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23 November 2022
PEFC Collaboration Program with Itochu’s Project TREE
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SGEC/PEFC and Itochu have come together to explore collaboration opportunities to further support Project TREE's activities. Aligned with common shared values on UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Project TREE’s main goal is to advance livelihood of natural rubber smallholder communities.
14 November 2022
Southland Rubber: How rubber tappers reap the benefits of PEFC certification
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PEFC certification saves forests and opens up international market access for rubber smallholders and commercial enterprises alike. However, the benefits of certification extend far beyond this: certification can also improve the working and living conditions of rubber tappers too. We spoke to three full-time rubber tappers, who are employed by Southland Rubber, about how PEFC certification had helped to improve their day-to-day working and living conditions.
14 November 2022
Sustainable forest management in natural rubber smallholder communities
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We use natural rubber every day, and often we don’t notice it. When we work. When we travel. When we relax. When we celebrate. We use natural rubber. However the growing demand for natural rubber, and the intensified expansion of monoculture rubber plantations - mostly across Southeast Asia - brings with it a host of complex environmental, economic, and social challenges, particularly for rubber smallholders. The sustainable management of the land and forests from which rubber is harvested will be essential to ensuring that we can meet future demand, in a way that empowers rubber smallholders and protects the future of our forests.
14 November 2022
How PEFC certification can help the rubber industry to meet the ESG goals of a shifting global economy
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Will the natural rubber industry be able to keep up with the global shift towards sustainability and satisfy the appetites of investors and financial institutions looking to put their money into responsible, sustainable commodity supply chains?
13 September 2022
Meeting our certified companies: Suntrade Parawood
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In the latest article in our interview series ‘Meeting Our Certified Companies’, we spoke to Choong Seang Lim and Tong Lim of rubberwood supplier Suntrade Parawood, who told us how PEFC certification had helped to improve the safety of their workplace and enabled them to deal with trade and business challenges.