Smallholders Representation Working Group Update – September 2019

With the support of P4F, Transitions and several of their local partners across the world, we are having the first smallholders workshop in Indonesia for October 7th - 9th.

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In the August newsletter we have informed you that we will organize smallholders workshop in 5 different countries with the primary objectives of:

  1. Understanding the local needs and motivations of the smallholder farmers;
  2. Understanding and recommending solutions to the barriers for smallholders and their representative organizations to join and actively participate in the GPSNR;
  3. Observing and explaining the interaction and chemistry between farmers and representative organizations.

Now we are proud to tell you that we are ready to launch the first smallholders workshop in Jambi, Indonesia on October 7th – 9th. 20 smallholders and smallholder representative organizations that have been nominated by several local partners on the ground such as SNV, WWF Indonesia, Kirana Megatara, etc. will meet up in Jambi with various categories of GPSNR working group members to further explore the future of sustainable natural rubber production.  The participants from GPSNR side is limited to 6 persons to ensure the discussions are organically contributed by smallholders.

The 3 days workshop will start with self introduction, understanding each other, understanding the current and future trends of rubber market.  It will spread out to what the platform is and how the platform can work for and with smallholders to create a win-win solution.

Four more workshops to be organized this year after Indonesia will be held in Thailand, Vietnam, Cote d’Ivoire and Brazil.  After the 5 workshops are finished, we will recommend the smallholder representations to the Executive Committee during the General Assembly in March 2020.

Stay tuned for the dates and venues of the upcoming workshops. For more information please contact kobrat@gpsnr.org.

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Shared Investment Mechanism: Call for Project Proposals 2026

As we prepare for the next cycle of the GPSNR Shared Investment Mechanism (SIM), we are pleased to announce that the call for project proposals and in-kind contributions for 2026 is now open.

Submission Period: 20 March – 31 May 2025

Deadline: Proposals and applications must be submitted by 23:59 SGT on 31 May 2025. Late submissions will not be accepted.

Background

The GPSNR Shared Investment Mechanism (SIM) is a joint-funding framework where GPSNR Manufacturer Members contribute to capacity-building or sustainability projects through direct funding or in-kind contributions.

Call for Project Proposals

This is for organizations that want to submit project proposals to be considered for funding through SIM’s direct funding route. Approved projects will be shared with Manufacturer Members for review and potential funding.

 

How to Submit:

 

 -Download the required documents:

o GPSNR SIM Project Proposal Template_V3.docx

o  GPSNR SIM Project Budget_V1.xlsx

 

-Complete the Project Proposal Template and Project Budget Template.

 

-Send your completed documents to cheewei@gpsnr.org with the subject line: [SIM 2026 Proposal Submission] – [Project Name]

 

Please read the FAQ for call for project proposals here: FAQ – Call for Project Proposals_V3.pdf

 

For any questions or clarifications, please contact cheewei@gpsnr.org

GPSNR Secretariat March 21, 2025
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Press Release: GPSNR General Assembly 2022

PRESS RELEASE


Global Rubber Industry kickstarts a plan for equitable distribution of costs and benefits of sustainability in their supply chain

 

Singapore, 14 July 2022: Members of the Global Platform for Sustainable Natural Rubber (GPSNR), who represent 55% of the rubber value chain, convened their annual General Assembly yesterday, where they defined and charted out a path for a concept they call shared responsibility. This concept acknowledges the lack of equity in the natural rubber supply chain and charts out a mechanism where the costs and benefits of the platform’s sustainability initiatives will be equitably distributed across all actors within the supply chain.

To this end, GPSNR members passed a resolution that binds them to a shared responsibility framework with 3 pillars – Shared Investments, Value Transfer & Target setting, and Knowledge & Data sharing – which will help share the costs and benefits across all actors in the value chain. Each stakeholder group has a different role to play to contribute to a sustainable natural rubber sector and within the three pillars. By the third quarter of 2023, each of the three pillars will be in the testing, implementation or pilot stage of their specific goals.

According to GPSNR director Stefano Savi, “Systemic change does not happen overnight. While we have been putting together pillars on the sustainability side of our vision, this is our first pillar that also requires commitment to an equitable supply chain. With this shared responsibility framework, parties from across the natural rubber value chain are agreeing to take accountability for sustainability in an equitable and fair manner. As we work to translate this to actionable outcomes, I hope more stakeholders will join us, and existing ones will be inspired to accelerate the process of changing our supply chain.’’

In addition to voting on resolutions like the shared responsibility framework, GPSNR members also voted in a guidance for implementation of the policy framework that they all abide by, which includes some stringent commitments on deforestation and human rights. They also voted on some procedural resolutions on their statutes and elected representatives to the 2022-2023 Executive Committee, which comprises representatives from each of the membership categories.

Access the Shared Responsibility Framework here.

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About GPSNR: 

GPSNR is an international membership driven platform set up to define sustainability for the natural rubber value chain. It brings together various stakeholders to a common ground based on fairness, equity and environmental sustainability. More on sustainablenaturalrubber.org

For more information, please contact:

Bani Bains

Communications Manager

Email: bani.bains@gpsnr.org

Ph: +65 97268165

 

Bani Bains July 14, 2022

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