Exam 4: The Environment and Sustainable Business Practices

Eco-Efficiency Management can be thought of as consisting of two broad categories of operational reassessment,these being resource management and emissions management.

Name and briefly describe the goals of sustainable business strategies.

Which of the following groups need NOT be involved to redefine the way in which we can achieve the required economic development which will result in an improvement in the standard of living for all global citizens while,at the same time,protect the planet which we call home?

Many Canadian companies are demanding socially responsible behaviour from their international suppliers.

Top leaders in government and business today are:

Which of the following is NOT a reason why Great Britain and Europe,during the mid-to-late 1700's,began the shift from one of a largely agricultural-based dependent society to that of a market transitioning towards a production-based model:

Businesses can best meet their responsibility to society by:

Recycling is a business response to employee issues.

Being responsible to your customers may require your firm to provide more information regarding your product than the law demands.

Continued,unabated degradation of our air,land,and water,as the accelerated rate of global economic growth continues,has the making of a massive environmental and planetary disaster.

All of the following are arguments in favor of social responsibility except

One responsibility of business is to satisfy customers by offering them goods and services of real value.

For many businesses,environmental sustainability is focused on two short-term outcomes: Improved Corporate Image and Regulatory Compliance.

To significantly reverse the downward spiral associated with climate change,we will need to cut carbon-based emissions during this period by at least 50% from their current levels.

___________,often driven by external groups and concerned citizens,has resulted in a greater awareness and understanding of the environmental challenge which we are now facing.

Which of the following is NOT one of the long-term benefits that results from the integration of environmental sustainability practices into an organization's

current estimate for the population growth of our planet in 2050?

Participants across markets need to support and accept pricing policies which reflect the full cost of expenses incurred in order to achieve environmental sustainability.

What was a key factor in why Canadians use so much water,according to The Conference Board of Canada study?

Ethical behaviour comes at the expense of stockholder wealth.