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Our
About This President’s About 2023 Apical2030 Approach to Transformative
Report Statement Apical Highlights Highlights Sustainability Partnerships

APICAL GROUP
SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2023
OUR APPROACH TO

SUSTAINABILITY

Apical2030 Pillar: Apical2030 Pillar:
Transformative Partnerships Transformative Partnerships

Summary of Relevant SDG Targets to Achieve by Summary of Relevant SDG Targets to Achieve by
2030 4 2030 4
15.2 Implement sustainable management of all 17.16 Enhance global partnership for sustainable
forests, halt deforestation, restore degraded development that mobilise and share
forests and increase afforestation and knowledge, expertise, technology and financial
reforestation globally, by 2020. resources, to support the achievement of the
sustainable development goals in all countries,
particularly developing countries.
Apical’s Initiatives
17.17 Encourage and promote effective public,
• Continue engagement with suppliers through
public-private and civil society partnerships,
our Anchor programmes and A-SIMPLE building on the experience and resourcing
framework to ensure compliance with our NDPE strategies of partnerships.
commitments and protect HCS forest areas and
HCV land. Apical’s Initiatives
• Improve TTM and TTP verification of our mills • Implementation of a database system to assist
using established Apical Traceability Verification Apical in the management and monitoring of ESG
Guidance created with Daemeter and Proforest. data across the organisation.
• Engage suppliers through the Anchor Programmes
• Tracking of grievance management of external to ensure compliance, promote traceability and
stakeholders on ESG issues within the supply facilitate the adoption of more sustainable practices.
chain.
• Collaborate with public stakeholders – local
• Implementation of the DFDD framework and authorities and NGOs to support Sustainable
GIS monitoring of supply chain. Development goals of Indonesia:
- Yayasan Inisiatif Dagang Hijau (IDH);
- Yayasan Ekosistem Lestari (YEL);
For more information, please refer to the Transformative
Partnerships Chapter, pages 51-71 - Forum Konservassi Leuser (FKL);
- Earthworm Foundation; and
- Inovasi Digital – Earthqualizer.

For more information, please refer to the Transformative
Partnerships Chapter, pages 51-71
4 Target years are mainly 2030, unless stated otherwise

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