Smallholder Standing Committee
In 2018, RSPO Board of Governors (BoG) endorsed the RSPO Theory of Change (ToC) with the overall vision of making sustainable palm oil the norm.
In March 2019, the RSPO BoG subsequently endorsed the RSPO Governance Review for ‘Reorganisation of Standing Committees, Task Forces and Working Groups’. The Standard Setting Committee was established to provide the direction and contribute to the RSPO standard settings, which may include, but not limited to, the development and/or revision of normative and relevant guidance documents for RSPO members
Responsibilities
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To oversee the execution of the RSPO Smallholder Strategy and for the RSPO Secretariat to lead the implementation of the planned activities;
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To make decisions throughout the implementation of the Smallholder Strategy and to ensure that the guiding principles are respected in the decision making;
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To form one (or more) Working Group(s) or Task Force(s) to be responsible for delivering a specific output of the Smallholder Strategy. These subgroups will report back to the SHSC and where appropriate, the Standing Committee will evaluate and decide on the recommendations of the working group(s);
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To monitor the overall budget for the implementation of the Smallholder Strategy;
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To report to the BoG on matters concerning smallholders.
Overview
* final structure to be determined
Members
Substantive Members
Name
|
Organisation
|
Membership Sector |
Marieke Leegwater (Chair) |
Solidaridad |
Social NGO |
Ivan Novrizaldie
|
Asian Agri
|
Oil Palm Grower (Indonesia) |
Jan Hein de Vroe
|
Natural Habitats
|
Oil Palm Grower (RoW) |
Lee Kuan Chun
|
Procter & Gamble
|
Consumer Goods Manufacturer |
Hiew Koh Thien
|
N.Y.Hiew Holdings Sdn. Bhd.
|
Smallholder (Malaysia) |
Narno bin Sayoto Irontiko |
FORTASBI
|
Smallholder (Indonesia) |
Ian Orrell
|
New Britain Palm Oil Limited (NBPOL)
|
Smallholder (Papua New Guinea) |
Ahmadou Cisse
|
Solidaridad West Africa
|
Smallholder (Africa) |
Maria Carmen Lopez |
Oleopalma |
Smallholder (Latin America) |
David Wigand |
HOFER KG dba. ALDI SOUTH Group |
Retailer |
Eleanor Spencer |
Zoological Society of London (ZSL) |
Environmental NGO |
Phillipa Walker |
World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) |
Environmental NGO |
Johan Verburg |
Rabobank |
Bank / Financial Institution |
Rob Nicholls |
PT Musim Mas |
Processor & Trader |
Alternate Members
Name
|
Organisation
|
Membership Sector
|
Ingrid Richardson
|
Unilever
|
Consumer Goods Manufacturer
|
Rukaiyah Rafiq |
Setara Jambi |
Smallholder (Indonesia) |
Sharyn Shufyian |
Wild Asia |
Smallholder (Malaysia) |
Charles Manasseh Sackey |
TOPP |
Smallholder (Africa) |
Romain Deveza |
World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) |
Environmental NGO |
Yunita Widiastuti |
Cargill |
Processor & Trader |
Mareike Felix |
Hofer KG |
Retailer |
Secretariat
Name |
Designation |
Ashwin Selvaraj (Lead) |
Head of Smallholder Programme |
Terms of Reference and Meeting Minutes
The Smallholder Strategy aims to make the RSPO system more inclusive for smallholders. The SHSC is therefore charged to achieve the three main objectives of the Smallholder Strategy, namely improving smallholders’ livelihoods, increasing the number of smallholders within the RSPO system, and increasing support for smallholder inclusion into the RSPO system.