CONTENTS

2–3 9 – 15 25 – 26
Executive Summary Preparatory Clusters Panel Discussions
1– 7 1&2
4–5
Delegates Overview 16 – 17 27
World Café Closing Address
6
Social Media 18 – 20 28 – 33
Vox Pops Media Coverage
7
Welcome Address 21 – 24 34 – 36
Plenary Sessions List of Delegates
8 1– 4
Ministerial Address / 37
Keynote Address Acknowledgements

This multimedia report is designed to capture the dynamism of the RT14, and summarises the day’s key discussion and
messages. To access videos of the sessions and hear what delegates had to say about the issues raised, follow the links
throughout the report to the RSPO’s dedicated Vimeo conference site.

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
There were many reasons for cheer at RT14, during which the 800 participants received updates on
the significant progress made on many fronts in the 12 months leading up to the annual event.

Jurisdictional Certification ( JC), a breakthrough standard implemented in three local jurisdictions

last year, has moved on to scale- and capacity-building, including cementing strategic partnerships
to maximise stakeholder involvement.

Musi Banyuasin, which produces 420,000 tonnes of palm kernel oil (PKO) annually, is developing
a provincial “green growth” plan while Sabah aims to achieve “gold jurisdiction”, targeting Zero
Deforestation, Zero Conflict and Smallholders’ Livelihoods by 2020.

A widely anticipated move that could potentially boost transparency and add a new dimension to
the RSPO’s work also materialised.

It was announced that from January 2017, the organisation would be migrating to PalmTrace, a new
IT system integrating the identity preserved, segregation, mass balance, book and claim supply
chains into a single platform.

HCV Resource Network’s Paulina Villalpando, meanwhile, conveyed good news on the high
conservation value (HCV) front.

She said that for the first time in history, the network has enough data on the location of HCV areas,
as well as assessors and concession sites, rendering the HCV a very powerful tool that will enable
the RSPO and other standards to make informed decisions in the future.

Amidst the optimism, there was also recognition that more needs to be done in the critical areas
of human rights and labour conditions, smallholder engagement and inclusion.

Keynote speaker Nuwesh Thrupkaew’s hard-hitting address cautioned the palm oil (PO) industry
on growing scrutiny on alleged labour exploitation and inequality, reminding companies to bridge
the gap between “mission versus reality” and “promise versus deliverance”.

Echoing her concerns, Bapak Herwin Nasution, head of Serikat Buruh Perkebunan Indonesia high-
lighted the need to plug legislative loopholes to address the continued exploitation of workers.

He said greater participation of workers in drawing up the regulations that affect them could
potentially smoothen the implementation process.

Articulating concerns on the ground, Bapak Augustinus Triwibowo from PT Dharma Satya Nusantara
reminded the RSPO to make available a translation of Principles & Criteria (P&Cs) in the Indonesian
language to speed up their adoption, while one speaker said the magnitude and cost relating to the
RSPO’s traceabililty procedures may be a hurdle to smallholder participation.

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY (continued)

Despite the gaps, the noteworthy achievements from the projects the RSPO has carried out so far
include workers’ development and smallholder/stakeholder engagement.

Bapak Narno Sayoto Irontiko of AMANAH Palm Oil Independent Smallholders Association said the
emphasis on sustainability has shifted the mindset of growers from individual productivity to
collective responsibility, while the transfer of technical knowledge has accelerated their conversion
to sustainable planting.

Elsewhere, a growing number of companies are supporting the RSPO’s work, with some even
providing benefits that go beyond mandatory requirements.

To improve livelihoods through sustainability, Procter & Gamble supports the RSPO’s Smallholder
Working Group by facilitating links between growers worldwide, while Golden Agri-Resources Ltd
is developing a pro-women policy that allows breastfeeding during working hours.

In China, the Chinese Chamber of Commerce is drawing up a national roadmap for sustainable PO
to promote engagement with government agencies and companies, while in Netherlands,
the consumption of certified sustainable palm oil (CSPO) has escalated, driven by the nation’s
commitment to 100% adoption of SPO in Europe by 2020.

There were suggestions on enhancing smallholder engagement through the simplification of

procedures and focusing on the positives.

Johan Verburg from Oxfam Novib advocated a change in mindset from the current emphasis on the
negatives – “No Exploitation, No Planting, No Deforestation’’ — to investing in building smallholders’
capacity to manage their own areas for sustainability.

Meanwhile, with self-critique being part of the RSPO’s DNA, RT14 saw its fair share of reflection,
like in past RTs.

Dr Marcus Colchester from the Forest Peoples Programme said while the RSPO fills a need, the
organisation is not doing this very well. He lamented the lack of quality assurance in the monitoring
of the New Planting Procedures as well as shortcomings despite the fact that RSPO has grievance
mechanisms in place.

Jan Pierre Jarrin Peters from Oleana said a sore point among buyers of PO is that since the supply
of CSPO exceeds demand, they should not be paying more if the higher price, and hence the
profits, are not equitably distributed to the upstream players (growers), who made far less profit
than the downstream players (i.e. manufacturers and retailers).

Nevertheless, he thinks the RSPO still has a role as the leading SPO certification body and
sustainability platform.

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DELEGATES OVERVIEW

RT14 Participants 43
COUNTRIES
865
DELEGATES

74.2%
5.3% 1.4% 16.5% 1% 1.6%

NORTH LATIN
AMERICA AMERICA EUROPE AFRICA ASIA AUSTRALASIA

NORTH AMERICA 46 EUROPE 143 ASIA 642

Canada 4 Belgium 4 Hong Kong 4
Guatemala 2 Denmark 4 India 7
United States of America 39 Finland 1 Indonesia 225
United States Virgin Islands 1 France 8 China 9
Germany 14 Japan 35
LATIN AMERICA 12 Greece 1 Korea, South 3
Brazil 6 Ireland 1 Malaysia 193
Colombia 3 Italy 2 Pakistan 1
Ecuador 3 Luxembourg 1 Philippines 1
Norway 1 Singapore 56
AFRICA 8 Spain 1 Thailand 108
Cameroon 1 Sweden 4
Côte D’Ivoire 2 Switzerland 8 AUSTRALASIA 14
Gabon 1 The Netherlands 38 Australia 5
Ghana 1 Turkey 1 New Zealand 1
Kenya 1 United Kingdom 54 Papua New Guinea 8
Nigeria 2 (Great Britain)

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DELEGATES OVERVIEW (continued)

RT14 : Registration 865

DELEGATES

REGISTRATION BY MEMBERSHIP

447 +
RSPO MEMBERS
418
NON MEMBERS

391
ORDINARY
56
AFFILIATE
0
SUPPLY CHAIN
MEMBERS MEMBERS MEMBERS

REGISTRATION BY STAKEHOLDER/SECTOR (RSPO Members)

Oil Palm Growers 141

Palm Oil Processors and Traders 108
Retailers 6

447
Consumer Goods Manufacturers 42
Banks and Investors 17
Environmental or Nature Conservation Organisations 51
(Non-Governmental Organisations) RSPO MEMBERS
Social or Development Organisations 26
(Non-Governmental Organisations)
Organisations or Individual
(Affiliate) 56
Supply Chain Associate
(Associate) 0

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SOCIAL MEDIA
Social Media activity was in full swing over the
7 October to 18 November campaign in the
run-up to RT14, making it one of RSPO’s most
successful in terms of reach and engagement. 
 RT14
7 OCT – 18 NOV ’16

T WITTER

> 20,000
More than 20,000 engagements on Twitter engagements
created a lot of buzz during the period,
which saw the #RT14 hashtag being used
1,300 times from 650 accounts. 
 4.8 million
timeline deliveries
This equated to 4.8 million timeline deliveries, with a
with a reach of 1.5 million. reach of 1.5 million

1,300 650
TIMES USED ACCOUNTS

#RT14
HASHTAG

FACEBOOK
Number of
shares shot up
On Facebook, the average number of shares 160 %
shot up 160%, average comments surged 128%
while average reactions were up a whopping
1,000 % on an already active page.
Average
Advertisements on Facebook also delivered comments surged
over 900,000 impressions and 75,000 clicks to 128 %
the RT14 website.
Average
reactions were
up 1,000 %
900K 75K
IMPRESSIONS CLICKS

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 “ ... we accept that
RSPO also
needs to reform.”

