The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) will hold its 23rd General Assembly (GA23) on:
Date: Wednesday, 4 November 2026
Time: 3.00 PM (GMT+7)
Venue: Swissôtel Jakarta PIK Avenue, Jakarta, Indonesia
In accordance with Article 9 of the RSPO Statutes, RSPO Members are now invited to submit the following:
- NOMINATIONS (INCLUDING SELF-NOMINATIONS) FOR THE ELECTION OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS (BoG)
Listed below are the BoG seats that are up for election. Members may be re-nominated if they wish to stand.
| Membership Sector | Principal Member | Alternate Member |
| Oil Palm Growers – Rest of the World | Foresta Foods Corporation, José Roberto Montenegro Baide | SIPEF Group, Sander van den Ende Univanich Palm Oil Public Company Limited, Harry Thomas Brock Olam Group Limited, Quentin Meunier |
| Palm Oil Processors and/or Traders | AAK AB, Caroline Westerik Sikking | Cargill Incorporated, Laila Wilfred |
| Consumer Goods Manufacturers | The Procter & Gamble Company, Dian Wahyusari | Ferrero International S.A., Martin Kupcik |
| Retailers 1 | Retailers’ Palm Oil Group, Julian Walker-Palin | Vacant |
| Retailers 2 | Vacant | Vacant |
| Banks and Investors 1 | Vacant | Vacant |
| Banks and Investors 2 | Vacant | Vacant |
| Environmental/Nature Conservation Organisations (Non-Governmental Organisations) | WWF International, Kamal Prakash Seth | Conservation International,Melissa Thomas |
| Social/ Development Organisations (Non-Governmental Organisations) | Both ENDS, Paul Wolvekamp | Federasi Serikat Buruh Kehutanan, Perkebunan dan Pertanian Serikat Buruh Sejahtera Indonesia (Hukatan), Nursanna Marpaung |
The following person was designated as interim Alternate member of the BoG during the past year and is up for approval:
| Membership Sector | Principal Member | Alternate Member |
| Consumer Goods Manufacturers | UNILEVER PLC, Andika Putraditama | – |
| Social/ Development Organisations (Non-Governmental Organisations) | Pemangkin Research Sdn Bhd, Andrew Aeria | – |
Only RSPO Ordinary Members are eligible to be nominated as candidates to represent their respective membership sector.
In accordance with Article 11(d) of the RSPO Statutes, the principal nominee of a BoG seat shall name their Alternate who must come from the same membership sector of the principal nominee. For the avoidance of doubt, an Alternate named in a BoG seat nomination shall be elected concurrently with the principal nominee.
All candidates are required to submit a nomination including all retiring BoG members who are available to stand for re-election using the Nomination Submission Form.
All nominations must be submitted no later than 5:00 PM (GMT+8), 26 August 2026 (Wednesday). Please note that a strict policy will be enforced and late nominations will not be considered.
- RESOLUTIONS FOR CONSIDERATION AND ENDORSEMENT BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY (GA)
Ordinary Members are invited to submit resolutions for consideration by the GA. In order for the GA to meaningfully deliberate and decide on resolutions, these submissions must meet with the requirements described in the Resolution Submission Guide to facilitate proper consideration of resolutions within a fixed time frame.
All resolutions must be submitted using the online Resolution Submission Form no later than 5:00 PM (GMT+8), 26 August 2026 (Wednesday). Please note that a strict policy will be enforced and late submissions will not be considered.
Further information related to registration, e-voting and the hybrid GA23 process will be provided in due course. The formal Notice of General Assembly will be issued to members on 7 October 2026.
We would also like to take this opportunity to remind all members to update your membership contact details and ensure settlement of any outstanding membership fees.
For further information, kindly contact the RSPO Secretariat at +60 7661 6200 or email us at [email protected].
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