Indonesia | Environmental Paper Network

Social conflict, abuses and intimidation in the Jambi region, Indonesia – a chronology of pulp industry actions and events

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...

Civil society denounces Indonesia’s government siding with companies threatening Indigenous Peoples, endangered species and the environment

by Sergio Baffoni | Jun 4, 2020 | Media Release, Social Responsibilty

Jakarta, 4 June 2020 – The National Coalition to Preserve Natural Resources (GN-PSDA) has called on the Indonesian Ministry of Environment and Forestry to stop ignoring the environmental and criminal destruction caused by Asia Pulp and Paper (APP), one of the...

New community rights violations by APP in Indonesia met by strong response from 90 environmental and human rights organisations

by Sergio Baffoni | May 15, 2020 | Social Responsibilty

Following 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

The cost of violence in Indonesia – new data indicate USD 1.2 to 10 billion risk from social conflicts involving pulp and paper suppliers

by Sergio Baffoni | May 4, 2020 | Pulp Finance, Social Responsibilty

When 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...

Complaint Challenges Certification of Djarum Group Company by Forest Stewardship Council

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...