We work closely with local communities to drive meaningful poverty alleviation and improve quality of life. This is done through a range of programmes that covers education, training and skills upgrade, healthcare and infrastructure development.

Empowerment

Through RGE’s various empowerment programmes in partnership with Tanoto Foundation, the group supports small and medium enterprises (SMEs), farmers and craftsmen in our operation areas.

Working with various corporate partners, RGE has supported more than 200 SMEs across 40 villages, providing financial and technical expertise and creating direct and indirect employment opportunities for the communities.

APRIL pioneered the Integrated Farming System, which includes training centres focused on sustainable farming and technical support for farmers. This is complemented by the SME development programme, designed to equip entrepreneurs with training and support.

Another business group, Bracell, champions a variety of programmes to raise and diversify farmer income and skill sets, while advancing the agenda of sustainability.

Healthcare

RGE supports accessible healthcare, from preventive initiatives to maternal and child health, ensuring that employees and residents in surrounding communities, most of which are beyond the reach of public services, may benefit from improved services and outcomes. Anchored in partnerships with local health authorities, NGOs and academic institutions, these efforts contribute to stronger public health systems and healthier futures. More than 20 health campaigns are organised each year to engage and educate communities on health, hygiene and nutrition. Our business groups work with local health authorities to provide free medical consultation and basic medicine.

One such initiative is APRIL’s stunting prevention programme in Indonesia, delivered in partnership with the Cita Sehat Foundation and regional health agencies. Targeting 74 villages, the programme aims to improve early childhood nutrition and development outcomes through five core pillars: community education, maternal health monitoring, improved sanitation, provision of nutritious food, and regular health screening. Notably, the initiative has helped reduce infant stunting rates to below 14%, demonstrating meaningful and measurable impact on child wellbeing.

RGE has trained more than 300 healthcare givers, raising the standard and quality of health check-ups. These collective efforts have benefitted over 150,000 people across its areas of operation.

Infrastructure

RGE companies support and drive infrastructure development for communities. The provision and maintenance of clean water, electricity and sanitation facilities in communities have benefitted more than 15,000 people. Other infrastructure and amenities such as roads, bridges, places of worship, religious schools, public schools, sporting facilities and power generators are also built or provided on a regular basis.

Education

We believe that education is a powerful driver of social progress and inclusive development. Across the group, our business units collaborate with local governments, non-governmental organisations, and educational institutions to create meaningful and accessible learning opportunities for staff and members of surrounding communities. These efforts span from early childhood development to formal primary, secondary, and post-secondary education—strengthening individual potential and community resilience.

In China, Asia Symbol partnered with the Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, to fund and co-develop a mental health curriculum for schools. Since its inception, the initiative has reached more than 170 primary and secondary schools in six cities, trained over 680 teachers and delivered specialised mental health education to more than 13,000 students, reinforcing the importance of emotional well-being alongside academic learning.

In Brazil, Bracell partners with the Chapada Institute of Education and Research to provide structured pedagogical guidance aimed at strengthening teaching quality and student outcomes. This partnership provides classroom-level guidance and tools to strengthen educational delivery and learning effectiveness in local schools.

Human Rights

Respecting and promoting human rights is a shared commitment across all RGE business groups. Through the Human Rights Policies adopted by its business groups, there is a collective focus on safeguarding the rights and wellbeing of individuals, including children, in both operational areas and the wider supply chain. Guided by international standards and stakeholder expectations, RGE’s business groups work to ensure that policies and practices are in place to support employees and local communities -- such as providing access to education, healthcare and essential services -- while strengthening family and community welfare. This commitment extends across sourcing, employment and community engagement, reinforcing inclusive development and the dignity of all people impacted by the business.

The Human Rights Impact Assessment (HRIA) conducted by APRIL in 2022 mapped risks and assessed human rights impacts across its operations and supply chain. Informed by the HRIA, the group prioritised key focus areas including diversity, equity and inclusion, child protection, living and working conditions, and community livelihoods. To support implementation, APRIL has established due diligence systems, and in 2024, also launched its Children's Welfare Code of Practice as part of a three-year action plan. This initiative ensures children in its estates, including those of its contractors, have access to education, healthcare and related services, anchored in five pillars of focus: care, education, protection, welfare, health, and nutrition.

As a group of companies whose business is closely tied to the environment, RGE is committed to proactive efforts in conservation, restoration and management of the Earth’s precious natural resources through protection-production partnerships.

