Working Groups, Committees &
Task Forces

Quality Assurance Working Group

Reviews and ensures assessments comply with HCSA implementation and standards.

Membership / Collaboration Category
Organisation
Main
Representative
Alternate
Representative
NGO
FPP
Patrick Anderson
Marcus Colchester
NGO
WWF
Kokok Yulianto
N/A
NGO
RAN
Gemma Tillack
N/A
NGO
Greenpeace
Grant Rosoman
N/A
TSO
Daemeter
Sahat Aritonang
N/A
TSO
Proforest
Nana Darko Cobbina
Langlang Tata Buana
Daniel Arancibia
Mike Senior
Surin Suksuwan
TSO
Ekologika

N/A

N/A
Institutional organisation
Ata Marie
Alex Thorpe
N/A
Institutional organisation
HCV Network
Ruth Silva
Arie Soetjiadi
Secrétariat du HCSA
Secrétariat du HCSA
Adrian Choo
Daneetha Muniandy

Quality Assurance Technical Panel

Provides expertise, advice and support for technical questions and HCSA guidance when implementing the HCSA methodology.
Membership / Collaboration Category
Organisation
Main
Representative
Alternate
Representative
NGO
Greenpeace
Grant Rosoman
N/A
NGO
FPP
Patrick Anderson
N/A
TSO
Ekologika

N/A

N/A
TSO
Earthworm Foundation
N/A
Jonathan Ellis Maerker
Institutional organisation
Ata Marie
Alex Thorpe
N/A

Protection Working Group

Promotes and support adoption of an integrated and participatory approach to HCV-HCS assessments.
Membership / Collaboration Category
Organisation
Main
Representative
Alternate
Representative
NGO
Greenpeace
Grant Rosoman
N/A
NGO
RAN
Gemma Tillack
N/A
NGO
WWF
Kokok Yulianto
N/A
NGO
CI
Melissa Thomas
N/A
NGO
FPP
Patrick Anderson
N/A
TSO
Proforest
Mike Senior
Nana Darko Cobbina
Langlang Tata Buana
Daniel Arancibia
Surin Suksuwan
TSO
Earthworm Foundation
Charlotte Opal
N/A
TSO
Daemeter
Sahat Aritonang
N/A
Institutional organisation

HCV Network

Olivia Scholtz

N/A

Smallholder Working Group

Provides guidance and support to develop a simplified HCSA methodology for independent smallholders and incentives for independent farmers and communities to conserve forests.
Membership / Collaboration Category
Organisation
Main
Representative
Alternate
Representative
Commodity user
P&G
Lee Kuan Chun
N/A
NGO
FPP
Patrick Anderson
Marcus Colchester
NGO
Greenpeace
Grant Rosoman
N/A
TSO
Proforest
Tony Hill
Langlang Tata Buana
Mike Senior
Surin Suksuwan
TSO
Ekologika
Ninil Jannah
Tri Setyadi
TSO
Earthworm Foundation
Franck Bie

Jonathan Ellis Maerker

Institutional organisation

HCV Network

Olivia Scholtz

N/A

Social Requirement Working Group

Reviews and revises the application of the HCSA Social Requirements to protect the rights of indigenous peoples and local communities and the alignment of these rights with global practices.
Membership / Collaboration Category
Organisation
Main
Representative
Alternate
Representative
Commodity user
Unilever
Claudine Musitelli
N/A
NGO
FPP
Patrick Anderson
Marcus Colchester
NGO
Greenpeace

Grant Rosoman

N/A
NGO
RAN
Gemma Tillack
Robin Averbeck
NGO
Rainforest Alliance
Karen Steer
N/A
TSO
Earthworm Foundation
Katie Kendrick
Jonathan Maerker
Expert advisor
Independent consultant
Philippa Atkinson
N/A
Expert advisor
Independent consultant
Helen Newing
N/A
Institutional organisation

HCV Network

Ruth Silva

N/A

Large-Scale Implementation Technical Working Group

Provides guidance for large-scale and landscape level mapping initiatives.
Membership / Collaboration Category
Organisation
Main
Representative
Alternate
Representative
NGO
Greenpeace

Grant Rosoman
Sapta Ananda Proklamasi
Edwin Keizer

N/A
NGO
WWF

Kokok Yulianto

N/A
NGO
RAN
Gemma Tillack
N/A
TSO
Earthworm Foundation

Rob McWilliam

Jonathan Ellis Maerker
TSO
Proforest
Mike Senior
Surin Suksuwan
N/A
TSO
Daemeter
Sahat Aritonang
Godwin Limberg
N/A
TSO
Ekologika

Ninil Jannah

N/A

Membership Committee

Provide support to HCSA members including guidance on membership requirements and development of membership benefits and services. 

Membership / Collaboration Category
Organisation
Main
Representative
Alternate
Representative
Commodity user
BASF
Tobias Zobel
N/A
NGO
RAN
Gemma Tillack
Melissa Thomas (Conservation International)
NGO
Greenpeace
Grant Rosoman
Patrick Anderson (FPP)
TSO
Ekologika

N/A

Ninil Jannah
Secrétariat du HCSA
HCSA Secretariat Director
Adrian Choo
N/A
Secrétariat du HCSA
Secrétariat du HCSA
Jesus Cordero
Saffira Mohamed

Communication Task Force

Communications strategy and content production.
Membership / Collaboration Category
Organisation
Main
Representative
Alternate
Representative
NGO
RAN
Gemma Tillack
N/A
Secrétariat du HCSA
Secrétariat du HCSA

N/A

N/A

Funding Task Force

Assists the Secretariat in fundraising for HCSA programme of work and growth to secure long-term financial stability.
Membership / Collaboration Category
Organisation
Main
Representative
Alternate
Representative
NGO
Greenpeace
Grant Rosoman
N/A
Secrétariat du HCSA
HCSA Executive Director
Adrian Choo
N/A

RSPO & HCSA Engagement Group

Provides support for RSPO and HCSA engagement.
Membership / Collaboration Category
Organisation
Main
Representative
Alternate
Representative
NGO
Greenpeace
Grant Rosoman
N/A
NGO
FPP
Patrick Anderson
N/A
TSO
Earthworm Foundation
Charlotte Opal
N/A
Secrétariat du HCSA
HCSA Executive Director
Adrian Choo
N/A

No Deforestation Joint Steering Group

Development and implementation of procedures, methodologies and guidance for Criterion 7.12 of the RSPO ‘Principles and Criteria’ particularly concerning High Forest Cover countries and landscapes.
Membership / Collaboration Category
Organisation
Main
Representative
Alternate
Representative
Commodity user

Unilever

Bagus Kusuma 

N/A

NGO

Conservation International 

Melissa Thomas

N/A

NGO
RAN
Gemma Tillack
Grant Rosoman (Greenpeace)
TSO
Earthworm Foundation
Charlotte Opal
Mike Senior (Proforest)
Secrétariat du HCSA
HCSA Secretariat Director
Adrian Choo
N/A