NOTICE FOR THE 21ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Notice is hereby given that the 21st General Assembly (GA21) of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) members will be held at Amari Bangkok, Thailand and virtually on Wednesday, 13 November 2024, at 3:00 PM (GMT+7) for the following purposes:

1. To receive and adopt the Treasurer’s Report and the RSPO’s financial statements for the year ended 30 July 2024.
2. To vote for the following resolutions:
   Resolution GA21-2a: To confirm the appointment of Ernst and Young as the auditors of the RSPO for the financial year ending 30 June 2025.
   
   Resolution GA21-2b: Adoption of the Revised 2024 RSPO Principles and Criteria and 2024 RSPO Independent Smallholder (ISH) Standard for the Production of Sustainable Palm Oil and Palm Oil Products.
   
   Resolution GA21-2c: Resolution to Amend the RSPO Statutes and the Code of Conduct for Members to include Jurisdictional Member as a new Membership Category.
   
   Resolution GA21-2d: Develop a Mechanism to Incentivise Medium-sized Growers and Smallholders.
3. To elect the Board of Governors for the following seats.
   1. Oil Palm Growers:
      • Rest of the World
        Foresta Foods Corporation, represented by the principal Jose Roberto Montenegro Baide and the alternate members being SIPEF Group represented by the alternate Sander van den Ende, Univanich Palm Oil Public Company Limited represented by the alternate Harry Thomas Brock and Olam Group Limited represented by the alternate Quentin Meunier the two-year term of which is expiring is available for re-election. There were no other nominations received.
      • Smallholders
        The interim alternate members to the incumbent Board of Governor member Asosiasi Petani Sawit Swadaya Amanah being KOPERASI PRODUSEN TANJUNG SEHATI LESTARI represented by the interim alternate Rukaiyah Rafik, Golden Star Oil Palm Farmers Association - Wassa Ateiku represented by the interim alternate Lawrence Kwame Quarshie and ASOCIACIÓN DE PRODUCTORES MONTE ALEGRE NESHUYA - APROMAN represented by the interim alternate Pedro Seijas are up for approval by the General Assembly.
   2. Processors and/or Traders
      AAK AB, represented by the principal Tim Stephenson and the alternate member being Cargill Incorporated represented by the alternate Laila Wilfred, the two-year term of which is expiring is available for re-election.
      
      One other nomination was received from Galaxy Surfactants Ltd, represented by the principal nominee Harshal P. Thakare and the alternate nominee being Pankaj Narvekar.
   3. Consumer Goods Manufacturers
      The Procter & Gamble Company, represented by the principal Lee Kuan-Chun and the alternate member being Ferrero Trading Lux S.A. represented by the alternate Mario Abreu, the two-year term of which is expiring is available for re-election. There were no other nominations received.
   4. Retailer
      Retailers’ Palm Oil Group, represented by the principal Julian Walker-Palin and the alternate member being vacant, the two-year term of which is expiring is available for re-election. There were no other nominations received.
   5. Environmental or Nature Conservation Organisations (ENGO)
      WWF International, represented by the principal Kamal Prakash Seth and the alternate member being HUTAN – Kinabatangan Orang-utan Conservation Programme represented by the alternate Harjinder Kler, the two-year term of which is expiring is available for re-election. There were no other nominations received.
   6. Social or Development Organisations (SNGO)
      Both ENDS, represented by the principal Paul Wolvekamp and the alternate member being Federasi Serikat Buruh Kehutanan, Perkebunan dan Pertanian Serikat Buruh Sejahtera Indonesia (Hukatan) represented by the alternate Nursanna Marpaung, the two-year term of which is expiring is available for re-election. There were no other nominations received.

All Board of Governors seats must be voted on including seats that have a single nomination. Only members in the relevant sectors or sub-sectors are eligible to vote in the Board of Governors elections.

Anne Rosenbarger, Co-chairperson
Jose Roberto Montenegro Baide, Co-chairperson
Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil
21 October 2024