Sustainable Business Growth

ADVANCING DIGITAL ECONOMIES

How we are becoming The Next Generation Digital Champion

The long-term growth of our business serves not only our shareholders but the countries in which we operate.

In sustaining business growth across our markets of operation, we are guided by our Axiata 5.0 Vision and our Collective Brain and verticalisation initiatives. This has enabled us to deliver improved operational performance at greater cost- and resource-efficiency, while continuously driving the digital transformation of our OpCos through data analytics, AI and other turnkey technologies.

Outlook

Looking ahead, we are determined to sustain our growth momentum for navigating short-term uncertainties and the world’s continuous adaptation in preparing for endemic-phase transitions. Axiata will continue riding the momentum already built in the Group-wide execution of Axiata 5.0 to deliver value for both our business and stakeholders by executing the strategic priorities of our 10 Key Focus Areas. At the same time, we will augment our ESG proposition as a responsible and sustainable organisation.

Economic Contributions

Our long-term presence and continuous investment in our markets of operation benefit local talents and vendors, supporting sustainable business ecosystems and yielding substantial economic contributions to the countries in which we operate.

USD11.1
billion

USD11.1 billion

GDP contributed

USD5.0
billion

USD5.0 billion

capex + opex
investment

USD 1.7
billion

USD 1.7 billion

total taxes and fees paid

13,181

employees across ASEAN and South Asia

Approximately

700,000

jobs supported across Asia

Strategic Investments & Partnerships

Through strategic investments and partnerships with synergistic players within the digital ecosystem, we are unlocking greater value for the Group and our stakeholders. For a full disclosure of the partnerships we activated and acquisitions we completed in 2021, please read the Sustainable Business Growth section of our Sustainability and National Contribution Report 2021.

Mergers That Improve Scale And Enhance Capabilities

The proposed Celcom-Digi merger will enhance our ability to deliver Malaysia’s digital economy aspiration, while edotco’s acquisition of Touch Mindscape moves it towards becoming one of the Top 5 Global TowerCos.

Advancing Digital Businesses Through Consolidation And Partnerships

The consolidation of Boost creates a single access point for all our consumer digital business offerings, while Soft Bank’s investment in ADA accelerates its work in data analytics and AI.

Participating In Industry And Leadership Associations

Participating
In Industry
And Leadership
Associations

We are addressing issues of global importance through our participation in industry and leadership associations. During 2021, we continued to work closely with other industry players through the GSMA on the Human Connectivity Charter, Connected Women Commitment Initiative and the Climate Action Taskforce to deliver positive impact across key social and environmental issues that affect people in our markets of operation.

In addition to these contributions, we are also a member of the CEO Action Network (CAN) Malaysia, a coalition of leaders working to shape policy decisions that favour sustainable business and sustainable development in Malaysia.

How we work with the GSMA

Humanitarian Connectivity Charter

Supporting improved access to communication and information for those affected by crisis

Connected Women Commitment Initiative

Reducing the gender gap in mobile internet and mobile money services

Climate Action Taskforce

Moving the mobile industry towards net-zero carbon emission by 2050 at the latest

Empowering The Bumiputera Community

In our home country of Malaysia, we continue to contribute to the Bumiputera Empowerment Agenda (BEA), supporting Bumiputera entrepreneurs, employees and students through a comprehensive investment plan that builds the capacity and capability of local vendors, supports technopreneurs, and connects university graduates to employment opportunities.

Our work in this area has yielded the following key results as of end-2021, and a full disclosure of our Bumiputera impact can be found in our Sustainability and National Contribution Report 2021.

RM4.78
million
spent on employee learning and development in 2021 (RM39.2 million since 2017)

7 National
Champions
and
1 Global
Champion
produced by our Vendor Development Programme

Over
6,000
e-entrepreneurs
provided with training

RM360
million
procured from Bumiputera companies (RM514 million from all Malaysian companies)

Over 9,000
students
provided with tuition through the Tuisyen Rakyat programme

Internet access provided to
172,986
people
living in rural communities