1. The Spedagi GORo Nusantara G20 bicycle was created collaboratively with mutual cooperation (gotong royong) across supply chains between villages and cities with support from Small-Medium Enterprises, involving engineers, artisans, experts and academics, activists and Mama Bambu farmers.

2. GORo stands for gotong royong, a key principle of Indonesia’s Pancasila code and a universal value which should underpin international cooperation to bring about a healthier, more just and sustainable way of living.

2. The main material used is an icon of eco material with important economic and cultural functions. The low carbon future needs bamboo.

3. The Spedagi GORo Nusantara G20 bicycle is a real form of Green Mobility made possible by Sustainable Investment Partnership.

4. The climate crisis threat is leading to a resurgence in bicycling as an environmentally friendly lifestyle.

5. The Spedagi GORo Nusantara G20 bicycle has a larger rear wheel to represent the developed nations of the world as the drivers. The smaller front wheel represents the developing nations who should be given the opportunity to decide the direction taken.

Green mobility and rural empowerment: the Spedagi GORo Nusantara G20 bicycle

Spedagi GORo Nusantara is a bamboo bicycle specially made for use at the G20 Summit by delegates and meeting participants. The name ‘GoRo’ on Spedagi GORo Nusantara is an abbreviation of the word gotong-royong, which translates loosely to ‘mutual cooperation’ and is deeply rooted in traditional Indonesian communities.

The idea of ​​Spedagi GORo Nusantara was born from the creative mutual cooperation of the Environmental Bamboo Foundation and the Spedagi Movement, a form of cooperation that traveled from villages to cities, across provinces and seas, involving Bamboo Mamas in East Nusa Tenggara, artisans, environmental activists, and social movements in Java, and national bicycle industry stakeholders.

The bike represents so many principles and desires for the future of Indonesia: a revitalization of rural areas, gender equality, sustainable resource management, green mobility and the circular economy. “In designing each type of Spedagi bamboo bicycle, we always strive to provide quality bamboo bicycles at affordable prices to realize green mobility,” said Singgih S. Kartono, the initiator of the Spedagi movement.

Spedagi GORo Nusantara was created to foster a love for bamboo, and to represent the value of gotong royong in modern life. Moreover, because gotong royong is a universal value that exists in all nations in the world: working together without transactional considerations, but based on conscience and an attitude of helping and giving to each other in the public interest.

The Spedagi GoRo Nusantara G20 bamboo bicycle is a low carbon product created within the circular economy. This bicycle is specially equipped with a bamboo basket containing small and medium business products curated based on the principles of a circular economy, local wisdom, and village empowerment.

The main material for the Spedagi GoRo Nusantara bicycle frame comes from bamboo, a special plant capable of restoring degraded land, storing water, and absorbing carbon. The Petung bamboo (Dendrocalamus asper) used as the main material for Spedagi GoRo Nusantara comes from bamboo forests in Ngada, Nagekeo, Ende, Sikka, West Manggarai, East Manggarai, Manggarai (Flores Island, East Nusa Tenggara), Ketapang and Katingan (Kalimantan), Mojokerto and Temanggung (Java).

The Spedagi GORo Nusantara bicycle was made possible only with the support of the Environmental Bamboo Foundation, Spedagi, Bambubos, PT YPTI, EIGER, United Bike, Multi Bintang Indonesia, Rimba Makmur Utama Katingan – Mentaya Project, and Diageo Indonesia.

Currently, more than 1500 types of bamboo uses have been identified, ranging from construction and furniture, to textiles and energy. Bamboo use is historically and culturally ingrained in Indonesian life, especially in rural areas. Cultivating bamboo means village resilience, from an ecological, economic and socio-cultural perspective.

Spedagi’s bikes won the Gold Award for Good Design Japan 2018, completed a 1,200 kilometers route in the Paris-Brest-Paris event in 2019, and covered 3,700 kilometers from Sabang to Denpasar in the Journey from Zero event in 2022.

The production of Spedagi GORo Nusantara G20 is funded by green investment. With a new business model that is fair, inclusive and innovative, involving Bamboo Mamas, bamboo artisans, small, medium and large businesses, innovators and investors. This is the first step to provide quality bamboo bicycles at affordable prices. This bicycle is expected to be accessible to the wider community and contribute to the green economy.

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The Environmental Bamboo Foundation together with PT Langgeng Kreasi Jayaprima (Diageo Indonesia) are collaborating to increase the carrying capacity of the Yeh Penet River Basin (DAS) in Tabanan, Bali, to maintain availability of good quality water through bamboo agroforestry. The collaboration is part of an ongoing Diageo commitment to Preserve Water for Life as stated in Society 2030: Spirit of Progress through the Grain-to-Glass Sustainability pillar. This collaborative program will last for five years and be centered on a number of villages in the Yeh Penet watershed, one of the largest river basins in Bali.

The inauguration of the collaboration was held at the Bamboo Forest Pavilion, Nusa Dua, and became part of a series of G20 activities in Indonesia. The signing of the cooperation agreement between Diageo Indonesia and the Environmental Bamboo Foundation was also witnessed by the British Trade Commissioner for Asia Pacific, Natalie Black CBE; the British Ambassador to Indonesia and Timor-Leste, Owen Jenkins; Regional Secretary for Tabanan Regency, Gede Susila; and Head of the Provincial Forestry and Environment Service Bali, I Made Teja.

The Head of the Bali Provincial Forestry and Environment Service, I Made Teja said that the collaboration between the Environmental Bamboo Foundation and Diageo Indonesia could be a model for protecting Bali’s water resources. “We also hope that this collaboration can be replicated in other locations to preserve water resources in the Province of Bali,” said I Made Teja.

British Trade Commissioner for Asia Pacific, Natalie Black CBE at a press conference at the Bali Collection, Nusa Dua, Bali on Monday (14/11) said, “The British Government is proud to support Diageo Indonesia’s partnership with the Environmental Bamboo Foundation.”

The Executive Director of the Environmental Bamboo Foundation, Monica Tanuhandaru hopes that the partnership with Diageo can also be replicated in other countries, especially in the tropical belt where bamboo can grow and protect water resources, as well as reduce emissions. “We are looking forward to this long cooperation. The Environmental Bamboo Foundation does not work alone. We have local wisdom that believes if you plant bamboo, you plant water,” said Monica.

Meanwhile, President Director of PT Langgeng Kreasi Jayaprima (Diageo Indonesia), Alefiyah Sarma added this event is an important milestone for Diageo Indonesia because inclusiveness and environmental sustainability are at the core of the company’s 10-year action plan. “Through our collaboration with the Environmental Bamboo Foundation, we are committed to pioneering Grain-to-Glass Sustainability and the goal of conserving water for life is one of the main aspects,” said Alefiyah.

The collaboration between the Environmental Bamboo Foundation and Diageo targets an increase in water discharge and underground water absorption as well as the absorption of 19.8 kilotons of CO2e, empowerment of 150 farming families and a projected increase in income of IDR 240 million per village in the third year. This target is expected to be achieved from the restoration program of 7,500 hectares of critical land.