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cottonbro studio multi-business approach.
He added "it is hoped that the younger generation of the
Gen-Z and Millennial groups who are creative, innovative and
able to leverage technological advancements can become

the key players in implementing Multi Forestry Business”
He emphasised the importance of sustainable management
of forests, which besides having a foundation in economics,
also has ecological, hydrological and climatological functions.

APP Joins the World Business Council for Sustainable
Development
A media statement from the World Business Council for
Sustainable Development says “the APP Group has joined

more than 200 leading global companies as the newest World
Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)
member.”
APP Group oversees multiple pulp and paper manufacturing
and forestry enterprises in Indonesia to meet the growing
global demand for tissue, packaging and paper products in
over 150 countries.

By joining forces with other industry leaders within WBCSD,
APP is set to further enhance its sustainable development
efforts and integrate these principles into its business
to develop a forest-based economy through community operations, align with WBCSD’s mission to accelerate the
empowerment in the public economic sector. During the required transformation of businesses, their value chains, and
meeting, the Indonesian Delegation participated in several the systems in which they operate, to limit the impact of the
strategic discussions related to forest policy developments. climate crisis, restore nature and tackle inequality.
APP has implemented a comprehensive sustainability
Gen-Z and millennials to play a key role in forest approach and is committed to transparent ESG disclosures.

management Its ERM aligns with key ESG risks. APP’s participation as
Agus Justianto, Acting Director General of Sustainable Forest a WBCSD member also aims to advance progress toward
Management at the Ministry of Environment and Forestry achieving its ambitious sustainability goals—including net-zero
(KLHK), has reiterated that forest businesses in the future emissions by 2050, setting targets for forest conservation,
will not only rely on timber harvesting, but will adopt a upholding human rights, promoting inclusion and diversity, and
multi-business approach. He said to achieve this the younger maintaining transparency in accordance with the International
generation, which includes individuals from the Gen-Z and Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)”.

Millennial age groups, can bring creativity, innovative ideas Andrie Setiawan Yapsir, Director of APP Group said “joining
and technological skills that can be utilised to support the the WBCSD is a crucial step for APP Group in reinforcing