Fair Rubber e.V. - fair and sustainable natural rubber

We are committed to the fair and sustainable production of natural rubber. With the Fair Rubber seal, we support environmentally friendly rubber cultivation and improve the living and working conditions of tappers.

Over 85 percent of natural rubber production is carried out by approximately 6 million small-scale farmers who have to operate under precarious conditions. Environmentally, rubber production is also problematic due to deforestation, loss of biodiversity, and harmful chemicals.

As a member and coordinator of Fair Rubber e.V., we advocate for fair trade and the sustainable production of natural rubber. The goal is to improve the living and working conditions of the people who cultivate this raw material – and at the same time minimize the ecological footprint of rubber production.

Companies contribute to this with every product that bears the Fair Rubber logo. Your fair trade premium goes directly to the rubber tappers. They decide for themselves how to use the funds – whether for clean drinking water, occupational health and safety, medical care or switching to more sustainable cultivation methods.

Project area

Goals

Better living conditions for rubber producers

Fair trade

Sustainable production

Impacts

4,680 tons

Fairly traded natural rubber according to Fair Rubber criteria

2,340,000 euros

Fair trade premiums for producers

Over 30

Member companies in the Fair Rubber Association

Impressions

A Thai tapper scores a rubber tree with a knife. He smiles into the camera. In the background, the treetops of very tall trees are visible.

A woman wearing a hygiene cap on her head stands at a production facility, presenting two green hot water bottles in her left hand and giving a thumbs up with her right hand.

Close-up of a collection cup for natural rubber. The cup hangs on a tree, and white rubber sap drips into it via a tube attached to the trunk.

A man holds a bowl of freshly harvested white rubber towards the camera. Trees are visible in the background.

A man next to a rubber tree during harvest smiles joyfully into the camera.

Close-up of two hands on a tree trunk. The right hand holds a special knife for scoring rubber trees.

Two Indian men in light-colored shirts lean with their arms around a rubber tree from which a collection cup hangs. The men are cheerful.

A person in a large factory hall transports several rolls of raw natural rubber on a cart.

Contribution to the sustainability goals

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