- COVID-19 pandemic impacting programmes and initiatives
- Logistical supply challenges resulting from the pandemic
- Declining demand for paper and graphic products
- Gender diversity in the workforce
- Land disputes across suppliers’ concession areas
- Forest cover loss due to illegal mining
- Human-wildlife conflicts
- Unreliable concession-level weather forecasting
Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) Sinar Mas
Greenhouse gas emissions & sustainability report data
In its 2021 reporting, Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) Sinar Mas disclosed greenhouse gas emissions of 11.8M tCO2e/year. By scope: Scope 1: 11.0M tCO2e/year; Scope 2: 794.5K tCO2e/year; Scope 3: 9.3M tCO2e/year. Figures are as stated in the company's own report and may use different boundaries, units or methods (for example market-based vs location-based Scope 2), so compare with care.
GHG Emissions
11.8M tCO2e/year
2021
Renewable Energy
56%
of total energy
Water Usage
345.9M m3/year
2021
Waste
1.2M tons/year (hazardous) + 270746 tons/year (non-hazardous)
2021
Energy Use
283.5M GJ/year
2021
📊 Emissions by Scope (2021)
| Scope | What it covers | Reported value |
|---|---|---|
| Scope 1 | Direct emissions from sources the company owns or controls (fuel combustion, company vehicles, process and fugitive emissions). | 11.0M tCO2e/year |
| Scope 2 | Indirect emissions from purchased electricity, steam, heat and cooling. | 794.5K tCO2e/year |
| Scope 3 | Other indirect emissions across the value chain (purchased goods, business travel, use of sold products, etc.). | 9.3M tCO2e/year |
New to scopes? Read Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions explained and market-based vs location-based Scope 2.
📈 Emissions by Report Period
| Report period | Headline emissions figure reported |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 11.8M tCO2e/year |
Each row is the headline figure extracted from a different report; scope coverage and methodology can change between years.
✅ Reported Environmental Achievements
- Reduced Scope 1 carbon emissions to 10,980,146 tCO2e
- Reduced carbon intensity to 1.01 tCO2e/tonne from 1.164 tCO2e/tonne in baseline 2018
- 56% of total energy mix utilised renewable fuel
- Reduced energy intensity by 8% compared to 2018 baseline
- Reduced water consumption intensity by 10% from baseline in 2018
- 37% of solid waste reused, recycled, or recovered
- Zero natural forest conversion by APP Pulpwood suppliers since 2013
- Areas affected by fire were 0.025% of the total pulpwood suppliers’ concessions areas
- Maintained 82% of natural forests in good condition
- Achieved 21,970 ha in total restoration efforts
🎯 Climate & Sustainability Targets
🔜 Short-term
- Increase capacity of Foopak Bio Natura to nearly 28 times the volume in 2021 by 2022
- Complete all technical competencies in headquarters and mills by the second quarter of 2022
- Complete PEFC certification for two new pulpwood suppliers by 2022 and 2023 respectively
📅 Medium-term
- Reduce 30% GHG from 2018 baseline by 2030 (Scope 1 & 2)
- Increase the share of renewables in the energy mix to 50% by 2030
- Reduce energy consumption by 25% by 2030
- Reduce water consumption by 30% by 2030
- Achieve zero waste to landfill by 2030
🔭 Long-term
- Net Zero Carbon by 2030
🌱 ESG Focus Areas
Climate changeForest protection and conservationPeatland managementHuman rightsCommunity empowermentSustainable forest managementProduct sustainabilityCircular bioeconomyWorkforce diversityHealth and safetyBusiness ethicsGovernance