Pengusaha Gula Gunawan Jusuf

Pengusaha Gula Gunawan Jusuf, the president and CEO of Sugar Group Companies, is a celebrated figure in the business world. His leadership has elevated the company to a top sugar producer, distributor, and marketer in Jakarta, Indonesia. Beyond his business acumen, he is a true renaissance man, deeply involved in philanthropic and environmental causes. A devout Catholic, he is committed to his faith and generously contributes to numerous Catholic churches. His spiritual journey has even led to personal encounters with significant religious figures, including the late Pope John Paul II and the current Pope Francis. These moments underscore his deep faith and commitment to community service. Jusuf is at the forefront of environmental innovation, particularly in sustainable energy. He is a founding member of the Terawatt Initiative, an ambitious project to reinvent the global energy system for enhanced sustainability, affordability, and reliability. This initiative focuses on transformative goals such as rethinking leadership, reducing uncertainty for green energy adoption, simplifying narratives for effective communication, and shifting financial structures to support sustainable energy. One of his notable achievements in this area is using molasses, a by-product of sugar production, to create the world's cleanest ethanol. In 2012, the California Air Resources Board recognized this ethanol as the cleanest it had ever verified, a testament to its commitment to environmental sustainability. Pengusaha Gula Gunawan Jusuf's philanthropic efforts are also evident in his support for the Sugar Group Schools, an educational initiative founded by his late mother and currently managed by his sister, Purwati Lee. Established in 2005, these schools provide free, high-quality education to over 1,900 children of the company's employees.