vastuullisempaa

Vastuullisempaa is a Finnish adjective form meaning “more responsible,” used to compare levels of responsibility or ethical conduct. It is the comparative form of vastuullinen (responsible). The standard base is vastuullinen; adding the comparative suffix -isempi yields vastuullisempi, and in inflected contexts, such as when modifying a noun in the partitive or in certain sentence constructions, the form vastuullisempaa may appear.

Etymology: vastuu means responsibility, and the adjective suffix -llinen forms vastuullinen (responsible). The comparative suffix -isempi creates vastuullisempi, with the inflected partitive form vastuullisempaa used in appropriate grammatical contexts.

Usage: Common in discussions of ethics, governance, corporate behavior, sustainability, and law. It can describe actions, policies, or attitudes that demonstrate higher accountability, transparency, or care for people, the environment, or compliance. In everyday language, it can modify nouns or function as a predicate complement in comparisons: for example, yrityksen toimintatavat ovat vastuullisempia or vastuullisempaa käytäntöä (partitive).

Note: The term is subjective and context-dependent; what counts as more responsible can vary by standards, culture, or sector, and may be debated in political or organizational debates.

See also: vastuu, vastuullisuus, vastuullinen, corporate social responsibility.