Dato’ Carl Bek-Nielsen
CO-CHAIRPERSON, RSPO
CHIEF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR,
UNITED PL ANTATIONS BERHAD
WELCOME ADDRESS
RSPO Co-chairperson Dato’ Carl Bek-Nielsen weighed in
on the organisation’s growing obligations to smallholders,
now comprising more than 50% of producers in Indonesia,
40% in Malaysia and 80% in Thailand.

He said that this group of producers requires more

resources, time and help, adding that the RSPO risks having
smallholders turn their backs on it if the organisation
failed to fulfill one of the United Nations’ most important
pillars of sustainable development, i.e. raising the living
standards of the poor. Emphasising RT14’s theme of
“Learning to Live Together – From Vision to Transformation”,
Dato’ Bek-Nielsen reminded members to “stimulate
progress and accept that the RSPO also needs to reform”.

Citing a lack of ownership as the reason why some non-

RSPO growers stopped short of joining the sustainability
movement, he urged members to work together to
achieve the RSPO’s shared vision of making sustainable
palm oil the gold standard.

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His Excellency General
Prawit Wongsuwan
DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER
OF THE KINGDOM OF THAILAND
Nuwesh Thrupkaew
INTERNATIONAL JOURNALIST,
OPEN SOCIETY FELLOW,
CONTRIBUTING EDITOR,
THE AMERICAN PROSPECT
“Towards
Human Sustainability
in the
Palm Oil Industry.”
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MINISTERIAL ADDRESS
With 1,674 RSPO certified
farmers and another 1,300
projected to come on board
as certified growers in 2017,
the Thai Government is a
flag bearer of sustainable
Palm Oil certification.
Steering the world’s third-
largest producer of palm
oil’s commitment to the
RSPO standards is the
National Oil Palm Policy
Committee, an oversight
agency tasked with building
KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Award-winning investigative
journalist Nuwesh
Thrupkaew’s hard-hitting
address was akin to a call to
arms to palm oil stalwarts
— make good on RT14’s
theme of transforming the
RSPO’s vision to reality.
Ms. Thrupkaew, whose work
on social change focuses
on the plight of migrant
workers, said the PO industry
is increasingly attracting
public scrutiny of a problem
prevalent in other industries
— that of labour exploitation
and inequality.
sustainability mechanisms
and competitiveness in
Thailand’s oil palm sector.
In his address, the Deputy
Prime Minister of Thailand
His Excellency General
Prawit Wongsuwan said
the palm oil industry
is a significant contributor
to the country’s domestic
economy, which has
averaged a healthy
7% growth over the past
decade.
Describing the industry as
being at a “critical juncture”,
she underscored the need
for companies to bridge
the gap between “mission
versus reality” and
“promise versus deliverance”.
Besides enhanced trace-
ability and enforcement,
Ms Thrupkaew also called
for greater inclusion of the
voices of dissent in the
RSPO’s certification process
towards achieving true
engagement, opportunity
and growth.
 PREPARATORY CLUSTER 1
RSPO Measures to Reduce
Emissions

MODER ATOR

Cherie Tan
GLOBAL SUSTAINABLE SOURCING DIRECTOR,
UNILEVER

SPEAKERS

Dr Gan Lian Tiong

HEAD OF SUSTAINABILITY,
PT MUSIM MAS GROUP
CO-CHAIR, RSPO EMISSIONS REDUCTION
WORKING GROUP

Augustinus Triwibowo
MS DEPARTMENT HEAD,
PT DHARMA SATYA NUSANTAR A In this session, Dr Gan Lian Tiong from the RSPO’s Emissions
Reduction Working Group (ERWG) informed the meeting
Grant Rosoman that all members will be required to publicly report their
FORESTS ADVISOR,
greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from 1 January 2017.
GREENPEACE INTERNATIONAL
CHAIR OF THE HCS APPROACH
STEERING GROUP He said overall, members’ uptake of voluntary reporting
under Criteria 5.6 and 7.8 had been good. The ERWG is
now developing checklists for audit procedures and a new
GHG calculation for scenario testing.

Both measures are to become effective from 2017.

Articulating sentiment on the ground, Bapak Augustinus

Triwibowo said Indonesian planters are still waiting for
the RSPO to translate the procedures into the local
language, adding that this could speed up the adoption of
Principles and Criteria.

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 PREPARATORY CLUSTER 2
How Legal or Traceable are
Your FFBs?

MODER ATOR

Sarbarinah Marzuky
HEAD OF RSPO & CERTIFICATIONS UNIT,
SIME DARBY PL ANTATION SDN BHD

SPEAKERS

Robert Madge
CEO,
FOODREG DATEN AG

Pierre Courtemanche
CEO,
GEOTR ACEABILIT Y LTD

Rukaiyah Rafiq In this session, speakers shared how enhanced engagement

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR,
YAYASAN SETAR A JAMBI
Pavithra Ramani
DEPUT Y DIRECTOR OF
RESPONSIBLE SOURCING,
PROFOREST
between mills and producers as well as new tools can be
deployed to mitigate the risk of illegal fresh fruit brunches
(FFBs) entering the supply chain.
A FoodReg study cited Ghana and Thailand as examples
where keeping indirect supplies low (Ghana) and nurturing
close collaboration between mills and growers (Thailand)
have narrowed the gaps through which illegal FFBs can seep
into the supply stream.

Leveraging on technology, GeoTraceability is ready to roll

out innovative solutions to improve traceability at the
smallholder level while boosting productivity and building
capacity, while Proforest’s Pavithra Ramani called for
strengthening supplier-producer engagement to promote
responsible sourcing.

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 PREPARATORY CLUSTER 3
Supply & Demand of
Certified Sustainable Palm
Kernel Oil
FACILITATORS

Inke van der Sluijs

TECHNICAL MANAGER EUROPE,
RSPO

Ashwin Selvaraj
ASSISTANT TECHNICAL MANAGER EUROPE,
RSPO

MODER ATOR

Chris Sayner
VICE PRESIDENT, CUSTOMER ALLIANCES,
CORPOR ATE SUSTAINABILIT Y (CRODA)

This session kicked off with an engaging quiz involving

SPEAKERS the moderator, panellists and members from the floor
Laura Jungmann and was aimed at driving home the message of sourcing
MANAGER SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTS, commitments.
AHOLD DELHAIZE GSO B.V.

Inke van der Sluijs, Technical Manager Europe from the

Dr Uwe Heiser
RSPO, provided interesting insights with an illustration
BU INDUSTRIAL & CONSUMER SPECIALTIES /
HEAD OF GLOBAL QUALIT Y ASSUR ANCE, on how real-life players in the certified sustainable palm
CL ARIANT kernel oil (PKO) supply chain worked together while
Ashwin Selvaraj, Assistant Technical Manager Europe,
M S Sriganesh
updated participants on the RSPO credits and changes to
HEAD SOURCING & GM KEY ACCOUNTS,
GAL A X Y SURFACTANTS LTD the GreenPalm certification that will spur uptake while
addressing supply-side shortages.
Dr Petra Meekers
DIRECTOR OF CSR & SUSTAINABLE
With traceability becoming more complex as the supply
DEVELOPMENT,
MUSIM MAS GROUP chain progresses to the retail consumer, speakers also
discussed ways to overcome the obstacles and make the
Shahrizan Aini Shamsul Khalil sustainable supply of PKO the industry norm.
HEAD, MARKET INTELLIGENCE & PL ANNING,
SIME DARBY BERHAD

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 PREPARATORY CLUSTER 4
Jurisdictional Certification
— Progress, Challenges
& Experiences Around The
Initiatives
MODER ATOR

John Buchanan
SENIOR DIRECTOR,
SUSTAINABLE FOOD & AGRICULTURE MARKETS,
CONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL

SPEAKERS

Datuk Sam Mannan

DIRECTOR,
SABAH FORESTRY DEPARTMENT

Datuk John Payne

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR,
BORNEO RHINO ALLIANCE
A year after Jurisdictional Certification ( JC) was adopted,
James Sullivan the RSPO is refining the standard to make it more inclusive,
CONSULTANT, anchoring it on existing standards but making it adaptable
RSPO
to local conditions. The focus is on scalability and reward
Ofra Shinta Fitri rather than creating new hurdles as well as global relevance.
INNOVATION MANAGER,
INOBU Speakers also updated participants on the progress being
made at the local government levels at Seruyan, Musi
Beni Hernedi
Banyuasin and Sabah, where JC was implemented in 2016.
BUPATI, MUSI BANYUASIN,
SOUTH SUMATR A

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 PREPARATORY CLUSTER 5
How to Better Conserve
Biodiversity?

