corporativo
adjectiveCEFR B2
What does “corporativo” mean in English?
corporate — relating to a corporation or large organisation
corporate — relating to a corporation or large organisation (responsabilidad social corporativa, cultura corporativa)
Example sentences
La responsabilidad social corporativa ha dejado de ser una opción voluntaria para convertirse en una exigencia del mercado.
Corporate social responsibility has ceased to be a voluntary option and become a market requirement.
La cultura corporativa de la empresa dificulta la innovación porque penaliza el error en lugar de aprender de él.
The company's corporate culture hinders innovation because it penalises mistakes instead of learning from them.
La imagen corporativa fue rediseñada para reflejar los nuevos valores de inclusión y sostenibilidad.
The corporate image was redesigned to reflect the new values of inclusion and sustainability.
How to use it
Corporativo/a means 'corporate' — relating to a large organisation, especially a business corporation. Takes ser (classifying adjective). Core B2 collocations: responsabilidad social corporativa (RSC) (corporate social responsibility / CSR), cultura corporativa (corporate culture), imagen corporativa (corporate image/identity), gobernanza corporativa (corporate governance), mundo corporativo (the corporate world). RSC is a fixed compound in Spanish business discourse.
Common mistake
Corporativo is a B2 false friend for 'corporate': 'corporate' in English can mean 'collective' or 'of a group', but corporativo in Spanish specifically relates to companies/corporations. For 'corporate' in the sense of 'collective/communal', Spanish uses colectivo or grupal. Also: responsabilidad social corporativa (RSC) is the standard Spanish acronym — when writing in Spanish, always use RSC, not CSR.