{"id":9650,"date":"2023-01-24T10:36:39","date_gmt":"2023-01-24T10:36:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/highcarbonstock-org.red-giraffe.co.uk\/?post_type=grievance_mechanism&p=9650"},"modified":"2025-09-21T14:39:31","modified_gmt":"2025-09-21T13:39:31","slug":"hcsa-gm-2018-01","status":"publish","type":"grievance_mechanism","link":"https:\/\/highcarbonstock.org\/id\/grievance_mechanism\/hcsa-gm-2018-01\/","title":{"rendered":"Grievance Case HCSA-GM-2018-01"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Grievance Case HCSA-GM-2018-01<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Note: This grievance case was received prior to the launch of the HCSA Grievance Mechanism and was investigated under the HCSA Interim Grievance Resolution Procedure.<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Grievance Raiser:<\/strong>
Milieudefensie, Sustainable Development Institute & Friends of the Earth USA<\/p>

Member Respondent:<\/strong>
Golden Agri Resources (GAR) linked to its operation of investment company Golden Veroleum (Liberia) Inc. (GVL)<\/p>

Date Complaint(s) Submitted:<\/strong>
2nd July 2018<\/p>

Date Complaint(s) Accepted:<\/strong>
21st August 2018<\/p>

Location of Complaint:<\/strong>
Liberia<\/p>

Case Status:<\/strong>
Active<\/p>

Grievance Allegation(s):<\/strong>
HCS & HCV forest clearing
Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) rights violations<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Case Reference:<\/strong><\/td>HCSA-GM-2018-01<\/td><\/tr>
Grievance Raiser:<\/strong><\/td>Milieudefensie, Sustainable Development Institute and Friends of the Earth USA<\/td><\/tr>
Member Respondent:<\/strong><\/td>Golden Agri Resources (GAR) linked to its operation of investment company Golden Veroleum (Liberia) Inc. (GVL)<\/td><\/tr>
Date Complaint(s) Submitted:<\/strong><\/td>2nd July 2018<\/td><\/tr>
Date Complaint(s) Accepted:<\/strong><\/td>21st August 2018<\/td><\/tr>
Location of Complaint:<\/strong><\/td>Liberia<\/td><\/tr>
Case Status:<\/strong><\/td>Member Resignation<\/td><\/tr>
Grievance Allegation(s):<\/strong><\/td>HCS & HCV forest clearing
Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) rights violations<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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Grievance Case Timeline\n\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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DATE<\/th>EVENT \/ ACTIVITY<\/th>DOCUMENT<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
2 Jul 2018<\/td>HCSA receives grievance letter on GVL HCS & HCV clearing and FPIC violations<\/td>\u00a0<\/td><\/tr>
25 Jul 2018<\/td>EC agreed to develop a grievance protocol<\/td>\u00a0<\/td><\/tr>
21 Aug 2018<\/td>HCSA commits to investigate the grievance<\/td>\u00a0<\/td><\/tr>
1 Oct 2018<\/td>HCSA Interim Grievance Resolution Procedure published<\/td>IGR Procedure<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
5 Nov 2018<\/td>HCSA clarifies that GVL is a GAR operation of investment<\/td>Statement<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
12 Apr 2019<\/td>EC decides an independent panel will be established to adjudicate the grievance<\/td>\u00a0<\/td><\/tr>
Jun 2019<\/td>IGP Terms of Reference is approved<\/td>IGP ToR<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
16 Oct 2019<\/td>IGP commence deliberations on the grievance<\/td>\u00a0<\/td><\/tr>
20 Aug 2020<\/td>GVL responds to HCSA Final Grievance Report<\/td>\u00a0<\/td><\/tr>
Oct 2020<\/td>IGP reviews & submits response to GVL\u2019s feedback<\/td>\u00a0<\/td><\/tr>
17 Dec 2020<\/td>EC draws conclusion on case and creates EC Conclusion document<\/td>\u00a0<\/td><\/tr>
13 Jan 2021<\/td>EC Conclusion document communicated to complainant and defendant<\/td>EC Conclusions<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
4 Feb 2021<\/td>\u2018HCSA_GM_2018_01_GVL_GAR Grievance Case Final Report\u2019 uploaded on HCSA Website<\/td>Report<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
16 Mar 2021<\/td>IGP and HCSA Secretariat draft a Gap Analysis comparing the IGP conclusions & recommendation with GVL Sustainability Action Plan<\/td>\u00a0<\/td><\/tr>
17 Jun 2021<\/td>IGP prepared the first Excel Timebound Plan Template<\/td>\u00a0<\/td><\/tr>
17 Nov 2021<\/td>IGP created the new Timebound Plan Framework to address gaps within the first Timebound Plan Template<\/td>\u00a0<\/td><\/tr>
Nov 2021 \u2013 Jun 2022<\/td>The new Timebound Plan was developed and improved by the IGP and the HCSA Secretariat via several rounds of online review and meetings based on inputs from Complainants and Respondent<\/td>\u00a0<\/td><\/tr>
1 Mar 2022<\/td>HCSA Secretariat published the EC approved the HCSA Restoration and Remediation Guidance \u2013 Version 1<\/td>Guidance<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
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2022<\/td>		HCSA Timebound Plan Framework for the GVL_GAR Grievance Case<\/td>Framework<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
30 Dec 2022<\/td>Submission of LUCA & SB Study for some MoU areas & withdrawal from HCSA<\/td>\u00a0<\/td><\/tr>
31 Jan 2023<\/td>GAR\u2019s official membership ends with HCSA after 30 days of notice period<\/td>\u00a0<\/td><\/tr>
13 Feb 2023<\/td>HCSA statement on Golden Agri-Resources (GAR) membership resignation<\/td>Statement<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
15 Mar 2023<\/td>HCSA EC Decision:
The grievance resolution measures to continue as per the Timebound Plan Framework with the panel receiving information for decisions from other parties (complainants, RSPO etc.) on whether the Timebound plan is successfully implemented.<\/td>		\u00a0<\/td><\/tr>
15 Dec 2023<\/td>

HCSA EC Decision:<\/p>

    1. Timebound Plan Implementation updates will be gathered from both parties at six-month intervals by the Secretariat.<\/li>
    2. Developments of the case will be made public on HCSA\u2019s website until its resolution.<\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol><\/td>
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5 Jan 2024<\/td>GVL_GAR Case Activity Updates by GVL<\/td>Updates<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
12 April 2024<\/td>GVL_GAR Case Activity Updates by SDI and Milieudefensie<\/td>Updates<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
13 June 2025<\/td>RSPO Complaints Panel’s Final Directive<\/td>Letter<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
27 July 2025<\/td>HCSA’s response to RSPO CP’s Decision<\/td>Email<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
19 August 2025<\/td>Liberian Civil Society Oil Palm Working Group response to RSPO CP’s Decision<\/td>Letter<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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