How an ‘independent third-party’ assessment casts shadows over the most highly regarded sustainable forestry certification scheme. Is Paper Excellence, Canada’s largest forestry company, controlled by the notorious giant Asia Pulp & Paper (APP)? The question is relevant because the certification standard Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) formally disassociated from APP in October 2007, citing “substantial, publicly […]
Read MoreThe packaging crisis is really serious. The Guy Who Decides Packaging videos are not. Both show we need major change The Environmental Paper Network’s new resource for decision-makers, SolvingPackaging.org, lays out the reasons we need to solve the packaging crisis and presents the solutions that are already here. The site explores what’s really working, and […]
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 MoreAsia Pulp and Paper (APP), Indonesia’s largest pulp and paper company, is still linked to forest destruction, according to new mapping analysis completed by Greenpeace International. Almost 8,000 hectares of forest and peatland has been cleared since 2013 in two concessions which are linked to APP and its parent company the Sinar Mas Group. Greenpeace International […]
Read MoreAn 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 fires and deforestation that have degraded Indonesia’s stunning natural environment.” Based on the information compiled by the Associated […]
Read MoreOriginally posted on the Greenpeace Canada website Sustainability policies announced by corporations have been capturing quite a lot of headlines recently and for good reason too: new sourcing policies focussing on the environment and indigenous rights are good for our forests and good for the planet. However, progress on implementing these policies is often painstakingly slow, […]
Read More[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”3.0.47″][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”3.0.48″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”3.18.8″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”] Today Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) announced it is committing to retire approximately 7,000 hectares of commercial plantation areas to protect threatened carbon-rich peatlands. At a live event in Jakarta earlier today, APP, along with independent research institute Deltares, presented its […]
Read MoreIndonesia’s second biggest pulp and paper company announced today an immediate moratorium on logging in natural forests. After many years of environmental and social conflicts, Asia Pacific Resources International Limited (APRIL) released a version 2.0 of its forest policy that includes a halt of deforestation as of May 15, 2015, together with a number of measures that […]
Read MoreIndonesia second biggest pulp and paper company announced today an immediate moratorium on logging in natural forests. After many years of environmental and social conflicts, Asia Pacific Resources International Limited (APRIL) announced the end of deforestation, together with a number of measures that will improve its previous forest policy. Environmental organisations, with different tones, welcome […]
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