Exam 8: Ethics and the Environment

Supply chain risk is based on the belief that as the climate change continues to impact the global environment, governments around the world adopt stronger and more rigid regulations to control GHG emissions.

_______________ can be defined as the systematic equal allocation of environmental benefits and burdens.

With membership of 1.3 million, ______________ is the oldest and largest environmental group in the United States.

All of the following represent the major components needed to define sustainability EXCEPT:

Employees at ______________ took responsibility for developing environmental programs that focus on waste reduction and recycling

An environmental compliance system does not include one of the following areas:

The firm's carbon footprint is based on the total amount of GHG emissions that are a direct result of the firm's operations.

In the opening case the new billboard purifies __________cubic meters of air daily.

In the tragedy of the Commons, Hardin refutes Adam Smith's invisible hand by arguing that the self-interests of each individual do not always translate into the promotion of the public good for everyone.

All of the following represent types of risk for a firm due to the impact of climate change EXCEPT:

______________ is related to how the customer perceives the firm.

Friends of the Earth is the oldest and largest environmental group in the United States.

According to the text, an example of a company that has embraced ecobranding to its fullest is _______________.

Approximately 70% of solar radiation is reflected back towards the Sun

_____________ was not a reason why the natural environment was considered not to be a legitimate stakeholder?

Which of the following types of risk is based on the premise that firms with high GHG emission levels will be threatened more frequently with lawsuits similar to those established in the tobacco, pharmaceutical and asbestos industries?

Research conducted by Stanwick and Stanwick found that firms in the "middle of the pack" financially had the highest levels of environmentally committment.

In what year according to the text did the first major environmentally focused federal legislation take place?

Friends of the Earth has idenetified envonmental accounting tricks that companies play. Which of the following is not one?

According to the text, which of the following is NOT one of the three types of economies based on a country's stage of economic development?