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CONTENTS
2 – 3 Executive Summary
4 – 5 Delegates Overview
6 Social Media
7 Welcome Address
8 Ministerial Address/ Keynote Address
25 – 26 Panel Discussions1 & 2
27 Closing Address
28 – 33 Media Coverage
34 – 36 List of Delegates
37 Acknowledgements
9 – 15 Preparatory Clusters 1– 7
16 – 17 World Café
18 – 20 Vox Pops
21 – 24 Plenary Sessions 1– 4
This multimedia report is designed to capture the dynamism of the RT14, and summarises the day’s key discussion and messages. To access videos of the sessions and hear what delegates had to say about the issues raised, follow the links throughout the report to the RSPO’s dedicated Vimeo conference site.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
There were many reasons for cheer at RT14, during which the 800 participants received updates on
the significant progress made on many fronts in the 12 months leading up to the annual event.
Jurisdictional Certification ( JC), a breakthrough standard implemented in three local jurisdictions
last year, has moved on to scale- and capacity-building, including cementing strategic partnerships
to maximise stakeholder involvement.
Musi Banyuasin, which produces 420,000 tonnes of palm kernel oil (PKO) annually, is developing
a provincial “green growth” plan while Sabah aims to achieve “gold jurisdiction”, targeting Zero
Deforestation, Zero Conflict and Smallholders’ Livelihoods by 2020.
A widely anticipated move that could potentially boost transparency and add a new dimension to
the RSPO’s work also materialised.
It was announced that from January 2017, the organisation would be migrating to PalmTrace, a new
IT system integrating the identity preserved, segregation, mass balance, book and claim supply
chains into a single platform.
HCV Resource Network’s Paulina Villalpando, meanwhile, conveyed good news on the high
conservation value (HCV) front.
She said that for the first time in history, the network has enough data on the location of HCV areas,
as well as assessors and concession sites, rendering the HCV a very powerful tool that will enable
the RSPO and other standards to make informed decisions in the future.
Amidst the optimism, there was also recognition that more needs to be done in the critical areas
of human rights and labour conditions, smallholder engagement and inclusion.
Keynote speaker Nuwesh Thrupkaew’s hard-hitting address cautioned the palm oil (PO) industry
on growing scrutiny on alleged labour exploitation and inequality, reminding companies to bridge
the gap between “mission versus reality” and “promise versus deliverance”.
Echoing her concerns, Bapak Herwin Nasution, head of Serikat Buruh Perkebunan Indonesia high-
lighted the need to plug legislative loopholes to address the continued exploitation of workers.
He said greater participation of workers in drawing up the regulations that affect them could
potentially smoothen the implementation process.
Articulating concerns on the ground, Bapak Augustinus Triwibowo from PT Dharma Satya Nusantara
reminded the RSPO to make available a translation of Principles & Criteria (P&Cs) in the Indonesian
language to speed up their adoption, while one speaker said the magnitude and cost relating to the
RSPO’s traceabililty procedures may be a hurdle to smallholder participation.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY (continued)
Despite the gaps, the noteworthy achievements from the projects the RSPO has carried out so far
include workers’ development and smallholder/stakeholder engagement.
Bapak Narno Sayoto Irontiko of AMANAH Palm Oil Independent Smallholders Association said the
emphasis on sustainability has shifted the mindset of growers from individual productivity to
collective responsibility, while the transfer of technical knowledge has accelerated their conversion
to sustainable planting.
Elsewhere, a growing number of companies are supporting the RSPO’s work, with some even
providing benefits that go beyond mandatory requirements.
To improve livelihoods through sustainability, Procter & Gamble supports the RSPO’s Smallholder
Working Group by facilitating links between growers worldwide, while Golden Agri-Resources Ltd
is developing a pro-women policy that allows breastfeeding during working hours.
In China, the Chinese Chamber of Commerce is drawing up a national roadmap for sustainable PO
to promote engagement with government agencies and companies, while in Netherlands,
the consumption of certified sustainable palm oil (CSPO) has escalated, driven by the nation’s
commitment to 100% adoption of SPO in Europe by 2020.
There were suggestions on enhancing smallholder engagement through the simplification of
procedures and focusing on the positives.
Johan Verburg from Oxfam Novib advocated a change in mindset from the current emphasis on the
negatives – “No Exploitation, No Planting, No Deforestation’’ — to investing in building smallholders’
capacity to manage their own areas for sustainability.
Meanwhile, with self-critique being part of the RSPO’s DNA, RT14 saw its fair share of reflection,
like in past RTs.
Dr Marcus Colchester from the Forest Peoples Programme said while the RSPO fills a need, the
organisation is not doing this very well. He lamented the lack of quality assurance in the monitoring
of the New Planting Procedures as well as shortcomings despite the fact that RSPO has grievance
mechanisms in place.
Jan Pierre Jarrin Peters from Oleana said a sore point among buyers of PO is that since the supply
of CSPO exceeds demand, they should not be paying more if the higher price, and hence the
profits, are not equitably distributed to the upstream players (growers), who made far less profit
than the downstream players (i.e. manufacturers and retailers).
Nevertheless, he thinks the RSPO still has a role as the leading SPO certification body and
sustainability platform.
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DELEGATES OVERVIEW
RT14 Participants 865 DELEGATES
74.2%5.3% 1.4% 16.5% 1% 1.6%
43 COUNTRIES
ASIA 642Hong Kong 4
India 7
Indonesia 225
China 9
Japan 35
Korea, South 3
Malaysia 193
Pakistan 1
Philippines 1
Singapore 56
Thailand 108
AUSTRALASIA 14Australia 5
New Zealand 1
Papua New Guinea 8
EUROPE 143Belgium 4
Denmark 4
Finland 1
France 8
Germany 14
Greece 1
Ireland 1
Italy 2
Luxembourg 1
Norway 1
Spain 1
Sweden 4
Switzerland 8
The Netherlands 38
Turkey 1
United Kingdom 54 (Great Britain)
NORTH AMERICA 46Canada 4
Guatemala 2
United States of America 39
United States Virgin Islands 1
LATIN AMERICA 12Brazil 6
Colombia 3
Ecuador 3
AFRICA 8Cameroon 1
Côte D’Ivoire 2
Gabon 1
Ghana 1
Kenya 1
Nigeria 2
ASIA AUSTRALASIANORTH
AMERICALATIN
AMERICA EUROPE AFRICA
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DELEGATES OVERVIEW (continued)
REGISTRATION BY STAKEHOLDER/SECTOR (RSPO Members)
RT14: Registration
REGISTRATION BY MEMBERSHIP
447 RSPO MEMBERS
+
391 ORDINARY MEMBERS
418 NON MEMBERS
865 DELEGATES
Oil Palm Growers 141
Palm Oil Processors and Traders 108
Retailers 6
Consumer Goods Manufacturers 42
Banks and Investors 17
Environmental or Nature Conservation Organisations 51
(Non-Governmental Organisations)
Social or Development Organisations 26
(Non-Governmental Organisations)
Organisations or Individual
(Affiliate) 56
Supply Chain Associate
(Associate) 0
447 RSPO MEMBERS
0 SUPPLY CHAIN
MEMBERS
56 AFFILIATE MEMBERS
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FACEBOOKNumber of
shares shot up 160%
Average comments surged
128%
Average reactions were
up 1,000%
>20,000 engagementsMore than 20,000 engagements on Twitter
created a lot of buzz during the period,
which saw the #RT14 hashtag being used
1,300 times from 650 accounts.
This equated to 4.8 million timeline deliveries,
with a reach of 1.5 million.
SOCIAL MEDIA
Social Media activity was in full swing over the
7 October to 18 November campaign in the
run-up to RT14, making it one of RSPO’s most
successful in terms of reach and engagement. RT14 7 OCT – 18 NOV ’16
On Facebook, the average number of shares
shot up 160%, average comments surged 128%
while average reactions were up a whopping
1,000% on an already active page.
Advertisements on Facebook also delivered
over 900,000 impressions and 75,000 clicks to
the RT14 website.
