The Malaysian Palm Oil Association (MPOA) is the umbrella body for the private growers of plantation tree crops in Malaysia.

The Association has been tasked with the important function of balancing the needs and interests of the various sectors for synergy and development of the plantation industry as a whole. Though a crop specific body that will focus on oil palm, MPOA will also serve the interests of other plantation tree crops such as rubber, cocoa, tea, coconut and bananas, and including non-crop issues relating to land, labour, trade and pricing.

Apart from being the single voice representing member interests to government, various statutory bodies, stakeholders and external parties, its mission is to ensure the growth and sustainability of the Malaysian plantation industry sector as well as providing the relevant support service to members.

More information can be found on our website: www.mpoa.org.my

Malaysian Palm Oil Association (MPOA)
12th Floor, Bangunan Getah Asli (Menara)
148, Jalan Ampang
PO Box 10272
50708 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Tel  : +603 27105680
Fax : +603 27105679

Contact: Dato' Mamat Salleh, Chief Executive

Unilever is an Anglo-Dutch manufacturer of branded fast moving consumer goods. With Head Offices in London and Rotterdam, Unilever has operations in over 100 countries and sells products in over 150 countries. Unilever's mission is:

Our mission is to add vitality to life. We meet everyday needs for hygiene, nutrition and personal care with brands that help people feel good, look good and get more out of life.

Well known Unilever brands are Dove, Magnum, Knorr, Hellmann's, Persil, Axe, Lipton, Bertolli, Good Humor Bryer's, Cif, Royco. Unilever employs about 230,000 people world wide. 2003 Sales was €47.7 B, pre-tax operating profit was €6.8 B.

Unilever has three sustainability initiatives: on water, on fish and on agriculture. If you want to read more about our sustainable agriculture programme, please look at the Unilever website at: http://www.unilever.com/environmentsociety/sustainability

Specific documents, protocols, brochures etc can be found at: http://www.growingforthefuture.com

Aarhus Karlshamn UK (AAK UK) is a leading oils and fats business in the UK exporting to over 30 countries. With sales to the food manufacturing sector as well as the foodservice, retail and the personal care industries, the company has a diverse business profile within the oils and fats sector and operates one of the most modern refining and production facilities in the world.

AAK is part of the Swedish Group, AAK AB which operates refineries in UK, Sweden, Denmark, Holland Mexico and the USA. The Group control sales and marketing companies in many other countries. More can be seen at  www.aak.com.

Aarhus United UK Ltd.
King George Dock
Hull HU9 5PX
United Kingdom

Tel : +44 (0) 1482 701271
Fax: +44 (0) 1482 709447

Contact: Mr Ian McIntosh, President

WWF, the World Wide Fund for Nature is one of the world's largest and most respected independent conservation organizations. Founded in 1961 WWF now has almost five million supporters distributed throughout five continents. WWF has a global network active in over 90 countries. WWF has worked to conserve nature and ecological processes through a combination of action on the ground, national and international advocacy work to establish appropriate policies, and international campaigns to highlight and demonstrate solutions to crucial environmental problems. WWF’s involvement in the RSPO comes through the Forest Conversion Initiative, a global effort to halt the conversion of high conservation value forests to oil palm plantations and to make palm oil production more sustainable.

www.wwf.ch

WWF Switzerland
Hohlstrasse. 110
CH-8010 Zürich
Switzerland

Tel  : +41 1 297 2238
Fax : +41 1 297 2100

Contact information: Dr Matthias Diemer, Director of Forest Programme

CTP Holdings is a palm plantation company that manages six plantations; three in Indonesia and three in Papua New Guinea. CTP is a business unit of Cargill, an international provider of food, agricultural and risk management products and services. With 142,000 employees in 61 countries, Cargill is committed to using its knowledge and experience to collaborate with customers to help them succeed. For more information, visit www.cargill.com.

In line with Cargill's corporate philosophy, CTP Holdings is committed to being a global leader in corporate citizenship - our total impact on society and the environment. Our four cornerstones of citizenship are: promoting a sustainable environment, responsible business practices, engaging our workforce and ensuring their safety, and providing a positive impact in our communities. For more information visit: http://www.cargill.com/about/citizenship/citizenship.htm

CTP Holdings Pte Ltd
300 Beach Road, Concourse Building #23-01
Singapore 199555

Tel : +65 6536 5185
Fax: +65 6536 9110

Contact: Mr Haposan Panjaitan

Migros is the number one retailer in Switzerland. Ten regional-based Migros cooperatives and Migros-owned Globus department stores are active in the Swiss retail business, and in 2003, they generated €11 billion in sales, an 18% share of the Swiss retail market.

Since its establishment in 1925, Migros has developed its own industry and service companies. In 2003, Migros group generated a turnover of €13 billion, and Migros Bank presented a balance-sheet total of €18 billion.

In 1941, Migros companies were transformed to consumer cooperatives, with 1.9 million members today; Federation of Migros Cooperatives was made their national processing and wholesale buying centre. Regional cooperatives run about 580 stores. Two-thirds of sales consist of foods and catering. There are, however, no sales of alcoholic drinks or tobacco. In production and buying, Migros supports ethical and sustainable principles. 1% of its sales go to Migros non-business cultural scheme (€80 million). Migros is an efficient distributor of goods and values in Switzerland and over 81,000 employees help in doing so, daily.

www.migros.ch

Migros-Genossenschafts-Bund
Rheinstrasse 99
CH-4402 Frenkendorf
Switzerland

Tel  : +41 61 905 9480
Fax : +41 61 905 9395

Contact: Mr Umberto Villars, MIFA

Golden Hope Plantations Berhad is a leading Malaysian corporation listed in the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange with more than 17,000 shareholders and over 20,000 employees. Having established a strong foundation in the plantation sector since 1903, the Group has developed into a diversified conglomerate involved in four dynamic business sectors: Agribusiness, Property, Industries and International Business.

In all its business operations, Golden Hope is guided by strong commitment towards protection and conservation of the environment. In line with its Environment Policy and the International Chamber of Commerce Business Charter for Sustainable Development, Golden Hope has taken significant steps to ensure that the Group’s businesses are sustainable, this being defined as “development that meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs”.

www.goldenhope.com

Golden Hope Plantations Berhad
9-16th floors, Menara PNB
No 201-A, Jalan Tun Razak
50400 Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia

Tel  : +60 3 3120 2311
Fax : +60 3 3120 1197

Contact: Tuan Hj Khairudin Hashim, Director of Research & Development

The Body Shop International plc is a values driven high quality skin and body care retailer operating in 50 countries with over 1,900 outlets spanning 25 languages and 12 time zones.

Famous for creating a niche market sector for naturally inspired skin and hair care products, The Body Shop introduced a generation of consumers to the benefits of a wide range of best sellers from Vitamin E Moisture Cream to the Tea Tree Oil range and Banana Shampoo.

