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APRIL Group

Timber and pulp assessment
Total score: 73.5%
  • Latest update: July 2019
  • Next scheduled: July 2020
  • About this company:

    Founded under the RGE Group in 1973, Singapore

  • Parent company:
    RGE Group
  • Landbank
    455,015 hectares
  • Thomson Reuters ticker:
    Private company
  • Bloomberg ticker:
    Private company
  • Website:
    http://www.aprilasia.com/en/
    Sustainability report (2017)

Company assessment: APRIL Group – July 2019

Assessment date:

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Total: 73.5% 87.5 / 119
  • Sustainability policy and leadership Sustainability policy and leadership
    6 / 9 66.7%
    13 media reports
    • Yes
      1 / 1
      Source

      1. Sustainable forestry policy or commitment for all its operations?

      Sustainable Forest Management Policy 2.0

    • Yes
      1 / 1
      Source

      2. Sustainability policy or commitment applies to all sourcing?

    • Yes
      1 / 1
      Source

      3. High-level position of responsibility for sustainability?

      Sustainability Director

    • 4. One or more board members have responsibility for sustainability?

      This indicator is disabled as the company is not publicly listed

    • 5. Percentage or number of women board members?

      This indicator is disabled as the company is not publicly listed

    • No
      0 / 1
      Source

      6. Percentage or number of women in senior management team?

      The company only provides figure on total number of management in 2017 (19) but it is unclear how many are women. An undated leadership webpage only shows seven leaders one of which is a woman

    • Yes
      1 / 1
      Source

      7. Sustainability report published within last two years?

      2,017

    • Yes
      1 / 1
      Source

      8. Member of multiple industry schemes or other external initiatives to improve forest management or transparency?

      Fire Free Alliance, TFA 2020, WBCSD, UNGC, PEFC

    • Yes
      1 / 1
      Source

      9. Activities with government, NGOs or academic institutions to improve the sustainability of forest products?

      Stakeholder Advisory Committee, Rainforest Alliance, Independent Peat Expert Working Group

    • No
      0 / 1

      10. Climate risks assessment available?

    • No
      0 / 1

      11. Natural capital assessment available?

  • Landbank, mills and traceability Landbank, mills and traceability
    15 / 19 78.9%
    11 media reports
    • Yes
      1 / 1
      Source

      12. Lists countries and operations?

      Indonesia (plantation, pulp and paper mill)

    • 13. Total area of natural forest designated for wood/wood fibre production (ha)?

      This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it only produces wood/wood fibre from plantation forests

    • Yes
      1 / 1
      Source

      14. Total area of forest plantation (ha)?

      455,015 - 209,252 ha controlled by the APRIL subsidiary PT Riau Andalan Pulp & Paper. A further 237,415 ha is controlled by supply partners and 8,348 ha by community forestry

    • Yes
      1 / 1
      Source

      15. Area of plantation/natural forest within outgrower schemes (ha)?

      22,703 - The company and its supply partners implement outgrower programs such as livelihood plantation or Tanaman Kehidupan (14,355 ha) and community forestry (8,348 ha)

    • Yes
      1 / 1
      Source

      16. Unplanted (areas designated for future development as plantation forest) (ha)?

      0 - The company reports that it completed the establishment of plantations in its concessions in 2014 and since then did not develop new areas

    • Yes
      1 / 1
      Source

      17. Conservation set-aside and/or HCV area (ha)?

      369,420 - PT. RAPP (69,972 ha), supply partners (148,596 ha), ecosystem restoration licenses (150,852 ha). These figures exclude conservation areas that are under land claims: approximately 18,000 ha for PT RAPP and 22,000 ha for supply partners

    • 18. Area of Intact Forest Landscape (ha)?

      This indicator is disabled as the company has informed ZSL that it doesn't have any intact forest landscapes within its landbank

    • Yes
      1 / 1
      Source

      19. Number of Forest Management Units (FMUs)?

      12 - PT RAPP Teluk Meranti consists of two entities: PT RAPP Meranti East and PT RAPP Meranti West

    • Yes
      1 / 1
      Source

      20. Maps of forest management units (FMUs)?

      PT RAPP Teluk Meranti consists of two entities: PT RAPP Meranti East and PT RAPP Meranti West

    • No
      0 / 1

      21. Forest management plans available for all FMUs?

    • No
      0 / 1

      22. Monitoring of forest management plan implementation?

    • 23. Company has provided valid legal documents to Open Timber Portal on use rights (at the time of SPOTT assessments)?

