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13 Sep 2011

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Asia Pulp & Paper (APP)

Asia Pulp & Paper Follows UN Lead, Commits to First-Ever Human Rights Audit

"Protect, Respect and Remedy" Framework to Be Cornerstone of APP Sustainability Program...Asia Pulp & Paper Group (APP) [part of Sinar Mas] is initiating its first-ever comprehensive human rights audit across the company's Indonesian operations, heeding the United Nations call for the global protection of human rights by businesses around the world. 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 has committed itself to adopting this framework in assessing and addressing human rights policies throughout its operations...APP has appointed Mazars Indonesia to independently assess existing stated policies, principles and performance across the company's...operations...