Rulita Wijayaningdyah (Social South), Chairperson, Hans Djurberg (Economic North), Vice-chair and Anthony Sebastian (Environmental South), represented the FSC International Board of Directors at the meeting.
Besides the members-only thematic discussions within chambers, representatives from the FSC Global Leadership Team including Director General Kim Carstensen, Chief Marketing Officer Jeremy Harrison, Head of Investment and Partnership Mark Smith, Membership Director, FSC AC Guillermina Garza, Stakeholder Solutions Director Gemma Boetekees, Communicators Director Karen Bennett Van der Westhuizen and Regional Directors Adam Beaumont(Asia Pacific), Anand Punja(Europe), Pina Gervassi (Latin America), Corey Brinkema and François Dufresne (North America) were present in the meetings, as well as the FSC staff members from the Asia Pacific region.
We will soon share the full report of the membership meeting and the feedback survey.
In addition, the FSC Asia Pacific Business Forum was held on 25-26 September 2018 in Mumbai, India, attracting close to 100 participants, mostly FSC certificate holders and affiliates. The topics discussed included emerging markets, responsible sourcing, and the significance in creating shared value across sectors, amongst others. Stay tuned for more event highlights.