Summary Report and Voting Results of the 22nd General Assembly (GA22) of RSPO Members

Resolution GA22-1

To receive and adopt the Treasurer’s Report and the RSPO’s financial statements for the year ended 30 June 2025.

FOR: 94.45
AGAINST: 2.0
ABSTAIN: 3.55

APPROVED

Resolution GA22-2a

Change of Auditors.

FOR: 94.385
AGAINST: 1.258
ABSTAIN: 4.357

APPROVED

Resolution GA22-2b

Resolution to Amend the RSPO Statutes for the Establishment of an Executive Committee under the Revised Governance Framework.

FOR: 87.91
AGAINST: 7.45
ABSTAIN: 4.64

APPROVED

Resolution GA22-2c

Resolution to Amend the RSPO Statutes for Administrative Corrections and Drafting Consistency.

FOR: 93.71
AGAINST: 3.25
ABSTAIN: 3.04

APPROVED

Resolution GA22-2d

Resolution to Postpone the Mandatory Entry into Force of RSPO Principles & Criteria 2024.

FOR: 58.94
AGAINST: 36.57
ABSTAIN: 4.49

APPROVED

Resolution GA22-2e

Strategic Implementation of Continuous Improvement Mechanisms to Strengthen Service Quality within the RSPO Certification Framework.

FOR: 89.565
AGAINST: 3.450
ABSTAIN: 6.6985

APPROVED

Oil Palm Growers

Malaysia: 

Malaysian Palm Oil Association, represented by the principal Ku Kok Peng and the alternate being Surina Ismail, the two-year term of which is expiring is available for re-election. There were no other nominations received.

Malaysian Palm Oil Association,
Ku Kok Peng

Malaysian Palm Oil Association, 
Surina Ismail

Indonesia: 

Golden Agri-Resources Ltd, represented by the principal Anita Neville and the alternate member being PT. Sawit Sumbermas Sarana represented by the alternate Henky Satrio Wibowo, the two-year term of which is expiring is available for re-election. There were no other nominations received.

Golden Agri-Resources Ltd, 
Anita Neville

PT. Sawit Sumbermas Sarana,  Henky Satrio Wibowo

Smallholders:

Asosiasi Petani Sawit Swadaya Amanah, represented by the principal Narno Sayoto Irontiko and the alternate member being KOPERASI PRODUSEN TANJUNG SEHATI LESTARI represented by the alternate Rukaiyah Rafik, Golden Star Oil Palm Farmers Association – Wassa Ateiku represented by the alternate Lawrence Kwame Quarshie and ASOCIACIÓN DE PRODUCTORES MONTE ALEGRE NESHUYA – APROMAN represented by the alternate Pedro Seijas the two-year term of which is expiring is not available for re-election.

One nomination was received as follows.

KOPERASI PRODUSEN TANJUNG SEHATI LESTARI, represented by the principal Rukaiyah Rafik, and the alternate member being Srijaroen Sustainable Oil Palm Production Community Enterprise Group represented by the alternate Thitinai Pongpiriyakit, ASOCIACIÓN DE PRODUCTORES MONTE ALEGRE NESHUYA – APROMAN represented by the alternate represented by the alternate Lawrence Kwame Quarshie.

KOPERASI PRODUSEN TANJUNG SEHATI LESTARI,
Rukaiyah Rafik

Srijaroen Sustainable Oil Palm Production Community Enterprise Group,
Thitinai Pongpiriyakit

ASOCIACIÓN DE PRODUCTORES MONTE ALEGRE NESHUYA – APROMAN, Pedro Seijas

Golden Star Oil Palm Farmers Association – Wassa Ateiku, 
Lawrence Kwame Quarshie

Musim Mas Holdings Pte. Ltd., represented by the principal Olivier Tichit and the alternate member being Godrej Industries Limited represented by the alternate Sougata Niyogi, the two-year term of which is expiring is available for re-election.

One other nomination was received as follows.

Galaxy Surfactants Ltd represented by the principal nominee Harshal Pralhadrao Thakare and the alternate nominee being Srikanth Rathod.

Godrej Industries Limited, Sougata Niyogi

Consumer Goods Manufacturers

UNILEVER PLC, represented by the principal Martin Huxtable and the alternate member being vacant, the two-year term of which is expiring is not available for re-election.

One nomination was received.

UNILEVER PLC, represented by the principal Rauf Prasodjo and the alternate member being vacant.

The interim alternate member to the incumbent Board of Governor member The Procter & Gamble Company being Ferrero International S.A. represented by the interim alternate Martin Kupcik is up for approval by the General Assembly.

UNILEVER PLC, Rauf Prasodjo

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Vacant

Ferrero International S.A., Martin Kupcik

Banks and Investors

Environmental NGOs

World Association of Zoos and Aquariums 2018 (WAZA),  

Catherine Barton

Social NGOs

Forest Peoples Programme, represented by the principal Marcus Colchester and the alternate member being Yayasan Lembaga Penelitian Kaleka Indonesia (Kaleka) represented by the alternate Bernadinus Steni Sugiarto, the two-year term of which is expiring is not available for re-election.

One nomination was received.

Persatuan Pemangkin Kesedaran Sosial Kuching (PEMANGKIN), represented by the principal Andrew Aeria and the alternate member being Yayasan Lembaga Penelitian Kaleka Indonesia (Kaleka) represented by the alternate John Watts.

MALAYSIAN PALM OIL ASSOCIATION (MPOA), 

Ku Kok Peng

MALAYSIAN PALM OIL ASSOCIATION (MPOA), 

Surina Ismail

Sawit Sumbermas Sarana, 

Henky Satrio Wibowo

• SIPEF Group, 

Sander van den Ende 

• Univanich Palm Oil Public Company Limited, 

Harry Thomas Brock

•   Olam Group Limited, 

Quentin Meunier

•   Srijaroen Sustainable Oil Palm Production Community Enterprise Group, 

Thitinai Pongpiriyakit

• ASOCIACIÓN DE PRODUCTORES MONTE ALEGRE NESHUYA – APROMAN, 

Pedro Seijas

•   Golden Star Oil Palm Farmers Association – Wassa Ateiku, Lawrence Kwame Quarshie

Musim Mas Holdings Pte. Ltd., Olivier Tichit 

Godrej Industries Limited, Sougata Niyogi

AAK AB, 

Caroline Westerik

Cargill Incorporated, 

Laila Wilfred

Unilever PLC, 

Rauf Prasodjo

The Procter & Gamble Company, 

Lee Kuan-Chun

Ferrero International S.A., 

Martin Kupcik

World Resource Institute (WRI), 

Anne Rosenbarger

World Association of Zoos and Aquariums 2018 (WAZA),  

Catherine Barton

WWF International, 

Kamal Prakash Seth

HUTAN Kinabatangan Orang-utan Conservation Programme,

Harjinder Kler

Persatuan Pemangkin Kesedaran Sosial Kuching (PEMANGKIN), 

Andrew Aeria

Yayasan Lembaga Penelitian Kaleka Indonesia (Kaleka),  

John Watts

Both ENDS, 

Paul Wolvekamp

Federasi Serikat Buruh Kehutanan, Perkebunan dan Pertanian Serikat Buruh Sejahtera Indonesia (Hukatan),

Nursanna Marpaung