A Purposeful Mission
Ultimately, our initiatives contribute to our corporate vision, purpose and values, delivering on our responsibilities as a regional telecommunications and digital leader.
Our vision
To be The Next Generation
Digital Champion
Our purpose
Advancing Asia
Our vALUES
Uncompromising Integrity & Exceptional Performance
Our Sustainability Framework
We ensure that the way we operate integrates Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) elements, anchored on our vision to become The Next Generation Digital Champion.
The material matters that we place focus on are grouped into four areas. Click through to delve deeper into the initiatives we have launched.
Driving Advancement Across Asia
Our impact extends to all our footprint countries, where we contribute to national development objectives through the value that we generate across the sustainability spectrum.
USD9.5
billion
GDP contributed
USD4.7
billion
capex + opex
investment
USD 1.5
billion
total taxes and fees paid
11,500
employees across ASEAN and South Asia
Supporting around
700,000
jobs across Asia
USD9.5
billion
GDP contributed
USD4.7
billion
capex + opex
investment
USD 1.5
billion
total taxes and fees paid
11,500
employees across ASEAN and South Asia
Supporting around
700,000
jobs across Asia
*Measurement of economic impact and value creation in the markets and communities served by Digital Telcos and Infrastructure.
Malaysia
Celcom’s contribution to economic impact in Malaysia as a leading local telco that boasts the widest national
2G, 3G and 4G LTE networks.
Indonesia
The economic contributions of XL Axiata, Indonesia’s second largest telecommunications company, and Link Net, one of the country’s largest cable service providers.
Sri Lanka
Dialog’s contribution to economic growth and innovation as Sri Lanka’s largest and fastest growing telco.
Bangladesh
Robi’s contributions to the economy of Bangladesh as the country’s second largest telco, serving 54.4 million subscribers.
Cambodia
The economic impact and long-term value generated by Smart, Cambodia’s leading telco and a bulwark of digital innovation and advancement.
Nepal
Ncell’s contribution to Nepal’s economy as the country’s first private sector telco and an engine for digitisation.
EDOTCO
EDOTCO’s contribution to national economies across ASEAN and South Asia as the world’s sixth largest global telecommunications TowerCo.
Malaysia
Celcom’s contribution to economic impact in Malaysia as a leading local telco that boasts the widest national
2G, 3G and 4G LTE networks.
Indonesia
The economic contributions of XL Axiata, Indonesia’s second largest telecommunications company, and Link Net, one of the country’s largest cable service providers.
Sri Lanka
Dialog’s contribution to economic growth and innovation as Sri Lanka’s largest and fastest growing telco.
Bangladesh
Robi’s contributions to the economy of Bangladesh as the country’s second largest telco, serving 54.4 million subscribers.
Cambodia
The economic impact and long-term value generated by Smart, Cambodia’s leading telco and a bulwark of digital innovation and advancement.
Nepal
Ncell’s contribution to Nepal’s economy as the country’s first private sector telco and an engine for digitisation.
EDOTCO
EDOTCO’s contribution to national economies across ASEAN and South Asia as the world’s sixth largest global telecommunications TowerCo.
Axiata’s Commitments & Targets
In line with our sustainability framework, we have set specific targets across key material matters, providing direction to our efforts moving forward.
The UN SDGs We Support
Our sustainability framework and material matters are aligned with the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), supporting the global movement to build a greener, fairer, better world by 2030.
We’re moving towards achieving net-zero carbon emissions by no later than 2050.
As a leading regional player in connectivity and digital services, we are well-positioned to contribute to the transition towards a low-carbon economy. Through our Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) Business Ambition Pledge, our net-zero journey is aligned to limit global warming to 1.5°C.
We’ve created the Axiata Net-Zero Carbon Roadmap, which sets our strategic approach to reach net-zero inclusive of our interim target to reduce operational carbon emissions by 45% by 2030 from a 2020 baseline as well as milestones on our journey. Our strategic approach will be rolled out across three key objectives:
DECARBONISE OUR NETWORK OPERATIONS
By 2030, we will reduce our operational network emissions (Scope 1 and 2) by 45% from a 2020 baseline
TRANSFORM OUR VALUE CHAIN
Reduce value chain emissions (Scope 3) from our indirectly controlled sources
DELIVER AN INCLUSIVE CLIMATE AGENDA
Contribute to positive climate action through carbon removal and by enabling avoidance through technology and digitisation
DECARBONISE OUR NETWORK OPERATIONS
By 2030, we will reduce our operational network emissions (Scope 1 and 2) by 45% from a 2020 baseline
TRANSFORM OUR VALUE CHAIN
Reduce value chain emissions (Scope 3) from our indirectly controlled sources
DELIVER AN INCLUSIVE CLIMATE AGENDA
Contribute to positive climate action through carbon removal and enabling avoidance through technology and digitisation
Our network operations make up the largest portion of our emissions. We will decarbonise by increasing energy efficiency and renewable energy consumption from self-generation or purchased energy.
Our milestones:
- Verify 2020 Scope 1 and 2 emissions baseline
- Set science-based targets for Scope 1 and 2
- Increase energy efficiency by 2030
- Set OpCo level CO2 reduction target by end 2022
- Increase purchase of renewable energy by 2030
We will contribute to enabling positive climate impact across our value chain, including by assisting our suppliers to reduce their carbon emissions.
Our milestones:
- Define Scope 3 baseline and set reduction target by end 2023
We will contribute to decarbonisation efforts across society, leveraging technology and digitalisation to execute carbon removal strategies while encouraging carbon avoidance.
Our milestones:
- Increase carbon removal activities by 2030
- Quantify the impact of positive climate action
