Aruna takes part as a speaker at the #GoogleCloud Sustainability Summit 2022

On 16 September 2022, Google Cloud invited Aruna to be one of the speakers at the #GoogleCloud Sustainability Summit in Singapore. Carrying the theme “Solving for Sustainability in Fisheries”, Aruna was represented by Co-Founder and Chief Sustainability Officer, Utari Octavianty. This event is intended for business leaders who have started to apply technology as well as the concept of sustainability in the businesses they run.

The #GoogleCloud Sustainability Summit highlights products that offer new solutions through a number of sessions that allow audiences to understand how Aruna leverages technology and data to ensure transparency in the fishing industry. This starts from the traceability of product origins, to the direct connectivity of fishermen and consumers. This level of visibility can certainly increase the sustainability of fisheries and marine ecosystems in Indonesia.

In his session, Utari revealed, “Aruna has four types of business units to handle end-to-end business processes in the fisheries supply chain. Currently, we are focusing on seven main commodities. While enriching commodities, each business unit will have further complications handled by the application of three-layered technologies, including application input, integrated ERP, and big data. Technically, these technology layers can be maintained more easily with GCP. However, this big step towards sustainability actually starts from data that is neatly compiled in Google spreadsheets. It’s not just technically heavy, steps that seem light even Google help.”

Ampy Aswin, Director of Supply Chain and Logistics Industry Solutions at Google Cloud, who moderated the Aruna session, added, “Events like this aim to help female founders improve their leadership skills, as well as strengthen team relationships. We are also proud to be able to involve Aruna in our event. So far, Aruna has contributed a lot to increasing global demand for sustainable fishery products and the relationship between fishermen and the global market.”

Aruna realizes how backward the fishing industry is, so Aruna is determined to carry out a mission to overcome the lack of transparency in the traditional fishing industry. This is done by building a digital platform that can connect fishermen and their catch to local and global markets. Closing the event, Ampy said, “Thank you. We look forward to more innovations and opportunities from Aruna that we can explore together to address various sustainability challenges.”