socially responsible companiessociallyso‧cial‧ly /ˈsəʊʃəli $ ˈsoʊ-/ ●●○ adverb 
socially responsible companies She wanted to do a socially useful job.2in a way that relates to your position in society, according to your job, the amount of money you have etc: socially disadvantaged families3in situations that involve meeting people, forming relationships with them, and spending time with them: She found him shy and socially awkward.4in a way that relates to society’s rules about polite behavioursocially acceptable/unacceptable Being drunk in public is seen as socially unacceptable in many countries.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY socially responsible companiesCOLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES It is not socially acceptable for parents to leave children unattended at that age. the socially aware novels of Dickens We should promote environmentally aware and responsible science. socially divisive policies Blake was intellectually able but politically inept.
1in a way that relates to human society and its organization, or the quality of people’s lives: socially responsible companies It is not socially acceptable for parents to leave children unattended at that age. the socially aware novels of Dickens We should promote environmentally aware and responsible science. (=conscious of social/political etc issues)· We have all become more environmentally conscious.
socially divisive policies Blake was intellectually able but politically inept.· She felt socially inferior to her husband's wealthy friends.
(=moving from one social class to another, especially to a higher social class)· Children today are even less likely to be socially mobile.
socially responsible companies She wanted to do a socially useful job.2in a way that relates to your position in society, according to your job, the amount of money you have etc: socially disadvantaged families3in situations that involve meeting people, forming relationships with them, and spending time with them: She found him shy and socially awkward.4in a way that relates to society’s rules about polite behavioursocially acceptable/unacceptable Being drunk in public is seen as socially unacceptable in many countries.