      This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it doesn't operate in a geography currently covered by Open Timber Portal

    • 24. Company has provided valid legal documents to Open Timber Portal on forest management (at the time of SPOTT assessments)?

      This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it doesn't operate in a geography currently covered by Open Timber Portal

    • 25. Company has provided valid legal documents to Open Timber Portal on timber harvesting (at the time of SPOTT assessments)?

      This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it doesn't operate in a geography currently covered by Open Timber Portal

    • Yes
      1 / 1
      Source

      26. Number of company owned pulp and paper mills?

      1 - Kerinci mill, Riau Province, central Sumatra

    • Yes
      1 / 1
      Source

      27. Maps or addresses of company owned pulp and paper mills?

    • 28. Number of company owned sawmills?

      This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it doesn't own sawmills

    • 29. Maps or addresses of company owned sawmills?

      This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it doesn't own sawmills

    • No
      0 / 1

      30. Number of supplier mills?

      The company has a list of its suppliers that is only accessible after login therefore it is not considered publicly available

    • No
      0 / 1

      31. Maps or addresses of supplier mills?

      The company has a list of its suppliers that is only accessible after login therefore it is not considered publicly available

    • Yes
      1 / 1
      Source

      32. Procedures to trace raw materials to country of harvest?

      The company reports that all of its supply is PEFC, SVLK and FSC certified. These certifications count as procedures to trace raw materials. Since all of the company's supply is certified full points have been awarded (as of December 2017)

    • Yes
      1 / 1
      Source

      33. Procedures to trace raw materials to FMU level?

      The company reports that all of its supply is PEFC, SVLK and FSC certified. These certifications count as procedures to trace raw materials. Since all of the company's supply is certified full points have been awarded (as of December 2017)

    • Yes
      2 / 2
      Source

      34. Percentage of supply traceable to country level (above 80%)?

      100% - The company reports that all of its supply is PEFC, SVLK and FSC certified. These certifications count as procedures to trace raw materials. Since all of the company's supply is certified full points have been awarded (as of December 2017)

    • Yes
      2 / 2
      Source

      35. Percentage of supply traceable to FMU level (above 75%)?

      100% - The company reports that all of its supply is PEFC, SVLK and FSC certified. These certifications count as procedures to trace raw materials. Since all of the company's supply is certified full points have been awarded (as of December 2017)

  • Deforestation and biodiversity Deforestation and biodiversity
    10 / 10 100%
    41 media reports
    • Yes
      1 / 1
      Source

      36. Commitment to zero conversion of natural forest?

      The company and its suppliers commit to only develop areas that are not forested, as identified through independent peer-reviewed High Conservation Value (HCV) and High Carbon Stock (HCS) assessments

    • Yes
      1 / 1
      Source

      37. Zero conversion commitment applies to all sourcing?

      The company and its suppliers commit to only develop areas that are not forested, as identified through independent peer-reviewed High Conservation Value (HCV) and High Carbon Stock (HCS) assessments

    • 38. Commitment to minimise the impact of logging roads?

      This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it only produces wood/wood fibre from plantation forests

    • Yes
      1 / 1
      Source

      39. Commitment to protect forest areas from illegal activities?

      Fire teams patrol company concession areas, monitoring the landscape for fires as well as other unauthorised activities, including illegal logging

    • Yes
      1 / 1
      Source

      40. Evidence of monitoring deforestation?

      The company has implemented a Land Cover Change (LCC) monitoring system which is based on analysis of Landsat imagery for changes in land cover across all fibre supply concessions and field verifications

    • Yes
      1 / 1
      Source

      41. Amount of deforestation recorded?

      762.4

    • Yes
      1 / 1
      Source

      42. Commitment to biodiversity conservation?

    • Yes
      1 / 1
      Source

      43. Examples of species and/or habitat conservation management?

      Restorasi Ekosistem Riau (RER) project focused on the comprehensive ecosystem restoration of ecologically important peat forest areas on the Kampar Peninsula

    • Yes
      1 / 1
      Source

      44. Implementing a landscape-level approach to biodiversity conservation?

    • Yes
      1 / 1
      Source

      45. Identified species of conservation concern referencing international or national system of species classification?

    • 46. Commitment to sustainably manage the use of non-timber forest products (NTFPs)?