The Body Shop has always believed that business is primarily about human relationships. We believe that the more we listen to our stakeholders and involve them in decision making, the better our business will run.

In 1999 The Body Shop brand was voted the second most trusted brand in the UK by the Consumers Association. According to the 1997 Interbrand survey criteria, the company was named 28th top brand in the world, second in the retail sector. In a 1998 report, a survey of international chief executives in The Financial Times ranked The Body Shop the 27th most respected company in the world.

www.thebodyshop.com

The Body Shop International plc
Watersmead
Littlehampton
West Sussex BN17 6LS
United Kingdom

Tel  : +44 (0) 1903 846 274

Contact: Ms Rikke Netterstrom, Ethical Policy Manager

IOI is one of Malaysia’s homegrown business conglomerates. Within a relatively short span of 30 years, the IOI Group has firmly established itself as a leader in its core business areas of Plantations, Property Development & Investment, and Manufacturing. From an oil palm plantation entity, the IOI Group has transformed itself to become a leading integrated palm oil player in the country.

Moreover through the acquisition of Loders Croklaan, IOI is now a strong global player with a strategic focus on growth in the area of palm based oil products. It is one of the largest plantation groups in Malaysia with a sizeable plantation holding of over 160,000 hectares. Annual production of CPO is in excess of 800,000 tonnes. To gain further leverage as a key palm oil producer, IOI has also ventured into downstream value-added palm oil based manufacturing activities such as palm oil refining, palm kernel extraction, oleochemicals and specialty fats and oils.

IOI Edible Oils’ palm oil refinery in Sabah is a manufacturer of various quality processed palm oil products. It has its own jetty and bulking installation facilities for direct shipments of palm oil products. It is the first palm oil refinery in Sabah to obtain certification for ISO 9001.

Through IOI Oleochemical Industries Berhad, the Group operates one of the most established and largest oleochemical production facilities in Malaysia, producing a wide range of oleochemical products for food and non-food industrial applications. It is the largest fatty acid producer in Asia.

Loders Croklaan is one of the world’s leading suppliers of specialty fats and oils to the food sector with a long standing tradition of quality and innovation. It has pioneered products and applications in its core snack ingredients business. It is also in the development of the potentially high growth area of lipid nutrition.

www.ioigroup.com

www.croklaan.com

IOI Group (Malaysia/Netherlands)
Level 8, Two IOI Square
IOI Resort
62502 Putrajaya
Malaysia

Tel  : +60 3 8947 8668
Fax : +60 3 8943 2899

Contact: Mr Christopher R Donough, Research Controller (Plantation Division)

Aarhus Karlshamn Sweden (AAK Sweden), is part of the AAK AB Group listed on the Swedish stock market. AAK Sweden is a leading supplier of specialty oils and has a strong record in product innovation. The company has a pronounced international focus with sales in more than 60 countries. Many of the world’s largest manufacturers of food, confectionery and cosmetics are customers.

A total of 75% sales are to the food industry with the remaining 25% split between three related businesses. The Feed Materials division supplies meal and fats to animal feed processors in Northern Europe. Through its subsidiary, Binol, AAK Sweden is a leading supplier of biodegradable lubricants for metalworking and forestry. Tefac, a subsidiary that runs its own operation in the city of Karlshamn, manufactures fatty acids and glycerol.

www.aak.com

AAK Sweden
37482 Karlshamn
Sweden

Tel  : +46 454 82 137
Fax : +46 454 82 839

Contact: Mr Jan-Olof Lidefelt, Strategic Marketing Manager, Oils and Fats

Agropalma started its palm oil activities in 1982 in Brazil, leading nowadays the palm oil production in Latin America, plus controlling the entire production chain, from seedling to RBD conventional and organic palm and palm kernel oils, vegetable fats and margarines, and more recently, bio-diesel production.

The Agropalma complex today reaches 35,000 ha of planted area, four mills with an extraction capacity of 128 tons of FFB/hour, one refinery and fractionation plant plus a shortening and margarine production unit. Surrounding the plantations, the company has over 55,000 hectares of natural forests reserves, protecting all wildlife, including more than 300 different species of birds. The entire Group is certified with the ISO 9001:2000, ISO 14001:1996 and the OHSAS 18001.

www.agropalma.com.br

Agropalma Group
Alameda Santos, 466/10º andar - Cerqueira César
01418-000 São Paulo - SP
Brasil

Tel  : +55 11 3175 5465
Fax : +55 11 3285 4353

Contact: Mr Marcello Brito, Commercial & Marketing Director

Cargill is an international provider of food, agricultural and risk management products and services. With 101,000 employees in 60 countries, the company is committed to using its knowledge and experience to collaborate with customers to help them succeed. For more information visit: http://www.cargill.com

Cargill BV is part of Cargill and produces, trades, processes and refines a variety of agricultural products and food ingredients including palm oil.

Cargill also owns an oil palm plantation in Indonesia and two refineries in Malaysia. The plantation is cited as a model of best practice in environmental and social management by the Indonesian Government.

Cargill is committed to being a global leader in corporate citizenship – our Total Impact on Society and the Environment - with 4 key cornerstones:- Responsible business practices - Promoting a sustainable environment - Engaging and respecting our workforce - Providing a positive impact in our communities. For more information visit: http://www.cargill.com/about/citizenship/citizenship.htm

Cargill BV, Coenhavenweg 2
1013 BL Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Tel  : +31 20 580 1911
Fax : +31 20 682 0193

Contact: Eric Swartberg, Trading Director
 

United Plantation Bhd was amongst the pioneers in oil palm cultivation in Malaysia and has benefited immensely on mutual collaboration between Danish and Malaysian expertise where managing resources resourcefully has been a part of the day to day culture.

The company is committed towards sustainability in all aspects of its plantation operations. Firstly, special emphasis is paid on achieving high yields hereby maximizing the productivity of its land bank resources e.g. United Plantations average yield of crude palm oil per hectare was 5.3 million tonnes during 2003 compared with the national Malaysia average of 3.75 million tonnes of CPO/ha.

Secondly, the company focuses on being environmentally responsible in terms of its operations by ensuring that a balance between economy and ecology exists within the frameworks of the plantation ecosystem.

