corporate responsibility
Company's social obligations
Corporate responsibility is the idea that businesses have obligations beyond profit—to employees, communities, and the environment.
Companies may pursue ethical sourcing, reduce emissions, or support local causes.
The term often appears in mission statements and annual reports, sometimes sincerely, sometimes as public relations: Their corporate responsibility initiative feels like greenwashing.
- transparencyState of being see-through
- sustainabilityCapacity to endure indefinitely
- accountabilityObligation for one's actions
- carbon footprintTotal greenhouse gases produced
- carbon neutralZero net emissions
net zero · triple bottom line · ethical sourcing · community engagement · social impact · human rights · stakeholder engagement · fair labor practices · economic justice · philanthropy · moral leadership · doing good · giving back · integrity · diversity and inclusion · duty of care · anti-corruption · risk management
- dutiesduty, task, obligation, moral obligation, ethical duty
- business ethicscode of conduct, ethics code, codes of conduct, ethics training, ethics committee
- business philosophiescapitalism, free market, lean, kaizen, agile
- economic ethicsfair wages, fair pricing, economic justice, economic fairness, wealth redistribution
- green businesssustainable business, ESG, CSR, green initiative, green marketing
- corporationsApple, Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Toyota
corporate responsibilitycorporate greed
Excessive pursuit of profit
corporate misconduct · profiteering · corporate wrongdoing · labor exploitation · exploitation
corporate responsibilitygreenwashing
False sustainability claims
whitewashing · stonewalling · obfuscation · plausible deniability · astroturfing