Thought Leadership
7 May 2013
THE BENEFITS OF RSPO and RSPO-RED SUPPLY CHAIN CERTIFICATION
Tuesday 11th June 2013. Dubai.
Grand Hyatt Hotel. P.O. Box 7978. Dubai.
Friday 14th June 2013. Bangkok.
Dusit Princess Srinakarin, Bangkok 10250.
Monday 15th July 2013. London. (Host company: Shell International).
The Shell Centre, York Road, London, SE1 7NA
Description:
A series of one day seminars designed for all companies in the Palm Oil value added supply chain. All seminars start at 0900.
Applicable to refiners, processors, manufacturers and retailers of any products that contain palm oil and palm kernel oil derivatives.
- Do you know the origins of Refined Palm oil and Palm Kernel Oil?
- Are you aware of the 4 options under the mass balance supply chain model?
- Do you understand short selling?
- Do you know the difference between IP and SG?
- Do you understand the rules for the use the RSPO Trademark?
- Do you fully understand all the requirements of the RSPO SCC Standard?
- Specific differences relevant to the RSPO-RED standard will also be examined.
All delegates will leave with a sound understanding of all the requirements of the supply chain models (IP, SG, MB and BC) and will have knowledge of the practical implementation of the RSPO Supply Chain Certification requirements.
The seminar is based upon the only RSPO-endorsed RSPO SCC Training course that has been used to ensure that over 180 auditors across the globe are qualified to conduct RSPO SCC audits.
Download the registration form directly by following these links:
http://www.davidoggandpartners.co.uk/documents/RSPO-SCC-seminar-and-registration-Dubai.pdf
http://www.davidoggandpartners.co.uk/documents/RSPO-SCC-seminar-and-registration-Bangkok.pdf
http://www.davidoggandpartners.co.uk/documents/RSPO-SCC-seminar-and-registration-London.pdf
All delegates receive a certificate of attendance and training documents on individual flash drives with practical examples as to how to demonstrate compliance with the RSPO SCC standard and you may be able to claim CPD hours.
30 April 2013
ISEAL ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2013
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Event: ISEAL Annual Conference 2013
Date: 11 - 13 June 2013
Venue: The Crystal, London
Description:
ISEAL is the global association for social and environmental standards systems. Its annual conference is a signature event when the world’s most influential standards and certification programmes come together with leading businesses, government representatives, NGOs and other stakeholders passionate about increasing the impact of standards.
This year, standards with a proven commitment to credibility in sectors as diverse as forestry, agriculture, fishing, biofuels, and mining will meet to discuss the tremendous drive toward demonstrating our impact and harnessing innovations that can make standards more effective.
The conference opens with an Evening Networking Reception featuring the launch of ISEAL’s Credibility Principles and a keynote address from Miguel Veiga-Pestana of Unilever. Two full days of sessions will follow, covering topics such as:
- Sustainable sourcing at the Rio 2016 Olympics
- Supply chain collaboration to collect data on impacts
- Benchmarking and how to meaningfully compare standards
- Using technology to enhance traceability
- The future of standards and emerging trends
- How the IT revolution is transforming certification and audits
Visit www.iseal.org/conference to find out more or email conference@isealalliance.org
1 April 2013
FROM AN ASIAN PERSPECTIVE
building global bridges for responsible soy
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Why RTRS RT8 in China? The purpose of the RT8 in China is to extend the RTRS horizon to Asia, the continent responsible for more than 60% of the global soybean trading volume. With annual imports exceeding 55 million tons in the past few years, China is definitively the world’s leading soy market. Established in 2006, the RTRS is a leading global platform for the soy community. By organizing the RT8 in China, the RTRS will bring together important parties of all continents to the homeland of soybean cultivation in order to share and explore business opportunities and jointly develop strategies that can shape the future of responsible soy initiatives around the world.
What is the RTRS? The RTRS was established with the mission to transform the soy market to one that is more responsible. The RTRS is a unique multi-stakeholder organization with a membership consisting of producers, traders, supermarkets, brand and feed companies, NGOs and governments. Together these members have developed a mainstream credible global responsible soy standard through transparent, balanced, multi-stakeholder consultation. To date, the RTRS has achieved a volume of 1.500.000 tons of global soy production certified according to RTRS standards. Find out more at www.responsiblesoy.org.