#RT14 HASHTAG
650 ACCOUNTS
1,300 TIMES USED
75K CLICKS
900K IMPRESSIONS
4.8 million timeline deliveries
with a reach of 1.5 million
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WELCOME ADDRESS
RSPO Co-chairperson Dato’ Carl Bek-Nielsen weighed in
on the organisation’s growing obligations to smallholders,
now comprising more than 50% of producers in Indonesia,
40% in Malaysia and 80% in Thailand.
He said that this group of producers requires more
resources, time and help, adding that the RSPO risks having
smallholders turn their backs on it if the organisation
failed to fulfill one of the United Nations’ most important
pillars of sustainable development, i.e. raising the living
standards of the poor. Emphasising RT14’s theme of
“Learning to Live Together – From Vision to Transformation”,
Dato’ Bek-Nielsen reminded members to “stimulate
progress and accept that the RSPO also needs to reform”.
Citing a lack of ownership as the reason why some non-
RSPO growers stopped short of joining the sustainability
movement, he urged members to work together to
achieve the RSPO’s shared vision of making sustainable
palm oil the gold standard.
Dato’ Carl Bek-NielsenCO-CHAIRPERSON, RSPO CHIEF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, UNITED PLANTATIONS BERHAD
“ ...we accept that RSPO also
needs to reform.”
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MINISTERIAL ADDRESS
With 1,674 RSPO certified
farmers and another 1,300
projected to come on board
as certified growers in 2017,
the Thai Government is a
flag bearer of sustainable
Palm Oil certification.
Steering the world’s third-
largest producer of palm
oil’s commitment to the
RSPO standards is the
National Oil Palm Policy
Committee, an oversight
agency tasked with building
sustainability mechanisms
and competitiveness in
Thailand’s oil palm sector.
In his address, the Deputy
Prime Minister of Thailand
His Excellency General
Prawit Wongsuwan said
the palm oil industry
is a significant contributor
to the country’s domestic
economy, which has
averaged a healthy
7% growth over the past
decade.
His Excellency General Prawit WongsuwanDEPUTY PRIME MINISTER OF THE KINGDOM OF THAILAND
KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Award-winning investigative
journalist Nuwesh
Thrupkaew’s hard-hitting
address was akin to a call to
arms to palm oil stalwarts
— make good on RT14’s
theme of transforming the
RSPO’s vision to reality.
Ms. Thrupkaew, whose work
on social change focuses
on the plight of migrant
workers, said the PO industry
is increasingly attracting
public scrutiny of a problem
prevalent in other industries
— that of labour exploitation
and inequality.
Describing the industry as
being at a “critical juncture”,
she underscored the need
for companies to bridge
the gap between “mission
versus reality” and
“promise versus deliverance”.
Besides enhanced trace-
ability and enforcement,
Ms Thrupkaew also called
for greater inclusion of the
voices of dissent in the
RSPO’s certification process
towards achieving true
engagement, opportunity
and growth.
Nuwesh ThrupkaewINTERNATIONAL JOURNALIST, OPEN SOCIETY FELLOW, CONTRIBUTING EDITOR, THE AMERICAN PROSPECT
“Towards Human Sustainability
in the Palm Oil Industry.”
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PREPARATORY CLUSTER 1
In this session, Dr Gan Lian Tiong from the RSPO’s Emissions
Reduction Working Group (ERWG) informed the meeting
that all members will be required to publicly report their
greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from 1 January 2017.
He said overall, members’ uptake of voluntary reporting
under Criteria 5.6 and 7.8 had been good. The ERWG is
now developing checklists for audit procedures and a new
GHG calculation for scenario testing.
Both measures are to become effective from 2017.
Articulating sentiment on the ground, Bapak Augustinus
Triwibowo said Indonesian planters are still waiting for
the RSPO to translate the procedures into the local
language, adding that this could speed up the adoption of
Principles and Criteria.
MODERATOR
Cherie Tan GLOBAL SUSTAINABLE SOURCING DIRECTOR, UNILEVER
SPEAKERS
Dr Gan Lian Tiong HEAD OF SUSTAINABILITY, PT MUSIM MAS GROUP CO-CHAIR, RSPO EMISSIONS REDUCTION WORKING GROUP
Augustinus Triwibowo MS DEPARTMENT HEAD, PT DHARMA SATYA NUSANTARA
Grant Rosoman FORESTS ADVISOR, GREENPEACE INTERNATIONAL CHAIR OF THE HCS APPROACH STEERING GROUP
RSPO Measures to Reduce Emissions
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PREPARATORY CLUSTER 2
In this session, speakers shared how enhanced engagement
between mills and producers as well as new tools can be
deployed to mitigate the risk of illegal fresh fruit brunches (FFBs) entering the supply chain.
A FoodReg study cited Ghana and Thailand as examples
where keeping indirect supplies low (Ghana) and nurturing
close collaboration between mills and growers (Thailand)
have narrowed the gaps through which illegal FFBs can seep
into the supply stream.
Leveraging on technology, GeoTraceability is ready to roll
out innovative solutions to improve traceability at the
smallholder level while boosting productivity and building
capacity, while Proforest’s Pavithra Ramani called for
strengthening supplier-producer engagement to promote
responsible sourcing.
MODERATOR
Sarbarinah Marzuky HEAD OF RSPO & CERTIFICATIONS UNIT, SIME DARBY PLANTATION SDN BHD
SPEAKERS
Robert Madge CEO, FOODREG DATEN AG
Pierre Courtemanche CEO, GEOTRACEABILITY LTD
Rukaiyah Rafiq EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, YAYASAN SETARA JAMBI
Pavithra Ramani DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF RESPONSIBLE SOURCING, PROFOREST
How Legal or Traceable are Your FFBs?
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PREPARATORY CLUSTER 3
This session kicked off with an engaging quiz involving
the moderator, panellists and members from the floor
and was aimed at driving home the message of sourcing
commitments.
Inke van der Sluijs, Technical Manager Europe from the
RSPO, provided interesting insights with an illustration
on how real-life players in the certified sustainable palm
kernel oil (PKO) supply chain worked together while
Ashwin Selvaraj, Assistant Technical Manager Europe,
updated participants on the RSPO credits and changes to
the GreenPalm certification that will spur uptake while
addressing supply-side shortages.
With traceability becoming more complex as the supply
chain progresses to the retail consumer, speakers also
discussed ways to overcome the obstacles and make the
sustainable supply of PKO the industry norm.
FACILITATORS
Inke van der Sluijs TECHNICAL MANAGER EUROPE, RSPO
Ashwin Selvaraj ASSISTANT TECHNICAL MANAGER EUROPE, RSPO
MODERATOR
Chris Sayner VICE PRESIDENT, CUSTOMER ALLIANCES, CORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY (CRODA)
SPEAKERS
Laura Jungmann MANAGER SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTS, AHOLD DELHAIZE GSO B.V.
Dr Uwe Heiser BU INDUSTRIAL & CONSUMER SPECIALTIES / HEAD OF GLOBAL QUALITY ASSURANCE, CLARIANT
M S Sriganesh HEAD SOURCING & GM KEY ACCOUNTS, GALAXY SURFACTANTS LTD
Dr Petra Meekers
DIRECTOR OF CSR & SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, MUSIM MAS GROUP
Shahrizan Aini Shamsul Khalil HEAD, MARKET INTELLIGENCE & PLANNING, SIME DARBY BERHAD
Supply & Demand of Certified Sustainable Palm Kernel Oil
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PREPARATORY CLUSTER 4
A year after Jurisdictional Certification ( JC) was adopted,
the RSPO is refining the standard to make it more inclusive,
anchoring it on existing standards but making it adaptable
to local conditions. The focus is on scalability and reward
rather than creating new hurdles as well as global relevance.
Speakers also updated participants on the progress being
made at the local government levels at Seruyan, Musi
Banyuasin and Sabah, where JC was implemented in 2016.
