Standard Standing Committee
The Standard Standing Committee (SSC) is one of the four RSPO Standing Committees established on a permanent basis, to analyse issues within its area of jurisdiction and to make recommendations to the RSPO Board of Governors (BoG). It was established to provide the direction and to contribute to RSPO’s standard settings, via a Terms of Reference (ToR) and work programmes of the RSPO Secretariat. It includes, but not limited to, the development and/or revision of normative and relevant guidance documents.
Responsibility
- Identify gaps or grey areas within the RSPO Principles and Criteria (P&C) and Indicators that require clarification for the ease of practical applicability for RSPO members.
- Ensure that the interpretation of the Criteria, Indicators, and Guidance for various socio-environmental conditions under which palm oil is produced, are clear and concise, without compromising the P&C, and the definition of certified sustainable palm oil.
- Provide clarity concerning RSPO’s standards for its members, when needed.
- Ensure the realisation of the RSPO’s Theory of Change strategic goals.
Overview

* final structure to be determined
Members (2019 - 2021)
Names
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Organisation
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Membership Sectors
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Lee Kuan Yee (Co-Chair)
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Malaysia Palm Oil Association (MPOA)
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Oil Palm Grower (Malaysia)
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Olivier Tichit (Co-Chair)
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Musim Mas
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Processor / Trader
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Anne Rosenbarger
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World Resources Institute
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Environmental NGO
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Lim Sian Choo
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Bumitama
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Oil Palm Grower (Indonesia)
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Ian Orrell
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New Britain Palm Oil Limited (NBPOL)
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Oil Palm Grower
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Audrey Lee
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OLAM Group
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Oil Palm Grower (ROW)
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Jenny Walther
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Sustainable Biomass Program
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Environmental NGO
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Paula den Hartog
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Rainforest Alliance
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Social NGO
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Koji Sato
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KAO Corporation
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Consumer Goods Manufacturer
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Faryda Linderman
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NNI Partners
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Financial Institution
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Secretariat
Name |
Designation |
Julia Majail (Lead) |
Standard Development Director |