Built around a corporate ethos prioritising ESG (environmental, social, and governance) values, Asia Plantation Capital (APC) now claims a prominent spot amongst the world’s top forestry management companies. The company has pioneered innovative sapling cultivation, growth, inoculation, and harvesting techniques which contributed to the optimisation of its plantations’ productivity. APC now also provides forestry management services to third parties leveraging the sustainable practices the company developed and implemented on its own plantations.
APC has spun off a number of stand-alone companies that exploit synergies and offer a comprehensive range of products derived from the company’s core forestry business such as oud oil distilled from agarwood trees and used in fine perfumes and skin care products, and the agarwood itself used in producing incense, bakhour and various health products. APC is also growing bamboo and is establishing a supply chain to provide bio-mass to clean energy plants in Africa and Asia.
APC now has sustainable plantations producing Aquilaria, Bamboo and Teak and has become the world’s largest sustainable plantation manager for the production of Oud and Agarwood and is now involved with a major new global project to disrupt the illegal deforestation, still prevalent in South East Asian countries. SAX, the Sustainable Asset Exchange, will only offer legitimately sourced products with the full provenance, secured in the blockchain, to evidence their origin, quality and supply chain trail.
The CFI.co judging panel has followed the progress and achievements of Asia Plantation Capital for a number of years and presented the company with multiple awards. The judges agree that APC has significantly expanded the scope of its business whilst keeping in place the strict environmental, social, and governance safeguards demanded by both its customers and the end consumer. Given APC’s dedication to operational excellence, the judges feel wholly justified in granting Asia Plantation Capital the 2018 Best Sustainable Forestry Management Company Global Award.
