Deck 12: Sustainability: Ethical and Social Responsibility Dimensions

Question 1

The Clean Air Act

A)allowed the EPA to track industrial chemicals.
B)focuses on promoting alternative forms of energy.
C)established national air quality standards.
D)provides tax benefits to consumers who purchase hybrid cars.
E)focuses on reducing pollution through cost-effective change.

Answer 1

C

Question 2

______ is a certification program that recognizes sustainable building practices and strategies.

A)Brundtland Report
B)WasteWise
C)LEED
D)Kyoto Protocol
E)Cancun Package

Answer 2

C

Question 3

The world's forests are being destroyed at a rate of 58,000 square miles annually. The reasons for this wide-scale destruction are varied and include all except

A)the boom in biofuels.
B)soil that is great for farming.
C)logging profits.
D)cycle of poverty.
E)converting land to other use.

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Perhaps the most controversial form of alternative energy after nuclear power is ___________.

A)hydropower
B)geothermal power
C)solar power
D)wind power
E)ethanol

Question 5

Which of the following describes sustainable development?

A)The potential for the long-term well-being of the environment, including all biological entities, as well as mutually beneficial interactions among nature and individuals, organizations and business strategies
B)Socially responsible activities such as sustainable business practices that create competitive advantages
C)When an organization uses its products and brand identity to create social value, quality, and consumer loyalty
D)A strategy involving stakeholder assessment to create meaningful long-term relationships with customers, while maintaining, supporting, and enhancing the natural environment
E)Meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs

Question 6

Geothermal energy provides _______________and is a more dependable energy source than some other forms of alternative energy.

A)heat from the sun
B)a radiated heat
C)heat from steam
D)a constant source of heat
E)a dry heat

Question 7

The _______________focuses on reducing pollution through cost-effective changes in production, operation, and raw materials use.

A)Pollution Prevention Act
B)Toxic Substances Control Act
C)Clean Air Act
D)Energy Policy Act
E)Oil Pollution Act

Question 8

The first Earth Day, which increased stakeholder awareness of environmental concerns and the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency, brought ________to the forefront.

A)corporate social responsibility
B)alternative energy sources
C)diversity
D)sustainability
E)competition

Question 9

Because genetically modified seeds are _______, farmers cannot keep any of the seed themselves but must purchase seeds each year from companies such as Monsanto.

A)non-organic
B)perishable
C)uncollectable
D)destructive
E)patented

Question 10

Many businesses responded to sustainability by adopting a triple bottom line approach, taking into consideration social and environmental performance variables in addition to _______________.

A)managerial performance
B)economic performance
C)board of directors performance
D)customer focus
E)stakeholder focus

Question 11

The Clean Water Act makes it illegal for anyone to discharge any pollutant from a point source directly into navigable waters without a ___________.

A)good reason
B)direct order
C)permit
D)inspector present
E)limit

Question 12

Congress passed the ____________to empower the EPA with the ability to track the 75,000 industrial chemicals currently produced or imported into the United States.

A)Federal Water Pollution Control Act
B)Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act
C)Safe Drinking Water Act
D)Toxic Substances Control Act
E)Food Quality Protection Act

Question 13

One of the biggest factors in land pollution is the dumping of waste into landfills. _______consumers are by far the world's biggest wasters.

A)European
B)Chinese
C)Russian
D)American
E)Canadian

Question 14

All of the following are goals of the Environmental Protection Agency, except

A)making sure that all Fortune 500 firms have a chief sustainability officer.
B)ensuring environmental protection is an integral consideration in U.S. policies.
C)managing environmental risks based on empirical information.
D)protecting Americans from significant health and environmental risks.
E)ensuring the fairness and effectiveness of laws protecting human health and the environment.

Question 15

All of these are ways of reducing pollution, except

A)designing environmentally friendly buildings.
B)recycling.
C)greenwashing.
D)source reduction.
E)sustainable agriculture.

Question 16

What is the largest form of renewable energy?

A)Hydropower
B)Solar power
C)Geothermal power
D)Biofuels
E)Nuclear power

Question 17

Although limiting urban sprawl creates disadvantages for ____________, many businesses can benefit from urban renewal movements that reduce sprawl.

A)car and oil companies
B)the airline industry
C)the railroad industry
D)service-oriented companies
E)humans and animals

Question 18

A ___________ business attempts to avoid dealing with environmental issues and hopes nothing bad happens or no one ever finds out about an environmental accident or abuse.

