Jakarta, 10 March 2015 — As part of ongoing engagement with external communities, APRIL joined a high profile group of decision makers including government officials, business leaders and opinion formers in Jakarta last month to discuss
It is important we comment on a video recently distributed by Greenpeace depicting legal commercial plantation forestry activity in Indonesia involving APRIL and its suppliers.
Greenpeace has recently made a number of statements attacking APRIL’s progress and track record on sustainable forest management. We reject these claims.
We wish to take the opportunity to respond to a report prepared by Greenpeace earlier in January and distributed selectively to media and stakeholders. The report repeats claims made in July 2014 regarding supposed deficiencies
On 28 January 2014 APRIL announced a far-reaching commitment to the environment, introducing an upgraded Sustainable Forest Management Policy (SFMP). This represented a significant milestone and commitment in our sustainability journey.
Stakeholder Advisory Committee (SAC) on APRIL’s Sustainable Forest Management Policy (SFMP)
