by Merel van der Mark | Jan 10, 2020 | Responsible Virgin Fibre, Transparency and Integrity
Kiu Hung International Holdings Limited has announced the decision of its Board of Directors that it will not proceed with the project. Of the many pulp and paper capacity expansions around the world, few were are as misguided and as threatening to native and intact...
by Joshua Martin | Dec 12, 2019 | Responsible Virgin Fibre, Transparency and Integrity
On December 4, 2019, Yayasan Auriga Nusantara submitted a complaint to the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) about PT Bukit Muria Jaya, a paper and packaging processor based in Karawang, West Java, owned by Djarum Group. The complaint indicates that the majority...
by Merel van der Mark | Dec 6, 2019 | Our Network, Transparency and Integrity
Yesterday, at an event organized by EPN and its partners at the People’s Summit, in Santiago de Chile, people from different regions and countries denounced the impacts caused by plantations for the pulp and paper industry, and discussed their similarities. In Chile,...
by Sergio Baffoni | Nov 26, 2019 | Social Responsibilty, Transparency and Integrity
New research conducted by a coalition of Indonesian organisations and the Environmental Paper Network has found that the second-largest Indonesian paper company Asia Pacific Resources International Limited (APRIL) is involved in hundreds of conflicts with communities...
by Merel van der Mark | Nov 11, 2019 | Responsible Virgin Fibre, Transparency and Integrity
Originally published by Rivers without Boundaries Civil society attempts to prevent the worst environmental and social impacts from Chinese-owned pulp-mill development in Zabaikalsky province scored a new important tactical victory at Hong Kong Stock Exchange. The KHI...
by Merel van der Mark | Sep 9, 2019 | EPN-International, Transparency and Integrity
The Environmental Paper Network (EPN) has submitted a complaint to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on possible violations of disclosure requirements by Kiu Hung International Holdings Limited (Kiu Hung).[1] This company is interested in buying the Amazar pulp mill...
