Deck 11: Sustainability Issues

Question 1

Which of the following best defines the natural environment from a business perspective?

A) The physical world, including all biological entities, as well as the interaction between nature and individuals, organizations, and business strategies
B) The physical world including all biological and geological entities
C) Plants, animals, human beings, oceans and other waterways, land, and the atmosphere
D) Any entity or combination of entities that has an impact on the way that organizations conduct their business
E) Any resource that is found in limited quantities and requires protection through national or state regulation

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Specific development, pricing, promotion, and distribution of products that do less harm to the environment are known as

A) green marketing.
B) earth friendly.
C) eco-labeling.
D) environmental designing.
E) nonpolluting promoting.

Answer 2

A

Question 3

What type of product is a television?

A) Consumable
B) Durable
C) Recyclable
D) Unsalable
E) Disposable

Answer 3

B

Question 4

What must high-commitment organizations strive to do with respect to environmental issues and the organization's stakeholders?

A) Constantly keep all of their stakeholders satisfied
B) Prioritize claims by refusing to evaluate ones that are potentially insignificant
C) Avoid much negotiation in order to maintain a proper balance of power
D) Evaluate the latest information and maintain consistent communication with all stakeholders
E) Remember that all stakeholders are equal and treat them as such regarding environmental issues

Question 5

What is ISO 14000?

A) National environmental standards that promote a cleaner and safer environment for all Americans
B) A comprehensive set of environmental standards that encourage a cleaner, safer, and healthier world
C) The required standard for reporting information about environmental performance to stakeholders
D) A standardized auditing process that evaluates a company's environmental performance
E) International regulatory body that is responsible for punishing companies who are not in compliance with global environmental standards

Question 6

Which of the following best describes the relationship between drinking water quality and water pollution?

A) Water from surface reservoirs and water from underground aquifers can both be harmed by water pollution.
B) Water pollution most likely affects the quality of drinking water from surface reservoirs such as rivers and lakes since these are the primary sources of our drinking water supplies.
C) Very few drinking water systems in the United States are in violation of federal safety standards, as these water pollution problems are found only in less industrialized countries.
D) Water pollution is generally less of a factor in industrialized areas, because most industries carefully clean potentially harmful discharges in order to protect drinking water quality.
E) Although water pollution usually affects the fish, animals, and plants living in and near the bodies of water, it rarely impacts the quality of the drinking water directly.

Question 7

What does the Clean Water Act make illegal?

A) Failing to implement innovative water treatment plans in manufacturing sites
B) Dumping chemicals into rivers, lakes, and other waterways that may affect drinking water quality
C) Discharging any water that has not been thoroughly refined through a purification process
D) Discharging a pollutant from a point source into navigable waters without a permit
E) Using water within a factory that does not pass the safety standards set by the federal government

Question 8

What is the main legislation to regulate atmospheric emissions?

A) Environmental Protection Act
B) Pure Atmosphere Act
C) Clean Air Act
D) Pollution Prevention Act
E) NAAQS

Question 9

What is the most influential regulatory agency concerning environmental issues in the United States?

A) FIFRA
B) FTC
C) Earth Day Council
D) EPA
E) NAAQS

Question 10

What is the main purpose of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act?

A) Control the use of pesticides through federal regulation
B) Require all pesticides to be registered with the federal government
C) Ensure that all pesticides are 100 percent safe for the environment
D) Through federal control, limit who can sell harmful chemicals
E) Place the distribution, sale, and use of pesticides under federal control

Question 11

What argument lies at the heart of environmental battles over endangered species habitats throughout the world?

A) Most people realize that the loss of any one species will not threaten the entire ecosystem or create a decline in biodiversity.
B) Global research indicates that declining numbers of plant species have little impact on the overall ecosystem.
C) People argue that human beings are more important than any one species of plant or animal.
D) There is a significant burden incurred by complying with endangered species laws, and the laws do little to protect the species anyway.
E) People argue that there are few benefits received from biodiversity, and no regulation is needed to protect endangered species.

Question 12

What is the real difficulty in conducting a risk analysis?

A) Identifying the environmental issues that might be related to any one type of company or product
B) Identifying which stakeholder groups have concerns about various environmental issues
C) Measuring the costs and benefits of environmental decisions, especially in the eyes of interested stakeholders
D) Conducting government or industry research as part of the response to environmental concerns
E) Determining the specific environmental factors that could impact a business decision

Question 13

Which of the following is not one of the goals that companies should strive for in working to protect and preserve the environment?

A) Companies should rethink the concept of a product.
B) Businesses should seek ways to make their commitment to the environment profitable.
C) Companies should minimize the costs of complying with laws by taking shortcuts.
D) Companies should strive to eliminate the concept of waste.
E) The price of products should reflect their true costs.

Question 14

In what decade did environmental concerns start to become a focus of governments around the globe in the form of environmental protection laws?

A) 1910s
B) 1930s
C) 1950s
D) 1970s
E) 1990s

Question 15

What is the Kyoto Protocol?

A) Specific international standards that every nation must comply with in regards to emission of gases
B) Standards that every nation must comply with in regards to the emission of pollutants into streams and drinking water supplies
C) A controversial treaty proposed among industrialized nations to slow global warming
D) A United States law that regulates the emission of harmful gases into the atmosphere without a permit
E) An alliance of scientists worldwide working to prove the harmful effects certain gases can have on the environment

Question 16

What is the main problem associated with genetically modified plants and genetic engineering of animal cells?

A) They are too expensive to be practical.
B) The long-term effects cannot be predicted.
C) They are almost impossible to create and produce.
D) They do not seem to improve the short-term outcome.
E) They fail to increase the yield of crops.

Question 17

What is socially responsible buying?

A) Buying that attempts to take into account the public consequences of organizational buying or bring about positive social change through organizational buying behavior
B) When consumers take factors such as the percentage of recycled material included in a product and its packaging into account when making purchase decisions
C) Organizational buying policies that mandate the purchase of materials that are approved as environmentally friendly regardless of the costs involved
D) When an organization uses more than its share of greenhouse gas emissions and purchases credits from other companies who have already surpassed their target level
E) Maintaining strict standards about suppliers' commitment to social issues

Question 18

Increasing amounts of carbon dioxide and methane in the earth's atmosphere can result in which negative environmental impact?

A) Acid rain
B) Air pollution
C) Greenhouse melting
D) Kyoto gases
E) Global warming

Question 19

Up until the twentieth century, how did people generally think of the environment?

A) As a beautiful natural resource that needed to be protected from actions that harmed its beauty
B) As nature, including wildlife, trees, oceans, rivers, and mountains
C) In terms of how natural resources could be harnessed to meet the need for food, shelter, and recreation
D) As resources that should be used in unlimited quantities to satisfy the need for shelter, food, and transportation
E) As a resource that dictates how people should live their lives

Question 20

Which of the following is not a major environmental issue affecting land?

A) Land pollution
B) Greenhouse effect
C) Urban sprawl
D) Deforestation
E) Waste management

Question 21

What factors have contributed to increased concerns about the available quantities of water?

Question 22

Why have some endangered species been purposely harmed by landowners?

Question 23

How should a company address stakeholder concerns about environmental issues?

Question 24

What is urban sprawl, and what negative environmental impacts have resulted because of it?

Question 25

What are the negative effects caused by air pollution?

Question 26

What are three of the duties of the Environmental Protection Agency?