Staples act to improve environmental behaviour of suppliers - APP axed

Tappi has reported that Staples, the largest office supplies company in the USA, has axed APP as one of its suppliers. The reason given was that APP is not making strides to improve its environmental record, especially its forest-clearing programme which has been a danger to the survival of animals, especially the tiger. This is a blow to APP who currently supply about 5% of Staples' products.

According to APP's web site:
'APP (pulp and paper products) is one of the world's leading pulp and paper companies. With current combined pulp, paper and packaging grades capacity of over 7 million tonnes in Indonesia, it ranks number one in Asia, excluding Japan.'

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