The 24th World Economic Forum on East Asia 2015 was held in Jakarta from 19 to 21 April, with the theme “Anchoring Trust in East Asia’s New Regionalism”. The event provides a platform for industry and government leaders to explore how enhancing trust can improve cooperation and promote sustainable socio-economic development. Anderson Tanoto, the son of RGE founder and chairman, Sukanto Tanoto, talked about “Indonesia’s Other 48%” in a blog post he wrote for the WEF EA.

On 13 April 2015, Indonesia’s prominent philanthropic foundations gathered in Jakarta for the Workshop on Fostering Commitment and Leadership for Philanthropy’s Engagement in the Post-2015 Development Agenda for Indonesia, organised by United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). The event also marked the launch of the Post-2015 Partnership Platform for Philanthropy in Indonesia to combat poverty and promote sustainable development in the country.

RGE Chairman and Founder, Sukanto Tanoto participated in the Boao Forum For Asia (BFA) held from 26 to 28 March 2015. This year’s event, titled "Asia's New Future: Toward a Community of Common Destiny" was attended by more than 2,700 political, business and academic leaders as well as journalists from 49 countries and regions.

18 March 2015 - As the old saying goes, the whole year’s work depends on a good start in spring. As the farmers in the Wulian County of China are busy preparing for spring farming, Asia Symbol gives them a helping hand by distributing bio-organic fertilizers to all the households in Xinghua village, in collaboration with Rizhao Symbol Agroindustry Technology Company and Rizhao Overseas Chinese Federation.

The award event for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR): The Global CSR Summit & Awards 2015 was held on 19-20 March 2015 at Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Asian Agri was recognised as the company with the “Best Community Program” at the awards ceremony. Asian Agri’s Managing Director, Kelvin Tio, as one of the speakers at the summit, spoke about Asian Agri’s Community Partnership Program - “Growing with smallholders on economic, social and environmental viability since 1987”.

In February 2015, Asia Symbol Pulp & Paper Testing Center in China’s Shandong province is accredited by China National Accreditation Service for Conformity Assessment (CNAS) to ISO/IEC 17025:2005 standards. This laboratory accreditation attests to the competence of the Asia Symbol Pulp & Paper Testing Center to carry out specific types of testing, measurement and calibration services, thus assuring customers that the test, calibration or measurement data supplied are accurate and reliable.