Action for Sustainable Derivatives: Driving Momentum for Palm Derivatives (Asia and Europe) | Events | Sustainable Business Network and Advisory Services

Webinar

December 3, 2026

10 - 11 am CET

Registration

As sustainability expectations and supply chain challenges evolve, collaboration remains essential to advancing more responsible and resilient palm derivatives supply chains. Through Action for Sustainable Derivatives (ASD), more than 40 member companies continued to turn shared commitments into action in 2026, strengthening supply chain transparency, risk management, supplier engagement, and sector collaboration.

Join ASD’s 2026 Annual Progress Webinar to reflect on key achievements, challenges, and lessons from the past year, and explore priorities for 2027. Learn how ASD and its members are strengthening due diligence and supplier engagement, addressing shared supply chain risks, and advancing practical solutions for more sustainable palm derivatives sourcing.

In this webinar, you will gain insights into how ASD members are:

Maintaining momentum through collaboration: How ASD remains committed to an ambitious agenda, strengthens collaboration, and delivers progress against shared sustainability objectives in today’s increasingly complex operating environment.
Achieving sustainability progress in practice: Lessons and insights from ASD’s 2026 work on supply chain transparency, risk and grievance monitoring, supplier engagement, and initiatives supporting positive environmental and social outcomes.
Strengthening implementation for lasting impact: What lies ahead for the palm derivatives sector in 2027, including opportunities to strengthen supplier and trader engagement, support sustainable production landscapes and smallholder livelihoods, and translate commitments into lasting impact.

Join sustainability leaders, supply chain partners, and industry stakeholders to explore how collaboration can drive more transparent, accountable, and sustainable supply chains and long-term impact across the sector.

Scheduled Speakers

Ricki Berkenfeld, Associate Director, Supply Chain, Collaborations and Partnerships, BSR

Associate Director, Supply Chain, Collaborations and Partnerships, BSR

New York

Ricki supports BSR’s work on collaborations, with a focus on those related to supply chain sustainability. Her engagements focus on opportunities to scale impact on supply chains through shared learning, common approaches, and coordinated action.

Ricki has extensive experience managing and overseeing BSR’s collaborations on sustainable sourcing of commodities, with a particular focus on consumer sectors industries and agriculture-based supply chains.

She also brings many years of strategy consulting experience, with strong ability to design and execute research, draw business insights, and develop corporate strategies.

Ricki holds a BS in Development Sociology from Cornell University.

Recent Insights From Ricki Berkenfeld

Full Bio

Alexandra Kolev, Manager, Collaborations and Partnerships, BSR

Manager, Collaborations and Partnerships, BSR

Paris

Alexandra supports BSR’s Collaborative Initiatives portfolio, facilitating the development and implementation of impactful multi-stakeholder solutions that tackle systemic challenges to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including climate change, economic inequity, and gender inequality. She works across industries, largely within agricultural commodities and consumer products, to drive collective action for supply chain sustainability, responsible sourcing, and ethical trade.

Prior to joining BSR, Alexandra developed global partnerships to foster business transformation, promote responsible business conduct, and scale business action to accelerate progress on the SDGs. Alexandra began her career analyzing trade policy and coordinating international trade and supply chain projects for a global, multi-sector clientele.

Alexandra holds a Master’s in International Public Management, with specializations in Global Economic Policy and Diplomacy, from l’Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris. She graduated magna cum laude with a BA in International Affairs and French from the George Washington University. She speaks English, French, and German.

Recent Insights From Alexandra Kolev

Full Bio