Reducing plastic waste at source is a key part of Indonesia's battle against ocean pollution
Indonesia is tackling plastic pollution through projects that reduce single-use plastics, but better funding models are needed to scale-up innovation.
Ms. Hadiputranto is a well-respected Indonesian lawyer who has been working for 40 years with primary focuses on capital market/securities, corporate finance & restructuring work and in the Indonesian government’s recapitalization program for Indonesia banks. She graduated from the University of Indonesia’s Faculty of Law and Social Sciences in 1970 and continued with a Master of Law from the University of Washington, USA (LLM) in 1981.
As of 1st March 2020, she became the CEO/President of United In Diversity (UID), an Indonesian-based foundation working with Indonesian leaders from business, government and civil society on a mission of building trust for a common future through education and sustainable development. Currently, she serves as Senior Advisor of the Gajah Tunggal Group, the largest integrated tire manufacturer in Southeast Asia; Senior Advisor for Investment Banking company, Morgan Stanley Indonesia; Independent Commissioner of PT Astra International Tbk. and Members of the Risk Monitoring Committee of PT CIMB Niaga Tbk.
She is the founder and senior partner of Hadiputranto Law Firm, Hadinoto & Partners, notable as one of the largest Law Firms in Indonesia and affiliated with Global Law Firm, Baker & McKenzie. Tuti Hadiputranto also became an International Partner of Baker & McKenzie from 1989 to 2016 (retired). Tuti Hadiputranto also served as Member of the Disciplinary Committee, the Indonesia Stock Exchange (2009-2013) and as a Member of the Board of Commissioners of the Indonesia Stock Exchange (2001-2004). Ms. Hadiputranto was the first lawyer to be licensed with Bapepam (now the Financial Services Authority (OJK)) to do capital market work in Indonesia, as well as represented the first Indonesian company to undertake an international offering and listing of its American depository receipts on the New York stock exchange.
With all her dedicated work, in 2009 she named as one of the Indonesia’s 99 Most Powerful Women by Globe Asia Magazines and in 2015, she became the most inspiring woman in Indonesia from Forbes Indonesia.
Indonesia is tackling plastic pollution through projects that reduce single-use plastics, but better funding models are needed to scale-up innovation.
Indonesia has a plan to end plastic pollution completely by 2040 - and the lessons learned will be applicable around the world. Here's a rundown.