“社会责任”常见的英文表达是 social responsibility 。例如:
Companies should fulfill their social responsibilities.(公司应该履行它们的社会责任。)
此外,在特定语境中, corporate social responsibility(CSR,企业社会责任) 也是一个常用且更具体的表达,专门用于描述企业在经营过程中对社会应尽的义务和责任。例如:
Many large corporations now publish annual reports on their corporate social responsibility activities.(现在许多大公司都发布关于其企业社会责任活动的年度报告。)