Bunge North America has improved sustainability in several key areas over 2008-2013: - Greenhouse gas emission rate reduced by 18.2% through energy efficiency improvements and switching to natural gas boilers. - Water usage rate reduced by 12.5% by eliminating unnecessary use, implementing recycling, and pursuing conservation. - Waste disposal rate reduced by 47.6% by establishing recycling programs and using combustion ash in cement. This has led to environmental impacts reductions like 680,000 metric tons less greenhouse gases and $30 million in lower sustainability costs. Bunge utilizes tools like lean sigma, facility projects, audits, and employee involvement to continuously improve.