The Palm Oil Collaboration Group

The Palm Oil Collaboration Group (POCG) brings together companies from every stage of the palm oil supply chain to accelerate effective implementation of No Deforestation, No Peat Expansion, No Exploitation (NDPE) commitments. In addition to discussions which help to align thinking on key issues, the group also identifies areas for collaborative action.

How do we work?

The Palm Oil Collaboration Group aims to meet twice a year to discuss issues and challenges as a full group. Through these discussions, areas are identified where there are opportunities to collaboratively accelerate progress through development of practical solutions.

Work is then taken forward through working groups, which include stakeholders such as social and environmental NGOs, service providers and technical practitioners in addition to companies.

Currently there are four working groups:

• Implementation Reporting Framework Active Working Group (IRF AWG): to provide a tool for companies to monitor and understand progress of implementation of NDPE policy commitments across the entire production base connected to their supply chain.

• Social Issues Working Group (SIWG): to foster collaboration to address human rights issues on the ground. 

• Production and Protection Beyond Concessions (PPBC): to support smallholder production and forest protection beyond concessions through identification of proactive interventions, action protocols and targeted monitoring.

• Independent Verification Working Group (IVWG): to discuss, better understand and develop the most effective approaches to independent verification (IV) across different issues and for different purposes.

For more information and to access the participant portals for the working groups, please refer to the individual working group pages.

To find out how the POCG makes decisions, see the resources page.

Who is involved ?

• Convenors: The POCG is convened by PepsiCo and Cargill with many other companies convening the different working groups.

• Coordinator: Technical coordination and support for the POCG and working groups is provided by Proforest.

• Members: The POCG is made up of more than 30 companies from all stages of the palm oil supply chain including producers, refiners, traders, manufacturers and retailers. Implementing partners and stakeholders are increasingly involved in both ongoing discussions and the working groups.

Companies in the POCG