MODER ATOR

Datuk Dr John Payne

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR,
BORNEO RHINO ALLIANCE

SPEAKERS

Dr Mike Senior
SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER,
PROFOREST

Juan Carlos Espinosa

ENVIRONMENTAL LEADER,
FEDEPALMA

Dr Jennifer Lucey The plenary on biodiversity challenged entrenched market

SCIENCE IMPACT COORDINATOR,
UNIVERSIT Y OF YORK / SEARRP
Kishokumar Jeyaraj
DIRECTOR & HCV ASSESSOR,
MAL AYSIAN ENVIRONMENTAL
CONSULTANTS
perceptions on conservation, with moderator and panellists
alike providing succinct analyses and depth to a broad,
wide-ranging topic.
Moderator Datuk Dr John Payne from the Borneo Rhino
Alliance reminded participants that bioecology — the study
of species-area interdependency established in the
70s — is today narrowly interpreted as referring only to
“endangered species”.

Meanwhile, speaker Dr Mike Senior from Proforest showed

how new tools could remotely map the probability of
High Carbon Value, emphasising the importance of such
tools in spurring the voluntary adoption of biodiversity
conservation, especially among smallholders.

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 PREPARATORY CLUSTER 6
Sustainable Financing

MODER ATOR

Tiur Rumondang
INDONESIA DIRECTOR,
RSPO

SPEAKERS

Ghislaine Nadaud
SENIOR SUSTAINABILITY ADVISOR FOR ENERGY,
COMMODITIES & TR ANSPORTATION
ABN AMRO BANK N.V.

Jeanne Stampe
ASIA FINANCE & COMMODITIES SPECIALIST,
W WF INTERNATIONAL
Participants got a sense of the growing voice among
Irwan Gunawan long-term institutional investors — the stewards of capital
DEPUTY DIRECTOR MARKET TRANSFORMATION, focused on performance and social-economic goals — in
W WF INDONESIA
supporting companies that reduce deforestation or forest
Paul Chandler burning, are honest and transparent, and reach out to
MANAGER, ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES, their investors.
UNPRI

Another speaker, Irwan Gunawan, said WWF Indonesia

is working with local banks to beef up their internal
capacity to provide sustainable financing while integrating
Environmental, Social and Governance aspects into their
lending guidelines.

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 PREPARATORY CLUSTER 7
Sustainable Pathways
for the Thai Palm Oil Sector
(SUSPENSE)
MODER ATOR

Dr Warit Jawjit
DEAN,
SCHOOL OF ALLIED HEALTH & PUBLIC HEALTH
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR ON ENVIRONMENTAL
SCIENCE,
WAL AIL AK UNIVERSIT Y

SPEAKERS

Elena Degli Innocenti

RESEARCHER,
WAGENINGEN UNIVERSIT Y

Somjai Nupueng
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF ECONOMICS,
WAL AIL AK UNIVERSIT Y
Siriluk Somneuk
AGRICULTUR AL RESEARCHER,
WAGENINGEN UNIVERSIT Y
Kanokwan Saswattecha
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCHER,
WAGENINGEN UNIVERSIT Y
Dr Greetje Schouten
RESEARCHER,
WAGENINGEN UNIVERSIT Y
Intent insight and policy matters dominated the discussion
on sustainable pathways in the palm oil industry, with a focus
on Thailand’s unique experience in developing the sector.
Moderator Dr Warit introduced the SUSPENSE (SUStainable
palm oil = Environmentally Sustainable and Equitable)
project, a joint initiative of three graduate schools to chart
science-based methods to determine sustainable pathways
for the production, processing and governing of palm oil.
Wageningen University researcher Elena Degli Innocenti
presented findings from her “Black Box” study, which showed
that ramps in the Thai value chain — physical collection
points where producers bring in their fresh fruit bunches
for weighing before they are sent to mills — were critical in
facilitating greater adoption of RSPO certification in Thailand.

Her fellow researcher Kanokwan Saswattecha drove home

the message that for real change on the sustainability front,
a combination of policies, including options that may not be
the cheapest, were necessary to avoid making a negative
environmental impact.

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 “... what RSPO
has always been
striving for
– how to do things
better.”
WORLD CAFÉ
The World Café dissected
a broad range of matters
close to members’ hearts,
but the one thing that stood
out was what the RSPO has
always been striving for
– how to do things better.
The discussions on the
desired change for the RSPO
brought forth many cogent
ideas for improvement
from the Profit, People and
Planet perspectives.
One participant said a sore
point among buyers of palm
oil was that the upstream
players (growers) made far
less profit than the down-
stream players (i.e. manu-
facturers and retailers).
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Jan Pierre Jarrin Peters
from Oleana said buyers
contend that since
the supply of Certified
Sustainable Palm Oil
exceeds demand, they
should not be paying more
if it (the higher price)
does not benefit the oil
palm growers.
Conserving and protecting
the planet on which we
live and sow also drew
a lot of suggestions
ranging from improving
Environmental Impact
Assessment studies and
further equipping the
RSPO staff with training
or knowledge to further
the sustainability agenda.

A representative from
Sime Darby Group proposed
the management of vacant
but unplantable areas
within plantations to restore
carbon while participants
from Wetlands International
and Aksenta spoke on the
conservation of forests to
make water available to
their connecting production
areas.
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WORLD CAFÉ (continued)
The familiar topic of planting In deliberating ways to
oil palm on peat land also further the RSPO’s agenda,
cropped up, with participants World Café participants
advocating alternative advocated making better use
cultivation methods to avoid of Annual Communication
the long-term degradation of Progress data not just
of such soil. An interesting for consistency, but also
angle was that of resilience, to obtain an overview of
which got some participants the supply chain in respect
discussing what this means of the RSPO’s sustainable
and which level of the supply policy, and feeding the
chain this should be at. data to the RSPO’s other
initiatives.
Donald Ginting from First
Resources said the process
of building resilience should
start with the plantations
followed by the supply
chain, to which the RSPO’s
Oi Soo Chin added that
smallholders should also
be included.
VOX POPS
During RT14, we
asked participants
to name the
RSPO’s greatest
achievements and
the organisation’s
biggest challenges.
Here’s what they
had to say.
Jamartin Sihite
BORNEO OR ANG UTAN SURVIVAL
FOUNDATION
The biggest result of
RSPO is making biodiversity
a part of businesses.
We hope next year we can
prove that palm oil
(companies) and conservation
can work together to save
the orang utan.
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Hardi Baktiantoro Aisyah Sileuw
CENTRE FOR OR ANG UTAN DAEMETER
PROTECTION
In terms of The greatest
orang utan conservation, moment is when we have
RSPO intervention an RT like this,
is very effective; where all stakeholders
although a bit slow but get together and
it is still the best… talk about their
challenges and what they
have achieved so far.
Marcello Brito Joko Arif
AGROPALMA NOBU (INOVASI BUMI)
Our biggest moment The proudest moment
was the certification was at RT13
of 244 families in Brazil when the RSPO endorsed
— the first and pilot projects in
only in Latin America Jurisdictional Certification
in 35 years. as part of the challenge
to engage all stakeholders
in certification.
VOX POPS (continued)

Azmey bin Sakong Taha bin Abd Mazid Frederick Francis

SMALLHOLDER SMALLHOLDER SMALLHOLDER
FROM WAGS KINABATANGAN FROM WAGS KINABATANGAN FROM WAGS BELUR AN

After we obtained Before RSPO, we didn’t We smallholders

certification, know what worked.
we began to see the Today, we are continuously
benefits as well improving ourselves
as better understand and have gained price-wise
RSPO’s priorities. compared with growers
who are not certified.
have benefited
a lot from RSPO’s advice
on best agriculture
practices and raising
productivity.

