Dexa Group received the Outstanding Program in Prioritizing Public Health Needs award from Warta Ekonomi’s Indonesia Best CSR Award 2022 for its contribution to the healthcare industry. This honor is granted in recognition of Dexa Group’s significant work putting social responsibility and environmental responsibility initiatives into action.

On Thursday, June 30, 2022, the CEO and Chief Editor of WartaEkonomi.co.id, Mr. Muhamad Ihsan, presented the Indonesia CSR Award to Mr. Krestijanto Pandji, the Corporate Affairs Director of the Dexa Group. Prof. Dr. Ir. Winarni D Monoarfa MS, Head of Corporate Communications Dexa Group Mr. Sonny Himawan, Founder and President Commissioner of Warta Ekonomi Mr. Fadel Muhammad, Business Director of Warta Ekonomi Mr. Edy Nurmansyah, and Expert Staff for Energy Sector of the Ministry of Environment and Forestry of the Republic of Indonesia Mr. Winarni D Monoarfa MS were also present at the event.

Mr. Krestijanto Pandji, Director of Corporate Affairs of Dexa Group, expressed his appreciation for the Indonesia Best CSR Award 2022. He stated, “Through CSR activities managed by Dharma Dexa, Dexa Group continues to make excellent contributions as a national pharmaceutical firm,”.

“This is a pledge and a manifestation of our care for enhancing the health, welfare, and education of Indonesians, particularly farmers, mothers, kids, and those in need. When accepting the prize, Mr. Krestijanto Pandji remarked, “I hope that our combined efforts may help improve health and strengthen the Indonesian economy, especially during the post-pandemic era,”.

As for the Dexa Group’s accomplishments in the areas of health, community welfare, the environment, and education in line with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), CEO and Chief Editor of WartaEkonomi.co.id, Mr. Muhamad Ihsan, expressed his most tremendous respect and gratitude. “Because the community continues to track the company’s success in the CSR area, this award is anticipated to motivate businesses to implement CSR programs,” he said.

“This award recognizes Dexa Group’s accomplishments, notably its proactive role in reducing pandemic-related community risks by providing medications to COVID-19 referral hospitals. I think Indonesia is among the top countries in the world handling COVID-19 because of this contribution. Dexa Group also supports Indonesia Indigenous Modern Medicine, helping to reduce stunting, a problem that has gained the President’s attention and won accolades from the public. We also take note of the diplomacy between nations by exporting cancer medications and medical equipment to Sri Lanka, promoting healthy lifestyles to the general population through internet platforms and other programs like blood donation and immunizations,” according to Mr. Ihsan.

In the same frame of reference, Prof. Dr. Ir. Winarni D Monoarfa MS, Expert Staff for Energy Sector of the Ministry of Environment and Forestry of the Republic of Indonesia, stated that improving people’s lives requires pentahelix collaboration from the government, media, community, academics, and business actors. He aspires to enhance economic growth, which in the first quarter of 2020 was 5.01 percent, through various initiatives, including the company’s CSR program.

“To realize the objectives of sustainable development, we must all participate and ensure that no one is left behind, according to the President’s form of commitment. The reduction of poverty and hunger, enhancement of health, augmentation of the role of women, and global collaboration for development are among the sustainable development goals (SDGs) that we think CSR innovation will help achieve,” he concluded.

Indonesia Best Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Award 2022

A renowned honor from Warta Ekonomi, the Indonesia CSR Award is granted to companies that demonstrate an extraordinary commitment to integrating CSR initiatives into their everyday operations. This award, with the topic “Increasing Responsibility to Build a Sustainable Business,” honors companies who practice corporate social responsibility to create sustainable and resilient enterprises, particularly as they prepare for economic expansion following the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Warta Ekonomi Research Team examined numerous annual reports and business publications in various media by private enterprises in several industrial sectors. They employed quantitative and qualitative descriptive desk research methodologies. The company’s financial performance, social responsibility, and environmental responsibility performance are the basis for the assessment indicators for the Indonesia Best CSR Award 2022.