APRIL Group joined representatives from the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) and the Indonesian Forest Certification Co-operation (IFCC) on June 8, 2015, in announcing it was awarded the first PEFC Sustainable Forest Management certification for an Indonesian forestry company. PEFC is the world’s leading forest certification system, and IFCC is its Indonesian partner. […]
Anderson Tanoto: Villages waiting to join Indonesia’s march of growth
RGE Director Anderson Tanoto wrote an opinion editorial published in The Jakarta Post on June 29, 2015. Spotlight on agriculture He outlined the important roles rural Indonesia and agriculture can play in the nation’s economic growth, saying Indonesian President Joko Widodo’s call for a shift from a consumption-based economy to a production-based economy now casts […]
APRIL Group and the road to infrastructure development
The recent groundbreaking of APRIL Group’s (Asia Pacific Resources International Holdings Ltd) state-of-the-art third paper mill facility was just one of many milestones the company has reached in its journey to benefit the community and country. Its Indonesian subsidiary PT Riau Andalan Pulp & Paper (RAPP) has been actively involved in community and infrastructure development […]
Finding that rhythm: Tony Wenas on running a company
PT Riau Andalan Pulp & Paper (RAPP) President Director Tony Wenas was recently interviewed by Indonesian newspaper Investor Daily. He shared uncanny parallels in his life, between his father and himself, as well as music and his career. An Orchestra and a Company He likens a company to an orchestra, in which each musician, regardless […]