PT Astra Agro Lestari Tbk received another award. Thanks to the innovations made, the company was awarded the Indonesia Most Acclaimed Companies Awards 2022. At the event organized by the Warta Ekonomi media, Astra Agro was named the Indonesia Most Acclaimed Company Digital Technology to Develop Business Ecosystem, Agribussiness category.
“Congratulations to all companies that received awards today,” said Fadel Muhammad, Founder and President Commissioner of Warta Ekonomi, when delivering his remarks online, Thursday, May 19, 2022.
According to Fadel, Indonesia Most Acclaimed Companies are given to companies that continue to innovate business growth in every industrial sector, especially in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic. One of them is to innovate digital technology that can be implemented in the company’s business activities.
The same thing was conveyed by the General Chairperson of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Arsjad Rasjid when delivering his keynote speech. According to him, the Indonesian economy has experienced growth and is starting to bounce back from the pandemic era. This is certainly supported by the development of the company’s business activities from various industrial sectors.
“Thank you to the companies that won the Indonesia Most Acclaimed Companies Awards 2022, I wish you continued success in supporting and contributing to Indonesia’s economic growth,” said Arsjad.
The use of digital technology has indeed become one of Astra Agro’s strategies in improving performance. Information can be obtained in real time, making it easier to make decisions more quickly and precisely. The innovation was done long before the pandemic. When Covid-19 hit, the positive impact of this innovation was felt, and Astra Agro was committed to continuing to develop it.
According to the award committee, the judging process is carried out by highlighting several value indicators, including the company’s reputation. In addition, it is also an indicator of the benefits of the products and or services provided by the company.
The mindset or mindset of the company is also an assessment. The jury assessed that the award recipient companies were able to compete nationally and globally. And an indicator that is no less important is the use of digital technology, which is an indicator to measure the advantages of innovation in the use of digital technology implemented by the company.
“Thank you very much for your appreciation to Astra Agro,” said M. Hadi Sugeng Wahyudiono, Director of Astra Agro who represented the company when receiving the award. According to the Chief Agronomy and Research Officer of PT Astra Agro Lestari Tbk, the appreciation from Warta Ekonomi was also conveyed to all Astra Agro employees who have fully contributed to the company’s performance so that Astra Agro has successfully implemented digitalization to run excellent operations.
He hopes that this award can increase the spirit of Astra Agro in innovating to realize its mission to become a “world class operation” and continue to prosper with the nation. In accordance with Astra Agro’s spirit of “Prosper with the nation”. (*)