MODERATOR
John Buchanan SENIOR DIRECTOR, SUSTAINABLE FOOD & AGRICULTURE MARKETS, CONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL
SPEAKERS
Datuk Sam Mannan DIRECTOR, SABAH FORESTRY DEPARTMENT
Datuk John Payne EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, BORNEO RHINO ALLIANCE
James Sullivan CONSULTANT, RSPO
Ofra Shinta Fitri INNOVATION MANAGER, INOBU
Beni Hernedi BUPATI, MUSI BANYUASIN, SOUTH SUMATRA
Jurisdictional Certification — Progress, Challenges & Experiences Around The Initiatives
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PREPARATORY CLUSTER 5
MODERATOR
Datuk Dr John Payne EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, BORNEO RHINO ALLIANCE
SPEAKERS
Dr Mike Senior SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER, PROFOREST
Juan Carlos Espinosa ENVIRONMENTAL LEADER, FEDEPALMA
Dr Jennifer Lucey SCIENCE IMPACT COORDINATOR, UNIVERSITY OF YORK / SEARRP
Kishokumar Jeyaraj DIRECTOR & HCV ASSESSOR, MALAYSIAN ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANTS
The plenary on biodiversity challenged entrenched market
perceptions on conservation, with moderator and panellists
alike providing succinct analyses and depth to a broad,
wide-ranging topic.
Moderator Datuk Dr John Payne from the Borneo Rhino
Alliance reminded participants that bioecology — the study
of species-area interdependency established in the
70s — is today narrowly interpreted as referring only to
“endangered species”.
Meanwhile, speaker Dr Mike Senior from Proforest showed
how new tools could remotely map the probability of
High Carbon Value, emphasising the importance of such
tools in spurring the voluntary adoption of biodiversity
conservation, especially among smallholders.
How to Better Conserve Biodiversity?
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PREPARATORY CLUSTER 6
MODERATOR
Tiur Rumondang INDONESIA DIRECTOR, RSPO
SPEAKERS
Ghislaine Nadaud SENIOR SUSTAINABILITY ADVISOR FOR ENERGY, COMMODITIES & TRANSPORTATION ABN AMRO BANK N.V.
Jeanne Stampe ASIA FINANCE & COMMODITIES SPECIALIST, WWF INTERNATIONAL
Irwan Gunawan DEPUTY DIRECTOR MARKET TRANSFORMATION, WWF INDONESIA
Paul Chandler MANAGER, ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES, UNPRI
Participants got a sense of the growing voice among
long-term institutional investors — the stewards of capital
focused on performance and social-economic goals — in
supporting companies that reduce deforestation or forest
burning, are honest and transparent, and reach out to
their investors.
Another speaker, Irwan Gunawan, said WWF Indonesia
is working with local banks to beef up their internal
capacity to provide sustainable financing while integrating
Environmental, Social and Governance aspects into their
lending guidelines.
Sustainable Financing
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PREPARATORY CLUSTER 7
Sustainable Pathways for the Thai Palm Oil Sector (SUSPENSE)
MODERATOR
Dr Warit Jawjit DEAN, SCHOOL OF ALLIED HEALTH & PUBLIC HEALTH ASSISTANT PROFESSOR ON ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE, WALAILAK UNIVERSITY
SPEAKERS
Elena Degli Innocenti RESEARCHER, WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY
Somjai Nupueng ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF ECONOMICS, WALAILAK UNIVERSITY
Siriluk Somneuk AGRICULTURAL RESEARCHER, WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY
Kanokwan Saswattecha ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCHER, WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY
Dr Greetje Schouten RESEARCHER, WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY
Intent insight and policy matters dominated the discussion
on sustainable pathways in the palm oil industry, with a focus
on Thailand’s unique experience in developing the sector.
Moderator Dr Warit introduced the SUSPENSE (SUStainable
palm oil = Environmentally Sustainable and Equitable)
project, a joint initiative of three graduate schools to chart
science-based methods to determine sustainable pathways
for the production, processing and governing of palm oil.
Wageningen University researcher Elena Degli Innocenti
presented findings from her “Black Box” study, which showed
that ramps in the Thai value chain — physical collection
points where producers bring in their fresh fruit bunches
for weighing before they are sent to mills — were critical in
facilitating greater adoption of RSPO certification in Thailand.
Her fellow researcher Kanokwan Saswattecha drove home
the message that for real change on the sustainability front,
a combination of policies, including options that may not be
the cheapest, were necessary to avoid making a negative
environmental impact.
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WORLD CAFÉ
The World Café dissected
a broad range of matters
close to members’ hearts,
but the one thing that stood
out was what the RSPO has
always been striving for
– how to do things better.
The discussions on the
desired change for the RSPO
brought forth many cogent
ideas for improvement
from the Profit, People and
Planet perspectives.
One participant said a sore
point among buyers of palm
oil was that the upstream
players (growers) made far
less profit than the down-
stream players (i.e. manu-
facturers and retailers).
Jan Pierre Jarrin Peters
from Oleana said buyers
contend that since
the supply of Certified
Sustainable Palm Oil
exceeds demand, they
should not be paying more
if it (the higher price)
does not benefit the oil
palm growers.
Conserving and protecting
the planet on which we
live and sow also drew
a lot of suggestions
ranging from improving
Environmental Impact
Assessment studies and
further equipping the
RSPO staff with training
or knowledge to further
the sustainability agenda.
“...what RSPO has always been
striving for – how to do things
better.”
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WORLD CAFÉ (continued)
A representative from
Sime Darby Group proposed
the management of vacant
but unplantable areas
within plantations to restore
carbon while participants
from Wetlands International
and Aksenta spoke on the
conservation of forests to
make water available to
their connecting production
areas.
The familiar topic of planting
oil palm on peat land also
cropped up, with participants
advocating alternative
cultivation methods to avoid
the long-term degradation
of such soil. An interesting
angle was that of resilience,
which got some participants
discussing what this means
and which level of the supply
chain this should be at.
Donald Ginting from First
Resources said the process
of building resilience should
start with the plantations
followed by the supply
chain, to which the RSPO’s
Oi Soo Chin added that
smallholders should also
be included.
In deliberating ways to
further the RSPO’s agenda,
World Café participants
advocated making better use
of Annual Communication
of Progress data not just
for consistency, but also
to obtain an overview of
the supply chain in respect
of the RSPO’s sustainable
policy, and feeding the
data to the RSPO’s other
initiatives.
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In terms of
orang utan conservation,
RSPO intervention
is very effective;
although a bit slow but
it is still the best…
Our biggest moment
was the certification
of 244 families in Brazil — the first and
only in Latin America
in 35 years.
The biggest result of
RSPO is making biodiversity
a part of businesses.
We hope next year we can
prove that palm oil
(companies) and conservation
can work together to save
the orang utan.
VOX POPS
Hardi Baktiantoro CENTRE FOR ORANG UTAN
PROTECTION
Marcello Brito AGROPALMA
Jamartin Sihite BORNEO ORANG UTAN SURVIVAL
FOUNDATION
Aisyah Sileuw DAEMETER
Joko Arif NOBU (INOVASI BUMI)
The greatest
moment is when we have
an RT like this,
where all stakeholders
get together and
talk about their
challenges and what they
have achieved so far.
The proudest moment
was at RT13
when the RSPO endorsed
pilot projects in
Jurisdictional Certification
as part of the challenge
to engage all stakeholders
in certification.
During RT14, we asked participants to name the RSPO’s greatest achievements and the organisation’s biggest challenges. Here’s what they had to say.
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VOX POPS (continued)
Before RSPO, we didn’t
know what worked.
Today, we are continuously
improving ourselves
and have gained price-wise
compared with growers
who are not certified.
In the past 3 years,
we have been fighting to
put PKO and derivates
in the spotlight. We now
have a joint project in Sabah
bringing smallholders
to certification under a
mass balance model.
Our land
management practices,
documentation and
monthly yields
have all improved after
we implemented RSPO
systems.
