Italiano Nursing School in Rosario. Donations to Firemen from San Jerónimo Sud The institution was furnished with 11 firefighter structural equipment for firemen, considering that this equipment will accompany the development and evolution towards a greater professionalization and efficiency of response in case of emergencies. Help for Flood-Affected People in La Plata The Company organized a solidarity collection, along with its employees, aimed at the people affected by the floods occurred in La Plata City, in April 2013. Essential products such as food, personal hygiene items, clothes, etc., were collected.
Environment: Our Contribution to Environmental Awareness Vegetable Oil Recycling Program The Vegetable Oil Recycling Program was launched during 2013. The initiative’s purpose is to foster a sustainable management of wastes generated by the consumer when using these products. The first stage of the program included the internal population of the Company, calling its employers to voluntarily join the project, for which they were presented with a kit for recycling vegetable cooking oil. The purpose is to gradually widen the scope of the program, give it continuity over time, and make it extensive to the community. Used oil is provisionally stored at plants to be then delivered to a biodiesel production plant, where it is recycled and used for the production of fuel. Per each liter of oil transformed into biodiesel, Bunge Argentina donates 5 liters of oil to non profit organizations. This initiative generated 1,600 liters of oil -provided by employees- for recycling.
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World Water Day Campaign For the purpose of celebrating the World Water Day on 22 March, Bunge Argentina adhered to the UNO international campaign, and carried out a water care campaign which consisted in distributing decals for baths and kitchens, and posters with suggestions for reducing the consumption of this valuable resource. The campaign reached all Company facilities in Argentina, and 213 schools from nearby communities: Campana, El Paraíso, Ingeniero White, Pérez Millán, Ramallo, Villa General Savio and Villa Ramallo (Buenos Aires); Avia Terai and General Pinedo (Chaco); General Paz, Manfredi and Tancacha (Córdoba); Las Lajitas and Piquete Cabado (Salta); Carcarañá, Puerto General San Martín, Rosario, Roldán and San Jerónimo Sud (Santa Fe); Bandera (Santiago del Estero); Delfín Gallo and Las Cejas (Tucumán).
“Soja con sustentabilidad” Symposium Bunge Argentina participated in this symposium, provided a stand, and offered a talk on news in the management of fertilizers for soybean, conducted by Matías Saks in representation of the Company’s Development and Technical Team. This activity -organized by Bolsa de Cereales de Córdoba, and the executive production of Agroverdad- took place at the Dinosaurio Mall’ s Convention Center, in Cordoba City, and was attended by more than 1,300 people, including producers, technicians, and businessmen of the agricultural and agro-industrial sectors.
Bunge Sponsored the 2013 Annual Sustainability Forum Organized by the American Chamber of Commerce in Argentina (AmCham). For the 2nd consecutive year, the Company backed the most prestigious Sustainability Forum in Argentina, driven by AmCham. Held at Universidad Católica Argentina (UCA) de Buenos Aires, it was attended by the most important personalities and leaders on the matter of sustainability in America, with representative exhibitors of private companies, governmental and non-governmental organizations, the media, and universities.
II Latin American Forum on Sustainable Development Bunge Argentina participated as convening Company in this activity held in Rosario. It was attended by municipal officers, civil society organization members, academicians, businessmen and entrepreneurs, as well as the public in general, motivated by sustainability-related issues in Argentina and Latin America.
We Celebrated the Environment Day with Tancacha Municipality Bunge Argentina participated in the celebrations for the Environment Day, organized in June by the Bromatology area of Tancacha Municipality. The main activity consisted of a contest of dolls made of recyclable material. It took place in the Polideportivo Municipal Doctor Raúl Alfonsín, and convened all educational establishments in the locality. The winner dolls were those made by 2nd grade B from Escuela General José de San Martín, and 5th grade from Instituto Santiago Ramón y Cajal. Bunge Argentina donated and granted the recognitions to the awardees.
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Ethics and Conduct
Supplier Environmental Assessment
Community Development
Producing Value
Water Use, and Exposure to Water Scarcity, and Impact on Water Scarcity/Sustainable Agriculture
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Health and Nutrition
Waste Management
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Supplier Environmental Assessment The objective of the environmental assessment of suppliers which provide services related to environmental management is to consider each of them in a comprehensive manner, with the purpose of defining awards and actions to be taken. This assessment is implemented in the 50% of our Industrial Complexes, and we are working to extend it to all work sites in Argentina.
Aspects assessed are the following: • • • • • • • • • • • •
General Quality of Service. Compliance with Technical Specifications. Compliance with Legal Requirements. Compliance with Work Terms. Facility Auditing Rating. Equipment Availability. Professional Technical Support (Engineering). Additional Workmanship Availability ISO -or other- Certification (5 Certification; 3 Implementation, any SGA; 1 nothing) Delivery of Documentation. Total Score. Average.
Until now, we have assessed 100% of the suppliers of Puerto General San Martín, San Jerónimo Sud, and Ramallo Industrial Complexes, which represents over 45 suppliers from diverse lines of business: Waste Treators, Environmental Monitoring Services, Laboratories, and Recyclers, among others.
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Producing Talent Sustainability challenges are multiple for the companies. Many of them are related to scarcity. It is frequent to listen to arguments on scarcity of water, fossil fuels, metals, and food, but in the last years, the scarcity of talent, as a result of the growth of many developing countries and economy complexity, is one of the greatest challenges to be faced by the business world. Talent management and development is crucial to any company wishing to occupy a leading position in their industry. There are many relevant aspects in the talent management dimension. This report addresses three aspects which are key to the Company: Ethics and Conduct, Continuous Training and Education, and Labor Relations Management.
Material Topics Ethics and Conduct
Continuous Training and Education
Labor Relations Management
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Ethics and Conduct Responsibility with Transparency Transparency is one of our corporate values; all our businesses and activities must be seen through the value framework. Due to its nature of public capital company in its headquarters, Bunge has a special responsibility towards its investors worldwide. This aspect constitutes the culture of the organization, and it is transmitted to its global operations, regardless of the public or private nature of its subsidiaries. Bunge Argentina’s role as an important Company to local economy requires it to be an example of transparency and good conduct, having great impact on its value chain.
