Meanings
nounsocial responsibility (plural social responsibilities)
plural social responsibilities
- A voluntarily assumed obligation toward the good of society at large as opposed to the self alone.
There are normally anti-embarrassment clauses in such arrangements and, from a corporate social responsibility point of view, the upside of standing by a tarnished individual is often outweighed by the downside.
2022 March 11, David Hytner, “Chelsea are in crisis but there is no will to leave club on their knees”, in The Guardian
Translations
Finnish yhteiskuntavastuu
- yhteiskuntavastuuvoluntary assumed obligation towards society
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