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
Members of the newly organised Independent Peat Expert Working Group (IPEWG) conducted their first meeting on 21 to 23 January 2016 in Pangkalan Kerinci, Riau Province.
Members of the Stakeholder Advisory Committee (SAC) met for the sixth time on 12 to 15 January 2016 to review progress on APRIL’s Sustainable Forest Management Policy (SFMP) 2.0.
Members of the Stakeholder Advisory Committee (SAC) met for the fifth time in the second week of November 2015 to review APRIL’s Sustainable Forest Management Policy (SFMP) 2.0.
APRIL Group is pleased to publish the meeting notes of its recent Stakeholder Meeting on SFMP 2.0 implementation, held in Pekanbaru, Riau.
APRIL Group’s Sustainable Forest Management Policy (SFMP 2.0) calls for increased engagement with civil society groups in order to keep them informed of developments related to our operations and to gather their inputs. In line
Hatfield was appointed by APRIL Group to monitor APRIL’s supplier PT Adindo Hutani Lestari (AHL) compliance of SFMP 2.0. Hatfield’s report found that of 20,579 hectares analysed, 151 hectares require further high-resolution analysis using RapidEye to