Anderson Tanoto, the son of RGE founder and chairman, Sukanto Tanoto, expressed confidence in Asia and Indonesia’s economic future. He was attending the 45th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, together with RGE Vice-Chairman Bey Soo Khiang. The meeting from 21 to 24 January 2015 is a platform for leaders in government, industry and academia to engage in discussions and collaborative activities that seek to address evolving global challenges. This year’s meeting held under the theme "The New Global Context", reflects the growing worldwide economic uncertainty confronting leaders, along with other political, security and environmental issues.

On 7 January 2015, Rizhao Border Authority and Asia Symbol (Shandong) Pulp and Paper Co., Ltd entered into a Memorandum of Port Self-Management, with the objective of maintaining the efficiency of immigration clearance and facilitate the implementation of The Exit and Entry Administration Law of the People’s Republic of China. The memorandum addresses vessels, routes and cargo as designated by the company and will seek to expediate the clearance of wood chip vessels transporting imported wood chips.

Woodfibre LNG Limited, a subsidiary of Pacific Oil & Gas Limited , announced on 13 January 2015 that the Environmental Assessment Office has accepted its application for an Environmental Assessment Certificate. “Woodfibre LNG’s application reflects the feedback we’ve received from the community and it addresses people’s priorities for the project,” said Byng Giraud, Vice President of Corporate Affairs.

Sukanto Tanoto believes that everyone should have an opportunity to obtain a better life and education is the key to achieve this goal. Hence, Tanoto Foundation was established to be a centre of excellence in alleviating poverty through Education, Empowerment and Enhancement of Quality of Lives. Participating journalists were informed during the Dialogue with RGE Senior Executives - Sihol P Aritonang from the Tanoto Foundation - at the RGE Journalism Workshop held in Singapore in early December 2014.

During the Dialogue with RGE Senior Executives at the RGE Journalism Workshop held in Singapore in early December 2014, the journalists were able to gain a good understanding of the state of the global forestry products market and a sense of the problems and opportunities faced by the pulp & paper industry through conversations with APRIL’s President Director Kusnan Rahmin and APRIL’s Sustainability Director Dr. Petrus Gunarso.

At the recent RGE Journalism Workshop held in Singapore, Asian Agri’s Managing Director Kelvin Tio provided an overview on the palm oil industry to the journalists participating in the workshop. He said that Indonesia is still the biggest producer of palm oil in the world, producing 30 mn MT in 2013, which accounted for 53% of the global volume. Indonesia’s output surpassed that of Malaysia, which produced 19 mn MT in 2013.