Bunge Turkey (EBRD-52681)

Countries
  • Turkiye
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Financial Institutions
  • European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
International, regional and national development finance institutions. Many of these banks have a public interest mission, such as poverty reduction.
Project Status
Active
Stage of the project cycle. Stages vary by development bank and can include: pending, approval, implementation, and closed or completed.
Bank Risk Rating
B
Environmental and social categorization assessed by the development bank as a measure of the planned project’s environmental and social impacts. A higher risk rating may require more due diligence to limit or avoid harm to people and the environment. For example, "A" or "B" are risk categories where "A" represents the highest amount of risk. Results will include projects that specifically recorded a rating, all other projects are marked ‘U’ for "Undisclosed."
Voting Date
Dec 15, 2021
Date when project documentation and funding is reviewed by the Board for consideration and approval. Some development banks will state a "board date" or "decision date." When funding approval is obtained, the legal documents are accepted and signed, the implementation phase begins.
Borrower
Bunge Gida Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S.
A public entity (government or state-owned) provided with funds or financial support to manage and/or implement a project.
Sectors
  • Agriculture and Forestry
  • Industry and Trade
The service or industry focus of the investment. A project can have several sectors.
Investment Type(s)
Loan
The categories of the bank investment: loan, grant, guarantee, technical assistance, advisory services, equity and fund.
Investment Amount (USD)
$ 50.00 million
Value listed on project documents at time of disclosure. If necessary, this amount is converted to USD ($) on the date of disclosure. Please review updated project documents for more information.
Project Cost (USD)
$ 50.00 million
Value listed on project documents at time of disclosure. If necessary, this amount is converted to USD ($) on the date of disclosure. Please review updated project documents for more information.
Primary Source

Original disclosure @ EBRD website

Updated in EWS Apr 4, 2022

Disclosed by Bank Mar 8, 2022


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Project Description
If provided by the financial institution, the Early Warning System Team writes a short summary describing the purported development objective of the project and project components. Review the complete project documentation for a detailed description.

According to the Bank's website, the project provides funding to Bunge Gida Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S. to finance a training programme on sustainable and productivity enhancing agricultural practices in olive farming. The company will provide support and knowledge sharing to women farmers on the use of climate smart practices in agriculture.

The Bank will also support the Borrower to develop certified organic olive production by increasing the procurement of organic certified olive oil in Turkey, and supporting an analysis on the climate change resilience of the olive supply chain in order to identify areas of improvement in the carbon footprint of olive farming.

Investment Description
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Private Actor Relationship
A Private Actor is a non-governmental body or entity that is the borrower or client of a development project, which can include corporations, private equity and banks. This describes the private actors and their roles in relation to the project, when private actor information is disclosed or has been further researched.

The Borrower is a subsidiary of Bunge Limited, the world's leader in oilseed processing and a leading producer and supplier of specialty plant-based oils and fats, with more than 23,000 employees working across approximately 300 facilities located in more than 40 countries.

 

Private Actors Description
A Private Actor is a non-governmental body or entity that is the borrower or client of a development project, which can include corporations, private equity and banks. This describes the private actors and their roles in relation to the project, when private actor information is disclosed or has been further researched.

The Borrower is an integrated edible oils producer based in Turkey, with four production facilities located in the Thrace, Marmara and Aegean regions, in Western Turkey. Bunge processes oilseeds, cereals, protein products and crushes, refines and bottles oilseeds to produce olive oil, sunflower oil, cooking oils, with well-known edible oil brands such as Komili, Kirlangic, and Sezai Omer Madra.

Private Actor 1 Private Actor 1 Role Private Actor 1 Sector Relation Private Actor 2 Private Actor 2 Role Private Actor 2 Sector
Bunge Ltd Parent Company Agriculture and Forestry owns Bunge Gida Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S. Client Agriculture and Forestry

Contact Information
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PROJECT CONTACT INFORMATION

Erdem Yildiz
erdem.yildiz@bunge.com
+90 216 417 27 37
https://www.bunge.com
Kucukyali Mahallesi Aydinevler Sanayi Cad. Centrum Is Merkezi, D:3/301, 34854, Maltepe, Istanbul, Turkey

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You can learn more about the PCM and how to file a complaint at: http://www.ebrd.com/work-with-us/project-finance/project-complaint-mechanism.html

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