      This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it only produces wood/wood fibre from plantation forests

    • Yes
      1 / 1
      Source

      47. Commitment not to use genetically modified organisms?

  • HCV, HCS and impact assessments HCV, HCS and impact assessments
    5.5 / 8 68.8%
    8 media reports
    • Yes
      1 / 1
      Source

      48. Commitment to conduct High Conservation Value (HCV) assessments?

      The company will only develop areas that are not forested, as identified through independent peer-reviewed HCV and HCS assessments

    • Yes
      1 / 1
      Source

      49. HCV commitment applies to all sourcing?

      The company commits to only develop areas that are not forested, as identified through independent peer-reviewed HCV and HCS assessments. This commitment is said to apply to all current and future wood suppliers as well as any future acquisitions or partnerships

    • Yes
      1 / 1
      Source

      50. Commitment to only use licensed High Conservation Value (HCV) assessors accredited by the HCV Resource Network's Assessor Licensing Scheme (ALS)?

      The company states that it will use licenced assessors from the HCV Resource Network (HCVRN). When such assessors are not available, the company will seek an assessor recommended by its Stakeholder Advisory Committee. This commitment also applies to the company's suppliers

    • Partial
      0.5 / 1
      Source

      51. High Conservation Value (HCV) assessments available?

      One HCV-HCS assessment is available for Marga Madani and Padu Pilihan cooperatives, West Sumatra. However this does not cover all of the company's operations

    • No
      0 / 1

      52. High Conservation Value (HCV) management and monitoring plans available?

    • Yes
      1 / 1
      Source

      53. Commitment to the High Carbon Stock (HCS) Approach?

      The company and its suppliers will only develop areas that are not forested, as identified through independent peer-reviewed HCV and HCS assessments. The company will follow the HCS Approach as prescribed by the HCS Approach Steering Group

    • 54. High Carbon Stock (HCS) assessments available?

      This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it hasn't expanded its plantation area since April 2015

    • Yes
      1 / 1
      Source

      55. Commitment to conduct social and environmental impact assessments (SEIAs)?

      The company states that forest plantation areas have undergone Environmental Impact Assessments and Social Impact Assessments are currently being undertaken

    • No
      0 / 1

      56. Social and environmental impact assessments (SEIAs) available?

    • 57. Company has provided valid legal documents to Open Timber Portal on impact assessments (at the time of SPOTT assessments)?

      This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it doesn't operate in a geography currently covered by Open Timber Portal

  • Soils, fire and GHGs Soils, fire and GHGs
    8.5 / 13 65.4%
    4 media reports
    • Partial
      0.5 / 1
      Source

      58. Commitment to best management practices for soils and/or peat?

      The company has a commitment to best management practices for peat. No equivalent commitment could be identified for other soil types

    • 59. Commitment to reduced impact logging?

      This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it only produces wood/wood fibre from plantation forests

    • Partial
      0.5 / 1
      Source

      60. Commitment to no planting on peat of any depth?

      The company has a commitment not to develop forested peatlands, but this does not extend to non-forested peatlands. The company states that its Peat Expert Working Group will be used to provide inputs and recommendations on the development of non-forested peatland

    • Partial
      0.5 / 1
      Source

      61. Commitment on peatland planting applies to all sourcing?

      The company has a commitment not to develop forested peatlands that applies to all current and future wood suppliers, as well as any future acquisitions or partnerships. This commitment does not extend to non-forested peatlands

    • Yes
      1 / 1
      Source

      62. Landbank or planted area on peat (ha)?

      256,682 - Figure calculated by adding PT RAPP's (111,206 ha), community fibre plantations' (6,653 ha) and long-term suppliers' (138,823 ha) landbank on peat

    • Partial
      0.5 / 1
      Source

      63. Evidence of best management practices for soils and/or peat?

      The company provides evidence of best management practices for peat (management of water levels) and has commissioned an Independent Peat Expert Working Group. No best management practices could be identified for other soils