Key messages about RTRS and RT8:
* Now that the RTRS has established a strong foundation for success, the organization is building bridges to Asia and especially China, the biggest importer of soy in the world and an important producer as well.
* The 8th Annual RTRS Annual Conference is a unique opportunity for stakeholders across the supply chain to meet to discuss the opportunities and challenges related to building the market for responsible soy, with a special focus on responsible production and trade in and with Asia.
* Participants will get up to date info on soy imports and soy production in China specifically and in Asia more generally, as well as a deeper understanding about Chinese investments in the soy sector in South America.
Who will participate? The RT8 will bring together key business, producers and civil society representatives committed to sourcing responsible soy. Participants from China include RT8 co-host China Industry Soybean Association, Wilmar International, representatives from domestic production and trade organizations, high level representatives from the Chinese government, and others. Extensive participation is expected from across the international spectrum of RTRS member companies and organizations, including financial institutions like the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Rabobank, global brands like Unilever and Nestlé, traders like Cargill and Bunge, US food companies like Solae, European supermarket chains like AHOLD, ASDA, and Waitrose, South American producers like Grupo Maggi and Los Grobo, international NGOs like WWF and Solidaridad, producer organizations from India and others.
Where is the conference? The venue of the 8th International Conference is the Beijing Landmark Hotel (www.beijinglandmark.com). This is a well located hotel near the Beijing Central Business District, among other important places, and has good facilities. For the RT8, a plenary room with capacity for 300 participants was reserved.
Who is running the conference? The RTRS Secretariat is in charge of the organization of the RT8 with the help of a team experienced in organizing annual conferences and general assemblies for members. Are you interested in participating or becoming a SPONSOR of the RTRS? Please contact our Communications and Outreach Manager, Ben Zeehandelaar, (email to ben.zeehandelaar@responsiblesoy.org, or call +54 11 45198005) to go through the options and fine-tune details according to your needs and interests.
www.annualconference.responsiblesoy.org
11 March 2013
Global Malaysia Series #1 – Palm Oil
Permandu, in collaboration with BFM, are organising a series of open dialogue sessions to connect leaders of each industry with their fellow peers to help advance these industries on a global level.
The inaugural session will focus on the palm oil industry and Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Lee Oi Hian, CEO of plantation conglomerate, KLK will join us to talk about his journey in growing his business, his views on environmental conservation, the future of the industry, trends in genomic research and how Malaysian palm oil companies can maintain their edge over Indonesian companies.
The details of the events are as follows;
Date: 15 March 2013 (Friday)
Time: 9 – 11 am
Venue: Securities Commission
Interested Members can register via fax or online (www.bfm.my/globalmalaysiaseries).
For more information or enquiries, please contact Ms. Annie at 03-2035 5900.
8 January 2013
RSPO-WWF-CGF-TERI DSDS Track in India
The 13th edition of TERI’s annual flagship event the Delhi Sustainable Development Summit (DSDS) will be convened under the aegis of The Global Challenge of Resource-Efficient Growth and Development at Hotel Taj Palace, New Delhi, India from January 31 – February 2, 2013.
TERI in collaboration with RSPO, WWF and CGF will host a Track at DSDS 2013 to discuss Global Trends in Sustainable Production and Sourcing of Edible Oil on February 1st, 2013.
The Track will essentially focus on the major issues concerning the Industry so as to seek sustainability along the entire supply chain ‘from farm to fork’ which can be achieved by way of creating sustainable and strong alliances of farmers with the processors; conserving the respective oil belts diversity developing standards of sustainability in collaboration with sustainable agriculture networks; increasing the stakeholders as a probable solution for checking the price volatility existent in the market; and opting for responsible procurement strategies.
Click here to download full summary of track event during TERI DSDS 2013.
Click here to download Darrel Webber Key Note Speech
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10 December 2012
RSPO Partners with Bloomberg Businessweek Global Green Summit
RSPO Partners with Bloomberg Businessweek Global Green Summit
Darrel Webber, Secretary General of RSPO, was among the selected speakers that comprised of influential business leaders, government officials and Bloomberg’s leading journalists that got together to discuss about accelerating innovation, creating better alignment between the public and private sectors as well as learning about sustainable business practices that are being led by global corporations.
