In 2018, RSPO Board of Governors (BoG) endorsed the RSPO Theory of Change (ToC) with the overall vision of making sustainable palm oil the norm.
In March 2019, the RSPO BoG subsequently endorsed the RSPO Governance Review for ‘Reorganisation of Standing Committees, Task Forces and Working Groups’, where the Smallholder Standing Committee was established.
Responsibilities
- To oversee the execution of the RSPO Smallholder Strategy and for the RSPO Secretariat to lead the implementation of the planned activities;
- To make decisions throughout the implementation of the Smallholder Strategy and to ensure that the guiding principles are respected in the decision making;
- To form one (or more) Working Group(s) or Task Force(s) to be responsible for delivering a specific output of the Smallholder Strategy. These subgroups will report back to the SHSC and where appropriate, the Standing Committee will evaluate and decide on the recommendations of the working group(s);
- To monitor the overall budget for the implementation of the Smallholder Strategy;
- To report to the BoG on matters concerning smallholders.
Overview
* final structure to be determined
Co-Chairs
Name
Organisation
Marieke Leegwater
Solidaridad Network
Lee Kuan Chun
Procter & Gamble
Members
Membership Sector
Substantive Member / Organisation
Alternate Member / Organisation
Oil Palm Growers (Malaysia)
Vacant
Vacant
Oil Palm Growers (Indonesia)
Ivan Novrizaldie / Asian Agri
Yusi Rosalina / Sampoerna Agro
Oil Palm Growers (RoW)
Marvellous Ogala / Planting Naturals
Vacant
Smallholder (Malaysia)
Nur Iadiah Mohd. Saat / Wild Asia
Alfred Yee / LKSS
Smallholder (Indonesia)
Rukaiyah Rafiq / Setara Jambi
Surianto Rusdi / KUD Sumber Rejeki
Smallholder (Africa)
Charles Manasseh Sackey / Twifo Oil Palm Plantations Limited
Vacant
Smallholder (Latin America)
Jorge Esteban Coronel Arias / Oleopalma
Vacant
Smallholder (Papua New Guinea)
Vacant
Vacant
Smallholder (Thailand)
Vacant
Vacant
Palm Oil Processors and/or Traders
Rob Nicholls / PT Musim Mas
Yunita Widiastuti / Cargill
Consumer Goods Manufacturers
Lee Kuan Chun / Procter & Gamble
Achmad Adithya / Unilever
Retailers
Sabine Mueller / HOFER KG dba. ALDI SOUTH Group
Vacant
Banks and Investors
Johan Verburg / Rabobank
Vacant
Environmental NGO
Imogen Fanning / Zoological Society of London (ZSL)
Vacant
Environmental NGO
Stephanie Lim / World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)
Romain Deveza / World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)
Social NGO
Marieke Leegwater / Solidaridad Network
Vacant
Social NGO
Vacant
Vacant
RSPO Secretariat
Name
Designation
Guntur Cahyo Prabowo
Head of Smallholder Unit
Kertijah Abdul Kadir
Smallholder Programme Manager
Nur Nazifah Ahmad Rosland
Smallholder Manager, Malaysia
Wardiana Yusuf
Smallholder Manager, Indonesia
Wandee Krichanan
Smallholder Manager, Thailand
Bella Sosa
Smallholder Manager, Latin America
Edem Asimadu
Smallholder Manager, Africa
Felix Among Gatot Prasetyo
RSSF Manager
To express your interest in any of the vacant roles, please contact Smallholder Team.
