Indonesia’s government recently announced plans for several new ‘food estate’ projects in Central Kalimantan, Papua and North Sumatra Provinces. Despite their name, these developments are not about securing ‘food’: a new report reveals that, once in place, they would wipe out hundreds of thousands of hectares of land, including some of the world’s last remaining […]
Read MoreForum Ökologie Papier (FÖP) is based in Germany and a proud member of the Environmental Paper Network (EPN). This non-governmental organisation (NGO) is an association of paper experts which are committed to achieve a significant reduction in paper consumption. EPN reached out to FÖPs Evelyn Schönheit and Jupp Traut Tell us how you got started […]
Read MoreJakarta/Berlin, 3 December 2020 – New evidence indicates that buyers and banks’ ineffective due diligence systems have allowed Asia Pulp and Paper (APP), a global market paper supplier, to ignore its own forest conservation and human rights pledges, with the result that conflicts and violence continue unabated in the Indonesian regions where the company produces and […]
Read MoreOn November 17th, Asia Pacific Resources International Limited (APRIL), the second biggest paper company in Indonesia, held a webinar to announce a new set of 10 year goals for social and environmental sustainability known as APRIL 2030. The webinar was led by Anderson Tanoto, president of the family conglomerate Royal Golden Eagle (RGE), that controls […]
Read MoreJakarta, Indonesia, 3 November 2020 – A coalition of 25 civil society groups published evidence (1) of pulp industry’s practices of profit shifting in order to reduce corporate tax bills (2). The organisations called on the Government of Indonesia to crack down on profit shifting, a practice that costs Indonesia at least US$15.6 billion in […]
Read MoreToday a coalition of civil society organisations published a report about deforestation and peatlands degradation on the rainforest-rich island of Borneo in Southeast Asia. Based on analysis using satellite imagery, the report documents significant deforestation, including clearance of forests on peatlands, in the concession area of PT Adindo Hutani Lestari (Adindo), one of global pulp […]
Read MoreAsia Pacific Resources International Holdings Limited (APRIL) is Indonesia’s second largest pulp and paper producer, and one of the world’s largest producers of rayon, a textile widely used by the fashion industry. After a decade of business expansion at the cost of Indonesian rainforests and of increasing boycott campaigns, in 2015, APRIL committed to stop […]
Read MoreAs the fire season looms in Indonesia, Asia Pulp & Paper (APP), one of the world’s largest pulp and paper companies, owned by the Sinar Mas Group, has been actively clearing Sumatran peatland for pulpwood plantations in direct breach of its own commitments to preserve and restore carbon-rich ecosystems and reduce emissions. Major brands such […]
Read MoreTension is increasing around global paper giant Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) pulpwood concessions in Indonesia. Lately, Indigenous communities have been facing recurrent acts of intimidation, criminalisation and episodes of violence have escalated, contributing to a climate of insecurity and constant threat. Despite a commitment taken back in 2013 to respect local communities land rights, […]
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