The day-long event saw a variety of issues and ideas being discussed with the most notable highlights were on sportswear company Puma’s implementation of the first Environmental P&L as well as water managements through a 50 year projection by Singapore.
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23 October’2012
RSPO discusses sustainable palm oil at Salon International de l’Agro-alimentaire (SIAL) in Paris, France
On 23 October, the Malaysian Palm Oil Board invited RSPO to give a presentation at its palm oil conference on nutrition and sustainability. The event was held in Paris, France in the context of the Salon International de l’Agro-alimentaire (SIAL), one of the world’s largest agri-food exhibitions. After a brief account of the RSPO achievements since its inception, the presentation, entitled ‘Business Unusual’, stressed the importance for all industries and stakeholders to take action and transform the market to make sustainable palm oil the norm. In Europe, in particular, which is the main consumer of certified sustainable palm oil (CSPO) and the world leader on sustainability issues, industries were urged to use CSPO and join RSPO’s global multi-stakeholder platform. The MPOB Chairman, Mr Tan Sri Shahrir Abdul Samad, presented Malaysia’s sustainability efforts and expressed his support for the RSPO. Other presentations by IOI Loders Croklaan and the MPOB focused on the health and nutritional aspects of palm oil. Around 60 stakeholders attended the event, including multinational corporations, trade associations, NGOs and media. The event represents an important step to bring RSPO closer to the industry in one of the most important European markets, to discuss the main challenges and prospects for sustainable palm oil in Europe and to offer its support to those organisations which embrace RSPO’s vision.
15 October’2012
CII-WWF Panel Discussion
CII- ITC, a leading Industry association in India had organized “Sustainable & Inclusive Solutions: Summit”, on 15 October’2012, where WWF-India had chaired a panel on, “Sustainable supply chain: Transforming Markets.” It had representatives from ITC, BILT, Carbon Disclosure Project and Cargill. The floor was opened to the panel to highlight examples of sustainable initiatives from their business. While ITC and BILT spoke of paper and timber as examples, we realized their issues owing to price premium and resistance from industry players to comply at large were similar to the issues faced by RSPO. Cargill, Isheteyaque Amjad talked about palm oil in India, its importance as a commodity, issues and challenges and also stressed on the need for them to comply with RSPO standards. He explained the consequences of not moving towards CSPO, as a point for Indian companies to consider their future business opportunity and sustenance plan in light of the resource crisis that could possibly happen someday.
4 October 2012
TERI CEO Roundtable
The TERI CEO Roundtable entitled India: Innovation Nation was held on 4 October 2012 in New Delhi at the TERI office. It was chaired by Sir Jonathon Porritt, Founder, Forum for the Future and Dr. R. K. Pachauri, Director General, TERI and was a run up to the Delhi Sustainable Developmental Summit 2013. The meeting saw the participation of representatives from Cargill, Green Futures Magazine, Indus Towers, Alcatel Lucent India, Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs and various other organizations who are leading the way for sustainability in India.
Ishteyaque Amjad, Cargill India, emphasized on the need for responsible sourcing and procurement and adoption of sustainable standards to secure future resources. He highlighted Cargill’s role, as a global member of RSPO, committed to supply 100 percent of all palm oil products and/or originated from smallholder growers (excluding palm kernel oil products) to its customers in Europe, United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand an other parts of the world by 2015 and by 2020, which will be RSPO certified.
12 September 2012
PUBLIC FORUM: THE MALAYSIAN PALM OIL INDUSTRY: The Way Forward
(In conjunction with OFIC 2012 )OFIC 2012: Oils & Fats International Congress 2012
Organised by
Malaysian Oil Scientists’ & Technologists’ Association (MOSTA)
website: www. mosta.org.my
On September 12, 2012 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Darrel Webber, Secretary General of the RSPO participated in a forum aimed at addressing:
How can the ETP plans and programmes be translated into reality?
Can the industry achieve the targeted growth rates? Can the industry contribute towards Malaysia becoming a high income economy by 2020?
Can the palm oil industry generate an income of RM178 billion by 2020, compared to RM80 billion last year? What are the enabling measures to further strengthen the role of this industry in the future?
What are the impediments and how can these be overcome?
