Sustainability News
2015-09-15
Asia Pulp & Paper Group (APP) is delighted to announce the latest news regarding APP’s engagement with the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC). At August 2015 Board meeting, FSC has decided to enter into a dialogue with APP in order to establish a roadmap towards compliance with FSC Policy for Association. The FSC Board decided to progress APP to the FSC’s ‘roadmap phase&rsq...
2015-08-14
• APP partners with Deltares to develop peatland best management practice model – Greenpeace is monitoring its development • In the largest exercise of its kind, a quarter of Indonesian peat landscapes is mapped with LiDAR technology • APP builds on Forest Conservation Policy (FCP) commitment of a moratorium on all peatland development since 2013 Jakarta, 13 August 2015 &n...
2015-06-10
Hong Kong, 10 June 2015: Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) can offer customers with a greater range of Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) certified products across its global markets by the end of 2015. This follows the award of Indonesian Forestry Certification Cooperation (IFCC) certification to over 300,000 hectares of APP suppliers’ plantations. The 306,400 hectar...
2015-03-26
Shanghai, 26th March 2015 – Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) is to install rooftop solar capacity in excess of 200 mega-watts (MW) across eight of its mill companies in China, enough to power more than 500,000 homes[2]. APP is announcing an additional 129.5 mega-watts of capacity to build on 70.5 installed during the previous year. It is anticipated to be the largest solar project within the ...