APRIL Group
Timber and pulp assessment- Latest update: July 2019
- Next scheduled: July 2020
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About this company:
Founded under the RGE Group in 1973, Singapore... Read more.
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Parent company:RGE Group
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Landbank455,015 hectares
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Thomson Reuters ticker:Private company
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Bloomberg ticker:Private company
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Website:
Company assessment: APRIL Group – July 2019
Assessment date:
Media: Sustainability policy and leadership
SPOTT monitors global media sources for coverage of assessed companies. The media monitor gathers reports about specific activities related to the assessment indicator categories. ZSL does not assess or score the validity of media coverage, but users can explore the media monitor to provide context on implementation, and infer risks associated with reported operations on the ground.
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November 2019
Perpetual haze: Pulp production, peatlands, and the future of fire risk in Indonesia
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November 2019
New Study Reveals Asia Pacific Resources International Limited (APRIL) Involved in Hundreds of Conflicts with Local Communities in Indonesia
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June 2019
Dorrigo-based Fireground Leadership and Training runs courses overseas
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March 2019
Komisi VII Temukan Penyimpangan Pengelolaan Limbah di Riau(Commission VII Finds Deviations in Waste Management in Riau)
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October 2018
APR Ancaman Baru Kawasan Gambut di Riau (APR New Threats in Riau Peat Area)
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August 2018
Kelompok Kehutanan Hentikan Rencana Dukung Pabrik Kertas Raksasa Indonesia(Forestry Group Halts Plans to Support Indonesia's Giant Paper Mill)
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August 2018
Sinar Mas-April Beli Kayu 'Tebang Habis' Hutan Djarum Group (Sinar Mas-April Buy Wood "Cut Out" from the Djarum Group Forest)
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August 2018
APP and APRIL violate zero-deforestation policies with wood purchases from Djarum Group concessions in East Kalimantan
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July 2018
Chili : gigantesques incendies forestiers, crimes d’entreprises et impunité(Chile: gigantic forest fires, corporate crimes and impunity)
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June 2018
Beyond Paper Promises: Assessing the Impacts of Corporate Pulp and Paper Commitments on Forests and Frontline Communities
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May 2018
APRIL to acquire Brazilian pulp producer Lwarcel
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April 2018
Firms to be tested on fire readiness
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January 2018
RAPP Work Plan Finally Approved KLHK
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January 2018
Indonesian villages see virtually zero progress in program to manage peatlands
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December 2017
Pulpwood firm loses appeal on work plan
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December 2017
Sustainable Financial Perspective on RAPP Cases
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December 2017
Environmental NGO Exposes the Reason Why PT RAPP Insists Against the Government
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December 2017
Paper giant RAPP bows to peat-protection order after Indonesia court defeat
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December 2017
Credit Suisse grants credit to a company that destroys indonesia's forests
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December 2017
Pulp and paper giant sues Indonesian government over peat protection obligation
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November 2017
A total of 30 Environmental Organizations Call Stop Buy Group Products APRIL
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November 2017
How tax havens destroy forest
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November 2017
Paradise Papers: Leaked records reveal offshore companies' role in forest destruction
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November 2017
Paradise Papers Links APRIL's Tax Avoidance To Deforestation And Banks, Impacts USD 500 Million Loan?
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October 2017
Without Certainty of Land, RAPP Call Source of Raw Materials Will Be Hal
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October 2017
Concern about Indonesia's Pulp & Paper Industry after Suspension Case
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October 2017
RAPP Faces Massive Layoffs, Financial Losses After Ministry Voids Key Work Plan
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October 2017
Indonesia minister urges April to meet tougher peatland rules
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October 2017
Minister Says RAPP Must Comply With Peatland Protection Regulations
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October 2017
APRIL halts Indonesia paper unit ops as forestry permit revoked
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October 2017
APRIL loses legal basis for operations due to non-compliance
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October 2017
APRIL and Indonesian government at loggerheads over peatland regulations
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September 2017
Haze: Firms feel heat as pressure mounts
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July 2017
Certification is no 'silver bullet' to stop deforestation
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May 2017
Emerging Trend of Successful Local Entrepreneurs in Riau
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May 2017
A burning issue for Singapore: Indonesia readies for haze battle
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March 2017
Freedom from Fire
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March 2017
Jakarta takes steps toward haze-free Southeast Asia
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February 2017
Greenpeace slams paper giant over loophole in fire-prevention policy
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January 2017
Land Conflict 2016, Highest Planted Plantation Sector
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January 2017
Greenpeace and WWF suspend engagement with APRIL
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December 2016
Green groups raise red flags over Jokowi's widely acclaimed haze law
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December 2016
WWF and Greenpeace break with Indonesia's pulp and paper giant
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December 2016
As accusations fly, paper giant appears to stand by its replanting of burned peat in Sumatra
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November 2016
Landmark court ruling expected to serve as deterrent
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November 2016
Healthy forests, zero burning, prosperous economy: Can Indonesia have it all?
