EU remote
Global Palm Sustainability Manager
About this role
The Global Palm Sustainability Manager will lead LDC’s palm sustainability strategy and implementation, guided by our Palm Sustainability Policy, across all palm origination regions and destination markets, creating value for LDC, our suppliers and customers. The role will drive global alignment, performance monitoring, and digitalization of our regional work programs in Asia, Latin America and Africa, towards higher efficiency, automation and integrated global work program.
This role will also lead high-level key stakeholder engagement and partnerships, i.e. our customers, suppliers, policy makers, industry associations, civil society, etc. Main Responsibilities Global palm sustainability strategy and program leadership Lead the implementation LDC’s Palm Sustainability Policy across all origin regions (Asia, Latin America, Africa), with the support of regional palm sustainability teams and in close collaboration with commercial, compliance, and other internal functions Act as the global focal point for palm sustainability internally and externally Lead regional palm sustainability teams; ensure alignment across regional sustainability programs.
Responsible sourcing & NDPE Ensure supplier chain traceability to origin in line with our targets Oversee supplier NDPE due diligence, risk assessment and mitigation, grievance management, performance monitoring, as well as capacity building Regulatory compliance and certifications Proactively follow latest sustainability-related regulatory developments at destinations and origins, and ensure LDC preparedness for regulatory compliance, such as EUDR, EU CSDDD, etc.
In particular, lead implementation and continuous improvement of EUDR management system globally, in coordination with regional teams in key origins, to meet the EUDR implementation timeline (December 2026) Oversee various sustainability certification programs, including RSPO, ISCC, Organic, etc. Suppl y chain decarbonization Lead collaboration with LDC carbon and commercial teams, to implement our supply chain decarbonization plan in line with our targets Data, Digitalization & Performance Monitoring Drive digitalization and automation of palm sustainability data management and analytics Enhance regular KPI monitoring and reporting for internal and external uses Stakeholder Engagement & Partnerships Build strategic partnerships with key suppliers, customers, NGOs, to advance LDC’s sustainability priorities, such as regenerative agriculture, sustainable agriculture practices, landscape initiatives, etc.