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From the Editor: 5 Things I Learned on My Sustainability Sojourn to Indonesia

November 16, 2018November 16, 2018 by Jennifer Nastu

Two weeks ago, our editor was lucky enough to head to Indonesia for a press trip hosted by Asia Pulp and Paper (APP) to tour their mill and some of their acacia and eucalyptus plantations on the island of Sumatra, as well as a handful of their conservation efforts. Here’s what she learned.

Climate Week 2016: Apple, Johnson & Johnson, L’Oréal, GRI, RE100

September 20, 2016December 5, 2016 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Climate Week 2016 opened yesterday with business and government leaders convening in New York City for dozens of events that focus on the transition to a low-carbon economy. This year’s Climate Week includes a sharp focus on countries ratifying the Paris climate agreement — and what this means for global ... Read more »

APP to Expand PEFC-Certified Products by End of 2015

June 10, 2015April 19, 2022 by Kirsten Korosec

Asia Pulp & Paper, one of the largest paper producers in the world, will have a wider range of products certified by the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification by the end of 2015. The company is able to expand its products on the heels of the Indonesian Forestry ... Read more »

Mobile App Streamlines Waste, Recycling Set-Out Data

March 20, 2015March 20, 2015 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

RRS has developed a mobile app that streamlines data collection for waste and recycling operations’ set-out rate studies. The company developed the app while working on a project with Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, which needed to gather data on how many houses on a given trash and recycling route set ... Read more »

SDS Finder App Improves Chemical Management

March 11, 2015March 18, 2015 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

ERA Environmental Management Solutions has launched an app for environmental, health and safety professionals who need to quickly access their safety data sheet database to respond to emergencies, on-site incidents, and other chemical management scenarios. The SDS Finder App is available for android and iOS smartphones and tablets, and is ... Read more »

Biodetection Product Guide App Available

January 26, 2015January 23, 2015 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

A free app from the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory can help hazmat professionals choose the right biodetection technology. The product guide, a mobile version of PNNL’s online biodetection technology assessment, provides web links, equipment specifications and pricing on 31 detection technologies and 25 sampling products from about ... Read more »

Water Management: There’s an App for That

December 9, 2014December 8, 2014 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Badger Meter has released an update for its EyeOnWater mobile app, which helps water utilities’ customers manage their water use. The app, available for customers of water utilities that have implemented the BEACON Advanced Metering Analytics (AMA) system, provides direct access to water consumption data. Water management features include graphics ... Read more »

Ontario Tire Stewardship Saves $500K With Mobile Tracking App

November 26, 2014April 11, 2022 by Ken Jennison

The Ontario Tire Stewardship has launched a mobile tracking application that is expected to save the company over $500,000 in its sustainability efforts. The TreadMarks mobile application was officially launched in August and currently captures 98 percent of all transactions, with the remaining 2 percent transitioning in Q1 of 2015. ... Read more »

E-Stewards Launches E-Waste App

October 16, 2014October 15, 2014 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

The environmental watchdog group Basel Action Network has launched a mobile app that will measure the positive environmental impacts of using e-Stewards Certified Recyclers to manage electronic waste. E-Stewards Certification is the only standard that forbids export of toxic e-waste to developing countries, the use of prison and child labor, ... Read more »

Study: APP Has Sufficient Plantations for Zero Deforestation

September 4, 2014September 3, 2014 by Ken Jennison

Asia Pulp and Paper Group has sufficient plantation resources to meet the pulp requirements of its existing mills and its future mill in OKI, South Sumatra, according to an independent study by The Forest Trust and Ata Maria. The announcement comes as APP releases an 18 month update on the ... Read more »

Rainforest Alliance, Peatland Experts to Evaluate APP Progress

February 10, 2014April 19, 2022 by Kirsten Korosec

The Rainforest Alliance will evaluate the progress of Asia Pulp and Paper’s forest conservation policy and commitments, including its pledge last year to stop clearing natural forests across it supply chains in Indonesia, the company announced in its one-year report. A team of peatland experts led by Wageningen University and ... Read more »

April’s Sustainable Forest Management Policy Met With Criticism, Caution

January 31, 2014 by Kirsten Korosec

Asia Pacific Resources International has revealed plans for a sustainable forest management policy less than two weeks after the Indonesian pulp and paper giant was threatened with expulsion from the World Business Council for Sustainable Development. The sustainable forest management policy reiterates the pulp and paper producer’s previously shared plans to ... Read more »

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