Sustainable packaging: how regulation, innovation and circular operations are reshaping the industry

Sustainable packaging: how regulation, innovation and circular operations are reshaping the industry

The global packaging industry is undergoing one of its most significant transformations in decades. For the businesses that depend on packaging, the question is no longer whether to move to sustainable packaging, but how to do it while meeting tighter regulations, rising costs and growing customer expectations. This article explains what is driving the shift, […]

Building the Future Through Nature Investment

Building the Future Through Nature Investment

As global demand for resources grows, so does the recognition that nature underpins economic resilience and long-term business continuity. Across RGE’s operations, this perspective is increasingly embedded into how the Group plans for the future, particularly in land-based sectors where the health of ecosystems directly influences productivity, risk management, and operational stability. At APRIL, part […]

Vinda2035: Creating Better Lives through Responsible Care

Vinda2035: Creating Better Lives through Responsible Care

Vinda’s Sustainability Vision Since joining the RGE group of companies in 2024, Vinda has introduced its long-term Vinda2035 Sustainability Vision. For Vinda, sustainability is rooted in the belief that better lives are created by respecting and protecting nature, while growing together with employees, communities, and stakeholders. Aligned with RGE’s purpose of improving lives, Vinda2035 focuses […]

Restoring Balance: Ben Huang on Linking Poyang Lake to Sateri’s Sustainability Vision

Restoring Balance: Ben Huang on Linking Poyang Lake to Sateri’s Sustainability Vision

Forests and freshwater ecosystems are often treated as mere background in industrial growth. Yet for companies whose operations depend on them, they are the foundation of long-term sustainability. For Ben Huang, Senior Sustainability Manager at Sateri, this connection is also personal. He has seen first-hand how China’s largest freshwater lake, Poyang, underpins both biodiversity and […]

Steward Leadership for Sustainable Businesses

Steward Leadership for Sustainable Businesses

At the Steward Leadership Summit 2025, organised by Stewardship Asia Centre, leaders explored how values-led strategies drive long-term performance. In the panel “Steward Leadership for Business Longevity,” Mr Bey Soo Khiang, Vice Chairman of RGE and Chairman of APRIL Group, discussed how stewardship, science, and disciplined execution can help organisations sustain resilience amid a shifting […]

Life at RGE: From Sunsets to Superintendence

Life at RGE: From Sunsets to Superintendence

An avid photographer and lover of nature, Cynthia Santoso finds herself most at peace in Kalimantan, Indonesia, where sunsets stretch across the horizon in breathtaking hues. Behind the lens of these stunning images is a powerhouse of talent, leadership, and quiet resilience. At just 30 years old, Cynthia serves as the Lead Superintendent of the […]