Management Mechanisms Management and Control Mechanisms are described under the Ethics and Integrity section. Specifically, with regard to ethics and conduct, the Ethics Hotline is a key management mechanism for detecting inappropriate behaviors, ensuring confidentiality and no reprisal mechanisms for the individuals who use it. Bunge Argentina’s employees can contact any time to report cases as follows: • • • •
Inappropriate use of the company’s information. Fraudulent financial reports Inappropriate accounting procedures Acceptance of inappropriate gifts, bribes, or illicit commissions.
Every year, all employees are informed on the role they have in detecting these situations, and on the Company’s responsibility of listening and acting according to the case under consideration. Significantly, Bunge has a Code of Ethics which establishes commercial conduct principles to be observed by all officers and employees. Bunge is a global Company. Bunge’s employees shall be sensitive to cultures and customs of the various countries where the Company operates, and respect the communities and environments where it executes its activities.
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This Code of Ethics is shared every time a new employee joins the Company, and the delivery receipt, signed and dated, is filed in their personal record. Also, the code is reminded to the 100% of employees via e-mail every year, and the receipt is signed again to ensure these guiding principles will be borne in mind at all times. Bunge Argentina performs cross controls or control process verifications at all its Industrial Complexes. Each test is performed to cover control objectives generated by diverse risks. The main line of analysis focuses on accounting controls and property security of Industrial Complexes (i.e. plant perimeter, fixed assets, and logistics movements of the reception and shipping areas.)
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Continuous Training and Education Training as a Way of Producing Talent Attraction, retention and development of Talent are, to Bunge Argentina, critical aspects for its operations, particularly if we consider that operations are carried out at locations which are distant from big urban centers, and geographically dispersed all over the country. As a Company, we promote the organization to be a favorable place for professional and personal development, where continuous training and education are clear pillars of our management. Talent management is a responsibility of all employees having teams under their charge. There are multiple mechanisms in the company for managing continuous training and education, which ensure the development of our Human Capital.
Employment Brand Trainees Program: Bunge Argentina implemented the Trainees Program for the first time in 2002. Nowadays, after a long time, it is an ongoing and powerful tool that allows recruiting young professionals which choose the Company to start their professional career and show their knowledge. This initiative consists of the process of recruiting trainees with high development potential, to foresee the coverage for future positions required by different area managements, by simultaneously training and developing resources. The professional development of employees depends a lot more on the work experience that is obtained from challenging tasks and projects than from formal training activities. This is why the Company wants young professionals’ performance at certain positions to increase their knowledge by broadening their individual development possibilities; and, at the same time, contribute with their knowledge to effectively impact on the team’s productivity, contributing with new perspectives and different ways of doing things. Thus, an environment of training and improvement (leader-trainee) is fostered, within which new professionals experience the values and culture of Bunge Argentina.
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Training and Development Bunge Talent School (BTS): Bunge Talent School (BTS) is our internal school for developing management skills, a key pillar in the management of employees. This initiative, created in 2010, aims at contributing with the challenges of managing the professional future of its human resources. The objective is –by means of ad hoc virtual and on-site trainings- to ensure that employees have the necessary tools to strengthen their abilities according to the current and future requirements of their roles. The highlighted training and development initiatives of 2013 are: Business Cases, Logs, and Getting to know our Company. Development Logs: This initiative forms part of BTS, and it is an online follow-up tool that helps employees apply the management skills required by a given job on a daily basis. It consists of an online coaching that helps employees include practices that improve their results and positive impact on their task force. Business Cases: By applying the action learning technique, this plan encourages teams to develop fieldwork which allows them to put contents learned in previous trainings into practice. That fieldwork consists of, in the first place, the making up of self-managed teams with 8-10 members each and represented by a leader, who presents its group real business cases that imply a breadth of vision of the employees’ profile and therefore, represent a development opportunity. The teams have the support of a leader who acts as a sponsor of the project, helping in the generation of networks, correction of diversions and supply of information for team analysis. The final product of the team is an implementation proposal, solution, or plan in response to the business case provided. Getting to Know our Company: This on-site training activity has been conducted for 7 years. It has a two day-duration in which attendees are provided with a quick vision of our Company. The main objectives are: Have business comprehensive management view; provide our employees with information and analytical tools which enable them to achieve an optimum performance in their current positions; encourage the development of new interests and competences which eventually translate in behaviors that potentiate their current capacities and increase the chances of future growth; and facilitate and promote integration as well as the internal network development, consolidating our organizational culture. Individual Development Plans (IDP): The implementation of this tool aims at continuing to build an ongoing learning and development culture, and at helping its employees to strengthen their knowledge, skills, and competencies. Each of these plans reinforces the concept of each employee being responsible for their own development, and their boss acts as coach along the process. Employees identify the strengths and opportunities of their development, share –as well- their career aspirations, and outline a plan to reinforce those strengths and develop in other growth areas.
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Executive Coaching: The Company considers coaching as a powerful tool for the development of skills. It consists basically of helping employees obtain the best potential development possible and turning their “know” into “know-how”. For this reason, it makes executive coaching available for management. Through this methodology, employees achieve the following benefits: Identify their development needs; differentiate the tools for their own development according to their style, their role needs and their area’s challenges; interact and work on the aspects that make up their roles; and implement an action plan to initiate the improvement process. Global and Internal Job Posting: Our Company promotes the internal mobility of its employees. Therefore, it provides the opportunity to express their interest in a career development, in any area and any location within the Company. Additionally, we have a global job posting platform. The main purpose of this tool is to offer more visibility and transparency to the international organizational mobility process, posting all opportunities available in the different operative units on a common platform, so that every employee is able to express their career interests. International Assignments: It is a development tool intended to promote experiential learning. Being part of a global structure and having a decentralized -but at the same time, integrated- management style, to continue strengthening professional development in other Bunge’s affiliates in the world. Participation in Special Projects: Within the framework of a philosophy of permanent commitment to progress and continuous investments in our locations, Bunge Argentina invites all its employees to participate in challenging innovating high level special/specific projects, with national or international projection, and which constitute valuable personal and professional experiences. Invited Auditor Program: Participating in this initiative enables the participant to acquire knowledge and experience in other areas, reviewing similar working approaches in other regions – either national or international- and other segments of business. This is a program led by the Global Auditing Area, where employees are invited to perform as “Invited Auditors” on a specific assignment. The term of the assignment may range between 2 weeks and 2 months.
