Statement and Updates
Here you will find our latest statements and releases on current issues to aid the running of accurate and timely news.
APP Group Signs Agreement with the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) to Engage in the Process of Implementing the FSC Remedy Framework.
APP Group and the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), the world’s most trusted forest certification system, have signed a remedy framework agreement in May 2024 to move forward with implementing the FSC Remedy Framework by APP.
APP Group Statement on EUDR Compliance
Implementation of the EUDR Regulation (EU) No 2023/1115 European Union Deforestation Regulation
Response to Allegations on APP Accommodating Natural Riau Wood from Illegal Sources
Based on the recent allegation from Jikalahari, the management of APP Group (APP) has conducted an internal investigation regarding the allegations of APP and its supplier accommodating and harvesting forest products originating from illegal sources.
APP clarifies association with PT Baratama Putra Pratama (BPP)
APP clarifies association with PT Baratama Putra Pratama (BPP)
APP Responds to Greenpeace International’s 10-year Progress Report
APP Responds to Greenpeace International’s 10-year Progress Report
Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) Sinar Mas asserts there is no change to its Forest Conservation Policy (FCP)
Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) Sinar Mas asserts there is no change to its Forest Conservation Policy (FCP)
Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) Sinar Mas continues dialogue with FSC in preparation to enter the Remedy Framework
Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) Sinar Mas continues dialogue with FSC in preparation to enter the Remedy Framework
Asia Pulp and Paper (APP) Sinar Mas Appoints Malaysian Anthony Sebastian as its first Chief Sustainability Advisor
Asia Pulp and Paper (APP) Sinar Mas Appoints Malaysian Anthony Sebastian as its first Chief Sustainability Advisor
Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) Sinar Mas responds to Eyes on Forest’s ‘APP expands pulpwood plantation by clearing HCV areas in a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, Sumatra’
Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) Sinar Mas responds to Eyes on Forest’s ‘APP expands pulpwood plantation by clearing HCV areas in a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, Sumatra’
Statement on tiger attack fatality at PT Satria Perkasa Agung
Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) Sinar Mas has confirmed that there has been a tiger attack in the concession area of one of its subsidiaries, PT. Satria Perkasa Agung (SPA), resulting in a fatality to an employee of a contractor on February 5, 2022.
APP Sinar Mas fulfills initial pre-requisite before entering into an FSC Roadmap process
Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) Sinar Mas notes the progress being made towards formalising the revised process for re-association (and the related FSC Remediation Framework) with the Forest Stewardship Council.
Update and clarification by PT Wira Karya Sakti (WKS) on incidence of illegal activities on its concessions
Asia Pulp & Paper Sinar Mas fully respects the local land tenure that can be proven valid based on national and customary law, covering every stage of its operational activities, from planting to harvesting, in line with APP Sinar Mas' Forest Conservation Policy (FCP) commitments.