Utari Octavianty is a Co-Founder and Chief Sustainability Officer at Aruna, leading and overseeing Corporate Affairs and Sustainability Initiatives including, but not limited to, strategic communications, government relations, sustainable fisheries and ESG implementation, and community development. Since her leadership at Aruna, Utari has been awarded several prestigious awards, such as Forbes 30 under 30 Asia Class of 2020, Forbes 30 Under 30 in 2021, and Top 100 Asia-Pacific Women-Powered, High-Growth Businesses JP Morgan.
Aruna is an integrated fisheries e-commerce startup in Indonesia, established in 2016, that is working with more than 40,000 fishermen in 150+ coastal fishing communities across Indonesia (covering 90% of provinces) to bring their products to local and global business and markets. Since its establishment, Aruna has been exporting more than 23 seafood commodities to more than 8 different countries, totalling up to 44,000 tons of products. What motivated Utari to establish Aruna came from the closest circle in her livelihood. Growing up in a family of fishers, made her realize that Indonesian fishers face big challenges in improving their lives, despite the great fisheries and maritime potential that Indonesia has.