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Performance Performance Assessment Program: It was designed to plan, analyze, evaluate, strengthen and reward individual management, clearly determining and establishing the expected results of individual performance, ensuring alignment with the Company’s objectives. The program has three stages: objectives record, a midyear revision, and closure at the end of the year. 100% of Bunge Argentina’s employees participate in this program. Constructive Feedback: One of the main aspects of this program is the feedback opportunity generated between the boss and the employee. Bunge Argentina promotes and trains its leaders to correctly provide feedback. Through this methodology, it helps to build a trusting relationship between them, and generate a positive and constructive impact in the employees’ performance. Calibration: The company has a tool named Calibration to constantly strengthen the Performance Assessment Program and to ensure consistency in its applicability. It basically consists of a process through which it shares common guidelines with the process leaders to ensure they build on balanced and standard grounds.
Working Environment The main challenge of measuring the organizational environment is not the measurement itself, but rather the work that has to be done once the results are analyzed. Therefore, an Environment Management Committee was set up and also 10 Subcommittees for each location with the purpose of addressing the working environment management systematically. In 2013, 17 “Café & Novedades” meetings (employee voluntary participation meetings) were carried out at 10 worksites with the participation of the Human Resources and Communications Manager on the main locations. The participation percentage accounted for 73%, and highly positive feedback was received on the work proposal presented. This process allowed the definition of work actions and guidelines with regard to: Systematize a methodology to address the Working Environment Management promoting greater participation and reinforcing the organizational commitment to the improvement of our workplace, welfare and satisfaction; strengthen a culture of recognition, organizational development, fellowship and team spirit.
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To assess management efficiency, the organization measures the training hours, analyses the results of the aforementioned programs, and assesses the individual performance using performance evaluations.
Average training hours per year per employee
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25 2012
Programs for managing skills and training which support employees’ employability, and help them manage their professional careers.
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Labor Relations Management Relevance This section comprises the management of relationships between workers and the management of the company, as well as those aspects related to freedom of association and collective bargaining. Bunge Argentina is a company with 1,609 employees, from which 55% are included in Collective Bargaining Agreements, represented by 5 trade unions. Argentine employment legal system is one of the most advanced in terms of union representation, so freedom of association is widely covered in our operations and regulated by the government. However, keeping good relationships with all workers is key to the Company, so additional tasks are carried out for better management.
Union Relations: Respecting freedom of association and recognizing the right to collective bargaining are some of the pillars of managing Labor Relations in Bunge Argentina. For this reason, the Company participated in the negotiation of 7 collective bargain agreements, 5 of them appropriate to our activity, and 2 applicable to suppliers. All Bunge Argentina’s conventional negotiations are performed through the respective business chambers, or through corporate groups. The company has not entered into any bipartite agreement. Ever since creation, the company has promoted development in an environment of collaboration and social peace with trade unions, since we share an enormous responsibility: Maintaining and improving competitiveness of our local industry, based on the competitiveness of other countries in the world, and preserving and generating high quality employment opportunities for our country.
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Job Creation and Human Rights Diversity Management: Commitment Program In our Company, Diversity management comprises all those policies and practices intended to generate participation contexts which consider the needs and include the wide variety of actors the organization interacts with. Argentina has a vast legislation on the rights of individuals with disabilities. The right to work is a right protected par excellence. Nevertheless, alternatives are not abundant with regard to professional development for people with disabilities; and the least favored is the intellectual. We therefore introduce the Programa Compromiso (Commitment Program), a Corporate Social Responsibility action aimed at contributing to the creation of employment opportunities for individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (ID), which extends to all Bunge Argentina’s work sites. Based on the premise that self determination is the base of inclusion, the approach “Employment with Support” was developed, where beneficiaries are assisted through task adaptation, learning facilitation, training, and continuous accompaniment throughout the course of the program. The program was approached as follows:
STAGE 1
STAGE 2
Design
Implementation
• Experts • Institutions specializing in ID • Awareness meetings • Volunteer detecting • Organizational analysis • Post designing and survey • Recruiting and selection • Interviews with family members
