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APP Helps Drive New STIPP Initiative

The Sustainability Trade Initiative on Pulp & Paper (STIPP) is described as a sector-wide initiative to accelerate Indonesia’s environmental progress in the business world.

STIPP was founded by an alliance consisting of IDH, The Sustainable Trade Initiative, Asia Pulp and Paper Group (APP) and AkzoNobel. APP explains STIPP is also supported by the Indonesian Ministry of Forestry and The Indonesia Pulp & Paper Association (APKI). The APKI includes 62 member companies.

APP explains the initiative aims to de-link deforestation from the supply chain. It is to focus on challenges like yield intensification, best peat-land management practices, community engagement and social conflict management, clean manufacturing, and High Carbon Stock (HCS) implementation.

The APKI signed onto the initiative on behalf of its 62 members as part of its mission to bring about the long-term economic and environmental sustainability of the industry.

“Sustainability in the Pulp and Paper sector is something that the whole industry must work towards,” stated Aida Greenbury, Managing Director of Sustainability of APP. “We believe it can be achieved, as long as all parties are prepared to be fully transparent about their supply chains.”

The STIPP launch was co-hosted by the Ministry of Forestry, the Ministry of Industry, and the Dutch Embassy in Jakarta. All partners signed separate memoranda of understanding outlining their intentions. APP will initially focus on conservation projects, applying zero-deforestation and responsible forest management throughout their supply chain.

AkzoNobel will share its expertise and provide technical assistance in relation to clean manufacturing methods. APKI will inform and disseminate learning among its 62 members on the initiative. APRIL is not yet a STIPP member but has agreed to explore industry standards for High Carbon Stock (HCS) along with other stakeholders.