Finally, the company also has a very strong commitment towards the social aspects of running a plantation, where care, compassion and consideration are a part of the day to day operations.

www.unitedplantations.com

United Plantations Bhd
Jenderate Estate
36009 Teluk Intan
Perak Darul Ridzuan
Malaysia

Tel  : +60 5 6411411
Fax : +60 5 6411876

Contact: Mr Carl Bek-Nielsen, Executive Director/Vice Chairman

SIAT SA, founded in 1991, is an agro-industrial company specialised in the establishment and management of industrial as well as smallholders' plantations and allied processing and down stream industries. The main focus of the tree crops rests on oil palms. The company offers services ranging from project identification to project implementation, including feasibility studies, financial engineering, project management, logistic support and marketing of produce. SIAT has subsidiaries in Nigeria, Gabon and Ghana. In Nigeria, Presco plc is an integrated project consisting of a plantation of 8,300 planted ha of oil palms (total concession is 15,000 ha), a palm oil mill, a palm kernel crushing plant, a refinery and fractionation unit. In Gabon, SIAT operates Agrogabon, which comprises 8,000 ha of oil palm, an oil mill, a kernel crushing plant, a refinery, a fractionation plant and a soap works factory. Finally in Ghana, SIAT operates GOPDC ltd, which is also an integrated project consisting of a nucleus plantation of 4,750 ha, a smallholders area of 1,200 ha as well as the surrounding outgrowers area of 12,800 ha. There is a palm oil mill and a palm kernel crushing plant on the plantation.

www.siat.be

SIAT SA
81 Dreve Pittoresque
1180 Brussels
Belgium

Tel  : +32 (0) 2 3746143
Fax : +32 (0) 2 3757631

Contact: Ms Helena Vandebeeck, Director - Operations

Asiatic was incorporated as a private limited company on 29 September 1977, and commenced operations in 1980 as the plantation arm of Genting Berhad. In August 1982, Asiatic gained listing on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE). The principal activities of Asiatic Group include plantation and property development. Our mission is to become a leader in the plantation industry and enhance return on the Company land bank through property development activities. As at 30 June 2004, Asiatic owns 71,078 hectares of land, 80% of which is planted with oil palm. Asiatic also owns 6 oil mills, with a total milling capacity of 255 metric tonnes per hour. Asiatic has ventured into property development since 1993. The Group’s main development areas are strategically located in Johor, Melaka and Kedah.

More information can be found on our website: www.asiatic.com.my

Asiatic Development Berhad
10th floor, Wisma Genting
Jalan Sultan Ismail
50250 Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia

Tel  : +60 3 2333 6441
Fax : +60 3 2164 1032

Contact: Mr Yong Chee Kong, Chief Financial Officer

We're the world's local bank.

Headquartered in London, HSBC is one of the largest banking and financial services organisations in the world. HSBC’s international network comprises more than 9,500 offices in 79 countries and territories in Europe, the Asia-Pacific region, the Americas, the Middle East and Africa. With listings on the London, Hong Kong, New York, Paris and Bermuda stock exchanges, shares in HSBC Holdings plc are held by around 200,000 shareholders in some 100 countries and territories. Through an international network linked by advanced technology, including rapidly growing e-commerce channels, HSBC provides a comprehensive range of financial services: personal financial services; consumer finance; commercial banking; corporate; investment banking and markets; and private banking.

www.hsbc.com.my

HSBC Bank Malaysia Berhad
2, Leboh Ampang
50100 Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia

Tel  : +60 3 2070 0744
Fax : +60 3 2070 1146

Contact: Mr Simon Harris, Chief Credit Officer

Mitsubishi Corporation (MC) is Japan's largest general trading company (sogo shosha) with over 200 bases of operations in approximately 80 countries worldwide. Together with its over 500 group companies, MC employs a multinational workforce of approximately 48,000 people. MC has long been engaged in business with customers around the world in virtually every industry, including energy, metals, machinery, chemicals, food and general merchandise.

MC's operations connect in many ways to the environment; from resource development to trade. MC places the utmost importance on conducting business in an environmentally-friendly way, to ensure the sustainability of our environment, as well as our company. As such, we take great care to analyze and assess the environmental impact of our corporate activities, making constant efforts to find the most efficient yet practical methods to reduce any burden on the environment.

If you want to know more about our company, please look at our website at:  www.mitsubishicorp.com

Mitsubishi Corporation (Kuala Lumpur Branch)
Level 48, Tower 2, Petronas Twin Towers
Kuala Lumpur City Centre
50088 Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia

Tel  : +60 3 2162 5188
Fax : +60 3 2164 1151

Contact: Mr Tsunetoshi Tanaka, Department Head (Living Essentials Dept)

Kulim (Malaysia) Berhad is a public listed company. It was incorporated on 2 July 1975 and was listed on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) main board on 14 November 1975. Its core business is in the palm oil industry encompassing cultivation of oil palm, palm oil milling and refinery as well as the manufacture of oleochemicals. The Group’s vision is to excel in Delivering Value to all stakeholders through high performance teams who are committed to the highest standards of ethics, integrity and professionalism. The Group manages 105,000 ha of palm oil plantations and 95% of its planted area lies in Malaysia, Papua New Guinea and Indonesia. This area includes Kulim’s acquisition of 90% equity in New Britain Palm Oil Lmited (NBPOL), which is one of the largest plantations groups operating in Papua New Guinea.

Kulim (Malaysia) Berhad
KB 705, 80990 Johor Bahru
Johor Darul Takzim
Malaysia

Tel  : +60 7 861 1611
Fax : +60 7 861 1701

Contact: Tuan Hj Ahamad Mohamad, Managing Director

Danisco has produced emulsifiers since 1936. Danisco is the world’s largest supplier of food emulsifiers. The Emulsifier Division has vast experience when it comes to the development, application and production of emulsifiers. Our mission is to provide our customers in the food and selected non-food industries with knowledge-based solutions that enable them to expand the market for industrially produced products. Danisco does not only offer the broadest emulsifier programme on the market. We also have comprehensive products and process know-how as well as strong application expertise, which are utilized in close cooperation with our customers. Danisco’s Emulsifier Division has a global production structure, which is supported by a global sales network. As part of the Danisco Corporation, the Emulsifier Division also interacts closely with Danisco’s other divisions. The division head office is in Denmark, and production facilities are located in Denmark, the United States, Brazil, Malaysia and China.

Danisco is a signatory of the UN Global Compact and a member of the Amnesty Business Club and Sustainable Agriculture Initiative. Danisco has performed exceptionally well in a number of sustainability indexes which track the environmental, social and financial performance of companies. We are included in the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes, FTSE4Good, and ranked "Best in Class" in the Storebrand index.

www.danisco.com

Danisco Emulsifiers
Edwin Rahrs Vej 38
DK-8220 Brabrand
Denmark

Tel  : +45 8943 5000
Fax : +45 8943 5533

Contact: Ms Pia Madsen, Director, Raw Material Purchasing

Daabon Organic CI Tequendama is the pioneer and leading grower and refiner of Organic Palm Oil in Colombia, located in the Caribbean city of Santa Marta. It is part of the Daabon Group of companies, and is a family owned business, now in its third generation, recognized for its innovative practices in agriculture. Some employees are also second and third family generation.

