Vastuuullisuuden
Vastuuullisuus is the Finnish concept describing the quality of being responsible, including accountability, reliability, and ethical conduct. In everyday usage it refers to the expectation that individuals, organizations, and systems act with consideration for consequences, stakeholders, and long-term impacts. The genitive form vastuuullisuuden denotes the concept itself or the degree of responsibility in a given context.
The word is formed from vastuu (responsibility) and the suffix -llisuus, which creates abstract nouns. It has
In business and governance, vastuuullisuus is closely linked to corporate social responsibility (CSR), risk management, governance
Although not a legal term in itself, vastuuullisuus aligns with fiduciary duties, compliance requirements, and duty
Critiques focus on vagueness and the risk of empty rhetoric if not paired with concrete standards. Proponents
See also: responsibility, accountability, corporate social responsibility, ethical governance, governance culture.