The Forum was moderated by Mr M. R. Chandran, Council Member of MOSTA and comprised the following experts who will cover subject matters such as:
Malaysia’s Strategic Outlook – Is the ETP Achievable? Mr. Stephen Hagger, Malaysian Country Head, Credit Suisse Securities, Malaysia;
Plantation Industry: Upstream Challenges Mr Ramesh Veloo, Tradewinds Plantations Bhd. Malaysia;
Maximising Resource Use Efficiency in Oil Palm based Agro-ecosystems: Prof.Sayed Azman-Ali, Crops for the Future, Research Centre, Nottingham University, Malaysia Campus;
State of the Palm Oil Downstream Industry: En. Wan Mohd Zain Wan Ismail, Chairman, Palm Oil Refiners Association of Malaysia
Green Chemicals: Integrating Palm with Nanotechnology: Dr Juzer Jangbarwala, Chief Technology Officer, Platinum NanochemSdnBhd, Malaysia
Multi Stakeholder Initiatives – Staying Ahead of the Curve:
Mr. Darrel Webber, Secretary General, Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil
18 September 2012
RSPO – A Supporting Partner In CSR Asia Summit Held In Beijing
On September 18-19, the CSR Asia Summit 2012 was held in Beijing. RSPO was a Supporting Partner of the Summit, which featured the theme “Local Innovation for Global Challenges” and had an emphasis on corporate engagement in global health. The event started with 3 keynote speeches and a panel discussion, followed by breakout sessions structured into four thematic streams: challenges, stakeholders, disclosure and solutions. Chinese economist Mao Yushi gave the first keynote speech, stressing that corporations not only have to be legally but also morally responsible. Michael Schreider from GBCHealth talked about different ways the private sector can contribute to addressing global health issues. Tang Min, Counsellor to the State Council / Executive Vice-Chairman of the China Social Entrepreneur Foundation discussed the development of social enterprises in China. During the panel discussion, Coca Cola, Accor, Nokia and State Street shared their experiences in helping address global challenges through local innovation. Around 500 delegates participated in the event, including CSR/sustainability professionals, representatives from social enterprises and NGOs, investors, and academics.
September 2012
The XVII International Oil Palm Conference in Cartagena, Colombia
In September, with more than 2.000 assistants from the five continents, the XVII International Oil Palm Conference and Expopalma 2012 took place in the city of Cartagena de Indias, Colombia. The President of Colombia, Juan Manuel Santos, sent a message to the assistants highlighting that in 2014 the oil palm agroindustry in the country should reach 60,000 hectares planted with oil palm. With a call for the agroindustry to build and consolidate over strong bases its competitive advantages in the oils and fats global market, the Executive President of the National Federation of Oil Palm Growers of Colombia, Jens Mesa-Dishington, inaugurated the XVII International Oil Palm Conference and Expopalma 2012. Mesa said that Latin America has reached the second position among the continents in the production of palm oil. Colombia, more specifically, maintains the fourth place after Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand.
The Minister of Commerce, Industry, and Tourism, Sergio Díaz-Granados, agreed with the Executive President of Fedepalma, Jens Mesa, that the future of this agroindustry depends, among other aspects, in the opening of new international markets. In this sense, palm oil and its sub-products have been taken into account in all the free trade agreements signed in the last few years. The Minister committed to having ready in less than a year the results from the “Economic, Scientific, Education, Technical and Cultural Cooperation Accord between the government of Colombia and the government of Malaysia” to promote and facilitate the transference of technology and the use of good agricultural practices in this country. In this occasion the XVII International Oil Palm Conference, counted with 72 speakers: 63 international and nine national, oil palm growers, investors, businessmen, industrials and traders, suppliers of goods and services, academics, investigators, government officials, experts, technicians, directives and functionaries from trade associations coming from 31 different countries in the five continents.
Darrel Webber, the Secretary General of the RSPO shared that he is determined to bring the actors of the oil palm agroindustry together to develop and implement standards of sustainability. Webber emphasized the importance of sustainability to access new markets. Other speakers included: Director of the Malaysian Palm Oil Board, Choo Yuen May; Dorjee Sun, Executive Director of Carbon Conservation LTDA from Singapore; David Guest, Senior Professor at the Botanic School of the University of Melbourne; André Drenth, Main Researcher at the Alliance for the innovation of agriculture and food; James Fry, President and Founder of the English consulting firm LMC International and one of the worldwide authorities in agricultural economics.
