by Sergio Baffoni | Jul 15, 2020 | Responsible Virgin Fibre
As 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...
by Joshua Martin | Oct 1, 2019 | Media Release
APP found to be one of the companies responsible for the forest fires in Indonesia; NGOs call on APP to uphold it’s promises for both communities and forests San Francisco, CA – A new report conducted by a coalition of Indonesian organizations and the...
by Joshua Martin | Sep 19, 2019 | Reduce Greenhouse Gases, Responsible Virgin Fibre
The world’s tropical rainforests and the people who live in them are suffering continued tragedy from forest fires that are driven by the demand for agricultural commodities, including timber for pulp to make viscose, paper and packaging. In Indonesia, massive...
by Joshua Martin | Feb 12, 2019 | Responsible Virgin Fibre, Transparency and Integrity
New report says pulp companies and government are not transparent with restoration plans for fire-prone peatlands, and its analysis shows the restoration obligations of pulp producers APP and APRIL. In 2016, the government of Indonesia announced a new regulation...
by Sergio Baffoni | Jan 16, 2019 | Responsible Virgin Fibre, Transparency and Integrity
Asia Pulp and Paper (APP) has been found in a new satellite imagery analysis by Foresthints.news to have exploited recovering tropical peatlands, which were previously drained by the company more than a decade ago, for pulpwood expansion. The practice of re-draining...
