About
Like many good stories, OceanKita was born of a meeting of minds. David (CEO of O5 Marine) and Nicolas met at a seminar on Circular Economy and Plastics in Jakarta at the end of 2018 and decided to collaborate together to tackle the problem...
Beginning with Thomsea’s trawl-nets as a proven solution to clean-up water bodies, OceanKita is progressively expanding its activities, aggregating other solutions and reinforcing its team
Established in 2018
OceanKita is the brand under which Sustenea conducts its fight against Plastic Pollution, specifically Marine Debris. Beginning with Indonesia and East Asia’s markets, where its solutions are most needed, OceanKita is supported and advised by the French company O5 Marine.
Sustenea is a social enterprise based in Jakarta specialising in clean energy, environment and sustainability. Sustenea is in charge of operations, business development and Asian partnerships on behalf of OceanKita. Understanding the need of decision makers and rich in experience on the field, Sustenea develops the strategy in agreement with O5 Marine.
O5 Marine assists shipowners in defining the best layup strategy, benefiting from return of experience with long layup duration to select the right strategy. For OceanKita, O5 Marine provides its experience to define and implement the preservation measures, the manning levels, the technical and security setup.
The Faces of OceanKita
Nicolas
Co-founder & director of Sustenea
Based in Jakarta
Nicolas Bernier is a former officer in the French Air Force. Passionate about environment and Southeast Asia, he chose to unite these two passions and moved to Indonesia. He is graduated from three famous French “Grandes Ecoles”: Ecole de l’Air (engineering degree), ENSEEIHT (engineering degree) and Mines Paristech (CSR Management and Sustainable Development) and also from INALCO, the French university for “Oriental languages” where he got a degree in Indonesian and Malaysian Language and Culture.
Based in Jakarta in 2015, he co-founded PT Sustenea after working with an engineering consulting firm specialising in environmental issues. OceanKita’s work began in late 2018 and became the company’s main activity after a few months.
Nicolas Bernier is a former officer in the French Air Force. Passionate about environment and Southeast Asia, he chose to unite these two passions and moved to Indonesia. He is graduated from three famous French “Grandes Ecoles”: Ecole de l’Air (engineering degree), ENSEEIHT (engineering degree) and Mines Paristech (CSR Management and Sustainable Development) and also from INALCO, the French university for “Oriental languages” where he got a degree in Indonesian and Malaysian Language and Culture.
Based in Jakarta in 2015, he co-founded PT Sustenea after working with an engineering consulting firm specialising in environmental issues. OceanKita’s work began in late 2018 and became the company’s main activity after a few months.
Agustina
Co- director
of Sustenea
Co-director of Sustenea
Based in Bali
Agustina Iskandar Crombach is a passionate person, creative and value teamwork who have high interest in voluntary work and has been trusted as a project leader in several events. She values social aspects, environmental concern, peace issues, youth development and love working toward it. She is an open-minded loving challenges person who keens on learning new things. She believes in the power of bringing people together through a grass root campaign movement that connects people from government, private companies and communities. She has been leading millions of people in joining clean up and waste segregation actions in –
Indonesia for 4 years in a row and together with team, brought Indonesia as the first country in leading the biggest clean up action in the world under the network of Let’s Do It World Movement. Agustina was also chosen as one of the finalists of the United Nations Young Champion of The Earth from The Asia Pacific in 2019.
Agustina Iskandar Crombach is a passionate person, creative and value teamwork who have high interest in voluntary work and has been trusted as a project leader in several events. She values social aspects, environmental concern, peace issues, youth development and love working toward it. She is an open-minded loving challenges person who keens on learning new things. She believes in the power of bringing people together through a grass root campaign movement that connects people from government, private companies and communities.
She has been leading millions of people in joining clean up and waste segregation actions in Indonesia for 4 years in a row and together with team, brought Indonesia as the first country in leading the biggest clean up action in the world under the network of Let’s Do It World Movement. Agustina was also chosen as one of the finalists of the United Nations Young Champion of The Earth from The Asia Pacific in 2019.
Jeanette
Project manager
Based in Jakarta
Jeanette Chriselda Haulussy is from Surabaya, East Java. She is a marine life and environment enthusiast holding a bachelor’s degree in Marine Science from Diponegoro University, Semarang. Jeanette joined Sustenea as OceanKita’s project manager in January 2020, a position she holds with outstanding commitment.
She is the essential link for the implementation of projects and as her experience grows, the more devoted she becomes to learning about and fighting marine debris and waste management issues. Interested in voluntary work, she joined Gerakan Mari Berbagi in 2015 and manages its social media activity including design, a new skill for her. This passion for learning bring her new skills that are helpful for both voluntary and professional life.
Jeanette Chriselda Haulussy is from Surabaya, East Java. She is a marine life and environment enthusiast holding a bachelor’s degree in Marine Science from Diponegoro University, Semarang. Jeanette joined Sustenea as OceanKita’s project manager in January 2020, a position she holds with outstanding commitment.
She is the essential link for the implementation of projects and as her experience grows, the more devoted she becomes to learning about and fighting marine debris and waste management issues.
Interested in voluntary work, she joined Gerakan Mari Berbagi in 2015 and manages its social media activity including design, a new skill for her. This passion for learning bring her new skills that are helpful for both voluntary and professional life.
Dayat
Chief Field Officer
Based in Depok
‘Bang’ Dayat is from Depok, West Java. Founder and leader of the Sahabat Ciliwung Foundation, he is committed to tackling marine litter and protecting the sustainability of Ciliwung River. Working together with the local authorities, who support his numerous activities, he organises a strong network of volunteers for river cleanups, installing waste banks in the local areas and educating the riparians about the issues of solid waste and the necessary alternatives to illegal dumping.
