Invitation Seminar
Sustainable Sourcing Soy & Palm Oil
11 April 2011, WTC - Rotterdam

Sourcing palm oil and soy in changing markets
The markets for palm oil and soy are changing fast. Retailers announced they want to source sustainably. What does that mean for companies in the supply chain of soy and palm oil (products)? What is already out there? And what can you do?

Keynote speakers: Jan Kees Vis - RSPO Agustin Mascotena - RTRS Sandra Mulder - WWF Caroline Sikking - Cargill Gerrit van Duijn - Unilever Anne van der Wal - Ahold

During this free seminar keynote speakers will address the urgency for sourcing sustainably (Rabobank and WWF) and what’s been done to make that possible by the international Roundtables for Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) and for Responsible Soy (RTRS). How this works out for the different players within the supply chain becomes clear during presentations of key companies in the chain. The seminar is open to managers of the Oils and Fats Industry, the Food industry, the Feed industry, the Retail and (non-) Governmental Organizations.

Workshops
In the afternoon you can choose a session on either palm oil or soy. In both sessions you are presented with case studies and  best practices from front runners. Also in both sessions there will be room for company specific discussions or questions, that will help you formulate your own concrete next steps. The afternoon closes with ambitions and plans from  the Sustainable Trade Initiative (IDH)  to help companies that want to source sustainably.

The seminar proceeds the MVO Course ‘Food Safety of Vegetable Oils and Fats’ that will be held at 12th - 14th of April. The seminar and the course can be booked either together or separately.