Ambran bin Pasikin Philippe Provost Sheila Senathirajah

SMALLHOLDER L’OREAL WILD ASIA
FROM WAGS BELUR AN

Our land In the past 3 years, The RSPO community’s

management practices,
documentation and
monthly yields
have all improved after
we implemented RSPO
systems.
we have been fighting to
put PKO and derivates
in the spotlight. We now
have a joint project in Sabah
bringing smallholders
to certification under a
mass balance model.
biggest challenge
is its critics. Rather than
criticise, we can
comment and improve,
talk about the gaps
and how to make things
better.

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VOX POPS (continued)

Dani Rahadian Hidayat Dr Guo PeiYuan Juan Carlos Espinosa

SNV NETHERLANDS DEVELOPMENT SYNTAO CO., LTD. FEDEPALMA
ORGANISATION

A challenge I am happy to see A big challenge is

for RSPO is to consider growth of the RSPO in China engaging with smallholders
the interest and as more big brands now to ensure
expectations of all parties want to adopt the RSPO they have the information
in the value chain, approach. It is momentous and means to
which connects growers that we now have an comply with RSPO’s
and off-takers, RSPO office in China, one of P&Cs.
as this can influence the biggest consumers
external parties such as of palm oil.
governments,
financial institutions and
communities.

JK. R. Raghunath Priya Gopalan

KIS GROUP UBS AG

RSPO brings positivity Our bank ensures

to palm oil community. that all our clients are
In the past four years members of the RSPO with
participating in the a path to certification.
conference, we have seen This ensures that the
the discussions move people we bank with are
from sustainability to doing the right thing in a
the benefits, and now the sustainable way.
success stories.

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 PLENARY SESSION 1
RSPO Updates

MODER ATOR

Adam Harrison
GLOBAL PALM OIL LEAD,
W WF INTERNATIONAL

SPEAKERS

Jan Van Driel

HEAD OF CERTIFICATION,
RSPO

Felipe Guerrero
CORPOR ATE DIRECTOR OF SUSTAINABILIT Y,
DA ABON GROUP

James Sullivan In the spirit of transparency, this plenary presented leading

CONSULTANT, thoughts in the sector and outlined the future direction
RSPO of the RSPO.

Andy Green,
Jan Van Driel, RSPO Head of Certification, updated
RESPONSIBLY SOURCED DEVELOPMENT
DIRECTOR, members on the migration to a new IT platform, PalmTrace,
EXOVA BM TR ADA replacing the existing eTrace platform in 2017. The new
system will combine all four supply chain models —
identity preserved, segregation, mass balance, book and
claim – into a single platform.

Meanwhile, James Sullivan, consultant to the RSPO,

presented early thoughts on the Principles and Criteria
review due in 2017, while Exova BM TRADA’s Andy Green
introduced a new standard applicable to the RSPO
members aimed at ensuring the accuracy and integrity
of all claims in efforts to enhance the desirability of the
RSPO members’ products.

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 PLENARY SESSION 2
Delivery on Impacts

MODER ATOR

Mark Brindal
RESEARCHER,
ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE,
UNIVERSIT Y OF ADEL AIDE

SPEAKERS

Vidya Rangan
MANAGER, IMPACTS,
ISEAL ALLIANCE

Dr Tey Yeong Sheng

SENIOR RESEARCH FELLOW,
INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTUR AL &
FOOD POLICY STUDIES,
UNIVERSITI PUTRA MALAYSIA
Peter Konjin
MANAGER, MONITORING & EVALUATION,
UTZ
Advances in technology have made it possible for corporates
and smallholders to adopt enterprise-wide Monitoring
and Evaluation (M&E) systems, but leveraging such data
for strategic purposes, whether as part of knowledge
management or implementation in improvement
mechanisms, is being hindered by a lack of understanding.

This session explored how M&E results can be made more

accessible and practical to comprehend, and how best to
leverage on strategically to improve operational efficiency.

Speakers felt that if classified and disseminated properly,

M&E data could potentially lift the image of entire
industries, including CSPO, but cautioned that proof
of impact could only be determined by studying tangible
evidence and assessing the quality of implementation.

22 RSPO RT14 Report: Plenary Sessions

 PLENARY SESSION 3
Regional Perspectives

MODER ATOR

Michelle Desilets
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR,
OR ANGUTAN L AND TRUST

SPEAKERS

Gregory Bardies
MARKET TR ANSFORMATION OFFICER,
W WF SINGAPORE

Chen Ying
DIRECTOR OF CEREALS & OILS DEPARTMENT,
CHINA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
OF FOODSTUFFS & NATIVE PRODUCE
Inclusiveness was the overarching theme in this session
Sarah Sijses focusing on efforts to promote the uptake of CSPO, namely
SENIOR POLICY ADVISOR FOR SUSTAINABILITY, Singapore, China, India, Europe, Latin America and Africa.
EMBASSY OF THE KINGDOM OF THE
NETHERL ANDS IN INDONESIA
WWF Singapore told participants it has spearheaded an
Jose Roberto Montenegro industry-led multi-stakeholder platform that includes
GENER AL MANAGER, creating an observer spot for the Singapore Government
AGROCARIBE S.A.
to garner governmental support in promoting awareness
K Natarajan of CSPO among companies.
CHIEF OPER ATING OFFICER,
GAL A X Y SURFACTANTS LTD In China, the world’s largest economy hosted its inaugural
China Sustainable Palm Oil Supply Chain Forum in July 2016
David Hoyle
in cooperation with the RSPO and WWF, while the Chinese
DIRECTOR,
PROFOREST Chamber of Commerce is drawing up a national roadmap
for sustainable palm oil that will be used as a stakeholder
engagement tool with government agencies and companies.

Meanwhile, the Dutch Government’s commitment to

achieve 100% adoption of sustainable palm oil in Europe by
2020 is rapidly gaining ground as the nation’s consumption
of CSPO rose to 84% versus 30% in 2011.

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 PLENARY SESSION 4
Have Smallholders Seen
Improvements in
the 12 Years of the RSPO?
MODER ATOR

Perpetua George
ASSISTANT GENER AL MANAGER,
WILMAR INTERNATIONAL LTD

SPEAKERS

Girish Deshpande
GLOBAL SURFACTANTS BUSINESS PL ANNER,
PROCTER & GAMBLE

Dr Petra Meekers
DIRECTOR OF CSR AND SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT,
MUSIM MAS GROUP
This frank exchange – part-discussion and part-report
Triyanto Fitriyardi card — examined where the RSPO was in its on-the-ground
OPER ATIONS OFFICER, MANUFACTURING, engagement.
AGRIBUSINESS & SERVICES DEPARTMENT,
INTERNATIONAL FINANCE CORPORATION
Bapak Narno Sayoto Irontiko of AMANAH Palm Oil
Johan Verburg Independent Smallholders Association described how the
PRO-POOR VALUE CHAINS ADVISOR, emphasis on sustainability has shifted the mindset of
OXFAM NOVIB
growers from individual productivity to collective
Narno Sayoto Irontiko responsibility, while the transfer of technical knowledge
GROUP MANAGER, to growers has accelerated their conversion to
AMANAH PALM OIL INDEPENDENT sustainable planting.
SMALLHOLDERS ASSOCIATION

Urging industry players to look beyond certification and

simplifying certain procedures, Oxfam Novib’s Johan
Verburg said smallholder engagement should focus on
the positive, such as investing in smallholders’ ability to
manage their own areas for sustainability.

