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SUSTAINABILITY REPORT

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23

Striving for Excellence

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Driving Force for Positive Change

Our 2023 report marks two decades of progress in sustainable business practices. Themed ‘Striving for Excellence’, the report highlights our ongoing commitment, headways and challenges to advancing sustainable practices in Indonesia and the global forestry and manufacturing sectors. Through collaborative efforts with stakeholders, APRIL is increasingly recognised as a driving force for positive change.

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Launched our 2023–2030 Gender Action Plan to support and increase number of women leaders in our business

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Key Impact Areas

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Climate Positive

Implement science-based solutions to drastically reduce carbon emissions.

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Thriving Landscapes

Champion conservation as part of our Production-Protection landscape management approach.

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Inclusive Progress

Empower our people and communities through transformative initiatives.

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Sustainable Growth

Grow our business through diversification, circularity and responsible production.

KEY ACHIEVEMENTS

Becoming Climate Positive

20

Reduction of product emissions intensity against 2019 baseline

13.5

Increase in solar-power generation capacity at the mill

Zero

fires detected within our concessions

KEY ACHIEVEMENTS

Shaping Thriving Landscapes

10

Years of successes celebrated with the Restorasi Ecosystem Riau (RER)

USD15m

Invested in conservation and restoration initiatives

43471

Established for community livelihood plantations

KEY ACHIEVEMENTS

Driving Inclusive Progress

18.4

Increase in female representation in our workforce

49

Villages engaged in poverty eradication programmes

KEY ACHIEVEMENTS

Ensuring Sustainable Growth

47

Reduction in solid waste sent to landfill compared to 2019 baseline

50

Proportion of recycled textile pulp we’ve introduced in manufacturing our viscose fibre

Sustainability Report 2023

This report highlights our renewed focus on governance, risk management, and resilience, demonstrating the evolution of our sustainability commitments since our first groundbreaking report documenting our pioneering programmes and initiatives in 2003.

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Method

Waste disposed is recorded through various means of measurement including estimation of weight by waste type. Particular waste types as described above are measured as a wet waste and converted to a bone dry (BD) weight. The wet waste weight is multiplied by the consistency of each waste type to determine the BD. The consistency is predetermined by the lab.

Baseline
71kg/T

Performance 2022

• On Track

sustainable growth — APRIL Asia

Method

The DPTW utilisation rate and % of textile waste per tonne of product will be based on R&D lab/pilot/demo procedures.

Baseline
0%

Performance 2022

• In Development

sustainable growth — APRIL Asia

Method

Water consumption per tonne of product is calculated based on water consumed in the production of saleable pulp, paper, viscose staple fiber and viscose yarn measured by flow meters, via calculation and water balances divided by the production figures for saleable pulp, paper, viscose staple fibre and viscose yarn.

Baseline
28 m3/T

Performance 2022

• Not Progressing

sustainable growth — APRIL Asia

Method

Soda content within the liquor cycle and losses are determined by means of mass balance based on daily lab analysis.

Lime volume in the lime kiln and losses are determined by means of lime make-up.

The recovery rate is calculated net of the percentage of make-up amounts added. The annual figure is based on the average monthly recovery rate.

Baseline
96%

Performance 2022

• Not Progressing

inclusive progress — APRIL Asia

Method

Number of Mill and Nursery contractor calculated based on Man Power data which grouped by gender level calculated as a monthly average.

Baseline
2571

inclusive progress — APRIL Asia

Method

The number of own and supply partners employees is calculated based on year-end Man Power data which is grouped by gender. The identification of leadership position refer to employees’ grade D2 or Manager level and above.

Baseline
55 women employees in leadership positions

Performance 2022

• Progressing

inclusive progress — APRIL Asia

Method

Women’s effective participation is identified from the participation list for each program. Percentage of female participation is calculated by the number of women participating divided by the total participants.

Baseline
34%

Performance 2022

• Progressing

inclusive progress — APRIL Asia

Method

In development

Baseline
In development

Performance 2022

• Progressing

inclusive progress — APRIL Asia

Method

In development

Baseline
In development

Performance 2022

• Progressing

inclusive progress — APRIL Asia

Method

In development

Baseline
In development

Performance 2022

• Progressing

inclusive progress — APRIL Asia

Method

We engaged third party to conduct assessment in APRIL-supported schools using the framework that was developed by Research Triangle Institute (RTI) and USAID.

Baseline
In development

Performance 2022

• Progressing

inclusive progress — APRIL Asia

Method

Poverty mapping is identified through:

  1. Desktop analysis using National Statistics, Village Potential Statistics, SMERU Poverty Map.
  2. On-the-ground verification through FGD, village transect walk, interview with community.