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November 2016
Indonesian logging firm fined a record US$1.2 billion for deforestation
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September 2016
KLHK Call BRG and Riau Mainstay about Incident Eviction
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September 2016
Rain, govt and firms keep haze at bay
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August 2016
Indonesian parliament to investigate fire-linked firms in Riau
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July 2016
KLHK: Cooperation with APRIL Group in TNZ Management Canceled
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July 2016
Paper company APRIL in the limelight but SEC remains silent
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July 2016
Indonesia's forestry minister axes deal with paper firm over 'irregularities'
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June 2016
Restoring peatlands a game changer in anti-haze battle
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April 2016
Another pulp and paper supplier suspended for role in Indonesian haze crisis
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March 2016
Study: Maintain Hydrological Peat on Kampar Peninsula or This Region will Drown
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March 2016
New tool seeks end to Indonesian paper giants' secret links
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February 2016
Jikalahari: Fire and Land Conflict APRIL Concession
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February 2016
Indonesia's peat peninsula being drained into oblivion, study finds
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December 2015
Report finds SVLK fails to stop illegal logging
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December 2015
Indonesian firm pledges S$141m to restore peatlands
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December 2015
Indonesian forestry giants ready new peat protection projects
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December 2015
Indonesian paper giants spend big on forest protection
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November 2015
In Indonesia, the murdered forest
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October 2015
APRIL clearing forest in breach of sustainability policy: NGO
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October 2015
Plantation companies challenged by haze-causing fires in Indonesia
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September 2015
RAPP Will Build Plant Life in 'Haram' Area
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September 2015
Smoke in Riau, the paper company is involved
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June 2015
Sustainable forest commitments to be tested
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June 2015
April vows to stop clearing Indonesia's rainforests
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June 2015
APRIL, RGE finally commit to zero deforestation
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February 2015
Banco Santander targeted over deforestation link
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February 2015
Chinese banks funding rainforest destruction in Indonesia
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February 2015
Victory for Greenpeace as Santander pledges to stop funding forest destruction in Indonesia
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February 2015
On Indonesia's paper trail: There's just too much illegal wood
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February 2015
Despite green promise, Indonesian forestry giant continues to destroy forests
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February 2015
2 years ago, the bad guys pledged to go good on rainforests. How'd they do?
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December 2014
Huge swath of forest in Indonesian Borneo slated for clearing by 'sustainable' company
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September 2014
APRIL Appoints KPMG to Audit Sustainable Forest Policy
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July 2014
APRIL says Greenpeace attack on credibility 'off-base'
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July 2014
Singapore-based APRIL under scrutiny as haze season gets underway
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June 2014
Riau Forest Fire Extends, Singapore and Malaysia Risk Return Smoke
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June 2014
Indonesia fires spark Singapore, Malaysia haze warning
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June 2014
Logger continues to destroy Indonesian rainforest despite green promises (Photos)
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May 2014
Laporan: Pemasok APRIL Masih Tebangi Hutan Gambut Kalimantan Utara(Report: APRIL Suppliers Still Reducing North Kalimantan Peat Forest)
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April 2014
APRIL Timber Supplier Allegedly Still Felling Natural Forests & Hiring Child Labor
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April 2014
Nature bites back at Sumatra's pulp plantation companies
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February 2014
Indonesian pulp company blacklisted by Australian retailers hopes forest sustainability plan will silence critics
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February 2014
How global forest-destroyers are turning over a new leaf
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February 2014
Can Indonesia's notorious deforesters turn over a new leaf?
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January 2014
Golden Agri, APRIL under fresh scrutiny for unsustainable practices
SPOTT scores are based on the presence of external evidence made available by the company or third-parties.