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 PANEL DISCUSSION 1
Emerging Issues on Labour
Working Conditions

MODER ATOR

Daryll Delgado
RESEARCH & STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT
PROGR AMME MANAGER,
VERITE SOUTH EAST ASIA

SPEAKERS

Herwin Nasution
UNION LEADER,
SERIK AT BURUH PERKEBUNAN INDONESIA

Denys Collin Munang

CHIEF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS OFFICER,
FELDA GLOBAL VENTURES HOLDINGS BHD
Speakers representing diverse stakeholders discussed the
Jan Pierre Jarrin Peters progress made so far in a key pillar for sustainability in the
SUSTAINABILIT Y DIRECTOR, palm oil industry – fair working conditions.
OLEANA

Agus Purnomo Bapak Herwin Nasution, who heads Serikat Buruh Perkebun-
MANAGING DIRECTOR FOR SUSTAINABILIT Y an Indonesia, highlighted the need to plug legislative
& STR ATEGIC STAKEHOLDERS ENGAGEMENT, loopholes to address the continued exploitation of workers.
GOLDEN AGRI-RESOURCES LTD

Elsewhere, there were a few bright spots, with companies

in some countries voluntarily complying with international
conventions.

Jan Pierre Jarrin Peters, Sustainability Director at Oleana,

gave participants a glimpse of best practices from Ecuador,
a country with the second-highest basic wage in South
America and the second-highest rate of displacement in
the world, while Golden Agri-Resources Ltd was developing
pro-women policies, allowing breastfeeding during
working hours.

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 PANEL DISCUSSION 2
Implementing Certification
Assurance —
Who is Responsible?
MODER ATOR

Paul Wolvekamp
DEPUT Y DIRECTOR,
BOTH ENDS

SPEAKERS

Tunku Nazim Tunku Yaacob

DIRECTOR,
MAL AYSIAN ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANTS

Dr Marcus Colchester
SENIOR POLICY ADVISOR,
FOREST PEOPLES PROGR AMME

Robert Cheong Chun Yuen
HEAD OF SUSTAINABILIT Y,
TUV NORD (MAL AYSIA) SDN BHD
Paulina Villalpando
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR,
HCV RESOURCE NET WORK
Laszlo Mathe
RSPO ACCREDITATION PROGRAMME MANAGER,
ACCREDITATION SERVICES INTERNATIONAL
GMBH
Both ENDS Deputy Director Paul Wolvekamp set the tone
for the discussion by calling for clear guidelines and robust
monitoring in assessments to deal with underperforming
or persistent offenders.
Sharing his perspective as an assessor, Tunku Nazim Tunku
Yaacob of Malaysian Environmental Consultants said most
people responsible for a site tend to assume that they can
delegate their sustainability related efforts to their salaried
employees.

Lamenting the lack of quality assurance in the monitoring of

the New Planting Procedures (NPPs), Dr Marcus Colchester
from the Forest Peoples Programme pointed out that
there were still implementation flaws even though the RSPO
had grievance mechanisms in place.

While Tunku Nazim suggested the integration of NPPs in

companies’ operational management to make results more
tangible, Dr Colchester believes the solution lies in the
retraining and recruitment of staff.

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 “ We must
own the problem,
only then
can we solve it.”

CLOSING ADDRESS
Datuk Darrel Webber Beginning his address with a brief tribute to the late
CEO, RSPO King Bhumibol Adulyadej, Datuk Darrel Webber thanked
the host nation and fellow participants for their
contributions towards a successful conference despite
trying times.

He said in pursuing its mission of connecting producers

from the South to markets in the North, there was a
need for self reflection within the RSPO membership on
who it was selling the idea of transformation to.

Datuk Webber asked member nations to step up

mobilisation efforts and ensure that national sustainable
palm oil initiatives were connected tangibly to create
ownership among buyers as well as producers.

He cautioned against taking the “tempting route” of

excluding the people at the bottom of the pyramid from
this process.

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MEDIA COVERAGE
A good turnout comprising 37 publications and 49 representatives from the Thai, Malaysian,
Indonesian, Indian, European and international media attended RT14. A total of 17 interviews were
scheduled with the RSPO’s key spokespersons and RT14 speakers.

Print

DATE MEDIA HEADLINE

11 Nov 2016 Daily News H.E. General Prawit Wongsuwan, Deputy Prime
Minister of the Kingdom of Thailand opens RT14

11 Nov 2016 The Jakarta Post Palm Oil’s Green Body Comes Under Fire

13 Nov 2016 Ban Maung H.E. General Prawit Wongsuwan, Deputy Prime
Minister of the Kingdom of Thailand opens RT14

15 Nov 2016 Naew Na H.E. General Prawit Wongsuwan, Deputy Prime

Minister of the Kingdom of Thailand opens RT14

18 Nov 2016 Daily News H.E. General Prawit Wongsuwan, Deputy Prime
Minister of the Kingdom of Thailand opens RT14

21 Nov 2016 Siam Rath H.E. General Prawit Wongsuwan, Deputy Prime
Minister of the Kingdom of Thailand opens RT14

22 Nov 2016 Bangkok Post H.E. General Prawit Wongsuwan, Deputy Prime
Minister of the Kingdom of Thailand opens RT14

23 Nov 2016 Khao Sod H.E. General Prawit Wongsuwan, Deputy Prime
Minister of the Kingdom of Thailand opens RT14

Nov 2016 Info Sawit Magazine Transformation of Collaboration

Dec 2016 Media Perkebunan RSPO to get back to its Principles

Magazine

Dec 2016 Media Perkebunan RSPO RT14 Underlines the Welfare of Plantation
Magazine Workers

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Online

DATE MEDIA HEADLINE

03 Nov 2016 infosawit.com RSPO: Together, We Achieve Sustainable Market

09 Nov 2016 Reuters Palm oil body promises revamp amid credibility
doubts

09 Nov 2016 Food Navigator-Asia RSPO RT14: Palm oil smallholders ‘put off’ by food
manufacturers’ labelling tactics

09 Nov 2016 Bernama Stakeholders Need to Join Forces To Ensure

Sustainable Palm Oil Ecosystem – RSPO

09 Nov 2016 Bernama Pihak Berkepentingan Perlu Bekerjasama Bagi

Kelangsungan Ekosistem Minyak Sawit Lestari
– RSPO

09 Nov 2016 Global Times Sustainable palm oil ecosystem

09 Nov 2016 lokwannee.com H.E. General Prawit Wongsuwan, Deputy Prime

Minister of the Kingdom of Thailand announce
Thailand palm oil industry income 50 million
baht per year

09 Nov 2016 mgronline.com H.E. General Prawit Wongsuwan, Deputy Prime

Minister of the Kingdom of Thailand said
Thailand palm oil grew average 7.10% per year
in last 10 year

09 Nov 2016 dailynews.co.th H.E. General Prawit Wongsuwan, Deputy Prime

Minister of the Kingdom of Thailand opens RT14

09 Nov 2016 voicetv.co.th H.E. General Prawit Wongsuwan, Deputy Prime

Minister of the Kingdom of Thailand said Thailand
expand ability to grow palm oil

09 Nov 2016 thailand4.com RT14 calls stakeholders to collaborate for a truly

sustainable palm oil industry (EN version)

09 Nov 2016 Newswit.com RT14 calls stakeholders to collaborate for a truly

sustainable palm oil industry (EN Version)

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Online

DATE MEDIA HEADLINE

09 Nov 2016 tv5.co.th H.E. General Prawit Wongsuwan, Deputy Prime

Minister of the Kingdom of Thailand opens RT14

09 Nov 2016 manager.co.th H.E. General Prawit Wongsuwan, Deputy Prime

Minister of the Kingdom of Thailand opens RT14

09 Nov 2016 thaipr.net RT14 calls stakeholders to collaborate for a truly

sustainable palm oil industry

09 Nov 2016 Newswit.com RT14 calls stakeholders to collaborate for a truly

sustainable palm oil industry

09 Nov 2016 thailand4.com RT14 calls stakeholders to collaborate for a truly

sustainable palm oil industry

09 Nov 2016 ryt9.com RT14 calls stakeholders to collaborate for a truly

sustainable palm oil industry

09 Nov 2016 thaipr.net RT14 calls stakeholders to collaborate for a truly

sustainable palm oil industry (EN Version)