Taha bin Abd Mazid
SMALLHOLDER FROM WAGS KINABATANGAN
Philippe Provost L’OREAL
Ambran bin Pasikin
SMALLHOLDER FROM WAGS BELURAN
Frederick Francis
SMALLHOLDER FROM WAGS BELURAN
Sheila Senathirajah
WILD ASIA
We smallholders
have benefited
a lot from RSPO’s advice
on best agriculture
practices and raising
productivity.
The RSPO community’s
biggest challenge
is its critics. Rather than
criticise, we can
comment and improve,
talk about the gaps
and how to make things
better.
After we obtained
certification,
we began to see the
benefits as well
as better understand
RSPO’s priorities.
Azmey bin Sakong
SMALLHOLDER FROM WAGS KINABATANGAN
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VOX POPS (continued)
I am happy to see
growth of the RSPO in China
as more big brands now
want to adopt the RSPO
approach. It is momentous
that we now have an
RSPO office in China, one of
the biggest consumers
of palm oil.
RSPO brings positivity
to palm oil community.
In the past four years
participating in the
conference, we have seen
the discussions move
from sustainability to
the benefits, and now the
success stories.
Dr Guo PeiYuan SYNTAO CO., LTD.
JK. R. Raghunath KIS GROUP
Juan Carlos Espinosa FEDEPALMA
Priya Gopalan UBS AG
A big challenge is
engaging with smallholders
to ensure
they have the information
and means to
comply with RSPO’s
P&Cs.
Our bank ensures
that all our clients are
members of the RSPO with
a path to certification.
This ensures that the
people we bank with are
doing the right thing in a
sustainable way.
A challenge
for RSPO is to consider
the interest and
expectations of all parties
in the value chain,
which connects growers
and off-takers,
as this can influence
external parties such as
governments,
financial institutions and
communities.
Dani Rahadian Hidayat SNV NETHERLANDS DEVELOPMENT
ORGANISATION
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PLENARY SESSION 1
MODERATOR
Adam Harrison GLOBAL PALM OIL LEAD, WWF INTERNATIONAL
SPEAKERS
Jan Van Driel HEAD OF CERTIFICATION, RSPO
Felipe Guerrero CORPORATE DIRECTOR OF SUSTAINABILITY, DAABON GROUP
James Sullivan CONSULTANT, RSPO
Andy Green, RESPONSIBLY SOURCED DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR, EXOVA BM TRADA
In the spirit of transparency, this plenary presented leading
thoughts in the sector and outlined the future direction
of the RSPO.
Jan Van Driel, RSPO Head of Certification, updated
members on the migration to a new IT platform, PalmTrace,
replacing the existing eTrace platform in 2017. The new
system will combine all four supply chain models —
identity preserved, segregation, mass balance, book and
claim – into a single platform.
Meanwhile, James Sullivan, consultant to the RSPO,
presented early thoughts on the Principles and Criteria
review due in 2017, while Exova BM TRADA’s Andy Green
introduced a new standard applicable to the RSPO
members aimed at ensuring the accuracy and integrity
of all claims in efforts to enhance the desirability of the
RSPO members’ products.
RSPO Updates
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PLENARY SESSION 2
MODERATOR
Mark Brindal RESEARCHER, ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE, UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE
SPEAKERS
Vidya Rangan MANAGER, IMPACTS, ISEAL ALLIANCE
Dr Tey Yeong Sheng SENIOR RESEARCH FELLOW, INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL & FOOD POLICY STUDIES, UNIVERSITI PUTRA MALAYSIA
Peter Konjin MANAGER, MONITORING & EVALUATION, UTZ
Advances in technology have made it possible for corporates
and smallholders to adopt enterprise-wide Monitoring
and Evaluation (M&E) systems, but leveraging such data
for strategic purposes, whether as part of knowledge
management or implementation in improvement
mechanisms, is being hindered by a lack of understanding.
This session explored how M&E results can be made more
accessible and practical to comprehend, and how best to
leverage on strategically to improve operational efficiency.
Speakers felt that if classified and disseminated properly,
M&E data could potentially lift the image of entire
industries, including CSPO, but cautioned that proof
of impact could only be determined by studying tangible
evidence and assessing the quality of implementation.
Delivery on Impacts
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PLENARY SESSION 3
MODERATOR
Michelle Desilets EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, ORANGUTAN LAND TRUST
SPEAKERS
Gregory Bardies MARKET TRANSFORMATION OFFICER, WWF SINGAPORE
Chen Ying DIRECTOR OF CEREALS & OILS DEPARTMENT, CHINA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF FOODSTUFFS & NATIVE PRODUCE
Sarah Sijses SENIOR POLICY ADVISOR FOR SUSTAINABILITY, EMBASSY OF THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS IN INDONESIA
Jose Roberto Montenegro GENERAL MANAGER, AGROCARIBE S.A.
K Natarajan CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER, GALAXY SURFACTANTS LTD
David Hoyle DIRECTOR, PROFOREST
Inclusiveness was the overarching theme in this session
focusing on efforts to promote the uptake of CSPO, namely
Singapore, China, India, Europe, Latin America and Africa.
WWF Singapore told participants it has spearheaded an
industry-led multi-stakeholder platform that includes
creating an observer spot for the Singapore Government
to garner governmental support in promoting awareness
of CSPO among companies.
In China, the world’s largest economy hosted its inaugural
China Sustainable Palm Oil Supply Chain Forum in July 2016
in cooperation with the RSPO and WWF, while the Chinese
Chamber of Commerce is drawing up a national roadmap
for sustainable palm oil that will be used as a stakeholder
engagement tool with government agencies and companies.
Meanwhile, the Dutch Government’s commitment to
achieve 100% adoption of sustainable palm oil in Europe by
2020 is rapidly gaining ground as the nation’s consumption
of CSPO rose to 84% versus 30% in 2011.
Regional Perspectives
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PLENARY SESSION 4
MODERATOR
Perpetua George ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER, WILMAR INTERNATIONAL LTD
SPEAKERS
Girish Deshpande GLOBAL SURFACTANTS BUSINESS PLANNER, PROCTER & GAMBLE
Dr Petra Meekers DIRECTOR OF CSR AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, MUSIM MAS GROUP
Triyanto Fitriyardi OPERATIONS OFFICER, MANUFACTURING, AGRIBUSINESS & SERVICES DEPARTMENT, INTERNATIONAL FINANCE CORPORATION
Johan Verburg PRO-POOR VALUE CHAINS ADVISOR, OXFAM NOVIB
Narno Sayoto Irontiko GROUP MANAGER, AMANAH PALM OIL INDEPENDENT SMALLHOLDERS ASSOCIATION
This frank exchange – part-discussion and part-report
card — examined where the RSPO was in its on-the-ground
engagement.
Bapak Narno Sayoto Irontiko of AMANAH Palm Oil
Independent Smallholders Association described how the
emphasis on sustainability has shifted the mindset of
growers from individual productivity to collective
responsibility, while the transfer of technical knowledge
to growers has accelerated their conversion to
sustainable planting.
Urging industry players to look beyond certification and
simplifying certain procedures, Oxfam Novib’s Johan
Verburg said smallholder engagement should focus on
the positive, such as investing in smallholders’ ability to
manage their own areas for sustainability.
Have Smallholders Seen Improvements in the 12 Years of the RSPO?
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PANEL DISCUSSION 1
MODERATOR
Daryll Delgado RESEARCH & STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMME MANAGER, VERITE SOUTH EAST ASIA
SPEAKERS
Herwin Nasution UNION LEADER, SERIKAT BURUH PERKEBUNAN INDONESIA
Denys Collin Munang CHIEF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS OFFICER, FELDA GLOBAL VENTURES HOLDINGS BHD
Jan Pierre Jarrin Peters SUSTAINABILITY DIRECTOR, OLEANA
Agus Purnomo MANAGING DIRECTOR FOR SUSTAINABILITY & STRATEGIC STAKEHOLDERS ENGAGEMENT, GOLDEN AGRI-RESOURCES LTD
Speakers representing diverse stakeholders discussed the
progress made so far in a key pillar for sustainability in the
palm oil industry – fair working conditions.