    • Yes
      1 / 1
      Source

      64. Commitment to zero burning?

    • Yes
      1 / 1
      Source

      65. Commitment to zero burning applies to all sourcing?

    • Yes
      1 / 1
      Source

      66. Evidence of management and monitoring fires?

      Community and education-based prevention initiatives; regular land, air and water patrols. Suppression capabilities include helicopters equipped with fire crews, water bombing, fire trucks, and airboats

    • Yes
      1 / 1
      Source

      67. Details/number of hotspots/fires in FMUs controlled by the company?

      51 - As a result of the company's fire suppression program the total hectares lost to fire on PT RAPP and its long term supplier concessions during the reporting period was limited to 51 hectares

    • No
      0 / 1
      Source

      68. Time-bound commitment to reduce GHG emissions intensity?

      The company states that it commits to continuous reduction of its carbon footprint. However, no specific target on GHG intensity could be identified

    • Partial
      0.5 / 1
      Source

      69. Progress towards reducing GHG emission intensity?

      Mill tonnes of GHG/tonne of paper: 0.44 metric ton CO2eq/ton pulp (2017); 0.72 metric ton CO2eq/ton paper (2017). The company has not set a target for reducing GHG intensity

    • No
      0 / 1
      Source

      70. Report GHG emissions from land use change?

      The company states that research is underway to establish land use emissions and sequestration associated with plantation operations

    • Yes
      1 / 1
      Source

      71. Methodology used to calculate GHG emissions?

      International Council of Forest and Paper Associations (ICFPA), the National Council for Air and Stream Improvement (NCASI) and the WRI/WBCSD GHG Protocol

  • Water, chemical and waste management Water, chemical and waste management
    8.5 / 12 70.8%
    62 media reports
    • Yes
      1 / 1
      Source

      72. Time-bound commitment to improve water quality (BOD and COD)?

      The company commits to be within local legal limits for both BOD and COD and the reported figures show this target is already met

    • Yes
      1 / 1
      Source

      73. Progress towards commitment on water quality (BOD and COD)?

      COD Treated Waste Water: 6.8 m3/adt (2013), 8.3 (2014), 7.5 (2015), 5.45 (2016), 5.54 (2017); BOD Treated Waste Water: 0.61 measured kg/adt (2013), 0.55 (2014), 0.60 (2015), 0.70 (2016), 0.64 (2017)

    • Partial
      0.5 / 1
      Source

      74. Commitment to protection of natural waterways through buffer zones?

      Commitment covers the provision of buffer zones in conservation areas only

    • Yes
      1 / 1
      Source

      75. Evidence of treatment of pulp and paper mill effluent?

    • 76. Evidence of sawmill run-off containment and wastewater treatment?

      This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it doesn't own sawmills

    • Partial
      0.5 / 1
      Source

      77. Time-bound commitment to improve water use intensity?

      The company has a commitment to consume less water through mill usage than comparable operations and to continually increase water-use efficiency. This commitment has no specific target and is not time-bound

    • Partial
      0.5 / 1
      Source

      78. Progress towards commitment on water use intensity?

      24 - Water Consumption for Pulp and Paper: 32.7 m3/adt (2013), 29.6 (2014), 29.5 (2015), 27.3 (2016), 24 (2017). Partial points as no specific target has been set

    • No
      0 / 1

      79. Commitment to eliminate chlorine and chlorine compounds for bleaching?

    • Yes
      1 / 1
      Source

      80. Commitment to minimise the use of chemicals, including pesticides and chemical fertilisers?

    • Yes
      1 / 1
      Source

      81. No use of World Health Organisation (WHO) Class 1A and 1B pesticides?

    • Yes
      1 / 1
      Source

      82. No use of chemicals listed under the Stockholm Convention and Rotterdam Convention?

    • Yes
      1 / 1
      Source

      83. Integrated Pest Management (IPM) approach?

    • No
      0 / 1

      84. Chemical usage per ha or list of chemicals used?

  • Community, land and labour rights Community, land and labour rights
    17 / 22 77.3%
    17 media reports
    • Yes
      1 / 1
      Source

      85. Commitment to human rights, referencing the UN Declaration on Human Rights or UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights?

