Singapore-based agri-commodities digitalisation business Agridence has launched a digital platform that specifically tackles Global Platform for Sustainable Natural Rubber (GPSNR) Reporting Requirements. The platform aims to simplify the process of sustainability data reporting, collection, and aggregation for the natural rubber value chain.
In previous years, some GPSNR members had expressed concerns about the redundant efforts required to generate reports for multiple downstream customers, who requested the reports in different formats.
As a result, GPSNR appointed Agridence as a service provider. The company developed an online form for users to log in, work on the form, and submit it with a click of a button. Data is then consolidated in a consistent format to reduce efforts in re-formatting data into a single file for data aggregation.
When the exercise was first introduced to GPSNR members in 2022, a major tyre maker approached Agridence to develop a solution to improve the reporting process and make data consolidation and aggregation easier. In 2023, two more major tyre manufacturers started to use the tool. Now, Agridence has upgraded its product for use by GPSNR and its members to further streamline the reporting process.
“Agridence has developed an intuitive digital form that consolidates the reporting process onto one efficient platform,” said GPSNR Platform Director Stefano Savi. “We hope this will help in ensuring a smooth data collection process without duplication and multiple formats. Their ongoing commitment to enhancing usability and meeting our members’ needs have made the collaboration fruitful.”
The platform provides suppliers and upstream companies with the following key features:
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Prefilling of data to copy and paste the same response to the respective recipients, reducing any duplicated efforts for reporting;
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Ensuring data confidentiality in the users’ responses;
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Allowing members to manage and assign their upstream suppliers with the relevant forms;
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User-friendly and intuitive form to capture data easier than an excel sheet; and
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Submission tracking dashboard to allow members to monitor the progress of their suppliers’ submissions and download their responses.
As part of Agridence’s service agreement with GPSNR, and in accordance with the permission settings set by GPSNR, only selected GPSNR Secretariat staff can access the data. Agridence has also set precautionary measures to maintain the integrity of the data in line with security policies and data confidentiality to prevent data misuse.
