Fair Rubber - Make the World a Better Place

The aim of the Fair Rubber Association is the expansion and application of the concept of Fair Trade for products made from natural rubber. In the Fair Rubber Association, companies engaged in rubber products, Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs), and individuals work together. The ultimate aim of the Association is to thereby contribute to an improvement of the working and living conditions of the primary producers of natural latex (rubber), as well as promote the environmentally friendly production natural rubber, as chemical free production first and foremost benefits those engaged in the cultivation of the natural rubber.

The most important instrument of Fair Rubber is the Fair Rubber logo for products which fulfil the criteria of Fair Trade in natural rubber. The Fair Rubber Association in particular ensures the payment of the Fair Trade premium by buyers of natural rubber. The primary producers of rubber decide themselves how the Fair Trade premium is spent. Fair Rubber also helps, if requested, producer partners with FSC® certification.

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FAIR RUBBER TEACHING MATERIAL (in German) free download

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OWN THIRD PARTY AUDIT SYSTEM Fair Rubber sets own standards

FAIR TRADE PREMIUM How scholarships help

NEW LICENSEE Baby and pet product producer Hevea®

FARMS STOP TAPPING A report from Sri Lanka

NEW SUPPLIER PARTNER The Green Net Cooperative of Thailand

NEW LICENSEE soulbottles from Berlin, Germany

SCANDAL The price for natural rubber remains too low

NEW AMBADI HELPS AGAIN Fair Tade premiums for flood victims in India

NEW PART TIME STAFF Administration costs still kept to a minimum

NEW SUPPLIER PARTNER Latex Farmer's Development Assoc., Sri Lanka

What is Fairly Traded Rubber?

The low world market prices paid for rubber, make it very difficult for the tappers, plantation workers and small farmers to support themselves and their families with their own labour.

This is where the Fair Rubber Association wants to help. Paying a Fair Trade premium to the primary producers ensures to the extent possible that even during periods of depressed world market prices, the costs of production are covered and the suppliers have a surplus. Crucially this allows them to improve their working and living conditions. The decision as to how they would spend the Fair Trade premium, of course, remains with the primary producers. Here, you can find more information about the Fair Trade projects and the criteria for Fairly traded rubber.