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• Work Plan • Attitudinal and Technical Competences • Specific Training • Performance six-monthly assessments • Post rotation and/or role enrichment • Employment with support • Workshop with institutions specializing in ID
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2014
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Employees
10
Employees
3
Work Sites
5
Work Sites
Puerto General San Martín IC (2013)
Tancacha IC (2013)
1 person: • Labor Inclusive Practice (Reception Desk)
2 people: • Labor Inclusion (Business Office) 1 person: • Labor Inclusive Practice (Reception Desk)
Ramallo IC (2014)
1 person: • Labor Inclusive Practice
Rosario Office (2012)
1 person: • Labor Inclusion (Business Adm.) 2 people: • Labor Inclusive Practices (Business Adm. /Presidency)
Buenos Aires Office (2014) 2 people: • Labor Inclusion
STAGE 3A
Inclusion (IL) • Continuous learning reinforcement • Career follow-up • Annual performance assessment
STAGE 3B
Employability (PLI) • Global learning reinforcement • Training for the labor market • Final performance assessment • Awarding of certificate and recommendation note
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Appendix 1: Stakeholders Argentina • Asociación Argentina de Estudiantes de Ingeniería Industrial y Carreras Afines Buenos Aires Province: • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Sociedad Rural de Ameghino Bolsa de Comercio de Bahía Blanca Fundación Cecilia Grierson LALCEC Municipalidad de Bahía Blanca Servicio Integral para la Familia Unión de Recibidores de Granos de la República Argentina (URGARA) Asociación Argentina de Empleados de la Marina Mercante Escuela Rural N° 49 Batalla de Tucumán Agencia de Desarrollo de Campana Comité Interindustrial de Conservación del Ambiente Campana Zárate Comité Zonal de Seguridad e Higiene de Campana Consejo Escolar de Campana Dirección de Educación Inicial Jefatura de Región XI Escuela de Educación Técnica N° 1 “Luciano Reyes” Escuela N° 29 Jardín de Infantes N° 901 Jardín de Infantes N° 906 Jardín de Infantes N° 907 Jardín de Infantes N° 908 Jardín de Infantes N° 912 Jardín de Infantes N° 914 Jardín de Infantes N° 915 Jardín de Infantes N° 916 Jardín de Infantes N° 917 Jardín de Infantes N° 918 Jardín de Infantes N° 919 Municipalidad de Campana Personal de la Dirección Municipal de Tránsito Sindicato químico y petroquímico de Zárate Subsecretaría de Impacto Ambiental de la Municipalidad de Campana Unión Industrial Campana Asociación Argentina de Consorcios Regionales de Experimentación Agrícola Asociación Argentina del Girasol (ASAGIR) Asociación Aves Argentinas Asociación de Consumidores Industriales de Gas de la República Argentina (ACIGRA) Asociación de Grandes Usuarios de Energía Eléctrica de la República Argentina (AGUEERA) Asociación del Crédito Industrial Argentino (ACIA) Bolsa de Comercio de Buenos Aires Cámara Argentina de Biocombustibles (CARBIO) Cámara Argentina de Comercio Cámara de Comercio de los Estados Unidos (AMCHAM) Cámara de la Industria Aceitera de la República Argentina (CIARA) Cámara de la Industria Argentina de Fertilizantes y Agroquímicos (CIAFA) Cámara de la Industria Química y Petroquímica Argentina (CIQyP) Cámara de Puertos Privados Comerciales Cámara de Sanidad Agropecuaria y Fertilizantes (CASAFE) Conciencia Consejo Empresario Argentino para el Desarrollo Sostenible Cooperadora del Hospital de Pediatría Prof. Dr. Juan Garrahan Eticagro Fertilizar Asociación Civil
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• Fundación Bunge y Born • Fundación de Investigaciones Económicas Latinoamericanas (FIEL) • Fundación del Hospital Dr. Ricardo Gutiérrez • Fundación Emprendimientos Rurales Los Grobo • Fundación Leer • Fundación RAP • Fundación SI! • Gobierno de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires • Instituto Argentino de Ejecutivos de Finanzas • Instituto Argentino de Normalización y Certificación (IRAM) • Instituto para el Desarrollo Empresarial Argentino (IDEA) • Instituto Petroquímico Argentino (IPA) • Instituto Tecnológico Buenos Aires (ITBA) • Mercado a Término de Buenos Aires • Ministerio de Trabajo de la Nación • Oficina Nacional de Control Comercial Agropecuario (ONCCA) • PRIAR • Programa de Agronegocios de la UBA • Reserva Costanera Sur • Unión Industrial de la Provincia de Buenos Aires • Universidad Austral • Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA) • Escuela Rural N° 25 Emilio Martínez de Hoz • Escuela Rural N° 607060 José Hernández • Escuela Rural N° 9 Manuel Nicolás Savio • Escuela de Educación Secundaria N° 7 • Escuela Primaria N° 25 • Escuela Primaria N° 9 • Sociedad de Bomberos Voluntarios de Escobar • Club Comercial Ing.White • Club Huracán • Delegación Municipal de Ing. White • Escuela Media N° 1 “Gral. E. Mosconi” • Escuela Nº 40 Juan Vusetich • Jardín de Infantes N° 905 • Jardín de Infantes N° 922 • Jardín de Infantes N° 926 • Jardín de Infantes N° 932 • Jardín de Infantes N° 943 • Jardín de Infantes N° 953 • Dirección General de Cultura y Educación • Escuela Primaria N° 10 • Escuela Primaria N° 2 • Escuela Primaria N° 13 • Escuela Primaria N° 17 • Escuela Primaria N° 11 • Escuela Primaria N° 21 • Escuela Primaria N° 15 • Escuela Primaria N° 12 • Escuela Primaria N° 20 • Escuela Primaria N° 14 • Escuela Primaria N° 7 • Escuela de Educación para Adultos N° 702 • Escuela de Gestión Privada DIPREGEP N° 4264 • Escuela Primaria N° 16 • Escuela Primaria N° 24 • Asociación de Bomberos Voluntarios de Ramallo • Cec 801 • Cec 802 • Centro de Formación Profesional N° 401 • Club Atlético Matienzo • Consejo Deliberante de Ramallo • Escuela de Educación para Adultos N° 701 • Escuela de Educación para Adultos N° 703 • Escuela de Educación para Adultos N° 706 • Escuela de Educación para Adultos N° 707 • Escuela de Educación Secundaria N° 2 • Escuela de Educación Secundaria N° 3 • Escuela de Educación Secundaria N° 6 • Escuela Primaria N° 1 • Escuela Primaria N° 26
