Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programmes have long been standard corporate practice globally. It is generally expected that any company operating in a rural area will have programmes developed to help the communities that live around their concessions. In West Kalimantan, CSR programmes are actually mandatory, governed by Provincial Regulation No. 4 of 2016 on the Management of Corporate Social Responsibility (Pengelolaan Tanggung Jawab Sosial Perusahaan). The regulation sets out the following:

• CSR activities must be synchronised with regional development plans and priorities, so that CSR supports broader public priorities such as infrastructure, public services, and welfare improvements.
• CSR activities should be coordinated with the provincial government and communities to plan, implement, monitor, and report CSR activities in ways that benefit public welfare.
• Companies can be sanctioned if they fail to carry out CSR activities,
• Companies can be given awards to recognise effective CSR programmes.

The provincial government oversees CSR activities but encourages district governments to ratify regulations at the district level. Some, like Sintang, have, but the districts overlapping Mendawak (Kubu Raya, Ketapang, Kayong Utara, and Sanggau) have not. Despite it being their responsibility, there is currently no formal mechanism for the West Kalimantan government to review or monitor the implementation of CSR activities.