Structure and Committees
The Sustainable Palm Oil Forum (FONAP) is a registered association. It currently comprises around 50 members – private companies, non-governmental organizations, associations, as well as the Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Homeland (BMLEH) and the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).
The forum’s activities are coordinated and managed by the General Assembly and the Executive Board. The current board has been in office since the General Assembly in April 2024. It is composed of representatives from Wild Asia (Dr. Reza Azmi), Ferrero (Almut Feller), True Assets (Sascha Tischer), OVID (Dr. Ulrich Hettinger), BM Certification (Armin Hodzic), BMLEH, and BMZ.
All activities of the forum are decided upon by the members. Working groups consisting of voluntary representatives of the members support FONAP’s work and advise the board. There are currently three working groups on the topics of “Agroforestry, Resilient Landscapes and Human Rights,” “European Network and Intercontinental Dialogue,” and “Derivatives and Technical Issues.” In addition, members come together in task forces on an ad-hoc basis.
The Global Nature Fund in Bonn (GNF) performs the task of organizing the secretariat on behalf of FONAP.