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RGE Director Anderson Tanoto expressed optimism in Indonesia’s future during his closing remarks at the Indonesia Lunch Dialogue held at the World Economic Forum in Davos on 21 Jan 2016. The Tanoto Foundation Board of Trustees member shared his views at the end of a panel discussion that touched on a range of issues concerning Indonesia’s […]
APRIL Group’s Indonesia operations PT Riau Andalan Pulp and Paper’s (RAPP) ongoing commitment to community development continues to make the headlines in Riau. Employee volunteers help build 1.5km road Staff in the RAPP Employee Volunteering Programme worked hand-in-hand with members of the community in Tebing Tinggi in Kuantan Singingi Regency, Riau to build a 1.5 […]
Tanoto Foundation organised its annual Project Sukacita Dec 7 to 11, 2015 to reach out and help the community. Together in Community Service In its fourth edition, Project Sukacita saw undergraduates comprising 17 Tanoto Scholars from Singapore and Indonesia, and four volunteers join forces in the spirit of community service. The National University of Singapore […]
The Tanoto Forestry Information Center (TFIC) was launched on December 21, 2015 at the Bogor Agricultural University. TFIC to serve as forestry management hub Tanoto Foundation Founder and Board of Trustees Chairperson Sukanto Tanoto inaugurated the TFIC, which will act as a knowledge incubator with resources for research and seminars in the field of forestry […]
#TSG15 – Tanoto Scholars Gathering 2015 A record 266 Tanoto scholars attended the Tanoto Scholars Gathering from 12 to 15 August 2015 in Pangkalan Kerinci. Held annually since 2010 by Tanoto Foundation, this year’s Tanoto Scholars Gathering saw scholars from 23 universities across 9 cities in Indonesia. Learn and Lead Themed “Learn and Lead”, the […]
Asian Agri organised a cooking oil bazaar in conjunction with APRIL’s recent Fire Free Village Programme announcement on 28 July 2015 in Pangkalan Kerinci. Affordable quality cooking oil for the community A total of 5,000 litres of cooking oil sold at a discounted rate of IDR 7,500 per litre (USD 0.56). This is below the […]
Part of RGE’s business operations involves working closely with communities and governments to build and improve infrastructure. This plays a pivotal role in developing the communities, as well as the local and national economies. Infrastructure challenges Indonesia is the largest nation in Southeast Asia, both in terms of population and GDP. Rich in natural […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]