RGE Chairman Sukanto Tanoto’s Entrepreneurial Journey on CNBC

RGE Chairman Sukanto Tanoto’s Entrepreneurial Journey on CNBC

RGE (Royal Golden Eagle) Founder and Chairman Sukanto Tanoto was recently featured by international broadcaster CNBC as he shared his five-decade journey as an entrepreneur in the second season of Lasting Legacy, a programme that explores the secrets behind the success of the world’s leading family businesses and business families. The feature offers a timely retrospective […]

Sustainable Progress: Marking the Second Anniversary of the RGE Sustainability Framework

Sustainable Progress: Marking the Second Anniversary of the RGE Sustainability Framework

RGE and its business groups have for many years been on the journey of becoming more sustainable companies; it was to institutionalise this endeavour that the RGE Forestry, Fibre, Pulp, and Paper Sustainability Framework was launched in 2015. Since then, the framework has been adopted and adapted in every aspect of our operations. Two years […]

APRIL Receives Honours at Indonesia Green Awards 2017

APRIL Receives Honours at Indonesia Green Awards 2017

Two APRIL-led sustainability initiatives were recognised at the recent Indonesia Green Awards 2017. Organised by The La Tofi School of CSR, the Indonesia Green Awards celebrates initiatives and achievements in environmental stewardship in Indonesia. One of 31 companies shortlisted for this year’s event, APRIL took home awards in the “Biodiversity Development and Energy Efficiency” and “New and […]

Improving Sustainability & Traceability: Apical Engages Suppliers & New partners

Improving Sustainability & Traceability: Apical Engages Suppliers & New partners

Apical, one of the largest exporters of palm oil in Indonesia, continued its long-standing commitment towards creating sustainable and traceable palm oil supply lines when it recently hosted the Apical Shared Value Programme in Medan. Signaling robust interest, this year’s edition saw a total of 38 participants, up from 33 last year. Participants comprised business owners, […]

Belinda Tanoto: Inclusive Growth is an Opportunity, Not a Constraint

Belinda Tanoto: Inclusive Growth is an Opportunity, Not a Constraint

Tracing its roots to 1981 when Tanoto Foundation Founder & Chairman Sukanto Tanoto and his wife Tinah Bingei Tanoto established a kindergarten and elementary school in rural Besitang, Sumatera Utara, the Foundation has over the decades been dedicating itself to leveling the playing field for even the most disadvantaged in society across Indonesia through its […]

Meet the Photographers Behind the Winning RGE 2017 Desktop Calendar Photos

Meet the Photographers Behind the Winning RGE 2017 Desktop Calendar Photos

2015: The Start of RGE’s Photography Contest “A great photograph is one that fully expresses what one feels, in the deepest sense, about what is being photographed,” said celebrated 20th-century photographer Ansel Adams. Since 2015, RGE has called upon the 50,000 employees across its business groups to do just that through an annual photography contest. […]

Tanoto Foundation Contributes to Duke-NUS Medical Centre to Accelerate the Full Operational Capabilities of ViREMiCS

Tanoto Foundation Contributes to Duke-NUS Medical Centre to Accelerate the Full Operational Capabilities of ViREMiCS

The Tanoto Foundation, founded by entrepreneur and philanthropist Sukanto Tanoto and his wife Tinah Bingei Tanoto, has a long tradition of supporting causes that enhance the quality of life. The most recent of such support is the contribution of a transformational gift to the SingHealth Duke-NUS Academic Medical Centre to establish the Viral Research and Experimental […]

Fire Free Alliance Checks Forest Fire & Haze in Over 200 Indonesian Villages

Fire Free Alliance Checks Forest Fire & Haze in Over 200 Indonesian Villages

The Birth of the Fire Free Alliance The Fire Free Alliance (FFA) marked its first anniversary this week in conjunction with Responsible Business Forum Jakarta, taking stock of the remarkable progress it has made over the past year and the work that remains ahead.  Launched on  29 February 2016, FFA started with founding members APRIL, Asian Agri, […]