Stakeholders call for scaled up and accelerated remedy

At the FSC Remedy Forum held in Jakarta, Indonesia on 24 and 25 June, a diverse group of stakeholders and rights holders involved and interested in the implementation of FSC’s Remedy Framework shared a clear message with FSC. They expect to see restoration outcomes scaled up and delivered. They want the implementation of remedy to pick up pace so that degraded forest landscapes are transformed and people and communities get an opportunity to heal. And they want FSC to develop robust systems that ensure verified and holistic redressal of past unacceptable activities. 

Listening to the voices from the ground, FSC is lifting the suspension on Asia Pulp and Paper’s (APP) remedy process. APP’s remedy process was suspended in January 2025 when the sole beneficial owner of Domtar, Jackson Wijaya, was announced as the new sole beneficial owner of the APP group. Acknowledging that this change in concentration of power could potentially affect the scope of APP’s corporate group that will implement remedy, FSC commissioned a legal review to confirm the implications of this development. 

Stakeholders call for scaled up and accelerated remedy | fsc.org

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