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Escuela Primaria N° 3 Escuela Primaria Ramallo Escuela Rural N° 10 Juan Bautista Azopardo Escuela Rural N° 11 Hipólito Yrigoyen Escuela Rural N° 12 24 de Octubre Escuela Rural N° 13 Paula Albarracín Escuela Rural N° 14 Almirante Guillermo Brown Escuela Rural N° 15 Mariano Santos Mutti Escuela Rural N° 17 Ignacio Aguirre Escuela Rural N° 2 Coronel José Félix Bogado Escuela Rural N° 20 San Carlos Federación Argentina de Trabajadores de Industrias Químicas y Petroquímicas. Federación de Obreros y Empleados de la Industria Aceitera y Afines del País Instituto Superior Ramallo Instiuto Secundario Ramallo Jardín de Infantes N° 901 Jardín de Infantes N° 902 Jardín de Infantes N° 903 Jardín de Infantes N° 904 Jardín de Infantes N° 905 Jardín de Infantes N° 906 Jardín de Infantes N° 907 Jardín de Infantes N° 908 Jardín de Infantes N° 909 Jardín de Infantes N° 910 JIRIMM Municipalidad de Ramallo Reserva Ecológica Municipal Ramallo Unión de Recibidores de Granos de la República Argentina (URGARA) Unión Industrial de la Provincia de Buenos Aires (UIPBA) Universidad Tecnológica Nacional San Nicolás (UTN) Asociación Argentina de Empleados de la Marina Mercante Mesa Solidaria Tandil Escuela Rural N° 4 General José de San Martín Escuela de Educación Secundaria N° 5 Escuela Primaria N° 4 Escuela de Ecucación Técnica Secundaria N°1 Escuela de Educación para Adultos N° 705 Escuela de Educación Secundaria N° 1 Escuela de Educación Secundaria N° 4 Escuela Primaria N° 23 Escuela Primaria N° 27 Escuela Primaria N° 5 Escuela Primaria N° 6 Instituto Superior de Formación Técnica N°38
Chaco Province: • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Centro Integrador Comunitario (CIC) Escuela Rural N° 182 EEP Escuela Rural N° 259 Escuela Rural N° 381 Pioneros de Pampa Grande Escuela Rural N° 513 Escuela Rural N° 739 José León Suárez Escuela Rural N° 846 Escuela Rural N° 946 Hospital Dr. Pedro Chutro Jardín de Infantes N°191 “Arco Iris” Municipalidad de Avia Terai Programa Nacional de Chagas Proyecto de Intervención Sanitaria contra el Chagas • Escuela de Enseñanza Media N°8 José Manuel de Estrada • Municipalidad de General Pinedo Córdoba Province: • Bolsa de Comercio de Córdoba • Cámara Argentina del Maní
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• Cámara de Comercio Exterior de Córdoba • Cámara Industrial de Aceites Vegetales de Córdoba • Fundación Mediterránea (IERAL) • Juventud Atlética Cordobesa • Ministerio de Agricultura de la Provincia de Córdoba • Programa Primer Paso • Unión Industrial de la Provincia de Córdoba (UIC) • Universidad Nacional de Córdoba (UNC) • Municipalidad de General Paz • Bomberos Voluntarios de Manfredi • INTA Manfredi • Municipalidad de Manfredi • Escuela Rural María Luisa Pellegrini Gómez de Ballesteros Barros • Escuela Rural N° 231089 General Martín Güemes • Escuela Rural N° 231112 Paula Albarracín • Bomberos Voluntarios de Tancacha • Cáritas • CENMA Anexo Río Tercero • Comedor Escuela San Martín • Comedor Ipem 288 • Consejo Deliberante de Tancacha • Escuela Especial Tancacha • Escuela Primaria General José de San Martín • Escuela Primaria José María Paz • Escuela Rural N° 313156 “24 de Septiembre” • Federación de Obreros y Empleados de la Industria Aceitera y Afines del País • Fundación Tancacha • Hogar de Día • Hospital Municipal de Tancacha • Instituto de Enseñanza Media N° 75 • Instituto Manuel Belgrano • Instituto Parroquial San José • Instituto Primario y Secundario Santiago Ramón y Cajal • Juzgado de Paz • Municipalidad de Tancacha • Club Atlético Ascasubi y Biblioteca Popular • Escuela Rural “Juan José Paso” Corrientes Province: • Universidad Nacional del Nordeste Entre Ríos Province: • Bolsa de Comercio de Paraná Salta Province: • • • • • • • • • • • •
Escuela Rural N° 4420 Maestro Rural Argentino Escuela Rural N° 4499 Escuela Rural N° 4476 Luisa Domitila Saravia Escuela Rural N° 4438 Carolina Botteri Escuela Rural N° 4324 Comandante Luis Piedra Buena Escuela Rural N° 4203 Escuela Rural N° 4561 Patricias Argentinas Municipalidad de Las Lajitas Escuela Rural N° 4627 Ciudad de Salta Escuela Rural N° 4572 Asociación de Productores de Granos del Norte (PROGRANO) Escuela Rural N° 4264
Santa Fe Province: • Escuela Rural N° 87 Juan Pascual Pringles • Pequeña Obra de la Divina Providencia, Cotolengo Don Orione • Taller Granja Protegido Nazareth • Agrupación Puente Cultural • Bomberos Voluntarios de Carcarañá • Club Atlético Carcarañá • E.E.T. Nº 486 • Escuela Especial N° 2065 “Don Vicente Hamson” • LALCEC
• Sociedad Protectora de Animales de Carcarañá • Escuela N°856 “Dr. José Roque Pérez” • Centro Comunitario Recreativo para Adultos Mayores (CECRAM) • Centro de Salud CARASA • Centro de Salud Catalina Salomón • Club A. y R. “General San Martín” • Club Atlético y Recreativo General San Martín • Comisaría 5° • Consejo Deliberante de Puerto General San Martín • Ecoclub de Puerto General San Martín • Equipo PSM Vóley • Escuela de Enseñanza Secundaria Particular Incorporada N° 3134 “Niño Jesús” • Escuela Especial N° 2074 • Escuela Gobernadores Cullen • Escuela N° 328 “General José de San Martín” • Grupo Despertar • Instituto Superior N° 25 “Beppo Levi” • Municipalidad de Puerto General San Martín • Polideportivo Municipal de Puerto General San Martín • Secretaría de Deportes de la Municipalidad de Puerto General San Martín • Sindicato de Obreros y Empleados de la Industria Aceitera • Bomberos Voluntarios de Roldán • Hospital Rural N° 61 • Jardín Maternal Municipal “Huellitas” • AISDRO • Amia Empleos • APPLIR • Asociación Argentina de Grasas y Aceites (ASAGA) • Asociación Civil “La Ventana” • Asociación de Dirigentes de Relaciones Industriales del Litorial (ADRIL) • Bolsa