As a dedicated corporate partner to governments and communities, RGE's group of companies drives and supports a range of initiatives aimed at improving the lives of people in our operation areas.

Transmigration

In Indonesia, Asian Agri works with the government to improve the standard of living in Indonesia by supporting a transmigration programme. The programme helps relocate impoverished communities from areas of high population density. Our involvement since 1987 has benefitted 30,000 families.

Transmigrated communities were provided with infrastructure, amenities, training and education via corporate-community partnerships, which Asian Agri actively supports. With robust research and development and expert consultation, Asian Agri has assisted with the provision of quality seeds and sharing of up-to-date agronomic practices. These support initiatives have raised the levels of literacy, skills, plantation productivity and quality among the smallholder communities – empowering them to live better and dignified lives.

Employment and Development

RGE has more than 80,000 employees worldwide. We have manufacturing operations spanning Indonesia, China, Brazil, Spain and Canada, with corporate and sales offices in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, India, UAE, Switzerland and Australia. Our operations also create thousands of indirect employment opportunities.

With the help of RGE operations, many previously remote areas have been developed into small towns and cities, raising the standard of living for many local communities. Our business presence is supported by our building of infrastructure and improvement of capabilities, which raises the economic output of the local and national economies and contributes to the economic progress of respective regions.

Kami bekerja sama dengan masyarakat setempat untuk mendorong pengentasan kemiskinan dan meningkatkan kualitas hidup. Hal ini dilakukan melalui berbagai program yang mencakup pendidikan, pelatihan dan peningkatan keterampilan, kesehatan dan pembangunan infrastruktur.

Pemberdayaan

Melalui berbagai program pemberdayaan RGE yang bermitra dengan Tanoto Foundation, kami mendukung usaha kecil dan menengah (UKM), para petani dan pengrajin di daerah operasional kami.

Bekerja dengan perusahaan-perusahaan mitra, RGE telah mendukung lebih dari 200 UKM di 40 desa, menyediakan pelatihan keuangan dan teknis serta menciptakan kesempatan bekerja baik secara langsung maupun tidak langsung bagi masyarakat.

APRIL merintis Sistem Pertanian Terpadu, yang meliputi pusat pelatihan berfokus pada pertanian berkelanjutan dan dukungan teknis bagi petani. Hal ini dilengkapi dengan program pengembangan UKM, yang dirancang untuk membekali para wiraswasta dengan pelatihan dan dukungan.

Kelompok bisnis lain, Bracell, unggul dalam berbagai program untuk meningkatkan dan diversifikasi pendapatan dan keahlian petani sambil meningkatkan agenda program keberlanjutan.

Kesehatan

Kami meningkatkan akses pelayanan kesehatan bagi masyarakat di pedesaan, yang sebagian besar berada di luar jangkauan pelayanan kesehatan pemerintah. Lebih dari 20 kampanye kesehatan diselenggarakan setiap tahun untuk melibatkan dan mendidik masyarakat tentang kesehatan, kebersihan dan gizi. Kelompok usaha kami bekerja sama dengan pejabat kesehatan setempat untuk memberikan konsultasi kesehatan dan obat-obatan sehari-hari secara gratis.

RGE juga telah memberikan pelatihan kepada lebih dari 300 pemberi layanan kesehatan, meningkatkan standar dan kualitas pemeriksaan kesehatan. Hal ini bermanfaat bagi lebih dari 150.000 orang.

Infrastruktur

Perusahaan-perusahaan RGE mendukung dan mendorong pembangunan infrastruktur untuk masyarakat. Penyediaan dan pemeliharaan air bersih, fasilitas listrik dan sanitasi di masyarakat telah memberikan manfaat bagi lebih dari 15,000 orang. Infrastruktur dan fasilitas lain seperti jalanan, jembatan, tempat ibadah, sekolah agama, sekolah umum, fasilitas olahraga dan pembangkit listrik juga dibangun atau disediakan secara rutin.

Pemberian Keterampilan

Salah satu kelompok usaha RGE, Asian Agri, merupakan salah satu pelopor dalam dua program utama nasional untuk kemitraan dengan petani: Plasma (Perkebunan Inti Rakyat-Transmigrasi / PIR-Trans) dan skema Kredit Koperasi Primer Anggota (KKPA) di tingkat regional.

