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Al-Anbiyaa’ and the Spirit of Fighters Woven into Every Sarong

Rooted in the values of ikhtiar and tawakal, Al-Anbiyaa is reimagining the sarong for a new generation—making Indonesian cultural heritage feel both relevant and deeply personal. For many Indonesians, sarongs have long been associated with tradition, religious occasions, or older generations. While their cultural significance remains strong, Al-Anbiyaa’ saw an opportunity to present them in […]

November 3, 2026 8 min read

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Aliet Green and Better Livelihoods for Women and Smallholder Farmers

Many smallholder farmers work hard to grow crops, yet that effort does not always lead to a better livelihood. Through regenerative organic trade, Aliet Green is helping women and farming communities access fairer markets, more stable incomes, and opportunities that extend far beyond the farm. For the people who grow agricultural ingredients, the hardest part […]

October 29, 2026 8 min read

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Bell Living Lab and Making Sustainability Desirable

During biology expeditions into Indonesia’s national parks, Arka Irfani and Semeru Gita Lestari expected to find untouched forests. Instead, even in places rarely reached by humans, they found plastic waste. Driven by this experience, both of them founded Bell Living Lab, an innovative biotech enterprise that turns agricultural waste into sustainable biomaterials. With the many […]

October 28, 2026 8 min read

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KOBUMI and the Return of Value to Its Roots

Behind every harvest is a community that has cared for the land for generations. KOBUMI is helping connect those communities to fairer markets so more of the value stays where it begins. Eastern Indonesia is home to many high-value commodities, from Banda’s distinctive nutmeg to other local products with strong market potential. Yet for many […]

October 27, 2026 8 min read

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Adena Coffee and the Making of a Coffee Origin

Coffee changes hands many times before it reaches someone’s cup. Farmers grow it, processors prepare it, traders move it, roasters develop its flavor, and cafes eventually serve it to customers. However, a supply chain should be more than moving coffee from one place to another. It should also contribute to the livelihood of the people […]

October 26, 2026 8 min read

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Parongpong RAW Lab and Researching Problems Others Leave Behind

Not all waste has a second life. Residual waste, the material left over after people separate recyclable and compostable items, often ends up polluting the environment instead of going back to the value chain. Ghost nets, fishing nets abandoned or discarded at sea, are one example. Made of durable synthetic plastics, they continue trapping marine […]

October 25, 2026 8 min read

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Rumah Tenun Magelang and Discovering What Growth Can Mean for People

Before building Rumah Tenun Magelang, Relly Saryanto’s family business had already spent years producing woven products for other brands, mainly for export. The products reached customers overseas, but not under an Indonesian name. That eventually became the reason RTM was established. While RTM is a new brand, the thinking behind it had been there for […]

October 22, 2026 8 min read

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HANDEP and Keeping Indigenous Knowledge Alive through Craft

For many Dayak communities, the forest is part of their everyday life. It’s where people farm, gather food and medicine, build homes, and pass down knowledge for the next generation. But over the past few decades, that relationship has been changing. Growing up in Central Kalimantan, Randi Mirana Julian saw the forests they knew became […]

October 22, 2026 8 min read

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Front-Day Sustainability: From Natural Fibres to Coconut Sugar

“What does sustainability look like on the ground?” Sometimes, the best way to understand it is to see it in action. That’s where Front-Day Sustainability comes in, a field-based learning initiative that connects IKEA co-workers with social entrepreneurs from the Instellar & IKEA Social Entrepreneurship Accelerator (I-SEA). Through visits to the Changemakers, co-workers get the […]

August 26, 2026 8 min read