Continental increases rubber sustainability project in Indonesia

Part of Continental’s rubber sustainability project in Indonesia
Continental has revealed it has extended its sustainability project in Indonesia’s West Kalimantan region in partnership with Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer Internationale Zusammenarbeit(GIZ) GmbH. With co-funding from Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).
The project focuses on training small businesses to produce natural rubber under defined sustainability criteria with the objective of improving both environmental conclusions and farming profit.
Launched in 2018, the programme has already supported around 5,000 small businesses and over the next three years intends to reach a further 1000 farmers.
Based in Kapuas Hulu, a region that encompasses a UNESCO biosphere reserve. Continental state that so far the programme has increased participating farmers income by an average of 27 per cent and also supports superior rubber quality and yield through "hands-on" training in sustainable farming methods.
Continental has publicly revealed its ambition to become 100 per cent responsibly sourced rubber reliant by 2030 and a broader target of providing fully sustainable supply chains by 2050. As a member of the Global Platform for Sustainable Natural Rubber (GPSNR) the company is actively contributing towards the industry’s response to sustainability challenges for the future.
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