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This article has been adapted from “APRIL Shares Advances in Forestry Science at IUFRO World Congress 2024”, published by The Jakarta Post. You can read the original here APRIL Group continues to demonstrate its effort to sustainability and climate action through significant investments in research. At the recent International Union of Forest Research Organization […]
This article is adapted from “The paperization of packaging: Sustainability goes beyond trend”, published by The Jakarta Post. You can read the original article here From paper straws to shopping bags, the pursuit of sustainability has seemingly brought a gradual change to the way we shop. The paperization, or rather the fiberization, of packaging is […]
Policymakers, investors, and the public are increasingly demanding that companies not only mitigate their negative impacts but actively contribute to restoring and regenerating natural ecosystems. At the same time, global demand for resources is projected to keep growing, driven by rising populations and incomes in developing economies. This will require a fundamental transformation of “business […]
From left: Lawrence Teh Yew Kiat, General Manager of Human Resources at APRIL; Suneel Kulkarni, Country Head of APRIL India and Subcontinent; Manoj Pachisia, CEO of Origami; Shaohua Wanyan, Head of Paper Business at APRIL; Neelam Pachisia, CEO of Origami; Sanjay Tanwani, Finance Director of APRIL APRIL Group, a leading global producer of fibre, […]
From fast fashion to e-commerce to the large amounts of clothes being thrown away, the fashion industry is a significant contributor to carbon emissions, accounting for around 10% of global greenhouse gas emissions — more than international flights and shipping combined. There is an urgent need for the industry to rethink their existing practices. How […]
The world continues to ramp up efforts in forest conservation, with ambitious commitments to halting and reversing forest loss. Following the signing of an international treaty to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions and limit global warming at COP26 last year, both public and private sectors have made commitments to advance nature based solutions. Yet, delivering […]
In line with its commitment to help grow Indonesia’s green economy, APRIL Group is set to expand its product portfolio in the downstream sector by investing IDR33.4 trillion (US$2.28 billion) in a new sustainable paperboard production facility. One of the largest manufacturing investments in Sumatra in the last decade, the new packaging facility is expected […]
In a major effort to boost herd immunity and support recovery in the industrial plantations sector, RGE companies across Indonesia kicked off a self-funded Gotong Royong vaccination programme for all employees. ‘Gotong Royong’ is a uniquely Indonesian term that refers to mutual cooperation within the community. To further strengthen nationwide vaccination efforts, ‘Gotong Royong Vaccinations’, […]
The United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) is the world’s largest corporate sustainability initiative that calls on companies to align strategies and operations with universal principles on human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption, and take actions that advance societal goals. UNGC represents a global movement of over 9,500 companies from across 160 countries to drive change […]
APRIL Group marked yet another milestone in its journey as one of the largest, most technologically advanced and efficient makers of pulp and paper products in the world. Its Indonesian operations PT Riau Andalan Pulp and Paper (PT RAPP) opened its Kerinci Tissue Culture Laboratory on 1 September 2019. Inaugurated by guest-of-honour Minister of Research, […]