09 Nov 2016 innnews.co.th H.E. General Prawit Wongsuwan, Deputy Prime

Minister of the Kingdom of Thailand opens RT14

09 Nov 2016 thairath.co.th H.E. General Prawit Wongsuwan, Deputy Prime

Minister of the Kingdom of Thailand announce
Thailand palm oil industry income 50 million baht
per year

09 Nov 2016 tnamcot.com H.E. General Prawit Wongsuwan, Deputy Prime

Minister of the Kingdom of Thailand said
transformation is an advantage for cultivator

09 Nov 2016 varietyetc.com RT14 calls stakeholders to collaborate for a truly

sustainable palm oil industry

09 Nov 2016 varietyetc.com RT14 calls stakeholders to collaborate for a truly

sustainable palm oil industry (EN Version)

09 Nov 2016 kompas.com Stakeholders in Bangkok, Discussing Sustainable

CPO

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DATE MEDIA HEADLINE

09 Nov 2016 infosawit.com RT14 to be Opened by Deputy Prime Minister

of Thailand

09 Nov 2016 agrina-online.com RT14: Collaboration in Sustainable Palm Oil

09 Nov 2016 kompas.com RSPO Demands Every Stakeholder to Help

09 Nov 2016 gatra.com Certificates for Independent Smallholders to

Strengthen Palm Oil Industry

09 Nov 2016 m.kontan.co.id RSPO: The Long Road to Sustainable Palm Oil

09 Nov 2016 sawitindonesia.com Agus Purnomo: Palm Oil Industry is Driver of

Rural Economy

09 Nov 2016 gatra.com Urbanization Challenges Palm Oil Company

09 Nov 2016 wartaekonomi.co.id GAR Helps Encouraging Sustainable Plantations

09 Nov 2016 www.kabarcsr.com Golden Agri Resources Shares the Challenge in

Building Workforce

09 Nov 2016 rilisiana.com GAR Shares Challenges in Building Sustainable

Workforce

09 Nov 2016 infosawit.com Sustainable Palm Oil Considered Successful in

Europe

09 Nov 2016 www.mongabay.co.id RSPO Demanded to Get Back to its Principles

09 Nov 2016 jakartaglobe.id W. Kalimantan Indigenous Groups Accuse Sime

Darby of Land Grabs

10 Nov 2016 kontan.co.id APKASINDO: RSPO to Rid National Palm Oil

10 Nov 2016 sawitindonesia.com RSPO Certified Palm Oil Sales Below 50%

10 Nov 2016 The Edge Financial Daily RSPO unaware of Aidenvironment’s pullout decision

10 Nov 2016 The Star ‘No palm oil’ label is against RSPO’s aim,
members told

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Online

DATE MEDIA HEADLINE

10 Nov 2016 The Borneo Post RT14 calls stakeholders to collaborate for a truly
sustainable palm oil industry

10 Nov 2016 The Malaysian Reserve RSPO Calls for Collective Action On Palm Oil

10 Nov 2016 The Borneo Post RSPO committed to help stakeholder

10 Nov 2016 Food Ingredients First Palm Oil Watchdog Calls for Sustainable
Ecosystem

11 Nov 2016 Duurzaam App helps consumer choose sustainable palm oil
Bedrijfsleven.nl

11 Nov 2016 VMT RSPO’s initiatives on GHG reduction and forest

protection

11 Nov 2016 VMT Africa accelerates sustainable palm oil production

11 Nov 2016 VMT RSPO Chairman hits out on “no palm oil” label

11 Nov 2016 Global Cosmetics News Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil calls for
harmonious sustainable palm oil industry

11 Nov 2016 isranews.org H.E. General Prawit Wongsuwan, Deputy Prime

Minister of the Kingdom of Thailand announce
Thailand palm oil industry income 50 million baht
per year

13 Nov 2016 sawitindonesia.com RSPO Bans Members From Applying No-Palm-Oil

Sticker

13 Nov 2016 sawitindonesia.com The Commitment of RSPO Members Doubtful

Over No-Palm-Oil Labels

14 Nov 2016 Food Navigator Three things RSPO needs to do to avoid falling
down the “anti-globalisation chasm”

14 Nov 2016 Confectionary News United Plantations Chief defends RSPO

15 Nov 2016 thaipr.net Photo release: The 14th Roundtable Conference on

Sustainable Palm Oil at Shangri-La Hotel, Bangkok
(EN Version)

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DATE MEDIA HEADLINE

15 Nov 2016 thailand4.com Photo release: The 14th Roundtable Conference on

Sustainable Palm Oil at Shangri-La Hotel, Bangkok
(EN Version)

15 Nov 2016 newswit.com Photo release: The 14th Roundtable Conference on

Sustainable Palm Oil at Shangri-La Hotel, Bangkok
(EN Version)