The company is synonymous with sustainability, and this fact is evident at every level of its operations. The company's operational strategies, commercial relationships, and employee relationships are all long term and sustainable.

Daabon Organic CI Tequendama participates in all stages of the process - growing, pressing, refining, and marketing. This vertical integration and short supply chain from farm to market gives the capacity to offer high quality, fresh products.

Its Palm Oil products are marketed in the U.S., Europe, Asia and Australia by Daabon owned group of companies.

www.organicworld.com.co

Daabon Organic CI Tequendama SA
Edificio Bahia Centro Piso 11
Santa Marta
Colombia

Tel  : +57 5 421 3077/421 2582
Fax : +57 5 421 0945

Contact: Mr Manuel J Davila, Director Comercial

PanEco was founded in Switzerland in 1996. The foundation is a Swiss-based and registered international charity active in the field of environmental protection, management and education. Presently, PanEco's projects focus on Indonesia, one of the last strongholds of lowland tropical rainforest harbouring more than 90 percent of the globe's animal and plant species.

PanEco supports and implements sustainable and exemplary projects which promote the aims of the foundation, such as to:

• Conserve ecological and biogenetic diversity and safeguard natural ecosystems.

• Develop institutions, such as environmental education centres, and professionalism in the field of environmental education and further environmental awareness processes in society.

• Promote sustainable development and sustainable use of natural resources.

The Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Programme (SOCP) as well as the PanEco projects in North Sumatra and East Java aim to further the environmental awareness of the local population. To fight against illegal deforestation and to protect the tropical rainforests as the habitat for the Sumatran Orangutan means to conserve this ecosystem for all of us.

For further information please contact us or visit our websites www.paneco.ch and www.sumatranorangutan.org.

PanEco
Foundation of Sustainable Development and Intercultural Exchange
Chileweg 5
CH-8415 Berg am Irchel, Switzerland

Tel : +41 52 318 23 23
Fax: +41 52 318 19 06

Contact: Ms Regina Frey, President of the Board

Intercontinental Specialty Fats Sdn Bhd (ISF) was incorporated in 1980 as a specialty oils & fats manufacturer, with a paid-up capital of RM85.86 million. Our main business is the production and marketing of specialty fats to chocolate, confectionary, bakery, snack food & ice cream industries. We choose to position ourselves as a partner rather than a supplier, to our Clients whose operations are sited in every continent of the world. Being international in scope, ISF’s business activities include commercial & technical advisory services to Clients, with their varied requirements according to the unique environment they operate within. Besides providing our Clients with Market Oil Price Trends information, we also provide Research & Development and Product Application services to Clients, to help them stay ahead of the competition.

ISF’s unswerving adherence to stringent Quality Control & Quality Assurance measures, coupled with effectively implemented Food Safety & Quality Management Systems ensures that hygienic, high quality products are consistently produced & efficiently delivered to every Client in a prompt manner. In 2003, ISF’s HACCP System was approved to the RvA Standard by Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance (LRQA). Simultaneously, our Quality Management System was also approved by the LRQA to the ISO 9001:2000 Standard.

The Mission of ISF is to provide our Clients with hygienic, safe, optimum quality, cost-competitive functional specialty oil & fats that fulfill their contemporary needs, to the benefit of all stakeholders concerned.

www.isfsb.com.my

Intercontinental Specialty Fats Sdn Bhd
Lot 4 Solok Hishamudin 9/20
KWS Perusahaan Selat Klang Utara
42000 Port Klang, Selangor Darul Ehsan
Malaysia

Tel  : +60 3 3176 3050/4928
Fax : +60 3 3176 5933/5194

Contact: Mr Er Kok Leong, Managing Director

Walter Rau is the largest privately owned manufacturer of margarine and spreads in Germany. The company was founded in 1903 and has grown to be Germany’s most important Private Label manufacturer for edible fats and spreads. Walter Rau owns two production plants, located in Hilter and in Velten near Berlin. The business is split into three divisions, namely Retail Brands, Foodservice/Professional Business and Export. Approximately 300 employees generate a turnover of 120 million EURO per year. The company’s focus is on retail business. The most popular brand name is “Deli Reform.” Walter Rau is IFS 3 (International Food Standard, higher level) and DIN EN ISO9001:2000 certified.

www.walter-rau.de

Walter Rau Lebensmittelwerke GmbH & Co KG
Münsterstraße 9-11
49176 Hilter
Germany

Tel  : + 49 (5424) 3 66 0
Fax : + 49 (5424) 3 66 1 69

Contact: Mr Walter Link, Technical Director

PT Musim Mas is an Indonesian company with activities centering on its core business of palm oil cultivation and processing. Its vision is to be a fully integrated palm oil corporation that is renowned for the quality of its people and its products. It has a diversified portfolio of products and assets, which includes plantations, palm oil mills, palm oil refineries, palm kernel crushing plants, soap plants, margarine plants and oleochemical plants. Its horizontal integration includes grain terminal, bulking installations at 15 ports in Indonesia, fleets of trucks, road tankers and ocean tankers. The group owns the largest palm oil refinery in the world and is among the biggest players in the vegetable oil refining and soap manufacturing industries in Indonesia. PT Musim Mas has won the Indonesian best exporter title six times from the Indonesian government.

www.musimmas.com

PT Musim Mas
Jl KL Yos Sudarso KM 7,8
Tanjung Mulia - Medan 20241
North Sumatra - Indonesia

Tel  : + 62 61 6615511/6619866
Fax : + 62 61 6613060/6617386/6624362

Contact: Mr Bachtiar Karim, President Director

Founded in 1950, the Fuji Oil Group serves the world as a specialist in intermediate food ingredients while placing the highest priority on safety, product safety and quality as well as environmental integrity. The Group's unique research and development has led to numerous innovative, high value-added specialty products. The acquired application know-how is established and perfected in the R&D Centres of Excellence. Strongly believing that close communication holds the key to mutual benefit and partnership, the global presence of our Oils & Fats Division allows us to contribute to the success of our customers by the challenging task of developing and marketing specific oils and fats for applications in the chocolate, confectionary, bakery, ice cream and dairy industry.

Find our more about FUJI OIL and its products on the following websites: www.fujioileurope.com and www.fujioil.co.jp.

Fuji Oil Group
Kuhlmannlaan 36
9042 Gent
Belgium

Tel  : + 32 (0) 9 343 0202
Fax : + 32 (0) 9 344 2610

Contact: Mr Jan Sintobin, Procurement Director

IJM Plantations Berhad (IJMP) is an associate of IJM Corporation Berhad and it assumed Rahman Hydraulic Listing Status in June, 2003. IJMP ventured into oil palm cultivation in 1986, having its 1st land bank being the 4,000 ha Desa Talisai Estate in Sandakan. Over the years, expansion has been rapid and the group plantation land bank had burgeoned to over 29,559 hectares as of 31 December 2003. IJMP comprises of 12 estates in Sabah, 3 palm oil mills, and a palm kernel crushing plant.

