Life at APRIL

Details: Published: 12 February 2019

APRIL's campaign to reduce single-use plastic in Indonesia

APRIL is supporting efforts to reduce single-use plastic in Indonesia with a campaign to slash usage in the RAPP Complex in Pangkalan Kerinci, Riau.

The RAPP Complex is home to several thousand of the company’s staff, as well as the facilities they use including the RAPP sports complex, food court, and supermarket.

It is also home to Hotel Unigraha, which accommodates both local and foreign guests in the area.

Distribution of canvas bag to reduce the single-used plastic in Indonesia

Details: Published: 30 October 2018

With global warming and climate change on the rise, the Indonesian government has consistently reiterated the need to tackle the issue head-on.

One way the government is doing this is through the Climate Village Program, which encourages local communities to carry out climate change adaptation and mitigation activities.

These activities include proper waste collection and disposal, biogas production, composting, reforestation, and land and forest fire prevention.

One of the nurseries at the Climate Village

Details: Published: 16 October 2018

Robi Chayadi, one of PT RAPP SME Partner

Robi Cahyadi was away studying at an Islamic boarding school when he received the devastatingly bitter news – his father had died and he was now to be the breadwinner of his family.

Robi had to forego his dream of continuing his studies at university, choosing instead to help his mother run the family’s convenience store as soon as he graduated from boarding school.

However, things changed in 2004 when a tempting offer came from Riau Andalan Pulp and Paper (RAPP), who asked Robi to become a labour and transportation supplier for the company.

In response, Robi immediately found a handful of employees and formed a company in Buatan Baru, Kerinci Kanan in Indonesia.

PT RAPP community development — Robi Cahyadi, the owner of PT Robi Bersaudara. The Small Medium Enterprise Partner PT RAPP

Details: Published: 20 September 2018

It may seem unlikely, but Juanda decided to become a bee keeper in a rural part of Indonesia thanks to social media.

Inspired by a friend in 2014 who had imported the stingless kelulat bees to Java, Juanda wanted to start producing his own honey in Indonesia’s Siak Regency, but didn’t know where to start.