How to Cite: Rasyid, A., & Nasution, B. (2021). Effects of corporate social responsibility communications on community empowerment in Pekanbaru. Linguistics and Culture Review, 6(S3), 12-23. https://doi.org/10.21744/lingcure.v6nS3.1900 Linguistics and Culture Review © 2022. Corresponding author: Rasyid, A.; Email: anuar.rasyid@lecturer.unri.ac.id Manuscript submitted: 09 July 2021, Manuscript revised: 18 Oct 2021, Accepted for publication: 27 Nov 2021 12 Effects of Corporate Social Responsibility Communications on Community Empowerment in Pekanbaru Anuar Rasyid University of Riau, Riau, Indonesia Belli Nasution University of Riau, Riau, Indonesia Abstract---Community empowerment is one of the goals to be realized through the company's CSR program. The purpose of the study was to analyze the effect of PTPN V's CSR communication in empowering the community in Pekanbaru. The research uses quantitative methods. The population in this study was 528 people. Samples were taken by accidental sampling technique of as many as 250 people analyzed using the SEM (Structural Equation Modeling) test. The data was processed using LISREL 8.7 software. The results of the study indicate that there is an effect of corporate CSR communication on community empowerment. The element of CSR communication that has the most effect on community empowerment is the message element. The elements of communication consist of messages, channels, and communication disturbances that affect community empowerment positively, while communicators and the communication environment have an effect in a negative direction. Keywords---communication disturbance, communication environment, communicator, CSR communication effect, message. Introduction Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is one model of community empowerment. Every company must adhere to the 3P principles (profit, people, and planet ), which in addition to pursuing profit, must also pay attention to the welfare of the community around the company's work area, as well as the preservation of the world and its contents (Nasdian, 2014). The role of the business world is quite strategic through CSR programs to help the government in moving, even accelerating the pace of the regional economy. So that, in turn, will contribute to an increase in the purchasing power index due to reduced unemployment