Action for Sustainable Derivatives: Annual Update on Progress, 2023

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  Ricki Berkenfeld

  Associate Director, Consumer Sectors and Transformation, BSR

  

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  Ricki Berkenfeld

  Associate Director, Consumer Sectors and Transformation, BSR

  

  New York

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  Ricki supports BSR’s work in consumer sectors. Her engagements focus on design and implementation of sustainability strategies, with a particular focus on sustainable sourcing of commodities.

  Ricki brings with her many years of strategy consulting experience, with strong ability to design and execute research, draw business insights and develop corporate strategies. Prior to joining BSR, Ricki worked at ZS Associates where she advised healthcare companies on their growth marketing strategies.

  Ricki holds a BS in Development Sociology from Cornell University.

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  Alexandra Kolev

  Associate, Collaboration, BSR

  

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  Alexandra Kolev

  Associate, Collaboration, BSR

  

  Paris

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  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.

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The latest update from Action for Sustainable Derivatives (ASD), an industry-led collaboration aimed at achieving sustainable production and sourcing of palm oil derivatives, discusses its progress in 2023. This includes strengthening ASD’s approach to action through more proactive grievance monitoring and management, deepening engagement with supply chain players, and scaling impact on-the-ground.

Highlights include:

• Collective transparency for 1,100,000 tons of palm-based materials, representing 11% of the global palm-based oleochemicals market, including 47.5% transparency to plantation level.
• Proactive monitoring of deforestation grievances through a year-long pilot of Nusantara Atlas satellite monitoring tool, and working towards an understanding of % deforestation-free volumes.
• Trader engagement to discuss possibilities for stronger supply chain control mechanisms
• Demonstrated positive impact on-the-ground after a full year of collective support to the Kaleka Mosaik Initiative and continued progress with the ASD Respect in Palm pilot program.

Learn more about ASD's impact.