HeveaTrace farm mapping
pilot and Rubberway study
HC conducted a traceability pilot in Indonesia’s Jambi province to understand the costs and challenges of ground-truthing and farmer mapping. The pilot mapped 1,800 farmers over a 12-month period and collected data on farmer demographics, plot characteristics, and rubber cultivation practices using RubberWay.
Sumatran Rubber Pilot
HC partnered with WWF to develop a joint industry pilot to demonstrate how rubber’s downstream users can work together to make its upstream supply chain more sustainable.
The pilot’s activities include collecting raw material sourcing data, risk analysis of sourcing data, design of intervention programs, and using dashboards for reporting.
HeveaGrow smallholder
training module
HC partnered with SNV to develop HeveaGrow digital agronomy training modules for rubber smallholders. These modules are HC’s first step towards extending our service offerings beyond analytics and data streams, to the tools needed to react to the risks uncovered by the data.
The videos are available on YouTube in English and Bahasa Indonesia.
ITOCHU Traceable Rubber
System
HC has integrated ITOCHU’s traceability system data with the HC product suite so that raw material sourcing data can be analysed and shared seamlessly with buyers of traceable natural rubber.
Water stewardship study for
a rubber processing factory
HC engaged the Alliance for Water Stewardship to conduct an initial assessment of the water stewardship practices of a rubber processing mill in Indonesia. The study concluded with recommendations on how to improve the mill’s water management practices, manage water-related risks and improve water stewardship.
Smallholder Financing
& Rubberwood Study
HC was involved in a series of studies investigating the financing needs of rubber replanting schemes for smallholders in Indonesia. The studies modelled the cashflow for different replanting scenarios to identify the most beneficial replanting conditions and the impact of rubberwood sales on cashflow.