Our Opinion

Bunge Limited is on the Cruelty Free Investing use of animals list because the company is involved in the destruction and deforestation of the Amazon rainforest and tangentially affecting the wildlife.

Supporting Evidence:

Report Accuses Companies of Aiding Amazon Destruction

Ranking Soy Traders’ Performance on Deforestation

Company Description

Bunge Ltd. is a global agribusiness and food company, with integrated operations that stretch from the farm field to consumer foods. It operates its business through five segments: Agribusiness, Sugar & Bioenergy, Edible Oil Products, Milling Products and Fertilizer. The Agribusiness segment is an integrated business involved in the purchase, storage, transport, processing and sale of agricultural commodities and commodity products. The Sugar & Bioenergy segment produces and sells sugar and ethanol derived from sugarcane, as well as energy derived from its production process. The Edible Oil Products segment include packaged and bulk oils, shortenings, margarines, mayonnaise and other products derived from the vegetable oil refining process. The Milling Products segment includes the production and sale of wheat flours and bakery mixes in Brazil and corn-based products derived from the corn dry milling process, as well as rice milling in North America. The Fertilizer segment includes blending and distribution of crop fertilizers to farmers producing and marketing solid and liquid fertilizer formulations. The company was founded by Johann Peter Gottlieb Bunge in 1818 and is headquartered in White Plains, NY. [Source: MarketWatch]

Company Website: http://www.bunge.com