de Comercio de Rosario • Cámara Arbitral de Aceites y Subproductos Vegetales • CEFI (Fundación Alborada) • Centro de Día Crecer • Centro Educativo “Un lugar para aprender” • Centro Educativo Abrasoles • Centro Educativo Cuatro Vientos • Centro Terapéutico Alquimia • Centro Trayectoria • CILSA • Colegio Adoratrices • Colegio La Salle • Colegio San Patricio • Dirección de Empleo Municipalidad de Rosario • Dirección Provincial de Inclusión de Personas con Discapacidad • Escuela DINAD • Escuela Especial Particular Incorporada N° 1252 • Escuela N°86 Jose María de Estrada • Escuela nº 67 • Escuela nº68 • Escuela Nocturna nº10 • Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias de la Universidad Nacional de Rosario • Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Ingeniería y Agrimensura de la Universidad Nacional de Rosario • Fundación Cuatro Vientos • Fundación Segunda Etapa • Fundación Un mundo Posible • Grupo de Estudiantes de Ingeniería Mecánica (MECANO) • Hogar Santa Rosa • Hospital de Niños Víctor J. Vilela • Instituto Superior Particular Incorporado “Garibaldi” N°9231 • Instituto Universitario del Gran Rosario • La Casa del Sol Naciente • Profesorado Bernardo Houssay nº16 • Red Psicoterapéutica • Sociedad Argetnina Pro Mejoramiento Continuo
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(SAMECO) Taller Protegido Rosario Universidad Abierta Interamericana (UAI) Universidad Austral Universidad Católica Argentina (UCA) Universidad Nacional de Rosario (UNR) Universidad Tecnológica Nacional Rosario (UTN) Club Atlético El Porvenir del Norte Club Atlético San Jerónimo Sud Guardia de Seguridad Rural “Los Pumas” Anexo Ciclo Básico Secundario N° 1237 “José Hernandez” APREPA Centro de Jubilados y Pensionados de San Jerónimo Sud Comisaría 8° de San Jerónimo Sud Comuna de San Jerónimo Sud Cooperativa de Obras y Servicios Públicos Defensoría del Pueblo Escuela Provincial Nº 6053 “D.F. Sarmiento” Jardín de Infantes N° 258 “Colonias San Jerónimo” SAMCO Asociación de Lucha contra la Parálisis Infantil (ALPI) Cámara de Actividades Portuarias y Marítimas de Santa Fe Cámara de Comercio, Industria y Servicios de San Lorenzo y su zona Cuerpo de Bomberos Zapadores Unidad Regional XVII Escuela de Educación Especial N°1104 Escuela de Enseñanza Media N° 439 Escuela de Enseñanza Técnica N° 477 Combate de San Lorenzo Escuela Particular Incorporada N° 1002 “San Carlos” Escuela Particular Incorporada N° 1007 Nuestra Señora de la Misericordia Periodismo + Humanizado Prefectura Naval San Lorenzo Asociación Argentina de Empleados de la Marina Mercante Bolsa de Comercio de Santa Fe Secretaría de Trabajo de la Provincia de Santa Fe Universidad Nacional del Litoral
Santiago del Estero Province: • Jardín de Infantes Pequeños Sabios • Municipalidad de Bandera • Secretaría de Cultura y Educación de la Municipalidad de Bandera Tucumán Province: • Comuna de Delfín Gallo • Escuela Rural Santiago Gallo • Sociedad Rural de Tucumán United States • American Oil Chemistrs Society (AOCS) • Eco Engineers Korea • Oficina Comercial de la Embajada de Corea Japan • Agricultura & Livestock Industries Corporation (ALIC)
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Appendix 2: Organizations in which Bunge Argentina participates
Institutions
Membership
Asociación Argentina de Grasas y Aceites (ASAGA)
Board of Directors
Asociación Argentina de Poscosecha (APOSGRAN)
Board of Directors
Asociación de Grandes Usuarios de Energía Eléctrica de la República Argentina (AGUEERA)
Board of Directors
Bolsa de Comercio de Rosario
Board of Directors
Cámara Arbitral de Aceites y Subproductos Vegetales
Board of Directors
Cámara Argentina del Maní
Board of Directors
Cámara de Comercio, Industria y Servicios de San Lorenzo y su zona
Board of Directors
Cámara de la Industria Aceitera de la República Argentina (CIARA)
Board of Directors
Cámara de la Industria de la Industria Argentina de Fertilizantes y Agroquímicos (CIAFA)
Board of Directors
Cámara de la Industria Química y Petroquímica Argentina (CIQyP)
Board of Directors
Comité Zonal de Seguridad e Higiene - Campana
Board of Directors
Fundación Bunge y Born
Board of Directors
Instituto para el Desarrollo Empresarial Argentino (IDEA)
Board of Directors
Instituto Petroquímico Argentina (IPA)
Board of Directors
Instituto Argentino de Normalización y Certificación (IRAM)
Board of Directors
Fundación de Investigaciones Económicas Latinoamericanas (FIEL)
Sponsors
Asociación del Crédito Industrial Argentino (ACIA)
Partners
Agencia de Desarrollo Campana
Partners
American Oil Chemists Society (AOCS)
Partners
Asociación Argentina del Girasol (ASAGIR)
Partners
Asociación de Dirigentes de Relaciones Industriales del Litoral (ADRIL)
Partners
Asociación de Productores de Granos del Norte (PROGRANO)
Partners
Cámara Argentina de Biocombustibles (CARBIO)
Partners
Cámara Argentina de Comercio
Partners
Cámara de Actividades Portuarias
Partners
Cámara de Comercio de los Estados Unidos (AMCHAM)
Partners
Cámara de Comercio Exterior de Córdoba
Partners
Cámara de Exportadores de la República Argentina
Partners
Cámara de Puertos Privados Comerciales
Partners
Cámara de Sanidad Agropecuaria y Fertilizantes (CASAFE)
Partners
Cámara Industrial de Aceites Vegetales de Córdoba
Partners
Comité Interindustrial de Conservación del Ambiente Campana Zarate
Partners
Eco Engineers
Partners
Fertilizar Asociación Civil
Partners
Fundación Mediterránea (IERAL)
Partners
Instituto Argentino de Ejecutivos de Finanzas
Partners
Unión Industrial de la Provincia de Córdoba (UIC)
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External Verification Report to Bunge Argentina S.A.’s Board and Shareholders We have been hired to perform an independent verification of the Sustainability Report, for the period between January 1st, 2013 and December 31st, 2013, of Bunge Argentina S.A. for its operations and facilities in Argentina.
