social conscience

noun

: caring or concern about important social issues
I can't work for a company that has no social conscience.

Examples of social conscience in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web That remark sounds like something that might be uttered by a horror movie character—a Dr. Frankenstein with a social conscience, perhaps. Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 11 Oct. 2024 During these years, the Catholic Church’s social conscience was on the rise. D. T. Max, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2024 This Arizona beer has a social conscience Drink beer, save water. Shaun McKinnon, The Arizona Republic, 15 July 2024 Featuring a treasure trove of archival footage and interviews with fashion leaders, global scientists, and longtime collaborators, Tony and Emmy Award winner Dori Bernstein celebrates Cole’s enduring legacy of combining style with social conscience. Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 12 Sep. 2024 Coppola’s 1974 movie brings back social conscience. Armond White, National Review, 16 Aug. 2024 Hollywood may be filled with scoundrels, liars and backstabbers — but at least some of those scoundrels, liars and backstabbers have a social conscience. Benjamin Svetkey, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Aug. 2024 Must see What’s the point of a social conscience if there isn’t an audience to parade it in front of? Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 2 Aug. 2024 The corn gives it its color and the malt gives it a social conscience. Shaun McKinnon, The Arizona Republic, 15 July 2024

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“Social conscience.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/social%20conscience. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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