Collaboration of 645 Astra Prosperous Villages in 34 Provinces

Collaboration of 645 Astra Prosperous Villages in 34 Provinces

Today (25/6) PT Astra International Tbk together with the Coordinating Ministry of Economic Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia, and Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) sign a memorandum of understanding in regards to further development of the new 275 Astra Prosperous Villages (Desa Sejahtera Astra), resulting in the extent of the villages in 34 provinces across Indonesia.

Participating in building those 275 villages, Astra also signs a collaboration agreement to help the progress of these additional villages together with 51 districts, 9 universities, 9 digital start-up companies, 8 communities, and 7 Islamic boarding schools.

With the addition of 275 Astra Prosperous Villages to be developed, later Astra will aid the development of 645 villages in total, all over 125 districts/cities in 34 provinces.

The signing ceremony is held in Astra Group Communication Forum of Environment, Health & Safety and Corporate Social Responsibility (EHS & CSR).

Indonesia Minister of Village, Development of Disadvantaged Regions and Transmigration Eko Putro Sandjojo accompanied by Chief of Corporate Affairs Astra Pongki Pamungkas and Deputy Chief of Corporate Affairs Astra Riza Deliansyah witness the agreement signing.

"The concept of Astra Prosperous Village can inspire all parties for it is not about financial support, but more on guidance and market supply," said Village Minister Eko Putro after the agreement signing session in Menara Astra.

This communication forum is expected to be a guiding system and inspiration for Astra in composing its EHS and CSR programs based on sustainable development goals, also known as SDGs.

SDGs consist of 17 goals with 169 measured and timed targets established by the United Nations (UN) as a global development agenda for the well-being of humans and Earth.

Inspirational Talk

To gain further explanation on SDGs, a session of inspiration talk is held and presented by the Director of Business Institute and Democratic Economics Tri Mumpuni discussing the 11^th point: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Urban Farming Activist Soraya Cassandra discussing the 2^nd point: Zero Hunger, and Renewable Energy Practitioner who is also Chairman of Indonesia Solar Energy Association Expert Council Nur Pamudji discussing the 7^th point: Affordable and Clean Energy.

As of now, Astra is fostering 370 Astra Prosperous Villages and 81 Astra Green Villages (Kampung Berseri Astra) 34 provinces all over Indonesia. Astra Prosperous Village focuses on empowering entrepreneurship at the village level in accordance with the local potential, while Astra Green Village focuses on four pillars of Astra’s sustainable social contribution: Health, Education, Entrepreneurship, and Environment.

Astra's passion in developing the society starting from the village level is in line with Astra’s aim to prosper with the nation.

For further information, please contact:

Boy Kelana Soebroto

Head of Corporate Communications

PT Astra International Tbk

Ph. 021-508-43-888

About PT Astra International Tbk:

PT Astra International Tbk was established in 1957 in Jakarta as a general trading company under the name Astra International Inc. In 1990, for the purpose of the company’s initial public offering (IPO), the name of the company changed to PT Astra International Tbk, followed by listing its shares on the Indonesia Stock Exchange under the ticker code ASII.

Astra has developed its business by implementing a business model based on synergies and diversification within seven business segments, consisting of: 1) Automotive, 2) Financial Services, 3) Heavy Equipment, Mining, Construction & Energy, 4) Agribusiness, 5) Infrastructure and Logistics, 6) Information Technology and 7) Property.

Astra conducts business operations in all parts of Indonesia under the management of 229 subsidiaries, joint ventures and associates, and is supported by 224,488 employees, as per March 2019.

As one of the national biggest group corporations at the moment, Astra has built its strong reputation through offering a range of high-quality products and services, with regard to the implementation of good corporate governance and environmental governance. Astra continually aspires to become a corporate citizen that is a pride of the nation, one who is actively involved in the national efforts to improve the welfare of the Indonesian people. To this end, Astra runs business activities by a balanced combination of the business’ commercial interests and non-business contributions through 9 foundations it nurtures, also through ongoing social responsibility programs focused on four basic areas: health, education, environment and small and medium enterprises development.

For more info, please visit www.astra.co.id & www.satu-indonesia.com.