The group achieved a record revenue of RM 202.02 million in 2003 compared to RM 96.8 million in 2002 which has marked a significant increase of 109% against the previous year. Along with its targets to achieve higher level of FFB yields & OER, the group also recognises its employees as key assets in its business and is constantly inventing to improve their skills and competencies to further enhance performance excellence.

Recognising the importance of good environmental management for sustainability and performance excellence, IJMP's environmental management has been within the stringent standards set by the regulatory authorities. The Board and management will continue to apply sound agronomic principles and best practices throughout its total value chain to protect the environment and ensure sustainable agribusiness.

www.ijm.com

IJM Plantations Berhad
Wisma IJM Plantations, Lot 1, Jalan Bandar Utama
Mile 6, Jalan Utara, Mail Bag 8, BQ3933
90009 Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysia

Tel  : + 60 (89) 667721
Fax : + 60 (89) 667728

Contact: Mr Joseph Tek, Controller - Training, Research & Development

Sime Plantations Sdn Bhd is one of the core business units in Sime Darby Berhad. Our major business activities comprise Plantations, Commodity Trading, Refining and Food Business with operations in Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and Indonesia. The Company’s vision is to be a world class agriculture and food business, which builds value and enhances all stakeholders' interests and the Company’s mission is to continuously strengthen our core business through recognising our customer requirements, maintaining efficient production, understanding the market environment and having international presence. Core business activities include:

• Plantations: Responsible for managing over 80,000 hectares of oil palm estates in Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah and Kalimantan, as well as operating 8 mills in these areas to extract CPO. Marketing activities of CPB' s CPO is handled internally via Commodities Trading Malaysia.

• Oils and Fats: Responsible for managing the edible oil refining and trading operations in Malaysia (Kempas Edible Oil), Singapore (Sime Darby Edible Products) and Thailand (Morakot Industries).

• Food: Responsible for the aeroponics vegetable farm business in Malaysia, the sale and marketing of vegetable oils (palm olein, soya bean, olive, etc) and the agri-bio business such as cover crop seeds, rat baits and oil palm harvesting poles. Other activities include business development and R&D into non-aeroponic food crops, aquaculture and processed foods.

www.simenet.com

Sime Plantations Sdn Bhd
1st floor, Wisma Consplant, No 2, Jalan SS16/4
47500 Subang Jaya, Selangor Darul Ehsan
Malaysia

Tel  : + 60 (3) 5631 7133/8088
Fax : + 60 (3) 5631 7588

Contact: Mr Tang Men Kon, General Manager - Research

Kumpulan Guthrie Group’s Vision is to aspire to become a world class Multinational Corporation in their core businesses. The Group’s mission is to exceed customers’ expectations through innovative and high quality products and services, providing career development opportunities to employees to realize their potential, continuously enhancing shareholders value and to be a responsible corporate citizen towards the environment and contribute to socio-economic development of the countries in which it operates.

The company’s history dates back to 1821, when the company was first established in Singapore. The Group made its first foray into Indonesia in 1995 to develop an oil palm plantation in Sumatra. In the year 2000, the Group won a bid to purchase interests in companies involved in oil palm cultivation which were spread over seven provinces in Indonesia. Currently, the Group has interests in plantations in both Malaysia (106,000 ha) and Indonesia (200,000 ha) and other core businesses include property development, manufacturing, and trading operations.

The Group’s Environmental Protection Policy was first documented in 1993. In 1997, the Tanah Merah Palm Oil Mill was awarded the ISO 14001 Environmental Management System Certification. The Group has proposed to adopt EUROGAP and HAACP in the Group’s plantations in Malaysia and Indonesia beginning with the Tanah Merah Palm Oil Mill and its contributing estates. The Group participates in the Environment Management System Committee at National level and currently complies with all relevant legislation and other regulatory requirements in both Malaysia and Indonesia. The Group was awarded the Best Environmentally Kept Industry in the Wood Based Industry category in 2003.

www.guthrie.com.my   

Kumpulan Guthrie Berhad
Wisma Guthrie, Jln Gelenggang
Damansara Heights, 50490 Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia

Tel  : + 60 (3) 2094 1644
Fax : + 60 (3) 2094 3445

Contact: Mr Othman Walat, Head, Plantation

Coop has been active for several years in the field of sustainable production of food and non-food products. The Coop flagship labels Naturaplan, Naturaline, Oecoplan and Max Havelaar are especially successful. Coop has set itself the goal of sourcing other raw materials on a long-term, sustainable basis. This fundamental decision is set out in Coop’s “Ecological, socially and ethically responsible sourcing” guidelines. The sourcing of palm oil from sustainably managed plantations is fully in line with Coop’s objectives. Coop signed the Statement of Intent in January 2004 and has already switched to sustainable palm oil in part of its product range. Coop received the
World Summit Business Award for Sustainable Development Partnerships award during the WSSD in 2002.

www.coop.ch

Coop
Thiersteinerallee 14
Postbox 2550, CH-4002 Basel
Switzerland

Tel  : + 41 61 336 7266
Fax : + 41 61 336 71 35

Contact: Ms Brigit Hofer, Consumer Policy

WWF-Indonesia is part of the WWF network, a global conservation organisation. WWF works in more than 90 countries and is supported by almost 5 million supporters around the world. WWF-Indonesia’s vision is the conservation of Indonesia’s biodiversity for the wellbeing of present and future generations. In Indonesia, WWF’s mission is to conserve biodiversity and reduce human impacts on the environment by promoting a strong conservation ethic, awareness and action in Indonesian society; facilitate multi-stakeholder efforts to preserve biodiversity and ecological processes; advocating policies, law and law enforcement that support conservation; and promoting conservation for the wellbeing of all through sustainable use of natural resources. WWF-Indonesia operates with 260 staff in 16 provinces throughout Indonesia.

www.wwf.or.id

WWF-Indonesia
Kantor Taman A9, Unit A-1, Lot 8-9
Mega Kuningan
Jakarta 12950 - Indonesia

Tel  : + 62 21 576 1070
Fax : + 62 21 576 1080

Contact: Mr Dian Achmad Kosasih, Forest Programme Director

The Indonesian Palm Oil Producers Association (GAPKI) was established in Medan, North Sumatra on 14 February 1981. GAPKI’s objectives are to encourage members in improving plantation management including developing sustainable oil palm plantations, and to support the government of Indonesia in establishing regulation on the environment. GAPKI’s role in the palm oil value chain are to unify oil palm companies in Indonesia to become an economic power to enhance the welfare of people, nation and country, and to enhance research activities, to distribute information on environment protection, quality of production, marketing, etc. GAPKI consists of 119 members located in Sumatra, Kalimantan, Sulawesi and Papua.

