Apical’s Sustainability Dialogue with Banks 2016

Apical’s Sustainability Dialogue with Banks 2016

On 22 April 2016, Apical Group held its inaugural Business Briefing & Sustainability Update. Led by its President Dato’ Yeo How, Apical management hosted 90 representatives from 30 banks at the Fullerton Hotel in Singapore. In addition to receiving updates on Apical sustainability journey, the banking representatives got to interact with Apical’s management and sustainability […]

Agung Laksamana: Why PR Ambassadors are Important for Company’s Success

Agung Laksamana: Why PR Ambassadors are Important for Company’s Success

The following is a commentary written by APRIL Group Corporate Affairs Director Agung Laksamana for Jakarta Globe (reproduced with permission; links and images added). Commentary: Why PR Ambassadors are Important for Your Company’s Success As a life-long PR practitioner I have heard and read many interesting stories that have shaped the way we view communication. One of […]

RGE Sustainability Framework – One Year On

RGE Sustainability Framework – One Year On

This time last year, RGE launched the RGE Forestry, Fibre, Pulp & Paper Sustainability Framework, under which RGE companies developed their respective sustainability policies. RGE’s Sustainability Framework Steered by RGE Chairman Sukanto Tanoto’s business philosophy of doing what is Good for Community, Good for Country, Good for Climate and Good for Company, the overarching Sustainability […]

Policy White Paper: APRIL’s Landscape Approach to Conserving Forested Areas

Policy White Paper: APRIL’s Landscape Approach to Conserving Forested Areas

Landscape Approach to Conserving Forested Areas APRIL Group contributed a chapter to the Policy White Paper “Efficient agriculture, stronger economies in ASEAN: Private sector perspectives for policy-makers“. The chapter was briefly discussed at last month’s Responsible Business Forum for Food and Agriculture 2016 in Jakarta. Please view the article below. Please also read APRIL Dialog for Director for Sustainability […]

APRIL Group lauded at Indonesia Green Awards

APRIL Group lauded at Indonesia Green Awards

APRIL Group received plaudits at the Indonesia Green Awards on May 21, 2016 for its commitment to the Restorasi Ekosistem Riau project and implementation of the Fire-Free Village Programme. Its Indonesia operations PT Riau Andalan Pulp and Paper (PT RAPP) received two awards for biodiversity development and fire prevention. Indonesia Green Awards 2016 Organised by The […]

Tanoto Foundation Enhances Quality of Life through Medical Research Support

Tanoto Foundation Enhances Quality of Life through Medical Research Support

Tanoto Foundation continues to make great strides in enhancing the quality of lives in Asia, with the recent conferring of the Tanoto Foundation Professorship in Medical Oncology, the support of Asia lymphoma research and the launch of the Stroke Support Station in Singapore. Sukanto Tanoto, Founder of Tanoto Foundation, said the Foundation was pleased to […]

Tanoto Foundation spearheads CSR Excellence in China

Tanoto Foundation spearheads CSR Excellence in China

Tanoto Foundation launched a series of corporate social responsibility (CSR) lectures at Fudan University on April 24, 2016. The lectures aim to help raise the quality and standard of CSR courses in the university for the benefit of CSR professionals in China. CSR Programmes for CSR Professionals As more enterprises in China adopt and incorporate corporate social responsibility strategies into their […]

Anderson Tanoto Speaks on Strengthening Partnerships and Fire Prevention

Anderson Tanoto Speaks on Strengthening Partnerships and Fire Prevention

RGE Director Anderson Tanoto spoke at a panel on sustainable land use at the April 15, 2016 Third Singapore Dialogue on Sustainable World Resources. He was joined by fellow panelists Head of Indonesia’s National Peat Restoration Body (Badan Restorasi Gambut) Nazir Foead and Vice President of Double A Thirawit Leetavorn. Singapore Institute of International Affairs […]