Notice is hereby given that the 19th General Assembly (GA19) of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) members will be held at Shangri-La Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and virtually on Thursday, 1 December 2022, at 3:00 PM (GMT+8) for the following purposes:

1. To receive and adopt the Treasurer’s Report and the RSPO’s financial statements for the year ended 30 June 2022.
2. To vote for the following resolutions:
   Resolution GA19-2a: To confirm the appointment of Ernst and Young as the auditors of the RSPO for the financial year ending 30 June 2023.
   
   Resolution GA19-2b: RSPO prioritises jurisdictional approach to accelerate the transformation of sustainable palm oil standards, the inclusion of independent smallholders and engagement with local communities.
   View Resolution GA19-2b
   
   Resolution GA19-2c: Resolution to amend the RSPO Code of Conduct.
   View Resolution GA19-2c
3. To elect Board of Governors for the following seats
   1. Oil Palm Growers:
      • Rest of the World
        Agroamerica Tropical Oil Holding Corp., 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 John Clendon 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.
      • Malaysia
        The interim alternate member to the incumbent Board of Governor member Malaysian Palm Oil Association being Surina binti Ismail is 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 Viswaat Chemicals Limited, represented by the principal nominee Ramakant Dubey and the alternate nominee being Jignesh Dave.
   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. 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.
   5. Banks and Investors
      • Coöperatieve Rabobank U.A, represented by the principal Karen Yu and the alternate being Martin Van Vaals, the two-year term of which is expiring is not available for re-election. No election will be held for this seat as there were no nominations received.
   6. 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 (KOCP) 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.
   7. 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.
        
        The interim alternate member to the incumbent Board of Governor member Forest Peoples Programme being Yayasan Lembaga Penelitian Kaleka Indonesia (Kaleka) represented by the interim alternate Bernadinus Steni Sugiarto is up for approval by the General Assembly.
   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-Chair, Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil
3 November 2022