GA16

GA16 BOOKLET

 

RSPO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

GA16 MINUTES

Notice is hereby given that the 16th General Assembly (GA16) of members of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) will be held at Bangkok Marriot Marquis Queen’s Park, Thailand on Wednesday, 6 November 2019 at 1500 hours (GMT+7) for the following purposes:

AGENDA

1. Members’ roll call.
2. Opening Address by the RSPO Chairperson.
3. Report presented by the RSPO Chairperson.
4. Confirmation of minutes for the last General Assembly (GA16) held on 15 November 2018.
5. To receive and adopt the Treasurer’s Report and the RSPO’s financial statement for the year ended 30 June 2019.
6. Resolution GA16-6a: To confirm the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers as the auditors of the RSPO for the financial year ending 30 June 2020.
   Resolution GA16-6b: Ensuring transparency and multi-stakeholder engagement in the quality assurance of assessments and audits
   View Resolution GA16-6b
   Resolution GA16-6c: Expanding the authority of RRO Indonesia to support the delivery of services to Indonesia’s independent smallholders to accelerate transformation of norms and inclusiveness
   View Resolution GA16-6c
   Resolution GA16-6d: Balanced representation in the RSPO General Assembly Voting Process
   View ResolutionGA16-6d
   Resolution GA16-6e: Submission of Peat Inventory by all RSPO “Grower” and “Processor and Trader” Members
   View Resolution GA16-6e
   Resolution GA16-6f: Adoption of the RSPO Independent Smallholder Standard (RISS) 2019 for the production of sustainable palm oil by Independent Smallholders
   View Resolution GA16-6f
7. Election of Board of Governors (including Alternates) for the following sectors and sub-sectors:
   • Oil Palm Growers:Malaysia
     • MPOA, represented by the principal Carl Bek-Nielsen and the alternate being Lee Kuan Yee, the two-year term of which is expiring is available for re-election. No other nominations have been received.

     Indonesia

     • Golden Agri-Resources Ltd, represented by the principal Agus Purnomo and the alternate being Fadhil Hassan, the two-year term of which is expiring is available for re-election. No other nominations have been received.

     Rest of the World

     • The alternates of the incumbent Board of Governors member Agrocaribe, being John Clendon (Univanich Palm Oil Public Company Limited), Audrey Lee (Olam International Limited) and the interim alternate being Sander von den Ende (SIPEF), are up for approval by the General Assembly.

     Smallholders

     • FELDA, represented by the interim principal Mahadzir Mustafa and the alternate being Izham Mustaffa: Mahadzir Mustafa was designated as interim principal as a consequence of the retirement of Othman Omar. Therefore, the designation of interim principal Mahadzir Mustafa and the alternate being Izham Mustaffa are up for approval by the General Assembly.
   • Processors and/or Traders:
     • Wilmar International Limited, represented by the principal Daphne Astrid Hameeteman and the alternate Olivier Tichit (Musim Mas Holdings Pte. Ltd.), the two-year term of which is expiring is available for re-election. No other nominations have been received.
     • The alternate of the incumbent Board of Governors member AAK AB being Caroline Westerik is up for approval by the General Assembly.
   • Consumer Goods Manufacturers:
     • Unilever, represented by the interim principal Petronella Wilhelmina Meekers, and the interim alternate being Martin Huxtable, the two-year term of which is expiring is available for re-election. No other nominations have been received.
     • The interim alternate of the incumbent Board of Governors member Procter & Gamble being Girish Despande is up for approval by the General Assembly.
   • Retailers:
     • The interim member Aeon Co., Ltd, represented by the interim principal Kahori Miyake and the interim alternate being Yumi Kawashima are up for approval by the General Assembly.
     • Belinda Katharine Howell the principal representing Retailers’ Palm Oil Group is retiring at this General Assembly. Her replacement being Julian Walker-Palin as the principal and the alternate Hugo Byrnes (Royal Ahold Delhaize NV), are up for approval by the General Assembly.
   • Banks & Investors:
     • HSBC Holding Plc, represented by the principal Ian Thomas Hay and the alternate, being John Laidlow, the two-year term of which is expiring is not available for re-election. One nomination was received from Standard Chartered Bank, represented by the principal nominee Samantha Bramley and the alternate nominee being Roger Charles.The nomination of Standard Chartered Bank can be downloaded at:
       https://www.rspo.org/ga16/GA16Nominations_SCB.pdf
     • The interim alternate of the incumbent Board of Governors member Rabobank International being Martin van Vaals is up for approval by the General Assembly.
   • Environmental NGOs:
     • World Resources Institute, represented by the principal Anne Rosenbarger and the alternate Michael Guindon (Zoological Society of London), the two-year term of which is expiring is available for re-election. No other nominations have been received.
     • The alternate of the incumbent Board of Governors member WWF International being Harjinder Kler (HUTAN – Kinabatangan Orang-utan Conservation Programme), is up for approval by the General Assembly.
   • Social NGOs:
     • Oxfam International, represented by Madeline Brasser, the two-year term of which is expiring is not available for re-election. Nominations were received from:
       • Forest Peoples Programme, represented by the principal nominee Marcus Colchester and the alternate nominee being Madeleine Brasser (Oxfam International); and
       • Solidaridad,  represented by the principal nominee Marieke Leegwater and the alternate nominee being Rukaiyah Rafik (Yayasan Setara Jambi).The nominations can be downloaded at:
         https://www.rspo.org/ga16/GA16Nominations_FPP.pdf
         https://www.rspo.org/ga16/GA16Nominations_Solidaridad.pdf

   Only members in the relevant sectors and sub-sectors are eligible to vote in the above Board of Governors seats.

8. Any other business.

Anne Rosenbarger
Co-Chairperson – Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil

10 October 2019

Announcement on RSPO 16th General Assembly

Summary of Resolutions

Summary of Nominations