Bapak Herwin Nasution, who heads Serikat Buruh Perkebun-
an Indonesia, highlighted the need to plug legislative
loopholes to address the continued exploitation of workers.
Elsewhere, there were a few bright spots, with companies
in some countries voluntarily complying with international
conventions.
Jan Pierre Jarrin Peters, Sustainability Director at Oleana,
gave participants a glimpse of best practices from Ecuador,
a country with the second-highest basic wage in South
America and the second-highest rate of displacement in
the world, while Golden Agri-Resources Ltd was developing
pro-women policies, allowing breastfeeding during
working hours.
Emerging Issues on Labour Working Conditions
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PANEL DISCUSSION 2
MODERATOR
Paul Wolvekamp DEPUTY DIRECTOR, BOTH ENDS
SPEAKERS
Tunku Nazim Tunku Yaacob DIRECTOR, MALAYSIAN ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANTS
Dr Marcus Colchester SENIOR POLICY ADVISOR, FOREST PEOPLES PROGRAMME
Robert Cheong Chun Yuen HEAD OF SUSTAINABILITY, TUV NORD (MALAYSIA) SDN BHD
Paulina Villalpando EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, HCV RESOURCE NETWORK
Laszlo Mathe RSPO ACCREDITATION PROGRAMME MANAGER, ACCREDITATION SERVICES INTERNATIONAL GMBH
Both ENDS Deputy Director Paul Wolvekamp set the tone
for the discussion by calling for clear guidelines and robust
monitoring in assessments to deal with underperforming
or persistent offenders.
Sharing his perspective as an assessor, Tunku Nazim Tunku
Yaacob of Malaysian Environmental Consultants said most
people responsible for a site tend to assume that they can
delegate their sustainability related efforts to their salaried
employees.
Lamenting the lack of quality assurance in the monitoring of
the New Planting Procedures (NPPs), Dr Marcus Colchester
from the Forest Peoples Programme pointed out that
there were still implementation flaws even though the RSPO
had grievance mechanisms in place.
While Tunku Nazim suggested the integration of NPPs in
companies’ operational management to make results more
tangible, Dr Colchester believes the solution lies in the
retraining and recruitment of staff.
Implementing Certification Assurance — Who is Responsible?
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CLOSING ADDRESS
Beginning his address with a brief tribute to the late
King Bhumibol Adulyadej, Datuk Darrel Webber thanked
the host nation and fellow participants for their
contributions towards a successful conference despite
trying times.
He said in pursuing its mission of connecting producers
from the South to markets in the North, there was a
need for self reflection within the RSPO membership on
who it was selling the idea of transformation to.
Datuk Webber asked member nations to step up
mobilisation efforts and ensure that national sustainable
palm oil initiatives were connected tangibly to create
ownership among buyers as well as producers.
He cautioned against taking the “tempting route” of
excluding the people at the bottom of the pyramid from
this process.
Datuk Darrel WebberCEO, RSPO
“We must own the problem,
only then can we solve it.”
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DATE MEDIA HEADLINE
11 Nov 2016 Daily News H.E. General Prawit Wongsuwan, Deputy Prime
Minister of the Kingdom of Thailand opens RT14
11 Nov 2016 The Jakarta Post Palm Oil’s Green Body Comes Under Fire
13 Nov 2016 Ban Maung H.E. General Prawit Wongsuwan, Deputy Prime
Minister of the Kingdom of Thailand opens RT14
15 Nov 2016 Naew Na H.E. General Prawit Wongsuwan, Deputy Prime
Minister of the Kingdom of Thailand opens RT14
18 Nov 2016 Daily News H.E. General Prawit Wongsuwan, Deputy Prime
Minister of the Kingdom of Thailand opens RT14
21 Nov 2016 Siam Rath H.E. General Prawit Wongsuwan, Deputy Prime
Minister of the Kingdom of Thailand opens RT14
22 Nov 2016 Bangkok Post H.E. General Prawit Wongsuwan, Deputy Prime
Minister of the Kingdom of Thailand opens RT14
23 Nov 2016 Khao Sod H.E. General Prawit Wongsuwan, Deputy Prime
Minister of the Kingdom of Thailand opens RT14
Nov 2016 Info Sawit Magazine Transformation of Collaboration
Dec 2016 Media Perkebunan
Magazine
RSPO to get back to its Principles
Dec 2016 Media Perkebunan
Magazine
RSPO RT14 Underlines the Welfare of Plantation
Workers
A good turnout comprising 37 publications and 49 representatives from the Thai, Malaysian,
Indonesian, Indian, European and international media attended RT14. A total of 17 interviews were
scheduled with the RSPO’s key spokespersons and RT14 speakers.
MEDIA COVERAGE
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DATE MEDIA HEADLINE
03 Nov 2016 infosawit.com RSPO: Together, We Achieve Sustainable Market
09 Nov 2016 Reuters Palm oil body promises revamp amid credibility
doubts
09 Nov 2016 Food Navigator-Asia RSPO RT14: Palm oil smallholders ‘put off ’ by food
manufacturers’ labelling tactics
09 Nov 2016 Bernama Stakeholders Need to Join Forces To Ensure
Sustainable Palm Oil Ecosystem – RSPO
09 Nov 2016 Bernama Pihak Berkepentingan Perlu Bekerjasama Bagi
Kelangsungan Ekosistem Minyak Sawit Lestari – RSPO
09 Nov 2016 Global Times Sustainable palm oil ecosystem
09 Nov 2016 lokwannee.com H.E. General Prawit Wongsuwan, Deputy Prime
Minister of the Kingdom of Thailand announce
Thailand palm oil industry income 50 million
baht per year
09 Nov 2016 mgronline.com H.E. General Prawit Wongsuwan, Deputy Prime
Minister of the Kingdom of Thailand said
Thailand palm oil grew average 7.10% per year
in last 10 year
09 Nov 2016 dailynews.co.th H.E. General Prawit Wongsuwan, Deputy Prime
Minister of the Kingdom of Thailand opens RT14
09 Nov 2016 voicetv.co.th H.E. General Prawit Wongsuwan, Deputy Prime
Minister of the Kingdom of Thailand said Thailand
expand ability to grow palm oil
09 Nov 2016 thailand4.com RT14 calls stakeholders to collaborate for a truly
sustainable palm oil industry (EN version)
09 Nov 2016 Newswit.com RT14 calls stakeholders to collaborate for a truly
sustainable palm oil industry (EN Version)
MEDIA COVERAGE (continued) CLICK ON HEADLINE FOR FULL STORY
Online
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DATE MEDIA HEADLINE
09 Nov 2016 tv5.co.th H.E. General Prawit Wongsuwan, Deputy Prime
Minister of the Kingdom of Thailand opens RT14
09 Nov 2016 manager.co.th H.E. General Prawit Wongsuwan, Deputy Prime
Minister of the Kingdom of Thailand opens RT14
09 Nov 2016 thaipr.net RT14 calls stakeholders to collaborate for a truly
sustainable palm oil industry
09 Nov 2016 Newswit.com RT14 calls stakeholders to collaborate for a truly
sustainable palm oil industry
09 Nov 2016 thailand4.com RT14 calls stakeholders to collaborate for a truly
sustainable palm oil industry
09 Nov 2016 ryt9.com RT14 calls stakeholders to collaborate for a truly
