Deck 10: Certification

Question 1

A reputable certification allows businesses to:

A) Communicate sustainability accomplishments
B) Greenwash their operations
C) Work better with large-scale supply partners
D) Develop mass tourism

Answer 1

A

Question 2

The value of a particular certification lies in all of the following EXCEPT:

A) Public and consumer recognition
B) The overall adoption rate
C) Its reputation
D) The application cost

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Which of the following is used to determine the appropriate behaviors expected of a business?

A) Regulation
B) Laws
C) Standards
D) Policies

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Which of the following does NOT adequately describe a certification?

A) It shows compliance with standards has been verified by an outside agency
B) It is used to communicate quality and conformity along the supply chain
C) It shows that a company has achieved mandatory standards
D) All of the above

Question 5

Which certification body is responsible for the reputation of the certification.

A) Funding body
B) Verifying body
C) Awarding body
D) The applicant

Question 6

Which certification body sets the standards for the award and promotes it to the public.

A) funding body
B) Verifying body
C) Awarding body
D) The applicant

Question 7

The awarding body is responsible for which of the following?

A) Ensure that the standards are rigorous enough to meet the needs of the funding body
B) Establish standards that are practical enough so that businesses can comply with the regulations
C) Develop standards that encourage organizations to continually improve over time
D) All of the above

Question 8

Which certification body is responsible for supplying tools to help businesses learn about sustainability and information about how to implement the criteria.

A) Funding body
B) Verifying body
C) Awarding body
D) The applicant

Question 9

Which certification body employs auditors to look at a company's purchases over the past year to ensure that the suppliers used are certified?

A) Funding body
B) Verifying body
C) Awarding body
D) The applicant

Question 10

Which of the following is NOT a primary reason why businesses seek sustainability certifications?

A) Altruism
B) Charging lower prices
C) Achieving competitive advantage
D) Cost reductions

Question 11

Which certification body usually lists the businesses they certify on their website.

A) Funding body
B) Verifying body
C) Awarding body
D) The applicant

Question 12

Which of the following is a greenwashing sin?

A) Transparency
B) Substantiating claims
C) Vagueness
D) None of the above

Question 13

A clear sign of greenwashing is using a certification that:

A) Allows a business to self-reporting their accomplishments
B) Has separate funding, awarding, and verifying bodies
C) Allows for a three-tier system of certification
D) All of the above

Question 14

Companies that use unreputable certifications or labels are guilty of which of the greenwashing sins?

A) Worshipping false labels
B) Vagueness
C) Hidden trade-offs
D) Lesser of two evils

Question 15

Not telling the whole story of a company's greenwashing practices is an example of which greenwashing Sin?

A) Worshipping false labels
B) Vagueness
C) Hidden trade-offs
D) Lesser of two evils

Question 16

Which of the following is true about the Global Sustainable Tourism Council?

A) It was formed to establish global sustainability criteria for both tourism destinations and the tourism industry
B) It is a non-profit organization
C) It evaluates tourism businesses against minimum sustainability standards and issues certifications
D) All of the above

Question 17

Which of the following is a criteria for the EU Ecolabel?

A) A threshold on energy efficiency in seasonal space heating
B) The use of Class A type lighting
C) A ban on heating or air conditioning in outside areas
D) All of the above

Question 18

Which of the following is NOT covered in the EU Ecolabel?

A) The use of an environmental management system
B) Fair trade
C) A reduction in carbon emissions
D) A reduction in the use of pesticides

Question 19

Which of the following is an environmental management systems?

A) ISPN 100
B) Fair trade
C) Environmental Management and Audit Scheme
D) LED Lighting

Question 20

The EU Ecolabel encourages accommodations to reduce emissions through the use of:

A) Ride sharing
B) Carbon credits
C) The use of two locally sourced and in-season food products
D) A food waste reduction plan

Question 21

Promoting sustainability is very different from proving sustainability.

Question 22

From a supply chain perspective, some certifications are considered more valuable than others.

Question 23

Standards provide a specialized set of business practices that vary based on the specific business.

Question 24

Standards should be the maximum requirements for any organization claiming sustainable business practices.

Question 25

A certification is a type of criteria used to evaluate a business.

Question 26

Most certification programs work globally, rather than regionally.

Question 27

The certification process should be designed to be transparent and easily understood.

Question 28

Managing certifications can be a profitable business.

Question 29

NGOs often fund a certification project because it can encourage more people to donate to the organization.

Question 30

The awarding body must balance the needs of the funding body with that of the end consumer.

Question 31

Criteria should meet only the regulatory requirements.

Question 32

A common criterion is to require businesses to use certified suppliers.

Question 33

The verifying body is generally bias because applicants pay them a fee to be certified.

Question 34

The most common reason to choose sustainability is to incur cost savings or increase revenue from smart business practices.

Question 35

Tourists stated values often align with their actual behaviors.

Question 36

Companies that engage in greenwashing cannot receive certification.

Question 37

Ecolabels often preach to the converted.

Question 38

The Sustainable Tourism Training Program is designed for individuals working in the tourism industry and is intended to demonstrate one's knowledge of sustainable tourism practices.

Question 39

The European Union Ecolabel Tourist Accommodation Criteria requires training of staff and the provision of informative information to raise awareness on environmental practices.

Question 40

One of the main reasons tourist accommodations consume large amounts of energy is because they poorly manage their energy consumption.

Question 41

The EU Ecolabel urges accommodations to procure from at least two organic farms in their daily meal preparations.

Question 42

The EU Ecolabel allows campsites to use disposable towels and bed sheets if they have a recycling plan established.

Question 43

The EU Ecolabel is very limited in requirements related to social engagement, building community capacity, and the protection of natural areas.

Question 44

Officially recognizing another as being qualified to perform a particular activity

Question 45

The belief in or practice of disinterested and selfless concern for the well-being of others

Question 46

The agency that sets the standards for the award and promotes it to the public

Question 47

A type of label indicating that compliance with standards has been verified by an outside agency

Question 48

The standards established for a certification to be awarded to a business

Question 49

The organization that pays to develop and run a certification program

Question 50

The actual practice of employing sustainability production techniques

Question 51

The communication of sustainable practices to consumers, whether these practices are real or not

Question 52

The act of misleading consumers regarding the environmental practices of a company or the environmental benefits of a product or service

Question 53

The technical specifications or other precise criteria to be used consistently as rules, guidelines, or definitions, to ensure that materials, products, processes and services are complying with best practice

Question 54

Enforces certification criteria and checks on the performance of applicants