Sustainability News
2017-06-06
We live in a hyper connected world, where asphalt, haste and new technologies mark the rhythms of a frenetic life that, sometimes, makes us disconnect from the place we inhabit: our planet. Connecting people to nature, the theme for World Environment Day this year, implores us to get outdoors and into nature, to appreciate its beauty and its importance, and to take forward the call to protect ...
2017-03-13
Report confirms “transformation process completely integrated into fabric of company” Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) is now on the fourth year of a plan to transform its business model through its Forest Conservation Policy (FCP) and become a leader in responsible production. The company today highlighted its ongoing commitment to the four key principles of the FCP: halting all natural forest clea...
2016-09-13
Pledges to protect forests showcased at World Conservation Congress in Hawaii will only be met if financing mechanisms are fit for purpose Hong Kong, 12th September 2016 – Only by re-designing climate financing can the commitments made in Paris at COP21 in December 2015 be realised, according to Indonesia’s Asia Pulp & Paper Group (APP) . Speaking at the IUCN World Conservation...
2016-06-23
Over the past year, companies such as Unilever, Johnson & Johnson, P&G and Mars publicly committed to implementing zero deforestation policies throughout their supply chains. At APP , we introduced our Forest Conversation Policy (FCP) in February 2013, which ended all natural forest clearance, and committed to supporting the protection and restoration of 1 million hectares of forest in...