PT Pupuk Kalimantan Timur has been committed to developing an environmentally friendly port in Tersus PKT since 2018. To support the concept of n environmentally friendly port, all aspects of Tersus PKT applied the concept aligned with the terms and conditions set out in the Green Port Guideline and Rating Tools. Examples of the environmentally-friendly concepts applied in Tersus PKT includ:

• Electric heavy equipment cranes.
• Replacing conventional lighting with LED.
• Conducting port operational vehicle emissions test.
• Placing live plants in the working environment.
• Using environmentally friendly paint.
• Optimizing natural lighting and creating artificial liughting to mantain eye health and productivity in establishing green buildings.
• Avoiding using ozone depleting substances.
• Maintaining ambient air quality in the PKT Tersus area in line with quality standards.
• Planting trees and plants in the area to reduce noise.
• A commitment to developing the potential of mangroves through a diversification and crab cultivation program (Server mang Budi) in the Telok Bangko Area, Loktuan, North Bontang, East Kalimantan Province to mantain biodiversity conservation and environmental management.
• A coral reef preservation prorgam in conservation areas by routinely reducing coral media by 500 each year.
• Implementing shore power connection in PKT Tersus, replacing fossil energy with electrical energy (shore power).
• PKT Tersus has port reception facilities for the management of waste from ships.
• Implementation of Integrated Management Systems ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001: 2015, ISO 45001:2018 and ISO 50001:2018.

Based on the implementation by PKT Tersus, a Green Port assessment was conducted from February 18 to 21, 2019 regarding the level of achievement of Green Port implementation in the special terminal area of PT Pupuk Kalimantan Timur, with refrence to the Green Port Award Guidline and rating tools document. The assessment produced the following results; PKT Tersus became the first port in Indonesia to receive the Green Port Award and recognition from the Coordinating Ministry for Maritime Affairs. The awarding of the Green Port Award of PT Pupuk Kalimantan Timur Special Terminal was carried out directly proving that the PKT special port has implented an environmentally friendly concept.