advisory committee and reported publicly at APRILdialog.com. In June 2015, APRIL announced its enhanced sustainable forest management policy. The policy was cautiously received by non-governmental organizations and third party organisations. Greenpeace suspended its campaign against APRIL and announced it would be “watching closely to make sure that today’s announcement leads to real change on the ground.” World Wide Fund for Nature also expressed that they cautiously welcomed APRIL's enhanced Sustainable Forest Management Policy. APRIL provides a grievance resolution procedure and a dashboard to monitor all grievance handling process in their website. Criticism and controversies Environmental impact APRIL has been criticised by non-governmental organizations for contributing to deforestation in Indonesia. In 2001, Friends of the Earth accused APRIL of fuelling the deforestation of Indonesia. In June 2015, APRIL promised to halt deforestation and announced its enhanced Sustainable Forest Management Policy. As part of the new sustainability policy, APRIL said it was moving up by four years its plans to harvest only wood from its own plantations. Forest stewardship certification On August 8, 2013, Germany-based non-profit certification organisation Forest Stewardship Council announced that it has ended all association with APRIL after a complaint filed by non-governmental organizations Greenpeace International, Rainforest Action Network and WWF Indonesia alleging violation of the council's policy of association. In response, APRIL in a press statement, said that they “proactively withdrew from FSC certification of their own volition” earlier in July. As of April 2016, the company is seeking re-certification with the council. Fire and haze issues and management In 2013, APRIL was named one of the eight companies responsible for sending hazardous level of smog to Singapore and Malaysia. APRIL invests in fire prevention and suppression. The company invests more than $6 million in fire fighting equipment and maintains a 700-member rapid response team. In 2015, it pioneered the Fire-Free Village Programme, an incentive-based initiative that involves working at the community level to encourage alternatives to fire as a land management tool. Under this program, APRIL also conducts community education campaign, monitors air quality and even hires and trains people to be village crew leaders to spread "no-burn" message. In 2016, APRIL became a founding member of the Fire Free Alliance, a voluntary multi-stakeholder platform for members to share information and resources to fight forest fires in Southeast Asia. One programme implemented by the Fire Free Alliance is the Fire-Free Village Programme. In May 2016 APRIL is