15 Nov 2016 ryt9.com Photo release: The 14th Roundtable Conference on

Sustainable Palm Oil at Shangri-La Hotel, Bangkok

15 Nov 2016 thaipr.net Photo release: The 14th Roundtable Conference on

Sustainable Palm Oil at Shangri-La Hotel, Bangkok

15 Nov 2016 thailand4.com Photo release: The 14th Roundtable Conference on

Sustainable Palm Oil at Shangri-La Hotel, Bangkok

15 Nov 2016 newswit.com Photo release: The 14th Roundtable Conference on

Sustainable Palm Oil at Shangri-La Hotel, Bangkok

15 Nov 2016 thaihotelnews.com Photo release: The 14th Roundtable Conference on

Sustainable Palm Oil at Shangri-La Hotel, Bangkok

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 LIST OF DELEGATES
2 C (continued)
• 2.-0 LCA CONSULTANTS
A • CLIMATE POLICY INITIATIVE
• AAA OILS & FATS PTE. LTD.
• AAK
• AAK AB
• ABEDON SDN. BHD.
• ABN AMRO BANK N.V.
• ACCREDITATION SERVICES
INTERNATIONAL GMBH
• AGROCARIBE
• AGROPALMA GROUP
• AHOLD DELHAIZE GSO B.V.
• AJINOMOTO CO., INC.
• ALGASOL
• APCO WORLDWIDE THAILAND
• APICAL (M) SDN. BHD.
• ARINDO TRI SEJAHTERA
• ASEAN OLEOCHEMICAL
MANUFACTURERS GROUP (AOMG)
• ASI
• ASOSIASI PETANI KELAPA SAWIT
SWADAYA MANDIRI – KUANTAN
SINGINGI (RIAU)
• ASSOCIATED BRITISH FOODS PLC.
• ASSOCIATION INTERPROFESSIONNELLE
DE LA FILIèRE PALMIER à HUILE (AIPH)
• AUTHENTICATEIT PTY LTD.
B • DALDA FOODS (PVT) LTD.
• BASF PERSONAL CARE AND NUTRITION
GMBH
• BELANTARA
• BENTA WAWASAN SDN. BHD.
• BOOK&CLAIM LTD.
• BORNEO CONSERVATION TRUST JAPAN
• BORNEO NATURE FOUNDATION
• BORNEO RHINO ALLIANCE
• BOTH ENDS
• BOUSTEAD PLANTATIONS BERHAD
• BSI GROUP ASSURANCE LTD.
• BSI MALAYSIA SERVICES SDN. BHD.
• BUNGE LTD.
C • EARTH INNOVATION INSTITUTE / INOBU
• CARGILL INCORPORATED
• CARGILL PALM PRODUCTS SDN. BHD.
• CARGILL TROPICAL PALM HOLDINGS
• CAROTINO / JC CHANG GROUP
• CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL
FORESTRY RESEARCH
• CERES
• CFNA
• CHINA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF
FOODSTUFFS AND NATIVE PRODUCE
(CFNA)
• CHINESE ACADEMY OF INTERNATIONAL
TRADE AND ECONOMIC COOPERATION
• CIRAD
34 RSPO RT14 Report: List of Delegates
• CLARIANT
• CO-OP CLEAN CO. LTD.
• COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY
• COMMUNITY
• COMMUNITY ENTERPRISE GROUP
– SURATTHANI
• COMMUNITY ENTERPRISE OF
SMALLHOLDER AGRICULTURE AUTHORITY (FELDA)
PRODUCER SUSTAINABLE PALM OIL
– SIKAO WANGWISET
• COMPASS GROUP PLC.
• CONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL
• CONTROL UNION
• CONTROL UNION (MALAYSIA) SDN. BHD.
• CONTROL UNION CERTIFICATIONS B.V.
• CONTROL UNION JAPAN
• CONTROL UNION KOREA
• COPENHAGEN BUSINESS SCHOOL
• CREDIT SUISSE AG
• CRODA INTERNATIONAL PLC.
• CULINARY PRODUCTS AND MARGARINE
PRODUCERS’ ASSOCIATION
D • FUJI VEGETABLE OIL, INC.
• DAABON GROUP
• DAEMETER
• DAEMETER LLC
• DANONE
• DANONE ASIA PACIFIC HOLDING
• DECARBONIZE LTD.
• DELEGATION OF THE EUROPEAN
UNION TO THAILAND
• DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY,
UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE
• DEUTSCHE GESELLSCHAFT FüR
INTERNATIONALE ZUSAMMENARBEIT
(GIZ) GMBH
• DR. ROLAND F. SCHROEDER
CONSULTING
E SOUTH SUMATRA – INDONESIA
• ECOGREEN OLEOCHEMICAL
• ECOHEALTH ALLIANCE INC.
• EDELMAN
• EFECA
• ELSAM
• EMBASSY OF FIJI IN KUALA LUMPUR
• EMBASSY OF THE KINGDOM OF THE
NETHERLANDS IN INDONESIA
• EMBASSY OF THE REPUBLIC OF
INDONESIA
• EMBASSY OF THE UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA
• EMERY OLEOCHEMICALS (M) SDN. BHD.
• EQUATORIAL BIOFUELS PLC.
E (continued)
• EQUATORIAL PALM OIL PLC.
• EX RESEARCH INSTITUTE LTD.
• EXOVA GROUP (UK) LTD. TA EXOVA
BM TRADA
F
• FAUNA & FLORA INTERNATIONAL (FFI)
• FEDEPALMA
• FEDERAL LAND DEVELOPMENT
• FELDA GLOBAL VENTURES HOLDINGS
BERHAD
• FELLESKJøPET AGRI S.A.
• FERONIA
• FERRERO TRADING LUX S.A.
• FNV MONDIAAL
• FOOD REG AG
• FOREST CARBON
• FOREST PEOPLES PROGRAMME
• FORUM PETANI SWADAYA MRM ( JAMBI)
• FSC ASIA PACIFIC REGIONAL OFFICE
• FUJI OIL CO., LTD.
• FUJI OIL GROUP
• FUJI OIL HOLDINGS INC.
G
• GALAXY SURFACTANTS LTD.
• GAPOKTAN PANCA TANI
(CENTRAL KALIMANTAN)
• GAPOKTAN TANJUNG SEHATI ( JAMBI)
• GEMAWAN
• GEOTRACEABILITY LTD.
• GERMANY EMBASSY IN BANGKOK
• GHPR
• GIZ
• GOLDEN AGRI-RESOURCES LTD.
• GOODHOPE ASIA HOLDINGS
• GOVERNMENT
• GOVERNMENT OF ACEH TIMUR
• GOVERNMENT OF INDONESIA
• GOVERNMENT OF MUSI BANYUASIN,
• GREE ENERGY LTD.
• GREEN EDIBLE OIL SDN. BHD.
• GREENPEACE
• GREENPEACE INTERNATIONAL
H
• HAP SENG PLANTATIONS HOLDINGS
BERHAD
• HCV RESOURCE NETWORK
• HIGH CARBON STOCK APPROACH
• HSBC HOLDINGS PLC.
I
• ICOF EUROPE GMBH
• IDH
• IDH SUSTAINABLE TRADE INITIATIVE
• IFC
 LIST OF DELEGATES
I (continued)
• IKEA
• INDEPENDENT
• INOBU
• INSTITUT DAYAKOLOGI
• I NSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHIC SCIENCES
AND NATURAL RESOURCES RESEARCH
• INTERCONTINENTAL SPECIALTY FATS
SDN. BHD.
• INTERNATIONAL FINANCE
CORPORATION
• INTERNATIONAL FINANCE
CORPORATION (IFC)
• INTERNATIONAL LABOR RIGHTS
FORUM (ILRF)
• IOI CORPORATION BERHAD
• IOI EDIBLE OILS SDN. BHD.
• IOI GLOBAL SERVICES SDN. BHD.
• IOI LODERS CROKLAAN
• IOI PLANTATION SERVICES SDN. BHD.
• ISEAL ALLIANCE
• ISPO
• ITOCHU CORPORATION
• ITOCHU SINGAPORE PTE. LTD.
J • MURRAY FEDDERSEN
• J-OIL MILLS, INC.
• JAPAN TROPICAL FOREST ACTION
NETWORK
• JOHNSON & JOHNSON
K • NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT AGENCY
• KAO CORPORATION
• KERESA PLANTATIONS SDN. BHD.
• KERRY GROUP
• KHOO PUBLISHING SDN. BHD.
• KL-KEPONG INDUSTRIAL HOLDINGS
SDN. BHD.
• KL-KEPONG OLEOMAS SDN. BHD.
• KNOWLEDGE INTEGRATION SERVICES
(SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
• KRISPY KREME DOUGHNUT
CORPORATION
• KUALA LUMPUR KEPONG BERHAD
• KUD BERKAT ABADI
(CENTRAL KALIMANTAN)
• KUD K ARYA MULYA
(SOUTH SUMATERA)
• KULIM (MALAYSIA) BERHAD
L (SPKS)
• L’OREAL ACHATS MATIèRES PREMIèRES
• LAM SOON (THAILAND) PLC.
• LINGKAR KOMUNITAS SAWIT (LINKS)
• LINK-AR BORNEO
• LION CORPORATION
• LMC INTERNATIONAL LTD.
• LODERS CROKLAAN B.V.
• LOUIS DREYFUS COMPANY ASIA
PTE. LTD.
35 RSPO RT14 Report: List of Delegates
(continued )
L (continued)
• LUMNAM KADAE PATTANA PALM OIL
COMMUNITY ENTERPRISE GROUP
M • PALMAJU EDIBLE OIL SDN. BHD.
• M.P. EVANS GROUP PLC.
• MALAYSIA EMBASSY IN THAILAND
• MALAYSIAN ENVIRONMENTAL
CONSULTANTS
• MALAYSIAN PALM OIL ASSOCIATION
• MALAYSIAN PALM OIL BOARD
