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In 2020, five years ago, the family-owned company Schwalbe became the first tyre manufacturer to join the Fair Rubber Association. Through its membership, Schwalbe has been actively committed to improving the living conditions of the people who harvest the raw material for their bicycle tyres.   Much has grown since 2020: the number of members […]

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We are excited to share an important update from our project in Lebak Bante which highlights the positive impact of agroforestry and sustainable practices in the rubber sector. Just eight months ago, we partnered with our Fair Rubber supplier to plant 7,500 rubber tree seedlings – and the results have been impressive. The trees have

Nina Granerød, one of the founders behind the Scandinavian flip-flop brand Sleepers, reports in our interview how the idea for a sustainable flip-flop from Norway came about. Since 2019, Sleepers are on the market with the Fair Rubber logo, and more than 100 000 pairs have been sold globally. As Norwegians, how did you come

The European Union has just adopted the Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), thereby leaping towards deforestation-free supply chains for EU manufacturers and traders and tackling this large driver of climate change and biodiversity loss. As tropical deforestation is mainly caused by the expansion of agricultural land, the regulation will strive to effectively ban rubber and rubber derivatives

Natural rubber trees (Hevea brasiliensis) are, of course, best known for the production of latex milk, which is turned into anything from bottle teats to airplane tires. At the end of their productive life, usually after about 35 years, the trees are cut down and their wood is used for furniture or other wooden items.

A fungus threatens global rubber production Over the past few years, a fungus has reduced latex yields by 20 to 40 percent in many growing regions. The fungal pandemic In 2016, the first major outbreak of Pestalotiopsis was recorded on a plantation in the north of Sumatra. Since then the disease has been spreading rapidly.

Companies that join the Fair Rubber Association pay an annual membership fee based on company sales and a fair trade premium per kilogram of rubber purchased. Since the summer of 2012, approximately 2,960 tons of Dry Rubber Content (DRC) have been traded that meet the criteria for Fair Trade rubber. Over the past 10 years,

At the last General Meeting of the Fair Rubber Association at the end of April 2022, members confirmed Chairman David Löw Beer in office for another two years. Felix Jahn, CSR officer at bicycle tire manufacturer Schwalbe, was also elected as a new member of the board. He has also taken over the position of