Baseline
3%

Performance 2022

• Progressing

thriving landscapes — APRIL Asia

Method

Peer-reviewed scientific journal publication standards

Baseline
1

Performance 2022

• On Track

thriving landscapes — APRIL Asia

Method

Documentation of Participation (presentation of papers or posters) in national and international dialogues, workshops and conferences

Baseline
6

Performance 2022

• On Track

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Method

Number of scientists from universities and research institutions that have collaborated with APRIL on peatland management during the calendar year

Baseline
9

Performance 2022

• On Track

thriving landscapes — APRIL Asia

Method

Wood deliveries (excluding open market supply) to the mill are used as a basis to calculate MAI (Tonnes/ Ha/Yr). The MAI is based on the 3 year area weighted rolling average growth for all closed compartments.

Baseline
20T/ha/yr

Performance 2022

• On Track

thriving landscapes — APRIL Asia

Method

Methodology to be developed specific to animal species and does not include plants. Qualifying initiatives may vary widely in nature but must have the animal protection as the primary objective.

Partnerships will be developed and documented in line with an overarching strategy prioritizing stakeholders and threats specific to the country of Indonesia assessed.

Performance 2022

• Progressing

thriving landscapes — APRIL Asia

Method

May include various initiatives relating to conservation of RTE species to be defined in a priority list, initiatives may be conducted solely or in collaboration with other stakeholders.

Baseline
2

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Method

Methodology to be developed to measure change in ecosystem services and values over time (carbon sequestration, water provision, resource provision including fish and honey)

Baseline
not yet developed

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Method

Reports for reforestation of previously encroached and degraded area including all areas where assisted natural regeneration, planting or enrichment planting of species that improve habitat value have taken place during the year but excludes natural regeneration.

Baseline
275 ha

Performance 2022

• Progressing

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Method

Area within conservation is derived from land bank which is based on land cover analysis and is updated annually to capture any boundary changes, land use changes or measurement data.

Baseline
0 ha Net loss

Performance 2022

• Not Progressing

thriving landscapes — APRIL Asia

Method

Landscape conservation funding includes restoration and conservation costs associated with the RER as well as the allocation of a proportion of the costs related to APRIL’s maintenance of conservation values under its production-protection model. The allocation is based on proportionate amount of each cost that is related to conservation and restoration.

The wood volume is based on wood delivered to the Mill.

Baseline
USD$0.7 per tonne of plantation fiber

Performance 2022

• On Track

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Method

Mill

Calculate from the records of fuel types used the amount consumed in boilers to generate power, heat and steam including energy use for mobile & including transportation. Each of the fuel types are converted to energy expressed by Giga Joule Lower Heating Value (GJ LHV) following the IPCC guidelines.

Baseline: 87%

Performance 2022

• On Track

Forest Operations

Calculate from the records of fuel types the quantity consumed by major categories of forest management activities by Fiber operations.

This covers energy used for Forest operations, infrastructure including wood transport from estate to mill; When a blend of fuel types is used (such as B20) the contribution to renewable and cleaner energy targets is calculated separately for each fuel rather than considering the blend as a cleaner fuel type.

Baseline: 19%

Performance 2022

• Progressing

climate positive 1 — APRIL Asia

Method

APRIL follows the international GHG protocol as developed by WRI/WBCSD to develop its emissions profile. The total emissions measured as emissions intensity is calculated based on tonnes of Scope 1 and 2 Mill Greenhouse Gas Emissions per tonne of product (paper, pulp and viscose). The emissions boundary scope covers gate-to-gate (wood processing in wood yard until pulp, paper and viscose production) of the three main GHGs: CO2, CH4, and N2O.

Baseline
0.55 tCO2e/product tonne

Performance 2022

• On Track

climate positive 1 — APRIL Asia

Method

To quantify the total GHG emission and removals across APRIL’s land bank from land use, APRIL follows the GHG Protocol Agricultural Guidance and IPCC Guidelines for Agricultural, Forestry, and Other Land Use. To detect the land cover change within the look-back period, i.e. 20 years APRIL utilized the remotely sensed data.

The GHG emission will be calculated as the total of carbon stock changes in woody biomass and soil organic carbon and include all major carbon fluxes such as peat decomposition, plantation growth and harvesting, and fires.

To quantify the amount of carbon unit to balance the emission, the Verified Carbon Standard (VCS), the Climate, Community and Biodiversity Standards (CCB), or other internationally accepted standard will be used.

Performance 2022

• Progressing

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