September 2012
Malaysian Palm Oil Board Hosts Forum In Sydney, Australia
The Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) held a forum in Sydney in Australia in the month of September 2012, chaired by YB Tan Sri Shahrir Absul Samad, Chairman of MPOB. It was attended by TYT Dato’ Salman Ahmad, Pesuruhjaya Tinggi Malaysia ke Australia and Datuk Hassan Salleh, Konsul Kehormat Malaysia ke South Australia. The forum was attended by over 75 delegates from non governmnetal organizations; zoos; food associations; academicians; educational institutions and academicians; etc. The forum was intended to open channels of communicationa and create dialogue as a response to media impressions in Australia focusing on the negative implications of the palm oil sector on deforestation and endangered species across south east asia. Several presenters shared their perspectives at the forum; amongst them: Mr. Darrel Webber (RSPO); Dato’ Carl Bek Nielsen (United Plantations Bhd), Dr. Carl Traeholt (Copenhagen Zoo), Dr. Marc Ancrenaz (HUTAN), Tuan Haji Khairudin Hashim (Sime Darby), Ms. Rachel Lowry (Zoos Victoria), Mr. Kim Leighton (Australian Food & Grocery Council), and Mr. Tim Cronin (WWF Australia).
3 July 2012
Tedx-WWF Conference in Singapore
The Secretary General of RSPO, Darrel Webber presented at TEDxWWF organized by WWF Singapore entitled “Business Unusual for a Global Commodity.” His message focused on the aspirations of the RSPO and how as individuals we all have a role to play in motivating palm oil to be produced and sourced responsibly.
Darrel’s presentation can be viewed here
25 June 2012
WWF speaks on sustainable palm oil at food industry event in Germany
On June 25th, Carrie Svingen (Manager, Markets and Communications, Palm Oil and Soy of WWF International and member of the RSPO’s Standing Committee on Communications and Claims) spoke at the DNV Pro Food Information Day: "Sustainability - Step by Step to Success" in Meerbusch, Germany. Organized by certification body DNV, the event discussed sustainability standards in the German food, beverage, and packaging industries. Sixteen companies from these industries discussed sustainability, outlined ways to implement common standards for the food industry, and highlighted examples of best practice within the industry. During her presentation on WWF’s Approach to Sustainable Palm Oil, Carrie presented the RSPO, as well as its certification standards, trademark and success in increasing CSPO production and consumption.
21 June 2012
EuropeRSPO Executive Board Member speaks at BM TRADA event in London
On June 21st 2012, BM TRADA hosted a conference in London, UK, which featured presentations by RSPO Executive Board Members Hidde Van Kersen and Adam Harrison. The conference sought to provide a forum to debate the future of sustainable palm oil, examine the demands of a range of stakeholders across the industry and raise awareness of the benefits of certification. Hidde van Kersen (Sustainability Director at IOI Loders Croklaan) discussed upcoming changes in regulations of oils and called on RSPO members to promote the use of sustainable palm oil. Adam Harrison (Senior Policy Officer for Food and Agriculture for WWF UK) spoke on the versatility and productive qualities of palm oil, its continued demand, and the urgency for strengthening standards in the supply chain. Other speakers included Freddie Woolfe, Hermes EOS; Dr Samantha Lacey, CDC Group; Stephen Lowe, DEFRA; Fiona Wheatley, Marks and Spencer; Ken Grant, Tiger Tim Products Ltd; Ian Bowles, Premier Foods and Alasdair McGregor, BM TRADA Certification.
18 June 2012
ChinaJoint CFNA-WWF-CGF-RSPO Summit to be held in July in Tianjin, China
On July 18th, the China Sustainable Palm Oil Supply Chain Forum will be held in Tianjin, China. The forum will be part of the China Chamber of Commerce of Foodstuffs and Native Produce’s (CFNA) 2012 International Oils and Oilseeds Industry Summit and will be jointly hosted by the CFNA, WWF China, the Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) and the RSPO. Speakers will include CFNA President Mr. Bian Zhenhu, WWF’s Dr. Jason Clay and Prof. Jirong Sun, RSPO Secretary General Darrel Webber, Walmart’s China Senior Director Lloyd Guo, and representatives of Chinese and international companies.The program will address a wide range of both upstream and downstream issues, and is designed to have an audience of approximately 100 representatives of companies (domestic and international), industry associations, social organizations and government agencies. The Forum will also showcase the efforts of RSPO and its member companies to promote the production and consumption of sustainable palm oil.
