Analysis of Social Economy Sustainable Palm Oil Plantations Management based on Indonesian Sustainable Palm Oil (ISPO) Criteria in Riau

Indonesian government has obliged palm oil plantation companies to produce sustainable palm oil by the regulation from the Ministry of Agriculture No. 19/2015 about guidelines for Indonesian Sustainable Palm Oil (ISPO). This research aims were to study the plantation management of PT. Perkebunan Nusantara V Riau from their existing socio-economic aspects, then to analyze its sustainability according to ISPO's principles and criteria. The primary data were collected through field observation, distributing questionnaires, and interviews with selected respondents by purposive sampling method. Secondary data was obtained from the company's data and literature review. The results shows that the process of the land's approval and the company's responsibility towards their employee is accordant with ISPO's preliminary pleas and criteria. Meanwhile, for the plasma plantations, the company's social responsibility towards local culture development has not been fulfilled yet.