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2015
Sustainability Policy
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2015
Sustainability Policy
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2017
Sustainability Report
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2017
Sustainability Report
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Leadership webpage
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2017
Sustainability Report
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WBCSD members
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Fire Free Alliance webpage
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TFA 2020 partners list
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Stakeholder Advisory Committee webpage
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APRIL and Rainforest Alliance Collaboration webpage
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Independent Peat Expert Working Group webpage
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Our Operations webpage
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2017
Sustainability Report
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2017
Sustainability Report
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Plantation Management webpage
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2017
Sustainability Report
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2017
Sustainability Report
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Global Forest Watch Wood Fibre Concessions Database
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2018
List of HCV assessments
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Global Forest Watch Wood Fibre Concessions Database
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2018
List of HCV assessments
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2017
Sustainability Report
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Contact us webpage
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2015
Sustainability Policy
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Plantation Management webpage
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2017
Sustainability Report
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2015
Sustainability Policy
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Plantation Management webpage
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2017
Sustainability Report
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2015
Sustainability Policy
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Plantation Management webpage
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2017
Sustainability Report
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2015
Sustainability Policy
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Plantation Management webpage
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2017
Sustainability Report
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2015
Sustainability Policy
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2015
Sustainability Policy
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2015
Sustainability Policy
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2018
Restorasi Ekosistem Riau (RER) progress report
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Jul 2018
How Monitoring Land Cover Change Helps APRIL Meet its SFMP 2.0 Commitments
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2017
Sustainability Report
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2015
Sustainability Policy
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2017
Sustainability Report
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Restorasi Ekosistem Riau project webpage
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2015
Sustainability Policy
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2015
Sustainability Policy
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2015
Sustainability Policy
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2015
Sustainability Policy
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2015
Sustainability Policy
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2015
Sustainability Policy
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May 2019
Public summary for HCV-HCSA Marga Madani and Padu Pilihan cooperatives, West Sumatra
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2015
Sustainability Policy
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2014
Sustainability Report
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Jan 2019
Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Prioritisation Study Summary Report
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2015
Sustainability Policy
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2015
Sustainability Policy
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2015
Sustainability Policy
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2017
Sustainability Report
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Peatland Management webpage
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2018
Eighth Meeting of the Independent Peat Expert Working Group (IPEWG)
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2015
Sustainability Policy
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2015
Sustainability Policy
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Fire Management webpage
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2017
Sustainability Report
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Jul 2018
KPMG Report on APRIL Group's Implementation of Sustainable Forest Management Policy 2.0
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2016
CONTINUOUS REDUCTION OF CARBON FOOTPRINT
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2017
Sustainability Report
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2017
Sustainability Report
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2017
Sustainability Report
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Water Efficiency webpage
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2017
Sustainability Report
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2017
Sustainability Report
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Peatland Management webpage
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Water Efficiency webpage
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Using water sustainably
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2017
Sustainability Report
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Water Efficiency webpage
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2017
Sustainability Report
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2017
Sustainability Report
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2018
Pesticides and other Hazardous Materials Use Policy
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2018
Pesticides and other Hazardous Materials Use Policy
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2018
Pesticides and other Hazardous Materials Use Policy
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2018
Pesticides and other Hazardous Materials Use Policy
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2015
Sustainability Policy
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2016
Improving Lives: Sustainability Report 2015-2016
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2015
Sustainability Policy
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2015
Sustainability Policy
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2014
Sustainability Report
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2015
Sustainability Policy
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2015
Sustainability Policy
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2015
Sustainability Policy
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Community Engagement webpage
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May 2019
Public summary for HCV-HCSA Marga Madani and Padu Pilihan cooperatives, West Sumatra
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Community Engagement webpage
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2017
Sustainability Report
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Grievance Resolution Procedure
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2016
Improving Lives: Sustainability Report 2015-2016
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Livelihood webpage
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Jan 2018
Female Leaders in Indonesia’s Forestry Sector
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2016
Improving Lives: Sustainability Report 2015-2016
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2015
Sustainability Policy
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2015
Sustainability Policy
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2017
Sustainability Report
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2017
Sustainability Report
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2016
Improving Lives: Sustainability Report 2015-2016
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2015
Sustainability Policy
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2016
Improving Lives: Sustainability Report 2015-2016
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2017
Sustainability Report
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2017
Sustainability Report
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2015
Sustainability Policy
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2016
Improving Lives: Sustainability Report 2015-2016
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2012
Sustainability Report
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2017
Sustainability Report
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2017
Sustainability Report
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2012
Sustainability Report
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2017
Sustainability Report
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2017
Sustainability Report
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Jul 2018
KPMG Report on APRIL Group's Implementation of Sustainable Forest Management Policy 2.0
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List of IFCC certified Forest Management Units
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Nov 2018
IFCC Public Report Sustainable Forest Management System
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2014
Sustainability Report
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Livelihood webpage
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2017
Sustainability Report
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Policy for Association
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Policy for Association
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2017
Sustainability Report
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Policy for Association
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Policy for Association
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2017
Sustainability Report
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Corporate Governance webpage
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Governance & Leadership webpage
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Grievance Resolution Procedure
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Grievance Tracking webpage
Media monitor: APRIL Group
SPOTT gathers reports and stories from global media sources, covering specific company activities related to the assessment indicator categories. ZSL does not assess the validity of these reports.
