In June, the United Nations Human Rights Council endorsed for the first time a set of guiding principles for business on human rights performance using the “protect, respect and remedy” framework.  APP says it has committed itself to adopting this framework in assessing and addressing human rights policies throughout its operations.

These new principles provide a blueprint for companies on how to know and show they are respecting human rights.  The Guiding Principles for Business and Human Rights outline how states and businesses should implement the UN framework in order to better manage business and human rights challenges.

APP has appointed Mazars Indonesia to independently assess existing stated policies, principles and performance across the company’s corporate operations, eight Indonesian pulp and paper mills and supply chain.

James Kallman, president of Mazars Indonesia says, “Society is increasingly concerned about how business activities impact on human rights.

“Stakeholders expect and demand business to establish transparent policies, practices and communications around human rights performance just as they do around financial, corporate social responsibility and sustainability performance.”

Earlier this year APP committed to using the Indonesian government’s two-year moratorium on forest conversion in Indonesia as an opportunity to step back and assess all aspects of the sustainability performance of APP’s business.

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