Indonesian Palm Oil Producers Association (GAPKI)
40 Jl Murai II
Tomang Elok Complex
Medan - Indonesia

Tel  : + 62 61 847 3331-2
Fax : + 62 61 846 8851

Contact: Mr Derom Bangun, Chairman

The National Federation of Oil Palm Growers of Colombia (FEDEPALMA) was established in 1962 as a business and trade organization for the oil palm agroindustry in Colombia to defend the interests of the oil palm growers, orient them in designing technological and business policies to keep them informed with the latest trends and developments in the global market for oilseeds, oils and fats.

FEDEPALMA plays a key role in ensuring the adequate supply of oils and fats in the domestic market and in generating export surplus recognized internationally for their high quality. It has designed the parafiscal funds for the oil palm agroindustry and manages these funds, which were established to finance the research and development of the Colombian oil palm sector and to stabilize the domestic vis-à-vis international prices.

FEDEPALMA has also created the Center for Oil Palm Research in Colombia (CENIPALMA) to meet the needs of the oil palm sector in the area of research and technology transfer; the International Trader (CI Acepalma SA) to promote and to facilitate the commercialization of palm oil in the international markets; and PROPALMA SA, to generate investments in large scale productive projects on oil palm. All of these demonstrate the institutional strength of the Colombian oil palm sector, whose primary objective is to promote the development of an efficient, productive, sustainable and internationally competitive oil palm agroindustry and through this contribute significantly to the growth and development of the national economy.

www.fedepalma.org

FEDEPALMA - National Federation of Oil Palm Growers of Colombia
Carrera 10 A No 69A-44
Bogotá - DC
Colombia

Tel  : + 57 1 313 8600
Fax : + 57 1 211 3508

Contact: Mr Jens Mesa-Dishington, Executive President

Public-listed PPB Oil Palms Berhad is a plantation group principally engaged in oil palm cultivation and milling of fresh fruit bunches. The Group currently owns and operates 13 plantations totaling 142,000 hectares and 8 palm oil mills in East Malaysia and Indonesia. The Group’s goal is to remain profitable, stay competitive and achieve sustainable growth with appropriate strategies to maintain an equitable balance between commercial success and environmental considerations.

Accordingly the Group adheres to the principles of sustainable agriculture in the management of its plantations operations. In all greenfield development, the Group has a policy of clearing only suitable logged-over forests for planting oil palms. Other aspects that relate positively to environmental conservation are prescribed in its Agriculture Manual to ensure that its estates adopt the best management practices.

PPB Oil Palms Berhad
15th floor Wisma Jerneh
38 Jalan Sultan Ismail
50250 Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia

Tel  : + 60 3 2144 1503
Fax : + 60 3 2141 3960

Contact: Mr Simon Siburat, Manager-Research or Tel: +60 89 670208

Cloetta Fazer was formed on 1 January 2000 through the merger of Cloetta of Sweden and Fazer Konfektyr of Finland, previously part of the Fazer Group. On 27 July 2001 an agreement with the Swiss company Valora Holding AG was signed regarding the sale of the trading business area. Cloetta Fazer is the Nordic region´s leading confectionery company. Sales in 2003 amounted to MSEK 3,030 and the operating profit amounted to MSEK 390. The number of employees is around 2,100. The key brands are Fazer Blå, Dumle, Kexchoklad, Geisha, Polly, Center, Ässät, Pantteri, Marianne, Fazermint, Bridgeblandning, Tyrkisk Peber, Liqueur Fills, Plopp and Sportlunch. The key markets are Sweden, Finland, Poland, Norway, Denmark, the Baltic states and Russia. Cloetta Fazer is the market-leader in Sweden and Finland. Cloetta Fazer has five production plants; two in Sweden, two in Finland and one in Poland. Cloetta was founded in Copenhagen in 1862 and Fazer in Helsinki 1891. The Cloetta Fazer class B share was introduced on the Stockholm Stock Exchange in 1994.

The production plants in Finland are environmentally certified according to ISO 14001. At the beginning of 2004 the plants in Sweden will be certified and efforts to obtain certification have also been started in Poland. A large share of the environmental impact in Cloetta Fazer’s value chain takes place in raw material production, i.e. at the agricultural stage. Environmental effects include nutrification, greenhouse gas emissions and loss of biodiversity.

www.cloettafazer.se

Cloetta Fazer AB
SE-590 69 Ljungsbro
Sweden

Tel  : + 46 13 285000
Fax : + 46 13 285403

Contact: Mr Thomas Wiesgickl, Purchasing Manager

The Rabobank Group is the largest financial service provider in the Dutch market. It comprises 328 independent, local co-operative Rabobanks in the Netherlands, the central Rabobank Nederland organisation and a large number of specialised subsidiaries. The Group's core target is to generate customer value.

The Rabobank Group is a network of competence centres working closely together. This networked expertise allows the Group to respond actively to the growing demand from business clients and private individuals for a balanced package of financial services and products. The Group thus combines the best of two worlds: the local involvement and personal touch of the local banks and the expertise and scale of a large organisation.

The Rabobank serves more than half of the Dutch population and Dutch businesses. The Rabobank Group has the highest credit rating (Triple A), awarded by the well-known international rating agencies Moody's and Standard & Poor's. To serve our clients in the international market, the Rabobank Group has 222 branches in 33 countries outside the Netherlands.

www.rabobank.com

Rabobank
PO Box 17100
3500 HG Utrecht
The Netherlands

Tel  : + 91 11 237 92588 ext 127

Contact: Mr Rajesh Srivastava, Regional Head F&A/FAR, Asia

Plantation ownership and management is a core business for Boustead Plantations Berhad. The Division's main activities include planting and processing of oil palm, rubber, forestry and also oil bulking installations operation. The Group's plantation holdings are managed by Boustead Estates Agency Sendirian Berhad (BEASB), a wholly owned subsidiary of Boustead Holdings Berhad. BEASB is one or-the leading estate management agencies in the region and provides a complete package of services to effectively and efficiently manage an estate and plantation company. BEASB presently manages a total land area of about 116,000 hectares.

Through its associated company, Applied Agricultural Resources Sendirian Berhad (AARSB), BEASB offers research-backed agronomic services involving all aspects of field management practices and factors which affect crop productivity and long term soil fertility in the plantations. AARSB's consultancy service also undertakes to carry out soil suitability and crop feasibility evaluations for new investments in plantations. AARSB is also one of the eminent suppliers of oil palm planting material in the region.

