Reports and updates from APRIL’s independent advisory groups and responses to stakeholder questions and concerns
This article is a response to commentary published last week by Earthsight regarding APRIL and its ongoing engagement with Forest Stewardship Council. APRIL Group has been engaged in its Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) re-association process
APRIL Group discussed the details of its Grievance Resolution procedure with stakeholders in Riau to answer questions as well as to take inputs on how to better execute the verification and resolution process.
Members of the Independent Peat Expert Working Group (IPEWG) conducted their third meeting on August 19 -23, 2016 in Singapore. The IPEWG was established to help APRIL fulfill the commitments in its Sustainable Forest Management Policy (SFMP
Members of the Stakeholder Advisory Committee (SAC) met for the seventh time on 21 to 24 June 2016 to review implementation of APRIL’s Sustainable Forest Management Policy (SFMP) 2.0.
By: Joseph C. Lawson, Chairman of the Stakeholder Advisory Committee
Members of the Independent Peat Expert Working Group (IPEWG) conducted their second meeting on 29 April to 2 May 2016 in Pangkalan Kerinci, Riau Province.
In January 2016 a team from KPMG Performance Registrar Inc. (KPMG PRI) carried out a specified auditing procedures engagement on APRIL Group’s implementation of key Sustainable Forest Management Policy (SFMP 2.0) commitments related to the