- Thorough interviews with relevant personnel form the Firm.
We have compiled evidence on the following aspects:
Our work team has included qualified professionals in the verification of sustainability aspects, according to the guidelines suggested by GRI.
- Key indicators on management during the financial year - Information provided by the firm’s Sustainability area - Information about the Firm’s Management Systems The scope of the aspects considered in out task is identified on the standardized table which establishes the relation between GRI contents and pages in this report. The Board of Directors of Bunge Argentina S.A. is responsible both for the information included in the report and the verification criteria. Our responsibility has been to report independently based on our information analysis procedures. We have based our analysis on the practices suggested by ISAE3000 (International Standard On Assurance Engagements 3000), and have defined our scope as Limited Assurance Engagement. Our procedures to select verification criteria and evidences included:
- Information coming from stakeholders identified by the Firm within its sphere of influence.
According to our opinion, based on the work described in this report, and on the defined scope, nothing of the information contained in the Sustainability Report for Bunge Argentina S.A.’s 2013 fiscal year has come to our attention to refute that such information gives a true and fair view of the performance and activities carried out by the Firm with regard to Sustainability. Policies, documents, indicators and other information included in this report are reasonably supported by documentation, internal processes and activities, and information provided by stakeholders. The revision process allowed us to identify a series of issues that we submitted to Bunge Argentina S.A.’s Board on a separate document which contains our independent opinion on areas of improvement.
June 27th, 2014, Rosario
- Checking the alignment with the basic contents suggested by the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), version 4 for the preparation of sustainability reports. - Performing fundamental tests designed to show, based on sampling, the reasonability and consistency of the preparation criteria and basis of the Corporate Social Responsibility Report. - Revising relevant documentation, including corporate policies, organizational structure, and Social Responsibility Programs.
CP Marcelo Navone, Socio.
Ing. Luis Diego Piacenza, Socio.
H.L. Consulting SA - Corresponsales de Crowe Horwath en Argentina - Member of Crowe Horwath International. Madres de Plaza 25 de mayo 3020 - Edificio Nordlink – Torre Alta P9 Of. 1 y 4. S2013SWJ- Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina Tel: (54 341) 446 1650 - www.crowehorwath.com.ar
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This report has been prepared in accordance with GRI (Global Reporting Initiative) G4 Guidelines for its core version. The external verification report is provided on page 79.
sible for the preparation of this report as a task delegated by the Board. Crowe Horwath has been selected for the external verification task based on its knowledge about the organization and guidelines.
Bunge Argentina has established a policy for the selection of its external verification provider based on competence and independent judgment. Such policy has been developed by the Management of the Company respon-
Details on general standard disclosures of G4 guidelines can be found at https://www.globalreporting.org/resourcelibrary/GRIG4-Part1-Reporting-Principles-and-Standard-Disclosures.pdf
GRI-G4 Table of Contents GENERAL STANDARD DISCLOSURES External Verification
Statement from the main decision-maker of the organization about the relevance of sustainability to the organization and the organization’s strategy for addressing sustainability.
4
79
G4-3
Name of the organization.
6
79
G4-4
Primary brands, products, and services.
10
79
G4-5
Location of the organization’s headquarters.
21
79
G4-6
Countries where the organization operates.
6
79
G4-7
Nature of ownership and legal form.
6
79
G4-8
Markets served
8
79
G4-9
Scale of the organization.
8
79
G4-10
Breakdown of the organization’s employees .
9
79
G4-11
Percentage of total employees covered by collective bargaining agreements.
9
79
G4-12
Description of the organization’s supply chain.
13
79
G4-13
Significant changes during the reporting period regarding the organization’s size, structure, ownership, or its supply chain.
6
79
G4-14
Description of how the precautionary approach or principle is addressed by the organization, if applicable.
46
79
G4-15
Externally developed economic, environmental and social charters, principles, or other initiatives to which the organization subscribes or which it endorses.
24, 34-35, 37, 46, 49-50
79
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Memberships of associations and national or international advocacy organizations in which the organization participates.
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79
Description
G4-1
ORGANIZATIONAL PROFILE
Profile
STRATEGY AND ANALYSIS
Page Number
Aspects
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REPORT PROFILE
STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT
MATERIAL ASPECTS AND BOUNDARIES
Aspects
Page Number
External Verification
Profile
Description
G4-17
List of all entities included in the organization’s consolidated financial statements or equivalent documents.
6
79
G4-18
process for defining the report content and the Aspect Boundaries.
14
79
G4-19
List of material aspects.
16-18
79
G4-20
Boundary of each material aspect within the organization.
18
Not Reported
G4-21
Boundary of each material aspect outside the organization.
18
Not Reported
G4-22
Description of the effect of restatements of information provided in previous reports, and the reasons for such restatements.
6
79
G4-23
significant changes from previous reporting periods in the Scope and Aspect Boundaries.
18
79
G4-24
List of stakeholder groups engaged by the organization.
19-21, 76-77
79
G4-25
Basis for identification and selection of stakeholders which the organization works with.
19-21
79
G4-26
Description of organization’s approach to stakeholder engagement.
19
79
G4-27
key topics and concerns that have been raised through stakeholder engagement, and how the organization has responded to those key topics and concerns, including through its reporting.
20-21
G4-28
Reporting period for information provided.
21
79
G4-29
Date of most recent previous report.
21
79
G4-30
Reporting cycle.