    • Yes
      1 / 1
      Source

      86. Commitment to human rights applies to all sourcing?

    • Yes
      1 / 1
      Source

      87. Commitment to respect indigenous and local communities' rights?

    • Yes
      1 / 1
      Source

      88. Commitment to respect legal and customary property rights?

    • Yes
      1 / 1
      Source

      89. Commitment to free, prior and informed consent (FPIC)?

    • Yes
      1 / 1
      Source

      90. FPIC commitment applies to independent suppliers?

    • Partial
      0.5 / 1
      Source

      91. Details of free, prior and informed consent (FPIC) process available?

      The company provides a case study of how FPIC is implemented

    • Yes
      1 / 1
      Source

      92. Examples of local stakeholder engagement to prevent conflicts?

      The company undertakes community engagement activities in relation to land conflicts, encroachments and fire prevention

    • Partial
      0.5 / 1
      Source

      93. Details of process for addressing land conflicts available?

      The company reports it has a process for the resolution of land conflicts, but limited details are provided

    • No
      0 / 1
      Source

      94. Commitment to support the inclusion of women across forestry operations, including addressing barriers faced?

      The company provides examples on how it supports the inclusion of women in forestry operations but no commitment found

    • Yes
      1 / 1
      Source

      95. Commitment to provide essential community services and facilities?

    • 96. Company has provided valid legal documents to Open Timber Portal on population rights (at the time of SPOTT assessments)?

      This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it doesn't operate in a geography currently covered by Open Timber Portal

    • Yes
      1 / 1
      Source

      97. Commitment to respect all workers' rights?

    • Yes
      1 / 1
      Source

      98. Reference to Fundamental ILO Conventions?

      The company states that the ILO's Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work is respected

    • No
      0 / 1

      99. Commitment to eliminate gender related discrimination with regards to employment and occupation?

    • 100. Company has provided valid legal documents to Open Timber Portal on labour regulations (at the time of SPOTT assessments)?

      This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it doesn't operate in a geography currently covered by Open Timber Portal

    • Yes
      1 / 1
      Source

      101. Percentage or number of temporary employees?

      9,182 (74.8%) - Contractors as of December 2017 excluding the company's supply partners

    • Yes
      1 / 1
      Source

      102. Percentage or number of women employees?

      650 (9.25%) - Direct employees as of December 2017 excluding the company's supply partners

    • Partial
      0.5 / 1
      Source

      103. Payment of minimum wage?

      The company states that it complies with Indonesian labour law, which covers the minimum wage. No evidence of wages paid is provided

    • No
      0 / 1

      104. Reporting of salary by gender?

    • Partial
      0.5 / 1
      Source

      105. Commitment to address occupational health and safety, referencing the ILO Code of Practice on Safety and Health in Forestry Work?

      The company does not reference the ILO Code of Practice on Safety and Health in Forestry Work

    • Yes
      1 / 1
      Source

      106. Time lost due to work-based injuries?

      Injury Rate (employees & contractors): Fibre operations male: 0.44 female: 0.04; Mill male: 1.27, female: 0 (2017)

    • Yes
      1 / 1
      Source

      107. Number of fatalities as a result of work-based accidents?

      1 - The company reports that one contractor in its forestry operations lost their life during 2017

    • Yes
      1 / 1
      Source

      108. Provision of personal protective equipment and related training?

  • Certification standards Certification standards
    6.5 / 14 46.4%
    7 media reports
    • Yes
      1 / 1
      Source

      109. Time-bound plan for achieving 100% third-party legality verification of FMUs or achieved?

      100% - The company has already achieved 100% third-party legality verification

    • Yes
      1 / 1
      Source

      110. Time-bound plan to source only wood/wood fibre that is in legal compliance verified by a third party?

      100% - All the company's suppliers are already third-party verified (SVLK, PEFC, FSC)

    • Yes
      1 / 1
      Source

      111. Percentage area (ha) verified as being in legal compliance by a third party?

      100% - Sustainable Production Forest Management and Timber Legality Verification (PHPL-SVLK), PEFC

    • Yes
      1 / 1
      Source

      112. Percentage of all wood/wood fibre supply traded/processed verified as being in legal compliance by a third party?

      100% - SVLK, PEFC (as of 2017)

