by Merel van der Mark | Jan 15, 2019 | Social Responsibilty
In the northeast of Brazil, where the Amazon transitions to the Catinga biome through a small strip of Cerrado, lies almost 60% of the land that Brazilian paper producer Suzano uses to source timber. This is one of Brazil’s poorest and least developed regions, with a...
by Merel van der Mark | Mar 13, 2018 | Social Responsibilty
A battle is ongoing in the world of pulp production as two giants, Suzano and APP/Paper Excellence, fight over Fibria, the world’s largest producer of eucalyptus pulp. In these battles, price tends to be the determining factor, but we urge Fibria’s shareholders, as...
by Sergio Baffoni | Jan 22, 2018 | Responsible Virgin Fibre, Social Responsibilty
An estimated 5000 local residents from 39 villages located in the Bangka Belitung islands, South Sumatra, protested today in front of the local government office against a concession for the acacia plantation awarded to a company called PT. Build Rimba Sejahtera (PT...
by Joshua Martin | Jan 4, 2018 | Responsible Virgin Fibre, Social Responsibilty
An Associated Press investigation has found that Asia Pulp and Paper (APP) and its parent company Sinarmas, now five years into ambitious forest conservation promises, “has extensive behind-the-scenes ties and significant influence over wood suppliers linked to...
by Joshua Martin | Nov 27, 2017 | Responsible Virgin Fibre, Social Responsibilty
Thirty Indonesian NGOs have sent a letter to twenty banks in China and Europe calling on them to divest from APRIL and its related companies. In 2015, after a long history of rainforest distraction and community rights abuses, APRIL announced a new commitment. Since...
by Joshua Martin | Nov 17, 2017 | Responsible Virgin Fibre, Social Responsibilty, Transparency and Integrity
Our latest discussion document explores the plan by The Navigator Company to develop a new pulp mill in Mozambique. The Portuguese company, operating as Portucel Mozambique and with funding from the World Bank’s International Finance Corporation, is acquiring huge...