• MALAYSIAN PALM OIL CERTIFICATION
COUNCIL
• MARKS AND SPENCER PLC.
• MARS
• MARS FOODS MALAYSIA
• MARS, INCORPORATED
• MCA-INDONESIA
• MEWAH GROUP
• MITSUBISHI CORPORATION
• MITSUBISHI CORPORATION
KUALA LUMPUR BRANCH
• MONDELEZ INTERNATIONAL, INC.
• MONGABAY INDONESIA
• MONTROSE ENVIRONMENTAL
• MUSI BANYUASIN, SOUTH SUMATRA
• MUSIM MAS GROUP
• MVO
N • PT SAMPOERNA AGRO TBK
• NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION
(USA)
• NATURAL RESOURCES OFFICE
OF CHIEF MINISTER’S DEPARTMENT
OF SABAH STATE
• NATURE ECONOMY AND PEOPLE
CONNECTED
• NBPOL
• NESTE OYJ (NESTE CORPORATION)
• NESTLE MALAYSIA
• NEW BIODIESEL CO., LTD.
• NEW BRITAIN OIL PALM LTD.
• NOVOZYMES A/S
• NOVOZYMES MALAYSIA SDN. BHD.
O • PT CITRAKOPRASINDO TANI
• OIL PALM SMALLHOLDERS UNION
– SERIKAT PETANI KELAPA SAWIT R
• OLAM FOOD INGREDIENTS UK LTD.
• OLAM INTERNATIONAL LTD.
• OLEANA
• OPPUK
• ORANGUTAN LAND TRUST
• ORIFLAME COSMETICS GLOBAL S.A.
• OSAKA UNIVERSITY
• OWLINGUA
• OXFAM IN INDONESIA
• OXFAM INTERNATIONAL
P
• P&G
• PALM-OLEO (KLANG) SDN. BHD.
• PALMELIT SAS
• PATUM VEGETABLE OIL COMPANY LTD.
• PEPSICO
• PETERSON CU DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
• PETERSON FAR EAST REPRESENTATIVE
OFFICE
• PRINCETON UNIVERSITY
• PROCTER & GAMBLE
• PROFOREST
• PT AGROWIRATAMA
• PT AUSTINDO NUSANTARA JAYA AGRI
• PT DAEMETER CONSULTING
• PT DHARMA SATYA NUSANTARA
• PT EAGLE HIGH PLANTATIONS TBK
• PT EKOLOGIKA CONSULTANS
• PT INTI INDOSAWIT SUBUR
• PT IVO MAS TUNGGAL
• PT MUSIM MAS
• PT MUTUAGUNG LESTARI
• PT PERKEBUNAN NUSANTARA III
• PT PP LONDON SUMATRA INDONESIA
TBK
• PT SAI GLOBAL INDONESIA
• PT SALIM IVOMAS PRATAMA TBK
• PT SAWIT SUMBERMAS SARANA
• PT SAWIT SUMBERMAS SARANA TBK
• PT SMART TBK
• PT SUCOFINDO – INDONESIA
• PT SUMI ASIH OLEOCHEMICAL
• PT SWAKARSA SINARSENTOSA
• PT TUV RHEINLAND INDONESIA
• PT WINDU NABATINDO ABADI
• PT WINDU NABATINDO LESTARI
• PT BARUMUN AGRO SENTOSA
• PT BRAHMA BINABAKTI
• PT GAGAS DINAMIGA AKSENTA
• PT GAWI BAHANDEP SAWIT MEKAR
• PT INTERTEK UTAMA SERVICES
• PT BIA (POSCO DAEWOO)
• PUSAKA
• R.E.A. HOLDINGS PLC.
• RABOBANK INTERNATIONAL
• RAINFOREST ACTION NETWORK
• RAINFOREST ALLIANCE
• RIKEVITA (MALAYSIA) SDN. BHD.
• ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC.
• RSPO
• RSPO RILO
 LIST OF DELEGATES
S T
• SABAH ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
ASSOCIATION
• SAIKUENG BANGSAWAN COMMUNITY
ENTERPRISE GROUP
• SAN DIEGO ZOO GLOBAL
• SANDAKAN EDIBLE OILS SDN. BHD.
• SANTA ROSA S.A.
• SAPTA TUNGGAL MANDIRI
(SOUTH SUMATERA)
• SARAWAK OIL PALMS BERHAD
• SARAYA CO LTD.
• SAWIT WATCH
• SCS GLOBAL SERVICES
• SEC
• SEnSOR
• SERIKAT BURUH PERKEBUNAN
INDONESIA
• SH JOHOR – PROFOREST
• SH WAGS AIR KUNING
• SH WAGS BELURAN
• SH WAGS KINABATANGAN
• SHISEIDO COMPANY LTD.
• SIAT SA
• SICHON PALM YOUNYUEN ASSOCIé(E)S
COMMUNITY ENTERPRISE GROUP
• SIME DARBY HOLDINGS BERHAD
• SIME DARBY PLANTATION SDN. BHD.
• SINGAPORE INSTITUTE OF
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
• SINGH KHON PALM OIL LTD.
• SIPEF GROUP
• SKP MERAUKE
• SOCFIN GROUP (PT SOCFINDO AND
SOCFINCO SA)
• SODEXO
• SOLIDARIDAD
• SOLIDARIDAD GREATER CHINA LTD.
• SOLIDARIDAD SOUTH AND SOUTH
EAST ASIA
• SOLVAY SPECIALTY CHEMICALS ASIA COMPANY LTD. (UPOIC)
PACIFIC PTE. LTD.
• SOREMARTEC SA LUX
• SPKS – ROKAN HULU PROJECT (RIAU)
• SPKS SANGGAU
• SRIJAROEN SUSTAINABLE OIL PALM
PRODUCTION COMMUNITY ENTERPRISE
• STANDARD CHARTERED BANK
• STICHTING AERA
• SUBUR ARUM MAKMUR
SUMITOMO MITSUI TRUST BANK
• SUSTAINABLE KRABI OIL PALM
FARMERS COOPERATIVES FEDERATION
• SYARIKAT KRETAM PLANTATIONS
SDN. BHD.
• SYNTAO CO. LTD.
36 RSPO RT14 Report: List of Delegates
(continued )
U (continued)
• TAIYO YUSHI CORP • UTZ
• TAPI-IPUN COMMUNITY ENTERPRISE • UTZ CERTIFIED
GROUP V
• TCEB • VERITÉ SOUTH EAST ASIA
• THAI OIL PALM AND PALM OIL • VICTORY TROPICAL OIL USA INC.
ASSOCIATION W
• THE AMANAH PALM OIL INDEPENDENT • WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY &
SMALLHOLDERS ASSOCIATION RESEARCH CENTRE
• THE CONSUMER GOODS FORUM • WAL-MART STORES, INC.
• THE FOREST TRUST • WALAILAK UNIVERSITY
• THE SHELL COMPANY OF • WALHI BENGKULU
THAILAND LTD. • WALHI KALIMANTAN TENGAH
• THE SUSTAINABLE OIL PALM • WALHI SULAWESI TENGAH
SMALLHOLDERS PRODUCTION • WETLANDS INTERNATIONAL
(UNIVANICH-PLAIPRAYA) COMMUNITY • WILD ASIA SDN. BHD.
ENTERPRISE GROUP (WILD ASIA GROUP SCHEME)
• THE THNI WORKING GROUP • WILMAR EUROPE HOLDINGS BV
• THE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON • WILMAR INTERNATIONAL LTD.
• THE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF • WILMAR TRADING PTE LTD.
LONDON (ZSL) INDONESIA • WINROCK INTERNATIONAL
• TRADE UNION CARE CENTER • WORLD RESOURCES INSTITUTE (WRI)
• TRADE UNION RESOURCE CENTER • WWF CHINA
• TRANSITIONS BRUNO REBELLE ET • WWF INDONESIA
• WWF INTERNATIONAL
• TUK INDONESIA • WWF JAPAN
• TUV NORD (MALAYSIA) SDN. BHD. • WWF MALAYSIA
• TUV RHEINLAND MALAYSIA SDN. BHD. • WWF NETHERLANDS
U • WWF SINGAPORE
• UBS AG • WWF SWEDEN
• UD LESTARI (NORTH SUMATERA) • WWF SWITZERLAND
• ULTIMATE IVORY SDN. BHD. • WWF INDIA
• UN ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME Y
• UNDP • YALE-NUS COLLEGE
• UNICEF INDONESIA • YAYASAN PILAR
• UNICEF MALAYSIA • YAYASAN SETARA JAMBI
• UNILEVER Z
• UNILEVER ASIA PRIVATE LIMITED • ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON
• UNION OF CONCERNED SCIENTISTS
• UNITED PALM OIL INDUSTRY PUBLIC
• UNITED PLANTATIONS BHD
• UNIVANICH PALM OIL AND
COMMUNITY ENTERPRISE GROUP
• UNIVANICH PALM OIL PCL.
• UNIVANICH-PLAYPRAYA THE
SUSTAINABLE OIL PALM
SMALLHOLDERS PRODUCTION
COMMUNITY ENTERPRISE
GROUP
• UNIVERSITI PUTRA MALAYSIA
• UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE,
ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE
• UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE
• UNIVERSITY OF YORK / SEARRP
• UNPRI
• UPOIC NUAKHLONG-KHAOPANOM
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

GOLD SPONSORS

SILVER SPONSORS

SILVER SPONSORS (smallholders)

MEDIA PARTNERS

SUPPORTER

37 RSPO RT14 Report: Acknowledgements

 The RSPO is an international non-profit organisation formed in 2004 with
the objective of promoting the growth and use of sustainable oil palm products
through credible global standards and engagement of stakeholders.