Month: September 2024

GPSNR Working Groups Update: September 2024

Assurance Model Task Force: As we approach the General Assembly in 2024 where the Assurance Model will be put up for voting, the taskforce is meeting regularly to discuss comments and incorporate comments from the second public consultation which is currently ongoing. This consultation focusses on feedback on Assessment Checklist, Assurance Protocol and Remediation Protocol, and will be accepting comments till 27 September 2024.  You can access the documents here and provide feedback here

 

Smallholders Representation and Capacity Building (SCB) Working Group: To operationalise projects with the funds collected from the Shared Investment Mechanism, the working group is setting up a project management subgroup to help in reviewing and monitoring projects under the SIM. The TOR is available here, and interested members should email cheewei@gpsrn.org by 11 October 2024. 

Additionally, Smallholders from all GPSNR member countries have nominated representatives for two positions following internal discussions within their countries: the Shared Investment Panel and the Project Management Subgroup. The final international voting is anticipated to conclude by the end of September 2024.

 

Shared Responsibility Working Group: The nominations for voting seats for the Shared Investment Panel are now open. Five voting seats will be allocated to manufacturers, while four voting seats will be reserved for non-manufacturers. To ensure equitable representation, each eligible member category will nominate one member to take up a voting seat.  All GPSNR member categories are currenting discussing this internally and will choose a nominee by October 2024. Please reach out to your EC representative for more details if you are not already in the discussions. 

Please note that nominees should ideally not submit capacity-building proposals this year, as they would need to recuse themselves from voting. If a category is unable to reach an agreement on a nominee, all seats will be opened for self-nominations from any member, regardless of category. In this case, the Executive Committee will vote to decide the final allocation of seats, which may result in multiple seats being held by members of the same category. 

Legality Studies for Thailand and Indonesia

GPSNR has completed a pair of legality studies that describe the relevant laws and regulations of Thailand and Indonesia that are relevant to smallholder rubber farmers. This work was produced by the European Forest Institute (EFI) with the financial support of the Global Platform for Sustainable Natural Rubber (GPSNR). These documents were produced in close collaboration with local legal and rubber industry experts contracted by EFI. 

The legality matrix in these studies considers the applicable legislation for smallholders and also outlines typical compliance issues related to land and land-use rights, environmental protection, third parties’ rights, labor rights, human rights, and child labor. In addition, the documents also highlight the key obligations that farmers need to fulfill to ensure compliance with all relevant laws.

If you are a GPSNR member, you can access these by logging on the Members Portal here

If you are not a member and would like to access the studies, please write to us at info@gpsnr.org.

 

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