sustainable palm oil industry
09 Nov 2016 thaipr.net RT14 calls stakeholders to collaborate for a truly
sustainable palm oil industry (EN Version)
09 Nov 2016 innnews.co.th H.E. General Prawit Wongsuwan, Deputy Prime
Minister of the Kingdom of Thailand opens RT14
09 Nov 2016 thairath.co.th H.E. General Prawit Wongsuwan, Deputy Prime
Minister of the Kingdom of Thailand announce
Thailand palm oil industry income 50 million baht
per year
09 Nov 2016 tnamcot.com H.E. General Prawit Wongsuwan, Deputy Prime
Minister of the Kingdom of Thailand said
transformation is an advantage for cultivator
09 Nov 2016 varietyetc.com RT14 calls stakeholders to collaborate for a truly
sustainable palm oil industry
09 Nov 2016 varietyetc.com RT14 calls stakeholders to collaborate for a truly
sustainable palm oil industry (EN Version)
09 Nov 2016 kompas.com Stakeholders in Bangkok, Discussing Sustainable
CPO
MEDIA COVERAGE (continued) CLICK ON HEADLINE FOR FULL STORY
Online
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DATE MEDIA HEADLINE
09 Nov 2016 infosawit.com RT14 to be Opened by Deputy Prime Minister
of Thailand
09 Nov 2016 agrina-online.com RT14: Collaboration in Sustainable Palm Oil
09 Nov 2016 kompas.com RSPO Demands Every Stakeholder to Help
09 Nov 2016 gatra.com Certificates for Independent Smallholders to
Strengthen Palm Oil Industry
09 Nov 2016 m.kontan.co.id RSPO: The Long Road to Sustainable Palm Oil
09 Nov 2016 sawitindonesia.com Agus Purnomo: Palm Oil Industry is Driver of
Rural Economy
09 Nov 2016 gatra.com Urbanization Challenges Palm Oil Company
09 Nov 2016 wartaekonomi.co.id GAR Helps Encouraging Sustainable Plantations
09 Nov 2016 www.kabarcsr.com Golden Agri Resources Shares the Challenge in
Building Workforce
09 Nov 2016 rilisiana.com GAR Shares Challenges in Building Sustainable
Workforce
09 Nov 2016 infosawit.com Sustainable Palm Oil Considered Successful in
Europe
09 Nov 2016 www.mongabay.co.id RSPO Demanded to Get Back to its Principles
09 Nov 2016 jakartaglobe.id W. Kalimantan Indigenous Groups Accuse Sime
Darby of Land Grabs
10 Nov 2016 kontan.co.id APKASINDO: RSPO to Rid National Palm Oil
10 Nov 2016 sawitindonesia.com RSPO Certified Palm Oil Sales Below 50%
10 Nov 2016 The Edge Financial Daily RSPO unaware of Aidenvironment’s pullout decision
10 Nov 2016 The Star ‘No palm oil’ label is against RSPO’s aim,
members told
MEDIA COVERAGE (continued) CLICK ON HEADLINE FOR FULL STORY
Online
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MEDIA COVERAGE (continued) CLICK ON HEADLINE FOR FULL STORY
DATE MEDIA HEADLINE
10 Nov 2016 The Borneo Post RT14 calls stakeholders to collaborate for a truly
sustainable palm oil industry
10 Nov 2016 The Malaysian Reserve RSPO Calls for Collective Action On Palm Oil
10 Nov 2016 The Borneo Post RSPO committed to help stakeholder
10 Nov 2016 Food Ingredients First Palm Oil Watchdog Calls for Sustainable
Ecosystem
11 Nov 2016 Duurzaam
Bedrijfsleven.nl
App helps consumer choose sustainable palm oil
11 Nov 2016 VMT RSPO’s initiatives on GHG reduction and forest
protection
11 Nov 2016 VMT Africa accelerates sustainable palm oil production
11 Nov 2016 VMT RSPO Chairman hits out on “no palm oil” label
11 Nov 2016 Global Cosmetics News Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil calls for
harmonious sustainable palm oil industry
11 Nov 2016 isranews.org H.E. General Prawit Wongsuwan, Deputy Prime
Minister of the Kingdom of Thailand announce
Thailand palm oil industry income 50 million baht
per year
13 Nov 2016 sawitindonesia.com RSPO Bans Members From Applying No-Palm-Oil
Sticker
13 Nov 2016 sawitindonesia.com The Commitment of RSPO Members Doubtful
Over No-Palm-Oil Labels
14 Nov 2016 Food Navigator Three things RSPO needs to do to avoid falling
down the “anti-globalisation chasm”
14 Nov 2016 Confectionary News United Plantations Chief defends RSPO
15 Nov 2016 thaipr.net Photo release: The 14th Roundtable Conference on
Sustainable Palm Oil at Shangri-La Hotel, Bangkok (EN Version)
Online
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MEDIA COVERAGE (continued) CLICK ON HEADLINE FOR FULL STORY
DATE MEDIA HEADLINE
15 Nov 2016 thailand4.com Photo release: The 14th Roundtable Conference on
Sustainable Palm Oil at Shangri-La Hotel, Bangkok (EN Version)
15 Nov 2016 newswit.com Photo release: The 14th Roundtable Conference on
Sustainable Palm Oil at Shangri-La Hotel, Bangkok (EN Version)
15 Nov 2016 ryt9.com Photo release: The 14th Roundtable Conference on
Sustainable Palm Oil at Shangri-La Hotel, Bangkok
15 Nov 2016 thaipr.net Photo release: The 14th Roundtable Conference on
Sustainable Palm Oil at Shangri-La Hotel, Bangkok
15 Nov 2016 thailand4.com Photo release: The 14th Roundtable Conference on
Sustainable Palm Oil at Shangri-La Hotel, Bangkok
15 Nov 2016 newswit.com Photo release: The 14th Roundtable Conference on
Sustainable Palm Oil at Shangri-La Hotel, Bangkok
15 Nov 2016 thaihotelnews.com Photo release: The 14th Roundtable Conference on
Sustainable Palm Oil at Shangri-La Hotel, Bangkok
Online
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LIST OF DELEGATES
2
• 2.-0 LCA CONSULTANTS
A
• AAA OILS & FATS PTE. LTD.
• AAK
• AAK AB
• ABEDON SDN. BHD.
• ABN AMRO BANK N.V.
• ACCREDITATION SERVICES
INTERNATIONAL GMBH
• AGROCARIBE
• AGROPALMA GROUP
• AHOLD DELHAIZE GSO B.V.
• AJINOMOTO CO., INC.
• ALGASOL
• APCO WORLDWIDE THAILAND
• APICAL (M) SDN. BHD.
• ARINDO TRI SEJAHTERA
• ASEAN OLEOCHEMICAL
MANUFACTURERS GROUP (AOMG)
• ASI
• ASOSIASI PETANI KELAPA SAWIT
SWADAYA MANDIRI – KUANTAN
SINGINGI (RIAU)
• ASSOCIATED BRITISH FOODS PLC.
• ASSOCIATION INTERPROFESSIONNELLE
DE LA FILIèRE PALMIER à HUILE (AIPH)
• AUTHENTICATEIT PTY LTD.
B
• BASF PERSONAL CARE AND NUTRITION
GMBH
• BELANTARA
• BENTA WAWASAN SDN. BHD.
• BOOK&CLAIM LTD.
• BORNEO CONSERVATION TRUST JAPAN
• BORNEO NATURE FOUNDATION
• BORNEO RHINO ALLIANCE
• BOTH ENDS
• BOUSTEAD PLANTATIONS BERHAD
• BSI GROUP ASSURANCE LTD.
• BSI MALAYSIA SERVICES SDN. BHD.
• BUNGE LTD.
C • CARGILL INCORPORATED
• CARGILL PALM PRODUCTS SDN. BHD.
• CARGILL TROPICAL PALM HOLDINGS
• CAROTINO / JC CHANG GROUP
• CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL
FORESTRY RESEARCH
• CERES
• CFNA
• CHINA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF
FOODSTUFFS AND NATIVE PRODUCE
(CFNA)
• CHINESE ACADEMY OF INTERNATIONAL
TRADE AND ECONOMIC COOPERATION
• CIRAD
C (continued) • CLARIANT
• CLIMATE POLICY INITIATIVE
• CO-OP CLEAN CO. LTD.
• COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY
• COMMUNITY
• COMMUNITY ENTERPRISE GROUP
– SURATTHANI
• COMMUNITY ENTERPRISE OF
SMALLHOLDER AGRICULTURE
PRODUCER SUSTAINABLE PALM OIL
– SIKAO WANGWISET
• COMPASS GROUP PLC.
• CONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL
• CONTROL UNION
• CONTROL UNION (MALAYSIA) SDN. BHD.
