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Growing Our Tomorrow

Our vision includes efficient production and innovative product designs. Coupled with responsible forestry practices, we deliver products with low carbon impact to create a more sustainable tomorrow.

Learn more about our sustainability commitments below.

Our Focus

Our goal is to demonstrate responsible business practices throughout our global operations and supply chain--working in harmony with local communities, as well as protecting forests, peatlands, and biodiversity. To be successful, we know that we need to demonstrate the clear links between our products and production processes, and the needs of our customers.

We are committed to achieving market-leading products with small environmental footprints that contribute to the circular economy.

Production

Forest

As part of our sustainable operations, we empower and involve communities, and strive to achieve world-class safety performance.

People

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Sustainability Commitment

Our unwavering commitment outlined in the Sustainability Roadmap Vision (SRV) 2030. This roadmap guides our efforts in achieving environmental, social, and governance (ESG) goals across Products, Forests, and People.

Visit Our Sustainability Roadmap Vision for details.

Sustainability Journey

Transparency and openness are key to our ability to achieve our ambitious promise of zero deforestation. We work with various organizations to clarify and direct our efforts in conserving natural tropical forests. Here is the progress of our efforts in achieving our sustainability goals.

2013

APP Group launched its Forest Conservation Policy, which includes a commitment to protect the natural forest in its concession areas identified as having high conservation value and high carbon stock.

2014

At the United Nations' Climate Summit in New York, APP Group is the first pulp and paper company to sign the New York Declaration on Forests.

2015

APP Group allocated 7,000 hectares of commercial plantation on critical peatland for conservation purposes. The company introduced the Desa Makmur Peduli Api (DMPA) program, also known as the Integrated Forestry and Farming System (IFFS), as an integrated movement to prevent forest and peatland fires and to empower locals in and around concession areas.

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2016

Belantara Foundation was founded to distribute funding for forest conservation efforts in Indonesia. APP Group provides US$10 million per year for five years.

2017

APP Group received 18 awards, four of which were from the ministries of the Republic of Indonesia:

1. Climate village award for the DMPA program from the Environment and Forestry Ministry
2. Recognition of the DMPA program by the Village, Disadvantaged Regions and Transmigration Ministry
3. Green Industry Award from the Trade Ministry
4. Sustainable Business Practices Awards in the category of Best Energy Management from the National Development Planning Ministry in cooperation with Pricewaterhouse Coopers, the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce (KADIN), and the Indonesia Business Council for Sustainable Development

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2018

APP Group launches its new brand as an opportunity to strengthen its transformation process into a world-class pulp and paper company.