SUSTAINABILITY REPORT
20
23
Striving for Excellence
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.
Launched our 2023–2030 Gender Action Plan to support and increase number of women leaders in our business
Key Impact Areas
Climate Positive
Implement science-based solutions to drastically reduce carbon emissions.
Thriving Landscapes
Champion conservation as part of our Production-Protection landscape management approach.
Inclusive Progress
Empower our people and communities through transformative initiatives.
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
MW
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
ha
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.
