Paper milling & manufacturing
Indonesia's #2 pulp & paper company, after Asia Pulp & Paper. APRIL's plantations are located on the equator in Sumatra, Indonesia.
Company Ownership
Asia Pacific Resources International Ltd
SGP
RGE Pte Ltd
owns 100% of Asia Pacific Resources International Ltd
SGP
Holding company
RGE stands for Royal Golden Eagle, or Raja Garuda Emas. A holding company with activities ranging from paper, palm oil, construction, and energy business sectors.
Company Assessment
(Last updated Aug 2024)
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Asia Pacific Resources International Ltd
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CDP Forests score of B
In 2023, the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) asked companies to provide data about their efforts towards removing commodity-driven deforestation and forest degradation from its direct operations and supply chains. Responding companies are scored across four key areas: disclosure; awareness; management; and leadership. This company received a CDP Forests score of B.
Source: CDP
(2023)
Breaking own forest policy
Almost six months after the release of its Sustainable Forest Management Policy, this company continues business-as-usual rainforest destruction, betraying the spirit and substance of its policy. Read more on the Rainforest Action Network website.
Source: RAN
(2014)
Rainforest destruction
A 2019 report found that this company violated their zero-deforestation commitments in 2018 by taking wood from a controversial supplier owned by Djarum Group, who are yet to adopt a policy to refrain from deforestation, peatland destruction, or exploitation of local communities.
Fuelling the deforestation of Indonesia
APRIL has been accused by Friends of the Earth of fuelling the deforestation of Indonesia. (Noted here as 'additional information only' due to age of report [2001]).
Source: FOE, UK
(2001)
Revoked FSC
Criticised for rampant environmental damage and human rights violations in Indonesia. [Listed under Information due to age of report]
Source: RAN
(2010)
Rainforest destruction
Asia Pulp & Paper and APRIL are among Indonesia's most destructive corporations. Between them, they produce 80 percent of Indonesia's pulp and paper. This comes from clear cutting rainforests and replacing them with monoculture acacia pulp wood plantations grown on these cleared rainforests and peatlands.
Source: RAN
(2010)
Climate action commitments
As listed on the We Mean Business website, this company has committed to the following climate action initiatives: adopt a science-based emissions reduction target.
Source: We Mean Business
(2021)
UN Global Compact participant
The United Nations Global Compact asks companies to embrace, support and enact, within their sphere of influence, a set of 10 values in the areas of human rights, labour standards, the environment, and anti-corruption. However it's non-binding nature has been widely criticised, and many signatory corporations continue to violate the Compact's values.
Source: UN Global Compact
(2020)
Sustainable Food Laboratory member
The Sustainable Food Lab is a network of business, public sector, and civil society leaders from around the globe who are working together to accelerate sustainability in mainstream food and agriculture.
Source: Sustainable Food Lab
(2016)
Rainforest pulp
UPM-Kymmene Fine Paper, a strategic alliance between UPM-Kymmene of Finland and Singapore-based APRIL, source raw materials from Riau Pulp pulp mill, whose production is almost completely based on rainforest wood. (Noted here as 'additional information only' due to age of report [1997]).
BankTrack profile
BankTrack is a global network of civil society organisations and individuals tracking the operations of the banking sector and the activities they finance. Banktrack aims to promote fundamental changes in the banking sector so that banks adopt just and sustainable business practices. BankTrack also has profiles on companies, such as this one, which have been the subject of civil society campaigns for damaging the environment or society. Follow the link to see this company's profile.
Source: BankTrack
(2018)
RGE Pte Ltd
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Deforestation in Indonesia
This company has been caught sourcing from a palm oil mill and producer that have been expelled from much of the global palm oil marketplace due to breaches of anti-deforestation and peatland destruction policies. This latest investigation by Rainforest Action Network (RAN) proves that RGE Group remains one of the most controversial actors in the Indonesian forestry and palm oil sectors.
Source: RAN
(2021)
0/20 in Social Benchmark
The 2024 Social Benchmark assesses the world's 2,000 most influential companies on their responsibility in meeting society's fundamental expectations towards three measurement areas: respecting human rights, providing decent work, and acting ethically. This company was assessed in 2023 and received a score of 0/20. The average score was an alarmingly low 4.6/20 and the highest score was 15.5/20.
4.3% in Nature Benchmark
The Nature Benchmark ranks 816 companies across 20 industries on their efforts to protect our environment and its biodiversity. Companies were assessed in three phases between 2022 and 2024 using three measurement areas: governance and strategy; social inclusion and community impact; and ecosystems and biodiversity. This company was assessed in 2023 and is ranked #655/816, with a total score of 4.3/100.
30.8% in Forest 500 Rankings
Forest 500 identifies the 350 companies and 150 financial institutions with the greatest exposure to tropical deforestation risk, and annually assesses them on the strength and implementation of their deforestation and human rights commitments. This company received a score of 30.8%.
Source: Forest 500
(2023)
Wikipedia profile
One of Indonesia's richest men , Sukanto Tanoto, controls Royal Golden Eagle (RGE), a holding company with activities ranging from paper, palm oil, construction, and energy business sectors.
Source: Wikipedia with links
(2020)
BankTrack profile
BankTrack is a global network of civil society organisations and individuals tracking the operations of the banking sector and the activities they finance. Banktrack aims to promote fundamental changes in the banking sector so that banks adopt just and sustainable business practices. BankTrack also has profiles on companies, such as this one, which have been the subject of civil society campaigns for damaging the environment or society. Follow the link to see this company's profile.
Source: BankTrack
(2018)
Company Details
Type:
Private company
Founded:
1993
Contact Details
Products / Brands
APRIL / Ball & Doggett (distributor)
Paper One
Printer Paper