• CONTROL UNION CERTIFICATIONS B.V.
• CONTROL UNION JAPAN
• CONTROL UNION KOREA
• COPENHAGEN BUSINESS SCHOOL
• CREDIT SUISSE AG
• CRODA INTERNATIONAL PLC.
• CULINARY PRODUCTS AND MARGARINE
PRODUCERS’ ASSOCIATION
D • DAABON GROUP
• DAEMETER
• DAEMETER LLC
• DALDA FOODS (PVT) LTD.
• DANONE
• DANONE ASIA PACIFIC HOLDING
• DECARBONIZE LTD.
• DELEGATION OF THE EUROPEAN
UNION TO THAILAND
• DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY,
UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE
• DEUTSCHE GESELLSCHAFT FüR
INTERNATIONALE ZUSAMMENARBEIT
(GIZ) GMBH
• DR. ROLAND F. SCHROEDER
CONSULTING
E • EARTH INNOVATION INSTITUTE / INOBU
• ECOGREEN OLEOCHEMICAL
• ECOHEALTH ALLIANCE INC.
• EDELMAN
• EFECA
• ELSAM
• EMBASSY OF FIJI IN KUALA LUMPUR
• EMBASSY OF THE KINGDOM OF THE
NETHERLANDS IN INDONESIA
• EMBASSY OF THE REPUBLIC OF
INDONESIA
• EMBASSY OF THE UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA
• EMERY OLEOCHEMICALS (M) SDN. BHD.
• EQUATORIAL BIOFUELS PLC.
E (continued) • EQUATORIAL PALM OIL PLC.
• EX RESEARCH INSTITUTE LTD.
• EXOVA GROUP (UK) LTD. TA EXOVA
BM TRADA
F • FAUNA & FLORA INTERNATIONAL (FFI)
• FEDEPALMA
• FEDERAL LAND DEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY (FELDA)
• FELDA GLOBAL VENTURES HOLDINGS
BERHAD
• FELLESKJøPET AGRI S.A.
• FERONIA
• FERRERO TRADING LUX S.A.
• FNV MONDIAAL
• FOOD REG AG
• FOREST CARBON
• FOREST PEOPLES PROGRAMME
• FORUM PETANI SWADAYA MRM ( JAMBI)
• FSC ASIA PACIFIC REGIONAL OFFICE
• FUJI OIL CO., LTD.
• FUJI OIL GROUP
• FUJI OIL HOLDINGS INC.
• FUJI VEGETABLE OIL, INC.
G • GALAXY SURFACTANTS LTD.
• GAPOKTAN PANCA TANI
(CENTRAL KALIMANTAN)
• GAPOKTAN TANJUNG SEHATI ( JAMBI)
• GEMAWAN
• GEOTRACEABILITY LTD.
• GERMANY EMBASSY IN BANGKOK
• GHPR
• GIZ
• GOLDEN AGRI-RESOURCES LTD.
• GOODHOPE ASIA HOLDINGS
• GOVERNMENT
• GOVERNMENT OF ACEH TIMUR
• GOVERNMENT OF INDONESIA
• GOVERNMENT OF MUSI BANYUASIN,
SOUTH SUMATRA – INDONESIA
• GREE ENERGY LTD.
• GREEN EDIBLE OIL SDN. BHD.
• GREENPEACE
• GREENPEACE INTERNATIONAL
H • HAP SENG PLANTATIONS HOLDINGS
BERHAD
• HCV RESOURCE NETWORK
• HIGH CARBON STOCK APPROACH
• HSBC HOLDINGS PLC.
I • ICOF EUROPE GMBH
• IDH
• IDH SUSTAINABLE TRADE INITIATIVE
• IFC
34 RSPO RT14 Report: List of Delegates
I (continued) • IKEA
• INDEPENDENT
• INOBU
• INSTITUT DAYAKOLOGI
• INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHIC SCIENCES
AND NATURAL RESOURCES RESEARCH
• INTERCONTINENTAL SPECIALTY FATS
SDN. BHD.
• INTERNATIONAL FINANCE
CORPORATION
• INTERNATIONAL FINANCE
CORPORATION (IFC)
• INTERNATIONAL LABOR RIGHTS
FORUM (ILRF)
• IOI CORPORATION BERHAD
• IOI EDIBLE OILS SDN. BHD.
• IOI GLOBAL SERVICES SDN. BHD.
• IOI LODERS CROKLAAN
• IOI PLANTATION SERVICES SDN. BHD.
• ISEAL ALLIANCE
• ISPO
• ITOCHU CORPORATION
• ITOCHU SINGAPORE PTE. LTD.
J • J-OIL MILLS, INC.
• JAPAN TROPICAL FOREST ACTION
NETWORK
• JOHNSON & JOHNSON
K • KAO CORPORATION
• KERESA PLANTATIONS SDN. BHD.
• KERRY GROUP
• KHOO PUBLISHING SDN. BHD.
• KL-KEPONG INDUSTRIAL HOLDINGS
SDN. BHD.
• KL-KEPONG OLEOMAS SDN. BHD.
• KNOWLEDGE INTEGRATION SERVICES
(SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
• KRISPY KREME DOUGHNUT
CORPORATION
• KUALA LUMPUR KEPONG BERHAD
• KUD BERKAT ABADI
(CENTRAL KALIMANTAN)
• KUD KARYA MULYA
(SOUTH SUMATERA)
• KULIM (MALAYSIA) BERHAD
L • L’OREAL ACHATS MATIèRES PREMIèRES
• LAM SOON (THAILAND) PLC.
• LINGKAR KOMUNITAS SAWIT (LINKS)
• LINK-AR BORNEO
• LION CORPORATION
• LMC INTERNATIONAL LTD.
• LODERS CROKLAAN B.V.
• LOUIS DREYFUS COMPANY ASIA
PTE. LTD.
L (continued) • LUMNAM KADAE PATTANA PALM OIL
COMMUNITY ENTERPRISE GROUP
M
• M.P. EVANS GROUP PLC.
• MALAYSIA EMBASSY IN THAILAND
• MALAYSIAN ENVIRONMENTAL
CONSULTANTS
• MALAYSIAN PALM OIL ASSOCIATION
• MALAYSIAN PALM OIL BOARD
• MALAYSIAN PALM OIL CERTIFICATION
COUNCIL
• MARKS AND SPENCER PLC.
• MARS
• MARS FOODS MALAYSIA
• MARS, INCORPORATED
• MCA-INDONESIA
• MEWAH GROUP
• MITSUBISHI CORPORATION
• MITSUBISHI CORPORATION
KUALA LUMPUR BRANCH
• MONDELEZ INTERNATIONAL, INC.
• MONGABAY INDONESIA
• MONTROSE ENVIRONMENTAL
• MURRAY FEDDERSEN
• MUSI BANYUASIN, SOUTH SUMATRA
• MUSIM MAS GROUP
• MVO
N • NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT AGENCY
• NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION
(USA)
• NATURAL RESOURCES OFFICE
OF CHIEF MINISTER’S DEPARTMENT
OF SABAH STATE
• NATURE ECONOMY AND PEOPLE
CONNECTED
• NBPOL
• NESTE OYJ (NESTE CORPORATION)
• NESTLE MALAYSIA
• NEW BIODIESEL CO., LTD.
• NEW BRITAIN OIL PALM LTD.
• NOVOZYMES A/S
• NOVOZYMES MALAYSIA SDN. BHD.
O • OIL PALM SMALLHOLDERS UNION
– SERIKAT PETANI KELAPA SAWIT
(SPKS)
• OLAM FOOD INGREDIENTS UK LTD.
• OLAM INTERNATIONAL LTD.
• OLEANA
• OPPUK
• ORANGUTAN LAND TRUST
• ORIFLAME COSMETICS GLOBAL S.A.
• OSAKA UNIVERSITY
• OWLINGUA
• OXFAM IN INDONESIA
• OXFAM INTERNATIONAL
P • P&G
• PALM-OLEO (KLANG) SDN. BHD.
