Reports and updates from APRIL’s independent advisory groups and responses to stakeholder questions and concerns
On 18 March 2024, a group of NGOs published a report titled: Deforestation Anonymous: Rainforest destruction and social conflict driven by PT Mayawana Persada in Indonesian Borneo. The unverified report repeats claims of links between
At its recent Canopy Summit in China, Canopy reissued the results of its 2018 Hot Button report which we find as misrepresenting APRIL as a “high risk” supplier to viscose manufacturers, Sateri and Asia Pacific
APRIL has prioritised seven of the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals, following the completion of an in-depth analysis of its current social and economic contribution in Riau Province, Indonesia. The analysis was undertaken jointly by
The Stakeholder Advisory Committee (SAC) held its 15th meeting over 3-4 April 2019 in Jakarta, Indonesia. The SAC oversees the implementation of APRIL’s Sustainable Forest Management Policy. The meeting report is available for viewing and
Leading in sustainable business requires companies to navigate the increasingly complex links between economic, environmental and social spheres. In APRIL we want to develop leaders who are able to tackle the sustainability challenges of tomorrow.
The Independent Peat Expert Working Group (IPEWG) was established to help APRIL fulfill the commitments in its Sustainable Forest Management Policy (SFMP 2.0) related to its peatland operations. On March 25- 27 2019, the IPEWG
Joseph Lawson, Chair of APRIL’s independent Stakeholder Advisory Committee, explains how it is soliciting stakeholder inputs on the upcoming SFMP 2.0 assurance process The Stakeholder Advisory Committee (SAC) works with KPMG PRI to provide an