by Sergio Baffoni | Nov 3, 2020 | Media Release, Transparency and Integrity
Jakarta, 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...
by Sergio Baffoni | Oct 6, 2020 | Media Release, Responsible Virgin Fibre, Transparency and Integrity
Today 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,...
by Sergio Baffoni | Sep 25, 2020 | Media Release, Transparency and Integrity
Asia 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...
by Karen Vermeer | Sep 21, 2020 | Responsible Virgin Fibre, Transparency and Integrity
Agriculture and cattle ranching are the notorious drivers of deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon. But the cattle and soy industry are only one side of the coin, with pulp & paper companies refusing to carry the blame because they do not directly burn the land –...
by Sergio Baffoni | Jun 19, 2020 | Pulp Finance, Responsible Virgin Fibre, Social Responsibilty, Transparency and Integrity
Tension 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...
by Environmental Paper Network | Mar 25, 2020 | EPN-North America, Reducing Consumption, Transparency and Integrity, Uncategorized
Applauding the growing call for more transparency in US commodity checkoff programs Tyson Miller, Forests Campaign Director, Stand.earth Anne Pernick, Reducing Consumption Coordinator, Environmental Paper Network Beth Porter, Climate Campaigns Director, Green America...
