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A company openly publishes information about its profits, emissions, and working conditions, even when the results are disappointing.
Transparent
A clothing brand advertises its products as environmentally friendly, but investigations reveal that its factories cause serious pollution.
Greenwashing
A purchasing manager awards a million-dollar contract to a company owned by their brother without telling anyone about the relationship.
Conflict of interest
A company makes decisions that affect its employees, customers, suppliers, investors, and local communities. These people and groups are called…
Stakeholders
An employee discovers that the company is illegally dumping chemicals into a river and reports the wrongdoing to the authorities.
Whistleblowing
Management knows its suppliers are exploiting workers but deliberately ignores the problem because the products are cheap.
Turn a blind eye to
A company continues investing in renewable energy despite rising costs, criticism from investors, and disappointing short-term results.
Stay the course
A company introduces a diversity policy only to satisfy official requirements. In reality, nothing changes in its hiring or promotion practices.
Tick boxes
After a major scandal, the company's directors must explain their decisions and accept responsibility for the consequences.
Corporate accountability
A CEO says, "We cannot increase employee salaries because it would reduce our company's net profit." Which expression refers to the financial results the CEO is worried about?
The bottom line
A CEO announces an unpopular decision to stop using an unethical supplier, knowing that investors and customers may strongly criticize the company.
Bear the backlash
A company treats employees fairly, supports local communities, and considers the consequences of its business decisions for society.
Socially responsible