He aims to train, mentor and develop successors from his volunteers to continue the numerous initiatives he has implemented. He loves to connect with new people and learn from others. With his proven experience and dedication, he joined OceanKita’s team in 2021 and excels as our Chief Field Officer with obvious skills in leadership and training.
‘Bang’ Dayat is from Depok, West Java. Founder and leader of the Sahabat Ciliwung Foundation, he is committed to tackling marine litter and protecting the sustainability of Ciliwung River. Working together with the local authorities, who support his numerous activities, he organises a strong network of volunteers for river cleanups, installing waste banks in the local areas and educating the riparians about the issues of solid waste and the necessary alternatives to illegal dumping.
He aims to train, mentor and develop successors from his volunteers to continue the numerous initiatives he has implemented. He loves to connect with new people and learn from others. With his proven experience and dedication, he joined OceanKita’s team in 2021 and excels as our Chief Field Officer with obvious skills in leadership and training.
David
CEO of O5 Marine
Based in France
David Rapidel has degrees in industrial processing and marine engineering. He is also a graduate from INSEAD, the world-famous training institute for business leaders. He has 20 years experience in the management of marine geophysical projects around the world, including the implementation of seismic data collection devices towed behind ships.
He is Founder and CEO of O5 Marine and co-founder and President of the NPO ReCleanSea. It was David who suggested Nicolas collaborate with Thomsea to use their trawl-nets in the fight against marine debris – a long proven method of fighting oil spills and debris. He is OceanKita’s partner and technical adviser.
David Rapidel has degrees in industrial processing and marine engineering. He is also a graduate from INSEAD, the world-famous training institute for business leaders. He has 20 years experience in the management of marine geophysical projects around the world, including the implementation of seismic data collection devices towed behind ships.
He is Founder and CEO of O5 Marine and co-founder and President of the NPO ReCleanSea. It was David who suggested Nicolas collaborate with Thomsea to use their trawl-nets in the fight against marine debris – a long proven method of fighting oil spills and debris. He is OceanKita’s partner and technical adviser.
Strategic Partners
O5 Marine
ReCleanSea
Thomsea
SEADS
ReForm Plastic
Clearbot
Ocean Material
Parongpong
They trust and support Us
They trust and support Us
EXO Foundation
Institut Français Indonesia
Got Bag
They work with Us
They work with Us
BRIN
Invest Island Foundation
WCD
Sahabat Ciliwung
Universitas Indonesia
UMTALA
Steinberg Protocol
They talk about Us
Gatra
The Jakarta Post
Le Petit Journal
Ouest France - Le Marin
France Bleu
The social and environmental impacts of our work
SDG 8
Decent Work & Economic Growth
- We promote productive activities, decent jobs, creativity and innovation (target 8.3) in the field of SWM
- It is in our DNA to aim for resource efficiency particularly in production and, by doing so, to demonstrate it is possible to decouple economic growth from environmental degradation (target 8.4)
- We are careful to provide safe and secure environment for our workers (target 8.8) active in water bodies and in processing facilities.
SDG 9
Industry, Innovation & Infrastructure
- Based and active in developing countries, OceanKita’s activities contribute to the development of the small-scale industrial network of sustainable and resilient enterprises and infrastructure (targets 9.3 and 9a) and support domestic technology development, research and innovation (target 9b)
- A ReForm facility is typical of an upgraded facility, implementing sustainable and resource-use efficiency. The process includes clean and environmentally sound technologies (target 9.4)
SDG 11
Sustainable Cities & Communities
- Cleaning river and coastline environments, we contribute to facilitate the transformation of local urbanization, making it inclusive and sustainable, enabling participatory, integrated and sustainable human settlement (targets 11.3 and 11a)
- We put all possible efforts to safeguard natural heritage (target 11.4) and pay special attention to waste management (target 11.6)
- Keeping the rivers clean, we contribute to prevent possible deaths or, at least, people affected by water-related disasters, with a focus on protecting the poor and people in vulnerable situations (target 11.5)
SDG 12
Responsible Consumption
- At OceanKita, we take action in sustainable production (target 12.1), strengthening local scientific and technological capacity (target 12a). We adapt our equipments with local resources such as bamboo, natural or recycled threads (target 12.2)
- We obviously and substantially reduce waste generation through prevention, reduction, recycling and reuse (target 12.5)
SDG 13
Climate Change
- Not always well known, marine debris accumulation increases climate change: microplastics in water, under solar radiation, emit Green House Gases (GHG): methane and ethylene. At OceanKita, we collect marine debris
- Sustenea specialises in clean energy, energy efficiency and environmental issues. Our activities are always conducted to minimize impact on climate change (target 13.2)
- We are active in education and awareness (target 13.3)
SDG 14
Life below Water
- Goal 14 is OUR goal, it is why we have established OceanKita
- We prevent and significantly reduce marine pollution, from land or ocean-based activities, especially marine debris but also hydrocarbon pollution (target 14.1). We protect marine and coastal ecosystems to avoid significant adverse impacts, including by strengthening their resilience (target 14.2)
- By participating in studies, we gather data and contribute to scientific knowledge (target 14a)
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Aviso, Epicentrum Walk, 3rd floor, A306-307, Kawasan Rasuna Epicentrum, Jl. HR Rasuna Said Kuningan – Jakarta 12940 – Indonesia
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