Market Development Standing Committee
In 2018, RSPO Board of Governors (BoG) endorsed the RSPO Theory of Change (ToC) with the overall vision of making sustainable palm oil the norm.
In March 2019, the RSPO BoG subsequently endorsed the RSPO Governance Review for ‘Reorganisation of Standing Committees, Task Forces and Working Groups’. The Market Development Standing Committee was established to provide the direction and contribute to the RSPO standard settings, which may include, but not limited to, the development and/or revision of normative and relevant guidance documents for RSPO members
Responsibility
- Demand generation, commitment, and uptake
- Shared responsibility for aligning supply and demand
- Engagement of the supporting sustainable palm oil sector
- Traceability of the palm oil supply chain
- Trademark and Communication Rules
- Marketing Communications
- Regional Market Development – with a focus on Asia/Pacific, Europe, and the Americas.
- Supporting the Annual Communication on Progress (ACOP) reporting process, particularly as it relates to the data requirements for the ACOP and communication of the results
Overview

* final structure to be determined
Members
Name |
Organisation |
Membership Sector |
Eddy Esselink (Chair) |
MVO |
Processor / Trader |
Anita Neville |
Golden Agri-Resources |
Indonesian Growers |
Dr. Surina Ismail |
Malaysian Palm Oil Association (MPOA) |
Malaysian Growers |
Jose Roberto Montenegro |
Agrocaribe |
Growers RoW |
Razuwan bin Che Rose |
FELDA |
Smallholder Group |
Tracey Gazibara |
Cheyenne Mountain Zoo |
Environmental NGO |
Harjinder Kler |
HUTAN |
Environmental NGO |
Marieke Leegwater |
Solidaridad |
Social NGO |
Jonathan Escolar |
The Body Shop |
CGM |
Julian Walker Palin |
Retailers Palm Oil Group |
Retailers |
Ian Hay |
HSBC |
Financial |
Secretariat
Name |
Designation |
Inke Van Der Sluijs (Lead) |
Director, Market Transformation |
Irene Fischbach (Lead) |
Director, Stakeholder Engagement & Communications |