• PALMAJU EDIBLE OIL SDN. BHD.
• PALMELIT SAS
• PATUM VEGETABLE OIL COMPANY LTD.
• PEPSICO
• PETERSON CU DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
• PETERSON FAR EAST REPRESENTATIVE
OFFICE
• PRINCETON UNIVERSITY
• PROCTER & GAMBLE
• PROFOREST
• PT AGROWIRATAMA
• PT AUSTINDO NUSANTARA JAYA AGRI
• PT DAEMETER CONSULTING
• PT DHARMA SATYA NUSANTARA
• PT EAGLE HIGH PLANTATIONS TBK
• PT EKOLOGIKA CONSULTANS
• PT INTI INDOSAWIT SUBUR
• PT IVO MAS TUNGGAL
• PT MUSIM MAS
• PT MUTUAGUNG LESTARI
• PT PERKEBUNAN NUSANTARA III
• PT PP LONDON SUMATRA INDONESIA
TBK
• PT SAI GLOBAL INDONESIA
• PT SALIM IVOMAS PRATAMA TBK
• PT SAMPOERNA AGRO TBK
• PT SAWIT SUMBERMAS SARANA
• PT SAWIT SUMBERMAS SARANA TBK
• PT SMART TBK
• PT SUCOFINDO – INDONESIA
• PT SUMI ASIH OLEOCHEMICAL
• PT SWAKARSA SINARSENTOSA
• PT TUV RHEINLAND INDONESIA
• PT WINDU NABATINDO ABADI
• PT WINDU NABATINDO LESTARI
• PT BARUMUN AGRO SENTOSA
• PT BRAHMA BINABAKTI
• PT GAGAS DINAMIGA AKSENTA
• PT GAWI BAHANDEP SAWIT MEKAR
• PT INTERTEK UTAMA SERVICES
• PT BIA (POSCO DAEWOO)
• PT CITRAKOPRASINDO TANI
• PUSAKA
R • R.E.A. HOLDINGS PLC.
• RABOBANK INTERNATIONAL
• RAINFOREST ACTION NETWORK
• RAINFOREST ALLIANCE
• RIKEVITA (MALAYSIA) SDN. BHD.
• ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC.
• RSPO
• RSPO RILO
LIST OF DELEGATES (continued)
35 RSPO RT14 Report: List of Delegates
S
• SABAH ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
ASSOCIATION
• SAIKUENG BANGSAWAN COMMUNITY
ENTERPRISE GROUP
• SAN DIEGO ZOO GLOBAL
• SANDAKAN EDIBLE OILS SDN. BHD.
• SANTA ROSA S.A.
• SAPTA TUNGGAL MANDIRI
(SOUTH SUMATERA)
• SARAWAK OIL PALMS BERHAD
• SARAYA CO LTD.
• SAWIT WATCH
• SCS GLOBAL SERVICES
• SEC
• SEnSOR
• SERIKAT BURUH PERKEBUNAN
INDONESIA
• SH JOHOR – PROFOREST
• SH WAGS AIR KUNING
• SH WAGS BELURAN
• SH WAGS KINABATANGAN
• SHISEIDO COMPANY LTD.
• SIAT SA
• SICHON PALM YOUNYUEN
COMMUNITY ENTERPRISE GROUP
• SIME DARBY HOLDINGS BERHAD
• SIME DARBY PLANTATION SDN. BHD.
• SINGAPORE INSTITUTE OF
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
• SINGH KHON PALM OIL LTD.
• SIPEF GROUP
• SKP MERAUKE
• SOCFIN GROUP (PT SOCFINDO AND
SOCFINCO SA)
• SODEXO
• SOLIDARIDAD
• SOLIDARIDAD GREATER CHINA LTD.
• SOLIDARIDAD SOUTH AND SOUTH
EAST ASIA
• SOLVAY SPECIALTY CHEMICALS ASIA
PACIFIC PTE. LTD.
• SOREMARTEC SA LUX
• SPKS – ROKAN HULU PROJECT (RIAU)
• SPKS SANGGAU
• SRIJAROEN SUSTAINABLE OIL PALM
PRODUCTION COMMUNITY ENTERPRISE
• STANDARD CHARTERED BANK
• STICHTING AERA
• SUBUR ARUM MAKMUR
SUMITOMO MITSUI TRUST BANK
• SUSTAINABLE KRABI OIL PALM
FARMERS COOPERATIVES FEDERATION
• SYARIKAT KRETAM PLANTATIONS
SDN. BHD.
• SYNTAO CO. LTD.
T • TAIYO YUSHI CORP
• TAPI-IPUN COMMUNITY ENTERPRISE
GROUP
• TCEB
• THAI OIL PALM AND PALM OIL
ASSOCIATION
• THE AMANAH PALM OIL INDEPENDENT
SMALLHOLDERS ASSOCIATION
• THE CONSUMER GOODS FORUM
• THE FOREST TRUST
• THE SHELL COMPANY OF
THAILAND LTD.
• THE SUSTAINABLE OIL PALM
SMALLHOLDERS PRODUCTION
(UNIVANICH-PLAIPRAYA) COMMUNITY
ENTERPRISE GROUP
• THE THNI WORKING GROUP
• THE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON
• THE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF
LONDON (ZSL) INDONESIA
• TRADE UNION CARE CENTER
• TRADE UNION RESOURCE CENTER
• TRANSITIONS BRUNO REBELLE ET
ASSOCIé(E)S
• TUK INDONESIA
• TUV NORD (MALAYSIA) SDN. BHD.
• TUV RHEINLAND MALAYSIA SDN. BHD.
U • UBS AG
• UD LESTARI (NORTH SUMATERA)
• ULTIMATE IVORY SDN. BHD.
• UN ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME
• UNDP
• UNICEF INDONESIA
• UNICEF MALAYSIA
• UNILEVER
• UNILEVER ASIA PRIVATE LIMITED
• UNION OF CONCERNED SCIENTISTS
• UNITED PALM OIL INDUSTRY PUBLIC
COMPANY LTD. (UPOIC)
• UNITED PLANTATIONS BHD
• UNIVANICH PALM OIL AND
COMMUNITY ENTERPRISE GROUP
• UNIVANICH PALM OIL PCL.
• UNIVANICH-PLAYPRAYA THE
SUSTAINABLE OIL PALM
SMALLHOLDERS PRODUCTION
COMMUNITY ENTERPRISE
GROUP
• UNIVERSITI PUTRA MALAYSIA
• UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE,
ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE
• UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE
• UNIVERSITY OF YORK / SEARRP
• UNPRI
• UPOIC NUAKHLONG-KHAOPANOM
U (continued) • UTZ
• UTZ CERTIFIED
V • VERITÉ SOUTH EAST ASIA
• VICTORY TROPICAL OIL USA INC.
W • WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY &
RESEARCH CENTRE
• WAL-MART STORES, INC.
• WALAILAK UNIVERSITY
• WALHI BENGKULU
• WALHI KALIMANTAN TENGAH
• WALHI SULAWESI TENGAH
• WETLANDS INTERNATIONAL
• WILD ASIA SDN. BHD.
(WILD ASIA GROUP SCHEME)
• WILMAR EUROPE HOLDINGS BV
• WILMAR INTERNATIONAL LTD.
• WILMAR TRADING PTE LTD.
• WINROCK INTERNATIONAL
• WORLD RESOURCES INSTITUTE (WRI)
• WWF CHINA
• WWF INDONESIA
• WWF INTERNATIONAL
• WWF JAPAN
• WWF MALAYSIA
• WWF NETHERLANDS
• WWF SINGAPORE
• WWF SWEDEN
• WWF SWITZERLAND
• WWF INDIA
Y • YALE-NUS COLLEGE
• YAYASAN PILAR
• YAYASAN SETARA JAMBI
Z • ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON
LIST OF DELEGATES (continued)
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GOLD SPONSORS
SILVER SPONSORS
SILVER SPONSORS (smallholders)
MEDIA PARTNERS
SUPPORTER
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
37 RSPO RT14 Report: Acknowledgements