Technical Committee: Smallholder

Who

Members of the Technical Committees (TCs) may or may not be an RSPO Member. The opportunity will be for external parties and experts to participate in the TCs to ensure that the skills and experience needed are available. Each TC shall have a minimum of two (2) grower representatives to ensure sufficient participation of stakeholders who are directly impacted by changes to the RSPO Principles & Criteria.

Roles

The TCs will assist in the formulation of the revised standard, in particular the development of Indicators, guidance, etc., to ensure the overarching Principles and Criteria are deliverable on the ground.

Member Appointment

Appointment of TCs members will be made by the TF based on their skills and experience according to the task requirements allocated to each TC.

No
Name
Organisation
Category of membership
1
Arvind Devadasan
MP Evans (Grower)
Grower
2
BROU Assoua Hermann
ACENVIRO
Grower
3
Duperly González
Grupo Numar, Costa Rica
Grower (GM)
4
Ian Orrell
NBPOL/Sime Darby
Grower
5
Jorge Luis Solano (Jorge Coco)
FEMEXPALMA
Grower (GM)
6
José Alfredo Torres
ICADE, HOnduras
Grower
7
Julian Peña
Solidaridad, Colombia
Grower
8
Lawrence Kwame Quarshie
Golden Star Oil Palm Plantations limited
Grower (GM)
9
Lindayati Manik
Cargill
Grower
10
Ridwan Sibuea
Sampoerna Agro Sumatera Region
Grower
11
Harris Silalahi
FORTASBI
Grower (GM)
12
YB Zainanto Hari Widodo
APKSM (Asosiasi Pekebun Kelapa Sawit Mandiri)
Grower (GM)
13
Muhamad Iqbal Jailan
Bureau Veritas Certification (M) Sdn Bhd
CB
14
Dian Soeminta
TUV
CB
15
Thitinai Pongpiriyakit
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH (GIZ)
Expert (SH support)
16
Henry Marpaung
KOOMPASIA ENVIRO INSTITUTE
Expert (SH support)
17
Mohd Ridzuan Shah bin Rosly
WWF-Malaysia
Expert (Environment)
18
Nicholas Cheong Chee Yin
ex-CB (BSI)
Expert (CB)
19
Nur Nazifah Bt Ahmad Rosland
Center for Sustainable Small-Owners Asia School of Business
Expert (SH support)
20
Roberty Pamphyle ESSAMA
WWF Cameroon
Expert (Environment)
21
Olivia Scholtz
HCVN
Expert (HCVN)
22
Maria Esquivel
Solidaridad, Colombia
Expert (Social)
23
Burhanuddin Ismail
Bunge-Loders Croaklan
Expert (SH support)

Technical Committee Meeting Dates

TC: Smallholder
29 August 2022 (Monday)
8pm to 10pm (GMT+8)
TC: Smallholder
1 September 2022 (Thursday)
8pm to 10pm (GMT+8)
TC: Smallholder
5 September 2022 (Monday)
8pm to 10pm (GMT+8)
TC: Smallholder
8 September 2022 (Thursday)
8pm to 10pm (GMT+8)
TC: Smallholder
12 September 2022 (Monday)
8pm to 10pm (GMT+8)
TC: Smallholder
15 September 2022 (Thursday)
8pm to 10pm (GMT+8)