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Inaugural Meeting of the Roundtable on Sustainable
Palm Oil
Kuala Lumpur, 21-22 August 2003
The Inaugural Meeting of the Roundtable brought together
over 200 delegates from industry and interest groups
from 16 countries around the world. As a first major
step towards promoting sustainably produced palm oil,
there was consensus among participants that a common
code of conduct and practice has to be developed, agreed
upon and implemented. It should cover, in particular,
management criteria for plantations, forest conversion,
and land tenure in the establishment of new plantations,
as well as procurement methods and verification processes.
All participants of the Roundtable and other stakeholders
were encouraged to sign the Statement of Intent (SOI)
to actively participate in a process to achieve sustainability
in the palm oil sector. Signatories were expected to
support the continuation of the Roundtable process
and implementation of respective projects related to
sustainable palm oil production. As of 1 April 2004,
more than 40 companies and organizations have signed
the SOI and are committed to actively promote sustainable
palm oil.
Program
Venue: Mutiara Hotel Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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August 21
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8:00 |
Registration |
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9:00 – 11:00 |
Opening addresses and introductory presentations |
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11:00 – 11:30 |
Joint presentation by MPOA and WWF |
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11:30 – 13:00 |
Sustainability Issues related to Palm Oil
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13:00 – 14:00 |
Lunch |
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14:00 – 15:00 |
Presentation of the Charter
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15:00 – 19:30 |
Break-out groups on practical initiatives
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20:00 |
Dinner |
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August 22
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9:00 – 10:00
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Reports from the break-out groups to the plenary
meeting |
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10:00 – 11:00 |
Summary of the Roundtable’s results
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11:00 – 12:00
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Short announcements by companies and organisations
on their commitment to sustainable palm oil |
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12:00 |
End of the meeting. |
Working Group
On 20 August 2003, there was a Working Group meeting. On
the basis of two discussion papers produced by ProForest,
the Working Group identified questions for discussion
at the Roundtable.
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Program
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Welcome address |
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by Tan Sri
Dato' Abdul Khalid Ibrahim, Chairman of the
Malaysian Palm Oil Association
[120 KB] |
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Welcome address |
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by Dr.
Delima Hasri, on behalf of the Indonesian
Minister of Agriculture
[52 KB] |
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Introduction by Facilitator
[241 KB] |
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Introduction to the Charter |
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[206 KB] |
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Introduction to the Break-Out Groups
[288 KB] |
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Results of the Break-Out Groups
[413 KB] |
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Closing remarks |
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by Mr M R
Chandran, Chief Executive of the Malaysian
Palm Oil Association |
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[44 KB] |
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Statement of Intent
[38 KB] |
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Press
statement
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Press
coverage |
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Business
Times 1
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Business
Times 2
[46 KB] |
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Reuters
[73 KB] |
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Star
[67 KB] |
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SAI
Platform Newsletter
[138 KB] |
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