Supportive Work Environment Key to Boosting Human Resources Quality
PT Astra International Tbk (Astra) has strengthened its regional position in human resource management by securing three simultaneous awards at the HR Asia Best Companies To Work For In Asia 2026 event held on Friday (5/6).
In addition to earning the primary title as one of the best workplaces in Asia, the ASII-listed company also brought home the HR Asia People Transformation Awards 2026 and the HR Asia Sustainable Workplace Awards 2026. This achievement was not limited to the holding company, as several subsidiaries under the Astra Group also received similar accolades, including PT Toyota-Astra Motor (TAM), FIFGROUP, Astra Credit Companies (ACC), Surya Artha Nusantara Finance (SANF), and PT United Tractors Tbk (UT).
The HR Asia Awards serve as a regional assessment instrument that recognises corporations with best-in-class HR management practices, high levels of employee engagement, and an inclusive and sustainable work culture. The standardisation and assessment process this year was highly competitive, involving approximately 2.5 million respondents from 20,000 companies across various Asian countries. Notably, 20% of the total participants were corporations featured on the prestigious Fortune Global 500 list.
“We view this award as an incentive to continue providing a supportive working environment for every Astra individual to develop their best potential. We believe that corporate sustainability is inseparable from the contributions of employees to become a beneficial asset for the nation,” stated Matilda Esther Rotinsulu, Chief of Corporate Human Capital Development at Astra, in a written statement.
These international awards were achieved as Astra approaches its seventh decade of operation. Currently, the domestic business giant has consolidated 322 subsidiaries with a total active workforce exceeding 190,000 employees.
In recent years, Astra’s investment in human resource development has focused on strengthening diversity and inclusion within the workplace. A tangible implementation of this is the formation of the “Perempuan Astra” (Astra Women) community. This platform has been optimised as a centre for collaboration, capacity building, and a learning space for female workers within the group, currently boasting over 3,000 active members.
To ensure these values of diversity are integrated up to the senior management level, the company has also implemented a specialised initiative titled the Diversity Awareness Program for Astra’s Leaders.
Management emphasised that creating a collaborative, safe, and sustainable workspace is not merely an internal strategy to reduce employee turnover. This initiative is part of the corporation’s commitment to supporting the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Indonesia.