September 10, 2025 – Environmental Paper Network (EPN) International and Jikalahari, an Indonesian network of NGOs, released a paper highlighting the failure of Asia Pulp and Paper (APP) to implement their green policies. The paper is being released as APP, one of the world’s largest companies, unveils a new sustainability policy in Jakarta — essentially […]
Read MoreResidents in South Sumatra, Indonesia, took three subsidiaries of Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) to court over the chronic smoke haze. Their pulpwood concessions are accused of repeatedly causing haze pollution due to fires on their concessions during the dry seasons. Twelve South Sumatra residents visited the Palembang District Court on Thursday to register a […]
Read More[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] Three major brands of toilet paper in the United States – Fiora, Livi, and LoCor – manufactured by Solaris Paper, are made from fiber supplied by Asia Pulp and Paper (APP) or affiliated companies. Fiora, Livi, and LoCor tissue […]
Read MoreBy Excluding Their Forestry Operations, The Pulp Companies Do Not Report The Biggest Source Of Their Emissions; Mill Expansions Are Set To Increase These Emissions. Ahead of a stakeholder meeting in which Asia Pulp & Paper (APP), one of Indonesia’s largest pulp & paper companies, is expected to make announcements regarding its ‘Net-Zero’ emissions pledge, […]
Read MoreWhat started as a normal, quiet day in the country village of Suluk Bongkal (in Sumatra), turned into a horrific afternoon and evening. On December 18th 2008, a small army of policemen, private security and paramilitary groups attacked the village, and suddenly, all hell broke loose: tear gas grenades exploding in grey puffs, women screaming, […]
Read MoreFollowing the latest case of the violation of communities’ rights in Indonesia by Asia Pulp and Paper, ninety environmental and human rights groups have published an open letter to investors and buyers
Read MoreWhen they went to work in their gardens, the residents of Lubuk Mandarsah village in the Indonesian province of Jambi found drones flying over their crops and spraying poison. This is the way the pulp plantation company PT Wirakarya Sakti, a subsidiary of Asia Pulp and Paper (APP) resolved its conflict with the local community: […]
Read MoreNew research conducted by a coalition of Indonesian organisations and the Environmental Paper Network has found that the two major Indonesian paper companies, Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) and Asia Pacific Resources International Limited (APRIL) are involved in hundreds of conflicts with communities across the Indonesian islands of Sumatra and Borneo. Conflict Plantations: Chapter 1, shows […]
Read MoreJakarta, Indonesia – Today, a coalition of civil society organizations published Perpetual Haze, a report analysing the role of Indonesia’s pulp industry in recurring fire and haze episodes affecting the Southeast Asian region. Through the end of October 2019, Indonesia’s fires have released an estimated 660 mega-tons of carbon dioxide (CO2), according to the EU’s […]
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