Major tire makers pledge to NR policy.

According to the GPSNR, the policy framework - once adopted by all members - will bring an estimated 13.6 million acres of land used for rubber production under the purview of sustainability commitments, such as healthy functioning ecosystems and human rights. A dozen tire makers have aligned their natural-rubber (NR) procurement policies with the policy framework of the Global Platform for Sustainable Natural Rubber (GPSNR) over recent weeks, the Singapore-based group disclosed Sept. 24. [Extracted from the article]

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