21ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF RSPO MEMBERS (GA21) | 13 NOVEMBER 2024

GA21 ANNOUNCEMENTS

SUMMARY REPORT AND VOTING RESULTS OF THE 21ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY (GA21) OF RSPO MEMBERS

The 21st General Assembly of RSPO Members was successfully held on 13 November 2024 at Amari Bangkok, Thailand. The Secretariat would like to congratulate all newly elected members of the Board of Governors and thank the members for their participation.

A summary of voters by membership sectors is listed below:

Sector Voters Proxy
Oil Palm Growers (1) 61 5
Processors and/or Traders 48 7
Consumer Goods Manufacturers 18 1
Retailers 6 6
Banks and Investors 4 0
Environmental or Conservation NGOs 12 1
Social or Development NGOs 12 0
Note:
  1. Comprises Oil Palm Growers subsectors - Indonesia, Malaysia, Rest of the World, and Smallholders.

 
Results of Voting for Resolutions
Resolution Weighted vote results (%)
Resolution GA21-1

To receive and adopt the Treasurer’s Report and the RSPO’s financial statements for the year ended 30 June 2024.
FOR: 96.84
AGAINST: 1.23
ABSTAIN: 1.93

APPROVED
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.
FOR: 95.76
AGAINST: 0.44
ABSTAIN: 3.80

APPROVED
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.
FOR: 96.18
AGAINST: 2.74
ABSTAIN: 1.08

APPROVED
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.
FOR: 79.04
AGAINST: 13.63
ABSTAIN: 7.33

APPROVED
Resolution GA21-2d

Develop a Mechanism to Incentivise Medium-sized Growers and Smallholders.
FOR: 82.19
AGAINST: 15.51
ABSTAIN: 2.30

APPROVED
 
Elections and Approvals of Board of Governor Seats
Membership Sectors Elected / Approved
Principal Alternate
Oil Palm Growers
Rest of the World:
Foresta Foods Corporation, represented by the principal Jose Roberto Montenegro Baide and the alternate 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.
Foresta Foods Corporation, Jose Roberto Montenegro Baide SIPEF Group, Sander van den Ende

Univanich Palm Oil Public Company Limited, Harry Thomas Brock

Olam Group Limited, Quentin Meunier
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.
Asosiasi Petani Sawit Swadaya Amanah, Narno Sayoto Irontiko KOPERASI PRODUSEN TANJUNG SEHATI LESTARI, Rukaiyah Rafik

Golden Star Oil Palm Farmers Association - Wassa Ateiku, Lawrence Kwame Quarshie

ASOCIACIÓN DE PRODUCTORES MONTE ALEGRE NESHUYA - APROMAN, Pedro Seijas
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.
AAK AB, Tim Stephenson Cargill Incorporated, Laila Wilfred
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. The Procter & Gamble Company, Lee Kuan-Chun Ferrero Trading Lux S.A., Mario Abreu
Retailers
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. Retailers’ Palm Oil Group, Julian Walker-Palin Vacant
Environmental NGOs
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. WWF International, Kamal Prakash Seth HUTAN – Kinabatangan Orang-utan Conservation Programme, Harjinder Kler
Social NGOs
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. Both ENDS, Paul Wolvekamp Federasi Serikat Buruh Kehutanan, Perkebunan dan Pertanian Serikat Buruh Sejahtera Indonesia (Hukatan), Nursanna Marpaung
 
Full list of the Board of Governors for 2024/25
MEMBERSHIP SECTOR PRINCIPAL ALTERNATE
Oil Palm Growers - Malaysia MALAYSIAN PALM OIL ASSOCIATION (MPOA), Ku Kok Peng MALAYSIAN PALM OIL ASSOCIATION (MPOA), Surina binti Ismai
Oil Palm Growers - Indonesia Golden Agri-Resources Ltd, Anita Neville PT Inti Indosawit Subur, Mohamad Fadhil Hasan
Oil Palm Growers - Rest of the World Foresta Foods Corporation, Jose Roberto Montenegro Baide
  • SIPEF Group, Sander van den Ende
  • Univanich Palm Oil Public Company Limited, Harry Thomas Brock
  • Olam Group Limited, Quentin Meunier
Oil Palm Growers - Smallholders Asosiasi Petani Sawit Swadaya Amanah, Narno Sayoto Irontiko
  • KOPERASI PRODUSEN TANJUNG SEHATI LESTARI, Rukaiyah Rafik
  • Golden Star Oil Palm Farmers Association - Wassa Ateiku, Lawrence Kwame Quarshie
  • ASOCIACIÓN DE PRODUCTORES MONTE ALEGRE NESHUYA - APROMAN, Pedro Seijas
Processors and/or Traders AAK AB, Tim Stephenson

Musim Mas Holdings Pte. Ltd., Olivier Tichit
Cargill Incorporated, Laila Wilfred

Godrej Industries Limited, Sougata Niyogi
Consumer Goods Manufacturers The Procter & Gamble Company, Lee Kuan-Chun

Unilever PLC, Martin Huxtable
Ferrero Trading Lux S.A., Mario Abreu

Vacant
Retailers - 1

Retailers - 2
Retailers’ Palm Oil Group, Julian Walker-Palin

Vacant
Vacant

Vacant
Banks and Investors - 1

Banks and Investors - 2
Standard Chartered Bank, Lee Jwee Tat

Vacant
Standard Chartered Bank, Imogen Jamie

Vacant
Environmental NGOs WWF International, Kamal Prakash Seth HUTAN Kinabatangan Orang-utan Conservation Programme, Harjinder Kler
World Resource Institute (WRI), Anne Rosenbarger Zoological Society London, Eleanor Spencer
Social NGOs Both ENDS, Paul Wolvekamp Federasi Serikat Buruh Kehutanan, Perkebunan dan Pertanian Serikat Buruh Sejahtera Indonesia (Hukatan), Nursanna Marpaung
Forest Peoples Programme, Marcus Colchester Yayasan Lembaga Penelitian Kaleka Indonesia (Kaleka), Bernadinus Steni Sugiarto