Asia Pacific Rayon (APR), a vertically integrated producer of viscose rayon, has updated its Follow Our Fibre blockchain solution to include information of its suppliers’ conservation and biodiversity efforts.

Launched last May, Follow Our Fibre provides traceability and transparency over APR’s viscose-rayon production value chain from seed to fibre through enterprise blockchain technology. This allows APR customers to trace its finished products back to their plantation origins based on value chain data recorded on blockchain.

The tool now maps APR’s supply chain right down to locations of forest plantation concessions and conservation areas. The textile fibre producer’s suppliers are collectively responsible for the conservation of more than 3.12m hectares of forests around the world, including boreal and peat swamp forests. 

“It is vital that we work with our supply partners to protect and strengthen forest landscape conservation areas rich in flora and fauna, and home to threatened and endangered species for today and future generations. These efforts are part of APR’s commitment to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDGs) 13 on Climate Action, and 15 on Life on Land,” said Cherie Tan, vice president of sustainability and communications.

By providing a snapshot of the forest landscapes and biodiversity, APR hopes to quantify its ecological footprint and, as a next step, seek opportunities to partner its stakeholders to further strengthen forest conservation and enhance biodiversity in areas it sources from.

APR is a subsidiary of Singapore-based viscose major Royal Golden Eagle (RGE), which claims to be the world’s largest viscose producer. In October of last year, the group revealed plans to invest $200m over the next ten years into cellulosic textile fibre research and development.

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Earlier this week, RGE outlined progress on its commitment and revealed plans to further its work by exploring how waste can also be used as a resource.

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