{"id":11240,"date":"2014-04-08T22:28:59","date_gmt":"2014-04-08T22:28:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/april.hellopomelo.space\/2014\/04\/08\/stakeholder-advisory-group-meeting-report\/"},"modified":"2025-02-20T07:19:25","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T07:19:25","slug":"stakeholder-advisory-group-meeting-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/april.hellopomelo.space\/id\/articles\/stakeholder-advisory-group-meeting-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Stakeholder Advisory Group Meeting Report"},"content":{"rendered":"

Building on the launch of APRIL\u2019s Sustainable Forest Management Policy in January 2014, an independent external Stakeholder Advisory Committee (SAC) met on 20-21 March 2014 for a two day policy review.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Stakeholder<\/a>

Stakeholder Advisory Committee (SAC)<\/p><\/div>\n

Members of the Committee are noted independent forestry and social experts that track implementation and recommend improvements on APRIL\u2019s Sustainable Forest Management Policy.<\/p>\n

Independent oversight of a company\u2019s sustainability pledge is unprecedented in Indonesia. In the spirit of transparency, we share with you the first SAC meeting report.<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

Stakeholder Advisory Committee (SAC) on<\/strong>
\nAPRIL\u2019s Sustainable Forest Management Policy (SFMP)<\/strong>
\n\u2013 Summary Report for SAC Meeting in Jakarta, March 20-21 2014 \u2013<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Members<\/span><\/td>\n\n
    \n
  1. Joe Lawson (Chair)<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Al Azhar<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Budi Wardhana<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. James Griffiths<\/span><\/li>\n
  5. Jeff Sayer (not present) <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Priorities discussed<\/span><\/td>\n\n
    \n
  1. Terms of Reference (TOR)<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Scope of the SAC<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Verification Method<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. Work plan Program 2014<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Decisions made<\/span><\/td>\n\n
    \n
  1. TOR is finalized, with several key points as follows:<\/span>\n
      \n
    • The SAC will review APRIL\u2019s SFMP and recommend improvements when appropriate;<\/span><\/li>\n
    • The SAC will supervise and steer the verification process;<\/span><\/li>\n
    • The SAC may suggest stakeholder forums be organized on specific issues;<\/span><\/li>\n
    • APRIL will incorporate SAC\u2019s reasonable inputs and recommendations in a thorough and transparent manner;<\/span><\/li>\n
    • SAC members can be up to 7 people;<\/span><\/li>\n
    • The SAC may invite observers to attend meetings.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
    • The SAC agreed that the scope of the SAC is APRIL\u2019s SFMP.<\/span><\/li>\n
    • The SAC Chair will solicit proposals from 3 international-recognized verifiers by APRIL 30, 2014.<\/span><\/li>\n
    • The SAC has finalized the schedule for SAC meetings and verification timeline for 2014. At the end of 2014, the SAC will also do a process review.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n


      \n<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

APRIL\u2019s Progress Report<\/span><\/td>\n\n
    \n
  1. APRIL presented the Key Milestones and status update for SFMP.<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Progress report to be updated in the next SAC\u2019s meeting.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Recommendations<\/span><\/td>\n\n
    \n
  1. APRIL should focus on its forest conservation commitment to support conservation areas equal in size to APRIL\u2019s plantation areas.<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. The SAC urged APRIL to meet or even accelerate its 2019 target deadline for plantation fibre self-sufficiency.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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