15 June 2012
CGF-WWF-RSPO hosted meeting: “In Pursuit of CSPO” in Washington DC June 15th
The Summit has been structured to facilitate active discussions with presentations from manufacturers, retailers and processors/traders around their current progress in moving towards 100% CSPO and any barriers or obstacles that are slowing down uptake or availability of CSPO. This is a significant platform to engage with the key companies interested in supporting the sustainable production of palm oil. By the end of the session, RSPO aspires to have a greater understanding of the plans of the CGF companies and the current availability of CSPO around the world as well as recognition of the steps we can all make to accelerate the uptake of existing and future CSPO. If you have any queries regarding this upcoming summit, please contact rspo@rspo.org.
12 June 2012
MalaysiaRSPO interacted with key investors and analysts from the banking and financial sector on 12 June 2012 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This event was hosted by CIMB Bank, a leading regional bank that operates in high growth economies in ASEAN. The purpose of this event was to provide an understanding on RSPO and its key role in the sustainability of palm oil; and the important role investors play in driving and encouraging companies to integrate sustainable practices within organizations. Also highlighted at the event was WWF’s report on Profitability and Sustainability as well as the WWF Palm Oil Investor Review 2012.
Among questions that were raised included growth rates of production and uptake of CSPO, growth rate of membership sectors and its implications, decision making process through consensus and future plans of the RSPO. Other points discussed include the role of the financial sector in RSPO and how this will evolve in the future. Secretary General, Darrel Webber and the Communications Director, Anne Gabriel, led the presentation and discussion.
WWF Report: Palm Oil Investor Review: http://wwf.panda.org/?204547/Palm-Oil-Investor-Review-2012
WWF Report: Profitability & Sustainability: http://wwf.panda.org/?204548/Profitability-and-Sustainability-in-Palm-Oil-Production/
2012
The 3rd International Conference & Exhibition of Palm Oil 2012 (ICE-PO 2012)
Event brief
The International Conference & Exhibition on Palm Oil 2012 was held in Jakarta, Indonesia and has entered its third year. This year, the annual conference took "Palm Oil Industry for Planet & Prosperity" as the theme, and was attended by nearly 1,000 conference participants and 5,000 visitors from various backgrounds that are relevant to palm oil industry, including Producers, Businessman, Exporters, Importers, Traders, Scientist, Engineers, Technologist, Policy and Decision Makers, Investors, and Bankers. The conference was held with a purpose to create a sustainable platform for the industry players to exchange information, ideas, and experience among producers and consumers on palm oil products, and also to provide opportunity to review the advances in palm oil development, analyze and overcome today’s challenges face by the industry. In one of the key lectures on "Implementation of SPO" on the first day of the conference, RSPO Secretary General Darrel Webber spoke on the implementation and future benefit from RSPO for the palm oil industry. Also speaking at the same panel were key individuals from the industry that work on sustainability, namely Howard J. Sargeant from Bakrie Sumatera Plantation (BSP), Arifin Lambaga from Mutu Agung Lestari (MAL) and Dr. Edy Sigit Sutarta from Indonesian Oil Palm Research Institute (IOPRI). The lecture was moderated Dr. Tony Liwang from SMART.
Lead speaker representing RSPO
Darrel Webber, RSPO Secretary GeneralRSPO in action
2012
III RSPO Latin American Conference in Ecuador
Event brief
ANCUPA and the palm-growing sector in Ecuador were honored and committed to make this third Latin American Roundtable the gathering point for Latin American palm growers, as well as for all other actors interested in the development of activities related to the palm oil industry.
Lead speaker representing RSPO
Darrel Webber, RSPO Secretary General
RSPO in action
Pictures TBC
For more details
http://www.rspo2012.com/index.php?lang=en
March 2012
World Biofuels Market in Rotterdam, the Netherlands
Event brief
The World Biofuels Market conference is the largest Congress and Exhibition in the biofuels industry, bringing together the entire value chain of the biofuels industry, 600 companies and over 1500 attendees. There were several RSPO members among the event sponsors and speakers, including BP, Neste Oil, SGS, ADM and Evonik.
