Members of the Global Platform for Sustainable Natural Rubber (GPSNR), who represent almost 60% of the value chain, have agreed on an industry wide assurance system. Through this agreement, the natural rubber industry now has a standardised stage-by-stage process through…
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GPSNR to enhance transparency in NR supply chain
The Global Platform for Sustainable Natural Rubber (GPSNR) recently held its fifth Annual General Assembly, marking a series of significant milestones for the organisation. Members voted in favour for five resolutions, of which two key resolutions were aimed at enhancing…
Sri Trang Agro-Industry joins GPSNR; reinforces commitment to sustainable rubber production
Sri Trang Agro-Industry Public Company Limited (STA), a major integrated natural rubber company, has joined the Global Platform for Sustainable Natural Rubber (GPSNR) as a member in the Producers, Processors, and Traders category. STA, established in 1987, operates extensive rubber…
GPSNR sets out to correct lack of equity in rubber supply chain
Members of the Global Platform for Sustainable Natural Rubber (GPSNR), who represent 55% of the rubber value chain, convened their annual General Assembly recently, where they defined and charted out a path for a concept they call shared responsibility. This concept…
Rubber companies to report annually on sustainability progress
With members of the Global Platform for Sustainable Natural Rubber (GPSNR) accounting for about 50% of global natural rubber volume, a set of detailed sustainability reporting parameters have been approved that all members will be required to complete annually from 2022 onwards, it…
Tyre majors lead healthy ecosystems, human rights policies adoption
Twelve major global tyre manufacturers including Apollo Tyres, Bridgestone, Continental Tires, Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, Hankook Tire & Technology, Kumho Tires, Michelin, Nokian Tyres, Pirelli, Sumitomo Rubber Industries, the Toyo Tire Group and the Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. are…