Exam 10: Sustainable Business

From a business perspective, strategic planning is about making better _________________ decisions for long term prosperity and sustainability.

There are no legal obligations regarding sustainability reporting in Australia.

Decisions which are based on capital costs alone may not include resource-efficiency improvements or reductions in business risk that may provide a more stable return.

_________________ _______________ refers to the idea that development to meet the needs of the present should not compromise the ability of future generations to meet their needs.

The Global Reporting Initiative is continually being updated and improved through a process of consensus.

The minimum return required by investors is known as:

____________________ performance addresses interactions between business and the community.

The payback period is:

_____________ ____________ ________________ highlights problems that have arisen, or are perceived to have arisen, from the commercial activities of businesses.

When related to a product, life cycle analysis is sometimes referred to as:

What is the time value of money? How is the time value of money applied in net present value (NPV) method of project appraisal?

The material cost flow accounting (MCFA) system allows a business to:

There are increasing expectations among stakeholders for businesses to be 'green'.

Since capital expenditure decisions involve cash payments and cash receipts occurring at different times, often over several years, a manager must consider the time value of money in sustainability-related decisions.

To be _____________ a business has to be profitable or, in the case of not-for-profit organisations, financially self-sustaining.

The recycling rate can be calculated as the quantity of recycled waste in tonnes _____________ by the quantity of total waste in tonnes.

Which of the following would NOT be considered to be part of a business' environmental performance?

Briefly describe intergenerational equity?

Social performance addresses interactions between business and the community, including issues such as human resource management, workplace health and safety, community involvement initiatives and customer and stakeholder satisfaction.

The __________ __________ ________ takes into account the economic, environmental and social value added and destroyed as a result of business activities.