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Be a respected corporate to citizen

English translation: be a respected/respectible corporate citizen


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English term or phrase: Be a respected corporate to citizen
- Create value for our stakeholders
- Be major player in the MENA region
- Be a diversified group
- Have and attract best people
- Be a respected corporate to citizen

What do you think this means?
Nadia Ayoub
Egypt
Local time: 10:01
English translation:be a respected/respectible corporate citizen
Explanation:
I think the "to" is a mistake:

"So what does being a good corporate citizen actually mean? There are many ways that companies can show that they are good corporate citizens but the common thread is as follows:
Corporate citizenship recognizes that businesses have a responsibility to respect the individuals, the community and the environment in a way that when devising or implementing any rightful business strategy they will abide by laws and regulations, and adhere to high ethical standards."
http://www.goodcorporatecitizen.com/meaning.html
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Kathryn Litherland
United States
Local time: 03:01
Grading comment
Thanks a lot, now it seems so obvious!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +8be a respected/respectible corporate citizen
Kathryn Litherland
4 +3be a respected corporate citizen
Rebecca Davis
5be in harmony with local community
Alexandra Taggart
3a respected corporatION
Mark Berelekhis


  

Answers


4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
be a respected corporate to citizen
a respected corporatION


Explanation:
Seeing as the English is... less than perfect, this is probably what was meant. Do your best to be respected by the public.

Mark Berelekhis
United States
Local time: 03:01
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +8
be a respected corporate to citizen
be a respected/respectible corporate citizen


Explanation:
I think the "to" is a mistake:

"So what does being a good corporate citizen actually mean? There are many ways that companies can show that they are good corporate citizens but the common thread is as follows:
Corporate citizenship recognizes that businesses have a responsibility to respect the individuals, the community and the environment in a way that when devising or implementing any rightful business strategy they will abide by laws and regulations, and adhere to high ethical standards."
http://www.goodcorporatecitizen.com/meaning.html

Kathryn Litherland
United States
Local time: 03:01
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks a lot, now it seems so obvious!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Adele Oliveri
0 min

neutral  Rebecca Davis: "respectable" is the correct spelling, I think
2 mins

agree  Alp Berker: Yes.
10 mins

neutral  Alexandra Taggart: Quite often this definition could be taken rather ironically.
25 mins

agree  Tina Vonhof: and with Rebecca.
55 mins

agree  yx37029
1 hr

agree  Jack Doughty
1 hr

agree  Suzan Hamer: Yes, the "to" is a typo; and with Rebecca.
2 hrs

agree  Gary D
3 hrs

agree  Phong Le
7 hrs
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
be a respected corporate to citizen
be a respected corporate citizen


Explanation:
In my opinion, the "to" is just plain wrong, and the meaning of the corrected sentence would be something along the lines of "be a company that is respected in its local community"

Rebecca Davis
France
Local time: 08:01
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Trudy Peters
46 mins

agree  Suzan Hamer
2 hrs

agree  Shera Lyn Parpia
9 hrs
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
be a respected corporate to citizen
be in harmony with local community


Explanation:
Contribute and strive for understanding:http://www.citizen.co.jp/english/ir/management/governance.ht...

Alexandra Taggart
Russian Federation
Local time: 11:01
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in RussianRussian
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