corporatif

Corporatif is an adjective used in some languages, notably French and Dutch, to describe things that pertain to a corporation or the corporate sector. It is commonly applied to aspects such as branding, governance, culture, and communications that are associated with a company rather than with the public sector or a nonprofit organization.

Origin and language notes: The term derives from the Latin root corpus and the concept of a corporation. In Dutch, the exact equivalent is corporatief; in French, corporatif serves as the corresponding adjective for corporate matters. In many contexts, the English term corporate may be used as a loanword, but corporatif or corporatief remains common in formal or specialized writing in those languages.

Typical uses include corporate branding or corporate identity, corporate communications, corporate governance, and discussions of corporate culture. The aim of such usage is to describe practices, policies, and styles that reflect a company's official image, structure, and values.

Notes: The precise sense of corporatif can vary by language and industry, and some writers prefer alternative expressions such as image de marque or identité d'entreprise in French, or corporate governance and corporate culture in English.