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Blue Circle Award

Viterra’s Cascadia and Pacific port • Our work on Elevator Leg
terminals were recently recognized as optimization.
recipients of the Vancouver Fraser Port • Our Power Smart lighting
Authority’s (VFPA) 2023 Blue Circle upgrades at Cascadia.
Award for the Energy Action Program. • Our work on standardizing
This award acknowledges and celebrates operating procedures in
our commitment to sustainability, energy our Pellet Plants to achieve
conservation and best practices in energy improved kwh/t results.
management. This is the fifth time both facilities have
Projects that led to the award this year won the award, having previously been
include: recognized each year in 2017 through
• Our ongoing improvements in energy 2020.
intensity ie. kwh/t handled. We have The full announcement can be found here.
been showing consistent decreases Congratulations to the team in Vancouver
on a tonnage adjusted basis. and thank you for your hard work and
• Our activities in the following areas: dedication. It’s recognition like this that
• Our work with the Port on our make us a respected industry leader.
Strategic Energy Management Top: Cascadia port terminal
Plan Bottom: Pacific port terminal
Viterra approves new Electrical Safety Program

Electricity continues to play an important January 2024. The program sets specific The program is currently being rolled out
role in our lives. From reducing our energy principles, guides workers to control and in person or through computer based
footprint, to ensuring we use electricity lower risks, and provides procedures to training to all operations workers across
as effectively as possible, our business ensure safety. A few highlights on the our business with special emphasis on our
is working to ensure that our electrical major improvements to the program electrical workers.
safety is in line with our overall focus on center around; elimination of the hazards Our global EH&S department has
safety. of electric shock and arc flash; improving recommended that the Canadian program
Viterra’s Electrical Safety Program risk control methods when dealing with be used as a guide for other countries to
encompasses all workers and is about electricity; increasing emphasis on follow while updating their own specific
awareness and understanding of the “safety by design”; always working on de- programs.
dangers and risks of working with energized equipment; ensuring electrical Thank you to everyone who reviewed and
electricity. safety processes and procedures are assisted with updating and rolling out our
fully functional and usable on a day-to-
We started reviewing our existing program day basis; and improvements to signage updated electrical safety program.
in 2022, with a revamped, company best leading into and within our electrical
practice program being approved in rooms.
2024 CAR Meetings

Our annual CAR (Customer Account merger, a presentation from Alexander Ernst, CAR from White Star, SK who also
Representative) meetings took place April Hassiotis, Global Manager, Research participated as a speaker on the CAR
10 in Regina, SK, bringing together over & Analysis and a CAR panel. Keith panel. “Whether you are new to the role or
160 CARs, Regional Marketing Managers Brownell, MCGM led the CAR panel with have years of experience, we all learned
(RMMs), merchants and other colleagues CARs Alexandra Rossing, Lanette Ernst something new at the meetings.”
from across Canada. and Trevor Peters discussing how they
“The annual CAR meetings provide the structure their day and sharing tips for
opportunity to bring our CARs together to their success. The afternoon featured
collaborate on how we can improve the breakout discussions and hands-on
business, share best practices, celebrate exercises.
our successes, and network with our “I believe this was one of the best CAR
peers,” says Chad Molesky, General meetings we have held. There was a lot of
Manager of Country Grain Marketing. interaction amongst the team giving us
The morning featured a merchandising a better understanding of how different CAR panel discussion. Left to right Keith,
review, an update on the Bunge x Viterra aspects of the business run,” said Lanette Alexandra, Trevor and Lanette.

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