The Group has been actively investing in Sarawak through joint ventures with the Land Custody & Development Authority. To position itself in the region, the Group has invested in Indonesia through joint venture projects in Sumatra Barat and Selatan. Management of the Group's investment in Indonesia is undertaken through Boustead-Anwarsyukur Estate Agency Sdn Bhd (BASEA), a wholly-owned subsidiary of BEASB. BASEA also provides a complete package of management services for client companies in Indonesia.

Boustead Plantations Berhad
28th floor, Menara Boustead
No 69, Jalan Raja Chulan
50200 Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia

Tel  : + 60 3 2145 2121
Fax : + 60 3 2141 1690

Contact: Mr Hussin Abdul Jalil, Senior General Manager

Oxfam’s purpose: Oxfam works with others to overcome poverty and suffering.

Oxfam's Beliefs :

• The lives of all human beings are of equal value.

• In a world rich in resources, poverty is an injustice which must be overcome.

• Poverty makes people more vulnerable to conflict and natural calamity; much of this suffering can be prevented, and must be relieved.

• People's vulnerability to poverty and suffering is increased by unequal power relations based on, for example, gender, race, class, caste and disability; women, who make up a majority of the world's poor, are especially disadvantaged.

• Working together we can build a just and safer world, in which people take control over their own lives and enjoy their basic rights.

• To overcome poverty and suffering involves changing unjust policies and practices, nationally and internationally, as well as working closely with people in poverty.

Oxfam's Identity:

• Oxfam works internationally as part of a world-wide movement to build a just and safer world.

• Oxfam is an independent British organisation, registered as a charity, affiliated to Oxfam International, with partners, volunteers, supporters, and staff of many nationalities.

• Oxfam is accountable both to those who support it and to those whom it seeks to benefit by its
  efforts.

www.oxfam.org.uk

Oxfam GB
274 Banbury Road
Oxford OX2 7DZ
UK

Tel  : + 44 (0) 1865 311 311
Fax : + 44 (0) 1865 31 22 45

Contact: Dr Lea Borkenhagen, Programme Development Manager - Livelihoods

Cadbury Schweppes is a major global group which manufacturers, markets and distributes branded beverages and confectionery products around the world. With origins stretching back over 200 years, today our products - which include brands such as Cadbury, Schweppes, Halls, Trident, Dr Pepper, Snapple, Trebor, Dentyne, Bubblicious and Bassett - are enjoyed in almost every country around the world.

We employ around 54,000 people who all work together to create brands people love. We are the market leaders in sugar and functional confectionery, a strong number two in gum and the world's third largest soft drinks group. As a business, we are committed to delivering superior shareowner performance. We want to profitably and significantly increase global confectionery share and profitably secure and grow regional beverages share. We'll do this by ensuring our capabilities are best in class and through reinforcing our reputation with employees and society.

We are wholeheartedly committed to corporate and social responsibility from our key strategic goals to the individual actions of our people around the world everyday. It is central to who we are, what we do and the way we do it. It is and always has been fundamental to us. Our founders were well known for their fair treatment of employees and for philanthropy in the community. Now a global company, we feel this responsibility as keenly as ever. The nature of our value chain and the global economy in which we operate brings new issues and many challenges. Our Corporate Social Responsibility programme provides the framework to integrate our values into everything we do.

www.cadburyschweppes.com

Cadbury Schweppes plc
25, Berkley Square
London W1J 6HB
England

Tel  : + 44 (0) 20 7409 1313
Fax : + 44 (0) 20 7830 5200

Contact: Mr Tony Lass, Ethical Sourcing Adviser

Kuala Lumpur Kepong Berhad (KLK) is a Malaysian multinational company involved in plantation, manufacturing, retailing and property development. Whilst plantation remains KLK's core business, the Group has expanded downstream into resource-based manufacturing, in particular oleochemicals, cocoa processing and rubber processing.

Through Crabtree & Evelyn, a worldwide brand, the Group is involved in the manufacture and retail of personal care products, toiletries, home fragrances and fine foods. Capitalising on the strategic location of its land bank in Malaysia, KLK has also ventured into property development. KLK is amongst the top plantation companies in Malaysia, with a land bank in excess of 360,000 acres, located in Peninsular Malaysia (160,000 acres), Sabah (100,000 acres) and Indonesia (100,000 acres). Oil palm is the predominant crop with an annual production of 1.9 million tonnes of Fresh Fruit Bunches (FFB) and which is expected to increase rapidly in the years ahead as the vast new plantings in Sabah and Indonesia are progressively brought into harvesting. Processing of the crop is carried out in KLK's own mills and refineries into crude palm oil, RBD palm olein and stearin, and kernel oil and cake. The declining rubber area in Peninsular Malaysia, in favour of oil palm, has been made up to an extent by the new rubber area from KLK's plantations in Indonesia. This will enable KLK to maintain a steady yearly production of about 25,000 tonnes of premium SIR/SMR grades and latex concentrate, meeting with the ISO 9002 standards.

www.klk.com.my

Kuala Lumpur Keong Berhad
Wisma Taiko, No 1 Jalan SP Seenivasagam
30000 Ipoh
Perak Darul Ridzuan
Malaysia

Tel  : + 60 5 241 7844
Fax : + 60 5 255 5466

Contact: Mr Roy Lim Kiam Chye, Group Plantations Director

The Federal Land Development Agency (Felda) was established in July, 1956 under the Land Development Ordinance (1956) under the Ministry of Land and Co-operative Development. It is the largest producer of palm oil in Malaysia, accounting for 18.7% of the planted area and 20.6% of the total crude palm oil production in year 2001 in Malaysia.

Felda has the social-economic mandate of developing forest land for the resettlement the rural and landless poor. Felda’s original function was to channel financial assistance to State governments for land development programmes but this was changed in 1961 when it was given the responsibility for new land development and settlements for the whole country. Since the mid-eighties, Felda has focused on development of plantations on a commercial basis.

The objectives of Felda, as given in the 2000 Annual Report are:

• To successfully manage established and developed agriculture areas through effective field management practices to increase settlers’ incomes by maximizing yields and minimizing production costs.

• To contribute towards improving the settlers’ well-being by ensuring that they achieve a higher standard of living in a well organised and conducive manner.

