Deck 11: Conclusion

Question 1

Sustainability value implies that…

A) Economic, social, or environmental value should be increased or maintained relative to a business-as-usual scenario
B) Economic, social, and environmental value should be increased or maintained relative to a business-as-usual scenario
C) Economic, social, and environmental value should be decreased relative to a business-as-usual scenario
D) Social and environmental value should be increased or maintained relative to a business-as-usual scenario

Answer 1

B

Question 2

The ultimate goal of sustainability professionals is to…

A) Destroy the regime to eliminate the use of non-renewable resources once and for all
B) Unlock the regime and allow institutions and infrastructure to change along a weak sustainable pathway that leads to an environmental state
C) Unlock the regime and allow institutions and infrastructure to change along a strong sustainable pathway that leads to an environmental state
D) None of the above

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Which of the following competencies are used to design integrated metrics to link each level of the solutions-oriented sustainability transitions framework?

A) Strategic
B) Normative
C) Visionary
D) A and B

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Integrating a panarchy with the MLP sustainability transitions framework allows sustainability professionals to view sustainability as:

A) An initiative that is static in nature and has little flexibility
B) An ongoing and continuous process
C) A process that, once achieved, not longer needs to be addressed or improved upon
D) A very fast-moving process that takes little time to successfully implement

Question 5

Overcoming bottlenecks to sustainability can be accomplished with the help of what?

A) Acceleration points
B) Sustainability-oriented metrics
C) Seedbeds
D) All of the above

Question 6

Sustainability professionals do not exist in poor, developing countries

Question 7

There is a tremendous diversity among sustainability professionals including researchers, educators, scientists, economic developers and politicians

Question 8

Which of the following is not a characterization of effective leaders in the field of sustainability?

A) An inclusive operator
B) Ethically oriented
C) A visionary thinker
D) Financially dependent
E) Results driven

Question 9

Which of the following is part of the mission of the International Society of Sustainability Professionals?

A) Make sustainability standard practice through empowering professionals to advance sustainability in organizations and communities around the globe
B) Improve the skills of sustainability practitioners through ISSP Sustainability Professional Certification, education, knowledge sharing, research, and professional credentials
C) Both A and B
D) None of the above

Question 10

There is no one single method or approach for encouraging sustainability transitions