Exam 14: Green Accounting and Alternative Indicators of Sustainability

With respect to eco-efficiency, regulation, is regarded important because businesses are unlikely to protect the natural environment on their own.

The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) has members only in the United States, Canada, and the U.K.

Which of the following should be a lesson to human industrial systems based on nature as Model?

Which of the following is not one of the four Rs that are the guiding principles of eco- efficiency?

Eco-efficiency focuses entirely on pollution mitigation.

Which of the following is not one of the six criteria (questions) laid out by Dr. Karl-Henrik Robert used to identify substances that are persistent toxins?

There are some who argue that the real motivation of many corporations in claiming that they are committed to producing eco-friendly products is to enhance their public image.

What practical steps can be taken to eliminate the use of synthetic substances that are either suspected or known to be toxic to the environment and human health?

Eco-efficiency requires long-term strategies.

Pollution Prevention Pays (3P) is a pollution reduction program.

What is implied by someone who states, "development should be eco-effective rather than eco-efficient"?

In order for corporations to embrace eco-efficiency, they must do which of the following?

Which one of the following is not an example of Design for the Environment (DfE)?

Coca Cola's commitment to environmentally sustainable resource use is different from that of 3M's in what way?

The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) promotes the notion of eco-efficiency to business enterprises throughout the globe.

In which way does the linear industrial system differ from a closed-loop cyclical system?

As a general rule, the focus of environmental sustainability has been intergenerational equity.

3M's record shows that as of 2014, the pollution pays program has resulted in the prevention of some waste, saving the company no more than a few million dollars since its inception 39 years ago.

Like 3M environmental sustainability at Coca Cola is pursued on a company-wide basis.

Life cycle assessment (LCA) deals with qualitative and quantitative assessments of the consequences to the environment.