21
79
G4-31
Contact point for questions regarding the report or its contents.
21
79
G4-32
‘In accordance’ (with GRI) option the organization has chosen, GRI Content Index for the chosen option, and reference to the External Verification Report.
80
79
G4-33
Política y prácticas vigentes de la organización con respecto a la verificación externa de la memoria.
80
79
G4-34
Governance structure of the organization and its committees.
22-23
79
G4-56
Describe the organization’s values, principles, standards and norms.
11-12, 24
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SPECIFIC STANDARD DISCLOSURES Material Aspects
SUPPLY POLICY
ECONOMIC
Category
Description
Profile
Page Number
G4-DMA
Disclosures on Management Approach.
37-38
G4-EC9
Proportion of spending on local suppliers at significant locations of operation. 38
Reason(s) for Omission(s)
Explanation External for Verification Omission(s)
-
-
79
-
-
79
EMISSIONS SUPPLIER EFFLUENTS ENVIRONMENTAL AND WASTE ASSESSMENT LABOR RELATIONS EMPLOYMENT MANAGEMENT OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY
LABOR PRACTICES AND DECENT WORK
SOCIAL
ENVIRONMENTAL
WATER
ENERGY
 G4-DMA
Disclosures on Management Approach
39
-
-
79
G4-EN3
Energy consumption within the organization
41
-
-
79
G4-EN4
Energy consumption outside the organization
41
-
-
79
G4-DMA
Disclosures on Management Approach
52
-
-
79
G4-EN8
Total water withdrawal by source
54
-
-
79
G4-EN10
Percentage and total volume of water recycled and reused
52-54
-
-
79
G4-DMA
Disclosures on Management Approach
39
-
-
79
G4-EN15
Direct greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions (Scope 1)
40
-
-
79
G4-EN16
Energy indirect greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions (Scope 2)
40
-
-
79
G4-DMA
Disclosures on Management Approach
42-43
-
-
79
G4-EN23
Total weight of waste by type and disposal method
44-45
-
-
79
G4-DMA
Disclosures on Management Approach
64
-
-
79
G4-EN32
Percentage of new suppliers that were screened using environmental criteria
64
Applied
Partial to certain
79
operations.
G4-DMA
Disclosures on Management Approach
74
-
-
79
G4-LA1
Total number and rates of new employee hires and employee turnover by age group, gender and region
9
-
-
79
Disclosures on Management Approach
73
-
-
79
G4-DMA G4-LA4
Notice periods are provided for Not Applicable in the Argentine Not Reported Labour Law.
Minimum notice periods regarding operational changes, including whether these are specified in collective agreements
-
G4-DMA
Disclosures on Management Approach
28-30
-
-
79
G4-LA5
Percentage of total workforce represented in formal joint management-worker health and safety committees that help monitor and advise on occupational health and saftey programs
29
-
-
79
G4-LA6
Type of injury and rates of injury, occupational diseases, lost days, and absenteeism, and total number of work-related fatalities, by region and by gender
31-32
G4-DMA
Disclosures on Management Approach
68-71
-
-
79
G4-LA9
Average hours of training per year per employee by gender, and by employee category
72
-
-
79
82
2013 Sustainability Report
Bunge Argentina measures its Partially management through safety Reported proactive indicators.
79
BUNGE ARGENTINA
Material Aspects
LOCAL NONCOMMUNITIES DISCRIMINATION ANTICORRUPTION CUSTOMER HEALTH AND SAFETY PRODUCT AND SERVICE LABELING
PRODUCT RESPONSIBILITY
HEALTHY AND AFFORDABLE FOOD
SOCIAL
PUBLIC POLICY
SOCIETY
HUMAN RIGHTS
TRAINING AND EDUCATION
Category
Profile G4-LA10
G4-LA11
Page Number
Description Programs for skills management and lifelong learning that support the continued employability of employees and assist them in managing career endings
72
Reason(s) Explanation External for for Verification Omission(s) Omission(s)
-
-
79
Percentage of employees receiving regular performance and career development reviews, by gender and by employee category
72
G4-DMA
Disclosures on Management Approach
74-75
-
-
79
Own
Inclusion and Integration of individuals with dissabilities
75
-
-
79
G4-HR3
Total number of incidents of discrimination and corrective actions taken
-
-
-
Not Reported
G4-DMA
Disclosures on Management Approach
56
-
-
79
G4-SO1
Percentage of operations with implemented local community engagement, impact assessments, and development programs 63
-
-
79
G4-DMA
Disclosures sobre el enfoque de gesti贸n
66-67
-
-
79
G4-SO3
Total number and percentage of operations asessed for risks related to corruption and the significant risks identified
67
-
-
79
G4-SO4
Communication and training on anti-corruption policies and procedures
66-67
-
-
79
G4-DMA
Disclosures on Management Approach
51
-
-
79
G4-SO6
Total value of political contributions by country and recipient/ beneficiary
51
-
-
79
48-51
-
-
79
This applies to 100% of employees, so breakdown is - not necessary.
79
(FOOD PROCESSING SECTOR)
G4-DMA
Disclosures on Management Approach
G4-DMA
Disclosures on Management Approach
33-36
-
-
79
G4-PR1
Percentage of significant product and service categories for which health and safety impacts are assessed for improvement
36
-
-
79
Total number of incidents of non-compliance with regulations and voluntary codes concerning the health and safety impacts of products and services during their life cycle, by type of outcomes
36
-
-
79
Percentage of production volume manufactured in sites certified by an independent third party according to internationally recognized food safety management system standards.
36
-
-
79
Percentage of total sales volume of consumer products, by product category, that are lowered in saturated fat, trans fats, sodium and added sugars.
36
-
-
79
G4-DMA
Disclosures on Management Approach
34-35
-
-
79
G4-PR4
Total number of incidents of non-compliance with regulations and voluntary codes concerning product and service information and labeling, by type of outcomes
36
-
-
79
G4-PR2
G4-FP5
G4-FP6
2013 Sustainability Report
83