    • No
      0 / 1

      113. Time-bound plan for achieving 100% FSC FM certification of FMUs or achieved 100% FSC-certification of FMUs?

    • No
      0 / 1

      114. Commitment to source only wood/wood fibre that meets FSC Controlled Wood requirements?

    • No
      0 / 2

      115. Percentage area (ha) FSC FM certified?

    • No
      0 / 2

      116. Percentage of wood/wood fibre supply from outgrower scheme and/or independent suppliers that is FSC FM certified?

    • Partial
      0.5 / 2
      Source

      117. Percentage of all wood/wood fibre supply traded/processed that are FSC certified (above 75%)?

      3.1% - Only 3.1% of all the company's supply is FSC (CoC) certified

    • Yes
      2 / 2
      Source

      118. Percentage area (ha) PEFC certified (excluding FSC certified area)?

      262,473 (77.5%) - 262,473 ha out of a total of 338,536 ha of the company's own area is certified

  • Smallholders and suppliers Smallholders and suppliers
    6 / 6 100%
    13 media reports
    • Yes
      1 / 1
      Source

      119. Programme to support outgrower scheme smallholders?

      Livelihood farms, Community Fibre Farms. Providing training, seedlings, fertiliser, financing, technical support

    • Yes
      1 / 1
      Source

      120. Percentage of outgrower scheme smallholders involved in programme?

      15 - The company supports 15 community fibre plantations (Hutan Rakyat) that cover 14,355 ha, 3% of the company and its partners' plantation area

    • Yes
      1 / 1
      Source

      121. Process used to prioritise, assess and/or engage suppliers on compliance with company's policy and/or legal requirements?

      The company's Policy for Association sets out the procedure used to assess and confirm the compliance of prospective suppliers

    • Yes
      1 / 1
      Source

      122. The company has a Due Diligence System (DDS)?

    • Yes
      1 / 1
      Source

      123. Suspension or exclusion criteria for suppliers?

    • Yes
      1 / 1
      Source

      124. Percentage of suppliers assessed and/or engaged on compliance with company requirements?

      100%

  • Governance and grievances Governance and grievances
    4.5 / 6 75%
    7 media reports
    • Yes
      1 / 1
      Source

      125. Commitment to ethical conduct and prohibition of corruption?

      Guidelines include provisions for fair and non-discriminatory engagement with stakeholders, avoidance of conflicts of interest and intolerance of corrupt practices

    • 126. Company has provided valid legal documents to Open Timber Portal on legal registration (at the time of SPOTT assessments)?

      This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it doesn't operate in a geography currently covered by Open Timber Portal

    • No
      0 / 1

      127. Disclosure of the company's management approach to tax and payments to governments?

    • 128. Company has provided valid legal documents to Open Timber Portal on taxes, fees and royalties (at the time of SPOTT assessments)?

      This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it doesn't operate in a geography currently covered by Open Timber Portal

    • Partial
      0.5 / 1
      Source

      129. Whistleblowing procedure?

      The company's parent, Royal Golden Eagle, has a whistleblowing policy and provides an email address to report cases. This is applicable to the company as well, however no details on steps taken or how whistleblowers are protected are provided

    • Yes
      1 / 1
      Source

      130. Own grievance or complaints system open to all stakeholders?

    • Yes
      2 / 2
      Source

      131. Details of grievances disclosed?

Media monitor: APRIL Group

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March 2020

Indonesia’s forests battered to a pulp

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January 2020

As Indonesian fires rage, government turns a blind eye to pulp and paper industries

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December 2019

FSC complaint filed against pulpwood firms tied to Indonesia’s richest man

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November 2019

Three timber concessions probed by NEA have large number of fires this year: NGO group

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November 2019

Perpetual haze? Sustained pressure on peatlands will mean no end to Indonesia’s forest fires, warns report

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November 2019

Could forest fires burn forever in Indonesia’s peatlands?

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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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October 2019

Asia Pulp & Paper and APRIL Groups continued in 2018 to source wood from controversial supplier owned by Djarum Group

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September 2019

As the worst haze since 2015 chokes Southeast Asia, are Big Agri’s fire prevention efforts working?

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September 2019

Korindo Threatens Legal Action to Bury the Truth

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July 2019

Fire hotspots detected in suppliers’ concessions

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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

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