Toba Pulp Lestari: In depth on one of the worst actors in pulp and paper
Indonesian pulp and paper giant Toba Pulp Lestari has been operating recklessly in North Sumatra for years. The company’s mill has been poisoning communities and disrupting life and livelihoods for…
Publisher’s Weekly: Publishers Making Progress on the Environment, RAN Says
‘In its first comprehensive report in four years, the Rainforest Action Network has given 10 leading children’s book publishers generally high marks for the actions they have taken to protect…
Report Finds Sector-Wide Shift as Publishing Industry Embraces Social and Environmental Responsibility
Two major publishing houses – HMH and Macmillan – announce new paper policies San Francisco, CA – A report released today by Rainforest Action Network (RAN), titled A New Chapter for…
RAN Welcomes APP’s Commitment to Restore One Million Hectares of Rainforest
New commitment ‘requires further specifics and is fraught with challenges’ San Francisco, CA – Asia Pulp & Paper (APP), Indonesia’s largest pulp and paper company and a long-time target of…
Forest Advocates to Staples: It’s Too Soon To Buy From Asia Pulp and Paper (APP)
Colorful Protest Action at Staples Store Demands APP’s Conservation Progress be Independently Verified Before Resuming Paper Buying CONTACT:Laurel Sutherlin, 415.246.0161 Laurel@ran.org San Francisco, CA- Activists with Rainforest Action Network (RAN)…
RAN Responds to Indonesian Pulp and Paper Giant’s New Forest Policy
Asia Pacific Resources International Limited (APRIL), Indonesia’s controversial, second-largest pulp and paper company, issues updated policy called insufficient by leading environmental organizations On Tuesday, Indonesia’s second largest pulp and paper…
White Paper: Asia Pulp & Paper’s Hidden Emissions
Asia Pulp and Paper (APP) is Indonesia’s largest paper company and the fourth largest in the world. Largely driven by the pulp and paper industry, the clearing of rainforests and…