A)newly established
B)socially responsible
C)low-commitment
D)bankrupt
E)law-abiding

Question 19

Wind power holds great promise for the United States because of the _____________, and experts believe wind energy could meet as much as 20 percent of the nation's energy needs.

A)Rocky Mountains
B)Everglades
C)Great Lakes
D)Pacific Rim
E)Great Plains

Question 20

__________ is one of the country's greatest sustainability success stories.

A)Water conservation
B)Pollution control
C)Manufacturing
D)Composting
E)Recycling

Question 21

Greenwashing is a strategy involving stakeholder assessment to create meaningful long-term relationships with customers, while maintaining, supporting, and enhancing the natural environment.​

Question 22

The protection of air, water, land, biodiversity, and _____ emerged as a major issue in the twentieth century.

A)employee relations
B)renewable natural resources
C)environmental legal regulations
D)consumer protection
E)greenwashing

Question 23

Which of the following is likely the biggest contributor of illnesses in developing countries? ​

A)​Acid rain
B)​Water pollution
C)​Deforestation
D)​Global warming
E)​Landfill waste

Question 24

Which of the following is an example of sustainability?

A)Recycling
B)Donating money
C)Building schools
D)Helping children learn
E)Building roads

Question 25

Through _______________, it is possible to quantify the trade-offs to determine whether to accept or reject environmentally related activities and programs.

A)risk management
B)management voting
C)board directives
D)legal requirements
E)customer input

Question 26

Which option includes the assessment and improvement of business strategies, economic sectors, work practices, technologies, and lifestyles in the maintaining of the natural environment?

A)Competitive advantage
B)Marketing
C)Sustainability
D)Greenwashing
E)Risk analysis

Question 27

_____ can cause markedly shorter life spans, along with chronic respiratory problems in humans and animals.

A)Water pollution
B)Air pollution
C)Global warming
D)Deforestation
E)Acid rain

Question 28

Sustainability is the long-term well-being of the natural environment and the mutually beneficial interactions among _____.

A)customers, investors, managers, and policies
B)board members, presidents, managers, and nonprofit organizations
C)investors, creditors, suppliers, and the marketing department
D)nature, individuals, organizations, and business strategies
E)managers, boards, CEOs, and stakeholder strategies

Question 29

Stakeholder assessment is an important part of a ______________approach to environmental issues.

A)low-commitment
B)medium-commitment
C)high-commitment
D)hands-off
E)hands-on

Question 30

The Kyoto Protocol created in 1997 was an international treaty meant to curb global _____.

A)natural resource use
B)greenwashing activities
C)water pollution
D)greenhouse gas emissions
E)competition

Question 31

Because ethanol is created from corn in the United States, there are concerns that the increased use of ethanol will decrease food supplies.

Question 32

Green Globes and LEED are certification groups that authorize buildings as "green." ​

Question 33

Which of the following is a comprehensive set of environmental standards that encourage a cleaner, safer, healthier world?

A)Green Globes
B)Kyoto Protocol
C)ISO 14000
D)Cancun Package
E)LEED

Question 34

Discuss the benefits of green marketing and the long-term pitfalls of greenwashing.

Question 35

Why is the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said to be the most influential regulatory agency?

Question 36

​Recycling is the reprocessing of materials, especially steel, aluminum, paper, glass, rubber, and some plastics, for reuse.

Question 37

Acid rain, waste management, urban sprawl, and deforestation are all environmental issues related to land.

Question 38

What issue did Rachel Carson's book Silent Springaddressthat sparked the environmental movement?

A)Indiscriminate use of genetically modified seeds
B)Deforestation
C)Urban sprawl
D)Indiscriminate use of pesticides
E)Lack of renewable energy

Question 39

Which of the following does a cap-and-trade program reduce?

A)Carbon emissions
B)Waste
C)Water pollution
D)Deforestation
E)Fracking

Question 40

Which of the following is not a benefit of genetically-modified seeds?

A)They often result in greater crop yields.
B)They could lead to food that lasts longer.
C)They are unable to cross-pollinate with other plants.
D)They have not been shown to negatively impact consumer health.
E)They enable crop resistance to pests such as bugs.

Question 41

A strategy involving stakeholder assessment to create meaningful long-term relationships with customers while maintaining, supporting, and enhancing the natural environment.

A)Green marketing
B)Recycling initiatives
C)Stakeholder assessment
D)Risk analysis
E)Strategic environmental audit