Skema tersebut mencakup 60.000 hektare lahan perkebunan dan sekitar 30.000 keluarga di 11 perkebunan. Tim yang terdiri manajer berpengalaman dan berdedikasi memberikan peningkatan keterampilan dan keahlian teknis untuk para petani. Selain pelatihan dalam produksi, mereka juga menerima bantuan dalam pembangunan infrastruktur dan bimbingan mengenai materi yang rumit seperti konsep HCVF dan pencegahan serta pengendalian kebakaran dan kabut asap.

Pendidikan

Dengan lebih dari 17.000 beasiswa yang telah diberikan sampai saat ini, kelompok perusahaan RGE dan Tanoto Foundation terus mendukung pendidikan di semua tingkatan – sekolah dasar, menengah dan menengah atas. Dalam upaya untuk meningkatkan kualitas pendidikan, lebih dari 700 guru juga menerima pelatihan. Inisiatif ini menegaskan keyakinan RGE bahwa pendidikan merupakan agen perubahan sosial.

Kelompok usaha kami bermitra dengan pemerintah daerah, lembaga swadaya masyarakat dan lembaga-lembaga pendidikan untuk menciptakan sarana yang mudah diakses oleh karyawan dan anggota masyarakat untuk menerima dan menyelesaikan pendidikan mereka. Misalnya, kerja sama Bracell dengan Chapada Institute of Education and Research dalam memberikan bimbingan pendidikan berkualitas yang ditujukan untuk memperkuat praktik kelas dan pembelajaran siswa.

Sebagai kelompok perusahaan yang bisnisnya sangat dekat berhubungan dengan lingkungan, RGE berkomitmen secara proaktif untuk menjalankan berbagai kegiatan konservasi, restorasi dan pengelolaan sumber daya alam yang bernilai dengan menyelaraskan kegiatan produksi dan upaya pelestarian.

Sebagai perusahaan mitra yang berdedikasi untuk pemerintah dan masyarakat, kelompok usaha RGE mendorong dan mendukung berbagai inisiatif yang bertujuan untuk meningkatkan kualitas hidup masyarakat di daerah operasional kami.

Transmigrasi

Di Indonesia, Asian Agri bekerja sama dengan pemerintah untuk meningkatkan standar hidup di Indonesia dengan mendukung program transmigrasi. Program tersebut membantu merelokasi masyarakat miskin dari daerah dengan tingkat kepadatan penduduk yang tinggi. Keterlibatan kami sejak tahun 1987 telah memberikan manfaat untuk 30.000 keluarga.

Masyarakat transmigran dibekali dengan infrastruktur, peralatan, pelatihan dan pendidikan melalui kemitraan antara perusahaan dan masyarakat, yang secara aktif didukung oleh Asian Agri. Dengan penelitian dan pengembangan yang kuat serta konsultasi dengan para ahli, Asian Agri telah memberikan bantuan berupa penyediaan benih berkualitas dan berbagi praktik-praktik agronomi terkini. Inisiatif untuk dukungan ini telah menaikkan tingkat melek huruf, keterampilan, produktivitas perkebunan dan kualitas di kalangan kelompok petani – memberdayakan mereka untuk mendapatkan kehidupan yang lebih baik dan bermartabat.

Ketenagakerjaan dan Pembangunan

RGE memiliki lebih dari 80.000 karyawan di seluruh dunia. Kami menjalankan kegiatan usaha manufaktur di berbagai negara mulai dari Indonesia, Tiongkong, Brasil, Spanyol dan Kanada, dengan kantor perusahaan dan pemasaran di Singapura, Malaysia, Thailand, Hong Kong, Jepang, Korea, India, Uni Emirat Arab, Swiss dan Australia. Secara tidak langsung kegiatan usaha kami juga menciptakan ribuan lapangan kerja.

Dengan bantuan operasional RGE, banyak daerah yang sebelumnya terpencil kini telah berkembang menjadi kota, meningkatkan standar hidup bagi banyak masyarakat lokal. Kehadiran bisnis kami didukung oleh aktivitas kami dalam pembangunan infrastruktur dan peningkatan kemampuan, yang memberikan manfaat pada sektor ekonomi lokal dan nasional serta berkontribusi terhadap kemajuan ekonomi daerah masing-masing.

Sebagai kelompok perusahaan yang bisnisnya terkait erat dengan lingkungan, RGE proaktif dan berkomitmen untuk upaya konservasi, restorasi dan pengelolaan sumber daya alam bumi yang berharga.