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Paper milling & manufacturing

Indonesia's #2 pulp & paper company, after Asia Pulp & Paper. APRIL's plantations are located on the equator in Sumatra, Indonesia.

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Asia Pacific Resources International Holdings Ltd

CDP Forests Score of B

In 2020, the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) asked companies to provide data about their efforts towards removing commodity-driven deforestation and forest degradation from its direct operations and supply chains. Responding companies are scored across four key areas: disclosure; awareness; management; and leadership. This company received a CDP Forests Score of B.
Source: CDP (2020)

Rainforest destruction

A 2019 report found that this company violated their zero-deforestation commitments in 2018 by taking wood from a controversial supplier owned by Djarum Group, who are yet to adopt a policy to refrain from deforestation, peatland destruction, or exploitation of local communities.
Source: Environmental Paper Network (2019)

Breaking own forest policy

Almost six months after the release of its Sustainable Forest Management Policy, this company continues business-as-usual rainforest destruction, betraying the spirit and substance of its policy. Read more on the Rainforest Action Network website.
Source: RAN (2014)

Revoked FSC

Criticised for rampant environmental damage and human rights violations in Indonesia. [Listed under Information due to age of report]
Source: RAN (2010)

Fuelling the deforestation of Indonesia

APRIL has been accused by Friends of the Earth of fuelling the deforestation of Indonesia. (Noted here as 'additional information only' due to age of report [2001]).
Source: FOE, UK (2001)

Rainforest destruction

Asia Pulp & Paper and APRIL are among Indonesia's most destructive corporations. Between them, they produce 80 percent of Indonesia's pulp and paper. This comes from clear cutting rainforests and replacing them with monoculture acacia pulp wood plantations grown on these cleared rainforests and peatlands.
Source: RAN (2010)

Climate action commitments

As listed on the We Mean Business website, this company has committed to the following climate action initiatives: remove commodity-driven deforestation from all supply chains by 2020; develop low carbon action plan.
Source: We Mean Business (2017)

Sustainable Food Laboratory member

The Sustainable Food Lab is a network of business, public sector, and civil society leaders from around the globe who are working together to accelerate sustainability in mainstream food and agriculture.
Source: Sustainable Food Lab (2016)

UN Global Compact participant

The United Nations Global Compact asks companies to embrace, support and enact, within their sphere of influence, a set of 10 values in the areas of human rights, labour standards, the environment, and anti-corruption. However it's non-binding nature has been widely criticised, and many signatory corporations continue to violate the Compact's values.
Source: UN Global Compact (2020)

Rainforest pulp

UPM-Kymmene Fine Paper, a strategic alliance between UPM-Kymmene of Finland and Singapore-based APRIL, source raw materials from Riau Pulp pulp mill, whose production is almost completely based on rainforest wood. (Noted here as 'additional information only' due to age of report [1997]).
Source: WRM's bulletin, November 1997 (1997)

BankTrack profile

BankTrack is a global network of civil society organisations and individuals tracking the operations of the banking sector and the activities they finance. Banktrack aims to promote fundamental changes in the banking sector so that banks adopt just and sustainable business practices. BankTrack also has profiles on companies, such as this one, which have been the subject of civil society campaigns for damaging the environment or society. Follow the link to see this company's profile.
Source: BankTrack (2018)

RGE Pte Ltd

Deforestation in Indonesia

This company has been caught sourcing from a palm oil mill and producer that have been expelled from much of the global palm oil marketplace due to breaches of anti-deforestation and peatland destruction policies. This latest investigation by Rainforest Action Network (RAN) proves that RGE Group remains one of the most controversial actors in the Indonesian forestry and palm oil sectors.
Source: RAN (2021)

34% in Forest 500 Rankings

The Forest 500 identifies, ranks, and tracks the governments, companies and financial institutions worldwide that together could virtually eradicate tropical deforestation. Rankings are based on their public policies and commitments and potential impacts on tropical forests in the context of forest risk commodities (palm oil, soy, beef, leather, timber and paper). This company received a score of 34%.
Source: Forest 500 (2020)

BankTrack profile

Wikipedia profile

One of Indonesia's richest men , Sukanto Tanoto, controls Royal Golden Eagle (RGE), a holding company with activities ranging from paper, palm oil, construction, and energy business sectors.
Source: Wikipedia with links (2020)

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Type	Private company

Address	Singapore
Email	info@aprilasia.com
Website	www.april.com.sg

APRIL

Paper One Printer Paper

Asia Pacific Resources International Holdings Ltd

RGE Pte Ltd
owns 100% of Asia Pacific Resources International Holdings Ltd

Holding company

RGE stands for Royal Golden Eagle, or Raja Garuda Emas. A holding company with activities ranging from paper, palm oil, construction, and energy business sectors.