Indonesia pulp giants’ net-zero pledges are misleading, warn civil society
By excluding their forestry operations, the pulp companies do not report the biggest source of their emissions; mill expansions are set to increase these emissions Ahead of a stakeholder meeting…
APRIL’s Links with Supplier in Borneo Undercut “No Deforestation” Pledge
KPMG “assurance” reports called into question by new findings Jakarta, Indonesia: Today a coalition of civil society organizations published a report about deforestation and peatlands degradation on the rainforest-rich island…
APRIL Makes A Mockery Of Its Own “Sustainable” Forest Policy
Almost six months after the release of its Sustainable Forest Management Policy, Asia Pacific Resources International Ltd (APRIL)—the second-largest Indonesian pulp & paper company—continues business-as-usual rainforest destruction, betraying the…
A New Chapter for the Publishing Industry: Putting Promises into Practice
We don’t get to do this as often as we would like. Today, we get to share some good news with you. Thanks to your hard work and support over…
APRIL Misses the Mark with New Forest Management Policy
On Tuesday, Indonesia’s second largest pulp and paper company, Asia Pacific Resources International Limited (APRIL), released an updated Sustainable Forest Management Policy. While this policy is notable, especially given APRIL’s…
BREAKING: Paper Giant APP Moves to Stop Pulping Forests; Now It’s APRIL’s Turn
Today is a day many of us only dreamed would come. Asia Pulp and Paper (APP), the controversial paper giant once referred to by the UK Guardian as “one of…
10 out of 10! RAN Brings Seismic Shift to US Publishing Industry; Next Stop: APP
Wow. You know your brand is in the gutter when even Rupert Murdoch won’t buy from you because of your company’s bad reputation. But few companies have done as much…
HarperCollins Paper Policy Under Construction – An Opportunity to Get it Right
This morning I logged onto to HarperCollins’ website to check out the company’s paper policy. What I found was something different than I’d seen before—just the first paragraph of their…
Attention Holiday Shoppers: HarperCollins is Grinding up Rainforests to Make its Kids Books
Charismatic children’s character Fancy Nancy may be well known for saying that ‘every day is Earth Day,’ but her books have now been linked to one of the world’s most…