In line with ISEAL best practices, that the standards remain relevant and reflect stakeholder understanding of good sustainability practices,the RSPO P&C 2013 will be completely reviewed again and subsequently submitted for ratification by the General Assembly of RSPO by November 2018.
Prior to the revision in 2018, any changes to the standard must be through recommendation made by the appointed RSPO Taskforce (as below) and approved by the General Assembly of the RSPO. Should you have queries on the matter, please send it through our askRSPO system and we will revert to you as soon as possible.
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Terms of Reference | Task Force Members | Timeline | Updates
| Category | Name | Organisation |
|---|---|---|
| Indonesian (INA) Growers | Substantive | |
| Lim Sian Choo | Bumitama Agri Ltd | |
| Ismu Zulfikar | Golden Agri-Resources Ltd | |
| Rudy Prasetya | Triputra Agro Persada | |
| Alternates | ||
| vacant | vacant | |
| Richard Kan | Golden Agri-Resources Ltd | |
| Martin Mach | Bumitama Agri Ltd | |
| Malaysian (MY) Growers | Substantives | |
| Chew Jit Seng | Genting Plantations Berhad | |
| Sin Chuan Eng | Kuala Lumpur Kepong Berhad | |
| Dr Shahrakbah Yacob | Sime Darby Plantation Sdn Bhd | |
| Alternates | ||
| Gwendelynne Bulan Tanil | Genting Plantations Berhad | |
| Lee Kuan Yee | Kuala Lumpur Kepong Berhad | |
| K. Ilangovan | Felda Global Ventures Holdings Berhad | |
| Rest of the World (ROW) Growes | Substantives | |
| Olivier Tichit | SIPEF GROUP | |
| Alwi Hafiz | Golden Veroleum (Liberia) Inc | |
| Tulio Dias | Agropalma | |
| Alternates | ||
| Audrey Lee | Olam International Limited | |
| Ian Orrell | New Britain Palm Oil | |
| Merclin Lopez | Agrocaribe | |
| Small Holder (SH) Grower | Substantives | |
| Ismail Samingin | FELDA | |
| Darto Mansuetus Alsy Hanu | FORTASBIH | |
| Rosemary Addico | Solidaridad West Africa | |
| Alternates | ||
| Jan Pierre Jarin | OLEANA | |
| Dr Reza Azmi | Wild Asia | |
| Sabarudin Sabar | FORTASBI | |
| Supply Chain | Substantives | |
| Perpetua George | Wilmar International Limited (Processors) | |
| Petra Meekers | Musim Mas (Processors) | |
| Hugo Byrnes | Alhold Delhaize (Retailers) | |
| Vacant | Vacant (Consumer Goods Manufacturers) | |
| Lee Kuanchun | Procter & Gamble (Consumer Goods Manufacturers) | |
| Ghislaine Nadaud | ABN, AMRO, Singapore (Financial Institutions) | |
| Alternates | ||
| Alexandra Experton | Cargill Incorporated (Processors) | |
| Bremen Yong | Apical (Processors) | |
| Belinda Howell | Retailers' Palm Oil & Soy Groups (Retailers) | |
| Samantha Bramley | Standard Chartered (Financial Institutions) | |
| Laure d’Astorg | French Alliance for Sustainable Palm Oil (Consumer Goods Manufacturers) | |
| Andreas Knoell | FONAP / REWE (Retailers, CGMF) | |
| Environmental Non-Govermental Organisations (ENGO) | Substantives | |
| Steve Krecik | Rainforest Alliance | |
| Michelle Desilets | Orangutan Land Trust | |
| Faizal Parish | Global Environment Centre | |
| Alternates | ||
| Jenny Walther Thoss | WWF International | |
| Anne Rosenbarger | World Resorces Institute | |
| Keizrul Abdullah | Wetlands International | |
| Social Non-Governmental Organisations (SNGO) | Substantives | |
| Rukaiyah Rafiq | Yayasan Setara Jambi | |
| Daryll Delgado | Verite Souteast Asia | |
| Madeleine Brasser | OXFAM International | |
| Alternates | ||
| Marieke Leegwater | Solidaridad | |
| Lanash Thanda | Sabah Environmental Protection Association | |
| Marcus Colchester | Forest People Program | |
The RSPO P&C Review Task Force members could be contacted at all times by completing this form.
(Revised - 16 MARCH 2018)
| No | ACtivity | location | time frame |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Task force (TF) establishment | April 2017 | |
| 1st Steering Group (SG) Briefing | April 2017 | ||
| 2 | Preparatory report | May 2017 | |
| 3 | 1st Taskforce Meeting | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | May 2017 |
| Draft 0 complete | June 2017 | ||
| Outreach session | Europe - EURT | June 2017 | |
| 2nd SG Briefing (physical) | June 2017 | ||
| 4 | 2nd Taskforce Meeting | Jakarta, Indonesia | July 2017 |
| Draft 1 complete | August 2017 | ||
| 3rd SG Briefing | September 2017 | ||
| Translations & consistency check | End-August 2017 | ||
| 5 | 1st Public Consultation - online and Workshops and face to face consultations (WS) (60 days) | Sept - Oct 2017 | |
| Workshops |
Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Europe,
Africa & Latin America
|
Sept -Oct 2017 | |
| Outreach workshops | USA, Europe | Sept - Oct 2017 | |
| Comment collation | November 2017 | ||
| 6 | 3rd Taskforce meeting | Bali, Indonesia | End November 2017 |
| 4th SG Briefing (physical) | November 2017 | ||
| Sub-groups Meetings | Dec 2017 - Feb 2018 | ||
| 7 | 4th Taskforce meeting | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Feb 2018 |
| 5th SG Briefing | March 2018 | ||
| 8 | 5th Taskforce meeting | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | May 2018 |
| Translations & consistency check | May 2018 | ||
| 6th SG Briefing (physical) | June 2018 | ||
| 9 | 2nd Public consultations - online and workshop (60 days) and field testing | Malaysia, Indonesia, Europe, Africa & Latin America |
June / July 2018 |
| Comments collation and analysis | August 2018 | ||
| 7th SG Briefing (Telcon) | September 2018 | ||
| 10 | 6th Taskforce meeting | September 2018 | |
| 8th SG Briefing (Telcon) | September 2018 | ||
| 11 | Final draft submitted to BoG | October 2018 | |
| 12 | New P&C voted in at 2018 GA | RSPO General Assembly (GA) | November 2018 |
