Global Platform for Sustainable Natural Rubber

🌏 At the Global Nature Positive Summit 2026 in Kumamoto, Japan, GPSNR's Chen C. Wei Chen joined a panel with Mighty Earth's Kristin Urquiza, MPA and Meihua Piao to talk about turning industry commitments into real impact with the Shared Investment Mechanism. This is a pooled, co-governed fund where tire manufacturers sit at the same table and an independent, multistakeholder panel decides how funding is allocated for the good of the whole sector. Some insights from Chen C.'s presentation: 🔹 SIM has mobilised around US$3 million annually over the past two years 🔹 Across the 2025–2026 cycles, it has backed around 20 projects in Indonesia, Thailand, Côte d'Ivoire, China, India and Sri Lanka & expected to benefit more than 80,000 smallholders 🔹 In one project in Thailand, 27.1% of coached farmers adopted at least one new sustainable practice Her key message: There are six million smallholder rubber farmers globally, and private funding alone won't get us to sector-wide impact. Getting there means bringing in public, institutional and blended finance partners, and showing other commodities that this kind of collaboration is possible. 📩 Working in another commodity or on blended finance and want to talk about scaling this approach? We'd love to hear from you! Reach out at info@gpsnr.org and learn more about our Shared Investment Mechanism here: https://lnkd.in/gjeSBqKC #NaturePositive #GPSNR #GlobalNaturePositiveSummit #SharedInvestmentMechanism #BlendedFinance

The Risk Information Alliance has two public consultations open for review focussed on pilot country risk assessments for Sweden Forest and Indonesian Cocoa Sectors. The Alliance has come a long way since it began, and these consultations will take us further as we put together standardised indicators and methodologies. Learn more below!

We're at the Global Nature Positive Summit 2026 in Kumamoto, Japan this week and proud to have our own Chen C., Impacts and Assurance Manager, on the ground representing GPSNR. Chee Wei will be taking the stage to talk about scaling up funding for our shared investment mechanism. It's one thing to design a mechanism on paper; it's another to get capital actually flowing to where it's needed most. That's the conversation we came here to have. Being in a room full of people just as invested in getting this right with governments, businesses, civil society is a good reminder of why this work matters to us. Nature-positive outcomes don't happen from good intentions alone. They happen when funding, accountability, and follow-through come together. If you're there, please stop by to chat, challenge our thinking, or share what's working (and not working) in their own contexts. More updates from the summit soon — stay tuned. #GlobalNaturePositiveSummit #GPSNR #NaturePositive #SustainableFinance #ImpactInvesting #Kumamoto2026

Join Amy Smith, Fernando Bellese de Cesaro and Blake Harris CSCP on Thursday, 9 July from 7:00–8:00 PM SGT for a practical look at: ✅ How global traceability data standards work in practice ✅ What the seafood (GDST) and beef/leather (GTFBL) frameworks can teach us ✅ What a similar standard could mean for natural rubber — and why now is the time to shape it With EUDR compliance deadlines approaching and due diligence expectations rising, the window to get ahead of fragmented data systems is now. 🔗 Register here: https://lnkd.in/dsmyjF7j

What does sustainable natural rubber look like on the ground? 🌱 Our CEO Stefano Savi recently spent a few days in Xishuangbanna, Yunnan alongside the Preferred by Nature team and our member Linglong Tire to see the progress of a project backed by GPSNR's Shared Investment Mechanism. What stood out: real, workable solutions for farmers. New eco-friendly latex collection stations. Digital tools and material traceability built into everyday practice. It's a clear example of what becomes possible when companies and the wider supply chain pull in the same direction. This is the kind of collaboration that moves our sector forward and we want to see more of it. To every player across the natural rubber supply chain, in China and around the world: there's a place for you in this work. ▶️ Watch Stefano's reflections from the field below.

One day left. Proposals for the GPSNR Shared Investment Mechanism (SIM) 2027 funding cycle close tomorrow, 25 June 2026. It's your last chance to put a project forward for co-funding by GPSNR Manufacturer Members and it's open to both members and non-members. Double-check your proposal and budget templates against the submission guidelines, and get it in before the day ends. Submit now: https://lnkd.in/gV--GMGB #NaturalRubber #Sustainability #GPSNR #SharedInvestmentMechanism

The Risk Information Alliance framework is now available - and we couldn't be more proud! See all the documents below and reach out to us for any questions.

Our work at the Risk Information Alliance can be useful to stakeholders across industry and civil society. If you'd like to understand the RIA Framework and engage with the initiatve, the webinar below is a useful first step.

🌿 Our 2025 Impact Report is now live. This year showed what the natural rubber industry can achieve when it moves together — turning collective investment into real, on-the-ground change for the smallholders at the heart of the supply chain. Inside the report: ✅ 18 projects funded ✅ $3M+ in collective member investment ✅ 85,000+ projected beneficiaries ✅ 6 countries Behind every figure are communities gaining better tools, training and opportunities and proof that a fair, equitable and deforestation-free rubber value chain is built through shared responsibility. 📖 Read the full report: https://lnkd.in/g6U_rssa

Have a project that could strengthen sustainability across the natural rubber value chain? The GPSNR Shared Investment Mechanism (SIM) is now accepting proposals for its 2027 funding cycle, open to both GPSNR members and non-members. The deadline has been extended to 25 June 2026. Before you apply, join our applicant webinar. We'll walk through eligibility, the proposal and budget templates, and the submission requirements — everything you need to put forward a compliant proposal. (Heads up: after the webinar, proposals that don't follow the required format and guidelines may not be accepted.) Register here: https://lnkd.in/gS9U2gwh