• To establish a dedicated and efficient management team capable of implementing all the activities as planned.

www.felda.net.my

Felda Plantations Sdn Bhd
Tingkat 8, Balai Felda
Jalan Gurney Satu
54000 Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia

Tel  : + 60 3 2692 8413
Fax : + 60 3 2693 8871/2698 0340

Contact: Mr S Palaniappan, R&D Manager

WWF-Malaysia, the national conservation trust, is committed to safeguarding our country’s natural resources and unique wildlife for all Malaysians. Since 1972, WWF-Malaysia has worked on important conservation projects, from saving endangered species such as tigers and turtles, to protecting our highland forests, rivers and seas. WWF-Malaysia currently runs more than 50 projects including: scientific field research, policy work with the government, environmental education, public awareness programmes, working with local communities to improve livelihoods   and protect the environment as well as training and supporting other conservation organisations in Malaysia. WWF-Malaysia is able to leverage upon conservation expertise worldwide as part of WWF, the global conservation organisation.

www.wwfmalaysia.org

WWF-Malaysia
49 Jalan SS 23/15, Taman SEA
47400 Petaling Jaya
Selangor Darul Ehsan
Malaysia

Tel  : + 60 3 7803 3772
Fax : + 60 3 7803 5157

Contact: Dr Dionysius Sharma, National Programme Director

Cognis is a worldwide supplier of innovative specialty chemicals and nutritional ingredients. It employs 8,500 people, and has production sites and service centers in almost 30 countries. The company has dedicated its activities to a high level of sustainability and delivers natural source raw materials and ingredients for food, nutrition and healthcare markets, and the cosmetics, detergents and cleaners industries. Additionally, Cognis provides solutions for a number of other industries, such as coatings and inks, lubricants, textiles and plastics, as well as agriculture and mining.

In 2001 Cognis has been the first chemical company that achieved a global certificate for ISO 9001 and ISO 14001. Several environmental awards were given to Cognis in 2002 and 2003.

Cognis is owned by private equity funds advised by Permira, GS Capital Partners, and Schroder Ventures Life Sciences. In 2003, Cognis recorded sales of 2.95 billion euros and an operating profit before depreciation, amortization and exceptional items (EBITDA recurring) of 312 million euros.

www.cognis.com

Cognis Deutschland GmbH & Co KG
Rheinpromenade 1
40789 Monheim
Germany

Tel  : + 49 2173 4995 176
Fax : + 49 211 2006 10176

Contact: Mr Harald Sauthoff, Vice President Global Procurement Oils and Fats

The Global Environment Centre is a non-profit organisation established in 1998 to address key environmental issues. The Centre is based in Malaysia but supports activities worldwide. The Centre’s mission is to support the protection of the environment and sustainable use of the natural resources to meet local, regional and global needs, through strategic partnerships with communities and like-minded organisations.

Objectives

• To promote integrated management of biodiversity and water resources with a focus on community involvement and biodiversity conservation.

• To promote the protection and sustainable use of forests and wetlands with a focus on integrated management for biodiversity and climate change

• To enhance awareness, understanding and capacity as well as partnerships between different organisations and sectors to address environmental issues.

www.gecnet.info

Global Environment Centre
2nd floor, Wisma Hing
No 78, Jalan SS2/72
47300 Petaling Jaya
Malaysia

Tel  : + 60 3 7957 2007
Fax : + 60 3 7957 7003

Contact: Mr Faizal Parish, Director

Sawit Watch was set up in 1998 and since then, we have built a network of over 50 members and local contacts working with dozens of local communities in Sumatra, Kalimantan and Sulawesi. Our mandate is based on the call to support local communities who have lost their forests and livelihoods because of large-scale oil palm expansion and for those in forestlands who continue to resist this development. Through this mandate we hope to contribute to the conservation and restoration of Indonesia’s forests and to promote the best deal for those communities that choose to live with oil palm plantations.

Sawit Watch focuses on raising community awareness. This involves capacity building in the form of meetings and training aimed to inform community members about the impacts of oil palm plantations. The second step is to assist communities in securing their land rights and sustaining traditional community (adat) laws. This is done through conflict resolution and lobbying government at the national and local level for land reform and community sovereignty over natural resource management. The third step is to assist communities in developing or maintaining economically, socially and ecologically sustainable land/forest management.

www.sawitwatch.or.id

Sawit Watch
Jl Sempur Kaler No 28
Bogor 16154
Indonesia

Tel  : + 62 251 352171
Fax : + 62 251 352047

Contact: Mr Rudy Lumuru, Coordinator

Our business concept can be summed up in two words: Good taste.

Santa Maria is the biggest seasoning company in the Nordic region, employing a workforce of over 400. Our aim is to become the leading seasoning company in northern Europe. Santa Maria currently operates in three principal business areas: consumers, catering and in-store kitchens with these key concepts: Santa Maria Spices, Tex Mex and Spicy World. From the outset, our business concept has centered on spices and seasoning. We ceaselessly travel the globe searching for new ideas and inspiration in order to bring the best food trends from around the world back to your kitchen. Using our knowledge of spices, we produce new products and concepts. It's not just because we think combining spices and food is stimulating and enjoyable. What we want is to continue to open the doors on a world of exciting taste sensations.

Palm oil is a good and important raw material for our Tex Mex production and we think it is very important to work for a sustainable production of palm oil.

www.santamariaworld.com

Santa Maria AB
Box 63
SE 43121 Mǒlndal
Sweden

Tel  : + 46 31 674200
Fax : + 46 31 674120

Contact: Ms Sandra Flodström, Product Strategic Manager

New Britain Palm Oil Limited (NBPOL) is Papua New Guinea's largest oil palm plantation and milling operator. NBPOL's core activity is the cultivation and processing of Oil Palm into Crude Palm Oil (CPO), Palm Kernel Oil (PKO) and Palm Kernel Expeller (PKE) for sales to both domestic and foreign markets. NBPOL major export markets include the United Kingdom, Europe and Australia.

At NBPOL we pride ourselves on being an environmentally friendly company. We are the first company in the industry to achieve a zero effluent discharge in the production of Palm Oil. NBPOL embraces the principles of sustainable Development and the company’s goal is to ensure that future generations will continue to benefit from today’s actions. NBPOL is acutely conscious of its varied responsibilities in respect of the environment in which it operates and recognizes that agricultural activities impact on the environment. NBPOL is committed to minimizing these impacts through continuous improvement of performance. The implementation of an Environmental Management System (EMS) provides the framework to realize these goals. NBPOL received ISO14001 accreditation in 2004.

www.nbpol.com.pg

New Britain Palm Oil
PO Kimbe
West New Britain Province
Papua New Guinea

Tel  : + 675 9854024
Fax : + 675 9854002

Contact: Dr Simon Lord, Head of Research

Socfin SA is a Belgian concern having it’s origins from the Belgian Congo back in the 1890’s, and acquiring its first Malaysian plantation in 1905. Adrian Hallet, a founder of Socfin, planted the first commercial oil palm plantation in Indonesia in 1911. The parent holding company of the Socfin group is Socfinal based in Luxembourg. The group presently has interests in plantation companies throughout Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Cameroon, Guinea, Kenya and Indonesia. These interests usually involve a majority shareholding and are always managed by the group through Socfinco SA based in Brussels.

Although Palm Oil and Rubber are its core products the group also produces Coffee and Rose