Lead speaker representing RSPO
RSPO in action
Pictures TBC
For more details
http://www.worldbiofuelsmarkets.com
2012
Caobisco, UK
Event Brief
Caobisco, the European Association of chocolate, biscuit and confectionery has invited RSPO to present the organisation to its members at their Joint European Sustainability and CSR Committee meeting on the 8th of March. The aim of this meeting was to explore potential activities that could be undertaken by Caobisco with its members around CSPO.
Lead speaker representing RSPO
Marion Birnstill, Hill+Knowlton Strategies Brussels
For more details
http://www.caobisco.com
February 2012
Roundtable on Promoting Sustainable Palm Oil In New Delhi, India
Event Brief
The main objective of the Roundtable was to move/influence stakeholders for the initial steps
towards sustainable palm oil, as well as to discuss India’s critical role to stop deforestation and promote the growth and use of sustainable palm oil
Darrel Webber, RSPO Secretary General
RSPO in action
Pictures TBC
January 2012
APIM Working Group in Brussels, Belgium
Event Brief
APIM has launched the first working group with its members to discuss the 2012 action plan to operationalise the switch to 100% certified sustainable palm oil by 2015. The aim of RSPO’s present was to explore with the members of the Belgium Alliance how to operationalise their commitment.
Lead speaker representing RSPO
December 2011
APIM launch in Brussels, Belgium
Event Brief
The Belgian Alliance on Sustainable Palm Oil has organised a press conference to showcase its establishment and its members commitment to source 100% CSPO by 2015.
Lead speaker representing RSPO
Caroline Sikking, Cargill
For more details
http://www.sustainabelpalm.be/
December 2011
COP17 Durban - Advancing Public Private Partnerships for REDD+ and Green Growth in Durban, South Africa
Event Brief
COP17 marked a significant moment in the UNFCCC process. The Parties achieved several substantial outcomes, including agreeing to a second commitment period under the Kyoto Protocol, launching the Green Climate Fund, and setting 2015 as the date by which the international community will adopt a global agreement with ambitious targets for all Parties, including the United States and the major developing countries, that would enter into force in 2020. REDD+ was also advanced in two significant ways: i) the Parties agreed on technical elements, such as reference levels and the environmental and social safeguards needed to ensure credible outcomes; ii) on REDD+ finance, the Parties agreed that both the public and private sectors have a role to play, and they further considered that in light of current and future demonstration activities that market-based approaches could be developed by the COP to further REDD+ finance. These are key steps towards creating incentives to scaled-up investment to support forest conservation. AD Partners applauds the Parties on their hard work and achievements at COP 17.
Lead speaker representing RSPO
Puvan Selvanathan – Vice President, Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil; took part in the panel titled “Private Sector Opportunities to Reduce Deforestation” which debated the means by which a sustained effort to reach these goals could be achieved. Better information to, and empowerment of, the consumer was a consistent theme.
RSPO in action
2011
Food Ingredients Europe Conference 2011 in Paris
Event brief
Food ingredients Europe is the global meeting place for all stakeholders in the food ingredients industry. Over 500,000 people have attended the shows over the years, and billions of euros of business has been done as a result. Fi Europe is held once every two years in a major European city and brings together the world’s leading food and beverage suppliers, R&D, production and marketing specialists and showcases the most diverse range of new and innovative ingredients and services.
Lead speaker representing RSPO
Yves Augrandjean, IOI
RSPO in action
http://www.ingredientsnetwork.com/video
For more details
http://fieurope.ingredientsnetwork.com/
November 2011
RT9 in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
Event brief
The 9th Annual Global Roundtable Meeting organized by RSPO achieved a record high attendance with over 1000 people from 34 countries around the world from both grower and consumer markets, was officially opened by Yang Berhormat Tan Sri Bernard Giluk Dompok, the Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities of Malaysia. Themed "RSPO Certified. Transforming the Market. Together."
Lead speaker representing RSPO
RSPO Executive Board and Secretary General
RSPO in action
For more details
www.rt9.rspo.org
