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Supporting the Conservation of the Mahakam River, PT Pertamina Hulu Mahakam's CSR Program achieves ISRA 2025 Gold predicate.

Supporting the Conservation of the Mahakam River, PT Pertamina Hulu Mahakam's CSR Program achieves ISRA 2025 Gold predicate.

Yogyakarta – PT Pertamina Hulu Mahakam (PHM) won two awards at the 2025 Indonesia Social Responsibility Award (ISRA), held at The Alana Yogyakarta Hotel & Convention Center in Yogyakarta on July 10, 2025. PHM earned a Gold Medal in the Biodiversity Conservation Category for its flagship CSR program, Mahakam Dolphin Endemic Conservation (Mahakam Dolphin Comic), and a Bronze Medal in the Sustainability Report Category.

ISRA 2025 is an annual event that serves as a platform for disseminating knowledge to both academics and companies across various sectors. The event recognizes the success of business actors from various industries for their innovation, consistency, dedication, and commitment to implementing Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), which meets sustainability principles and has impacted community well-being.

The Mahakam Dolphin Comic program is located in Pela Village, Kota Bangun, East Kalimantan (Kutai Kartanegara). This CSR program, implemented by PHM since 2018, focuses on protecting the Mahakam Dolphin (Orcaella brevirostris), an aquatic species endemic to East Kalimantan and now listed as Critically Endangered (CR). Its population is now estimated at only 64–70 individuals, requiring serious attention from all stakeholders.

Frans Alexander A. Hukom, Head of Communication Relations & CID at PHM, stated that the Mahakam Dolphin Comic Program is part of the Company's commitment to managing upstream oil and gas operations, applying Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) principles. "In this program, PHM synergizes aspects of biodiversity and community impact," Frans explained.

He believes the success and sustainability of the Company's CSR program can only be achieved with the support of all stakeholders. "In the Mahakam Dolphin Comic Program, we implement a collaborative approach between the company, the community, academics, and the government," he explained. The Ministry of Environment recently conducted a working visit to the program's location in Pela Village and conveyed the government's commitment to jointly support the conservation of the dolphins, which symbolize ecosystem preservation in this region.

Frans added that PHM is committed to consistently implementing social and environmental innovations in its various CSR programs to create a significant and sustainable impact on the communities surrounding its operations. This aligns with the ISRA 2025 theme, "Driving Impact, Building a Sustainable Future," which calls on all stakeholders to take action and play an active role in creating a sustainable future.

At the same event in 2024, PHM won two Silver awards, one for the Floating State School Program (Education category) and the other for the Mahakam Culinary Program (Women Empowerment category).

PT Pertamina Hulu Mahakam (PHM) is a subsidiary of PT Pertamina Hulu Indonesia (PHI), which manages upstream oil and gas operations and businesses by Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) principles in the Mahakam Working Area in East Kalimantan. Through collaboration with SKK Migas, PHM, along with other PHI subsidiaries and affiliates, continues to innovate and apply various technologies to produce safe, efficient, reliable, compliant, and environmentally friendly energy to realize #EnergiKalimantanUntukIndonesia. More information about PHI is available at https://phi.pertamina.com.

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