November 2019
Perpetual haze: Pulp production, peatlands, and the future of fire risk in Indonesia
November 2019
New Study Reveals Asia Pacific Resources International Limited (APRIL) Involved in Hundreds of Conflicts with Local Communities in Indonesia
June 2019
Dorrigo-based Fireground Leadership and Training runs courses overseas
March 2019
Komisi VII Temukan Penyimpangan Pengelolaan Limbah di Riau(Commission VII Finds Deviations in Waste Management in Riau)
October 2018
APR Ancaman Baru Kawasan Gambut di Riau (APR New Threats in Riau Peat Area)
August 2018
Kelompok Kehutanan Hentikan Rencana Dukung Pabrik Kertas Raksasa Indonesia(Forestry Group Halts Plans to Support Indonesia's Giant Paper Mill)
August 2018
Sinar Mas-April Beli Kayu 'Tebang Habis' Hutan Djarum Group (Sinar Mas-April Buy Wood "Cut Out" from the Djarum Group Forest)
August 2018
APP and APRIL violate zero-deforestation policies with wood purchases from Djarum Group concessions in East Kalimantan
July 2018
Chili : gigantesques incendies forestiers, crimes d’entreprises et impunité(Chile: gigantic forest fires, corporate crimes and impunity)
June 2018
Beyond Paper Promises: Assessing the Impacts of Corporate Pulp and Paper Commitments on Forests and Frontline Communities
January 2018
Indonesian villages see virtually zero progress in program to manage peatlands
December 2017
Environmental NGO Exposes the Reason Why PT RAPP Insists Against the Government
December 2017
Paper giant RAPP bows to peat-protection order after Indonesia court defeat
December 2017
Credit Suisse grants credit to a company that destroys indonesia's forests
December 2017
Pulp and paper giant sues Indonesian government over peat protection obligation
November 2017
A total of 30 Environmental Organizations Call Stop Buy Group Products APRIL
November 2017
Paradise Papers: Leaked records reveal offshore companies' role in forest destruction
November 2017
Paradise Papers Links APRIL's Tax Avoidance To Deforestation And Banks, Impacts USD 500 Million Loan?
October 2017
Without Certainty of Land, RAPP Call Source of Raw Materials Will Be Hal
October 2017
Concern about Indonesia's Pulp & Paper Industry after Suspension Case
October 2017
RAPP Faces Massive Layoffs, Financial Losses After Ministry Voids Key Work Plan
October 2017
Minister Says RAPP Must Comply With Peatland Protection Regulations
October 2017
APRIL and Indonesian government at loggerheads over peatland regulations
February 2017
Greenpeace slams paper giant over loophole in fire-prevention policy
December 2016
Green groups raise red flags over Jokowi's widely acclaimed haze law
December 2016
As accusations fly, paper giant appears to stand by its replanting of burned peat in Sumatra
November 2016
Healthy forests, zero burning, prosperous economy: Can Indonesia have it all?
November 2016
Indonesian logging firm fined a record US$1.2 billion for deforestation
July 2016
Indonesia's forestry minister axes deal with paper firm over 'irregularities'
April 2016
Another pulp and paper supplier suspended for role in Indonesian haze crisis
March 2016
Study: Maintain Hydrological Peat on Kampar Peninsula or This Region will Drown
February 2016
Indonesia's peat peninsula being drained into oblivion, study finds
February 2015
Victory for Greenpeace as Santander pledges to stop funding forest destruction in Indonesia
February 2015
Despite green promise, Indonesian forestry giant continues to destroy forests
February 2015
2 years ago, the bad guys pledged to go good on rainforests. How'd they do?
December 2014
Huge swath of forest in Indonesian Borneo slated for clearing by 'sustainable' company
June 2014
Logger continues to destroy Indonesian rainforest despite green promises (Photos)
May 2014
Laporan: Pemasok APRIL Masih Tebangi Hutan Gambut Kalimantan Utara(Report: APRIL Suppliers Still Reducing North Kalimantan Peat Forest)
April 2014
APRIL Timber Supplier Allegedly Still Felling Natural Forests & Hiring Child Labor
February 2014
Indonesian pulp company blacklisted by Australian retailers hopes forest sustainability plan will silence critics
January 2014
Golden Agri, APRIL under fresh scrutiny for unsustainable practices
Scoring criteria: APRIL Group
Scoring criteria guide how ZSL conducts SPOTT assessments and allocates scores to ensure a fair and consistent approach, setting the expectations for companies on how they should publish ESG data. The full indicator framework contains 131 indicators across 10 categories.