Chapter 5
Corporate social responsibility involves managerial decision making that considers what three impacts? A. environmental, societal, and financial B. societal, legal, and financial C. environmental, legal, and financial D. environmental, legal, and societal E. educational, environmental, and societal
A
One way to think of sustainability is to consider the systems necessary to support the triple bottom line of the three Ps, which are: A. people, planet, and profit. B. price, promotion, and product. C. people, places, and products. D. people, pollution, and profit. E. price, promotion, and profit.
A
Resources held by the public are also said to be held in what? A. the common B. contempt C. the system D. perpetuity E. escrow
A
The European Union Emissions Trading System works on what principle? A. cap-and-trade B. Thatcher's Theory of the Commons C. tax the richer companies more to pay for pollution control D. pollute-and-pay E. socialism
A
What is sometimes referred to as the fourth "R" of sustainability? A. improved reputation B. renew C. reproduce D. recover E. reclaim
A
What is the most critical phase in product life cycle assessment? A. product design B. disposal C. purchasing D. production E. shipping
A
What percentage of the manufacturing process from Subaru's Lafayette, Indiana, plant goes to the landfill? A. 0% B. 15% C. 12.5% D. 2% E. 5%
A
What percentage of the manufacturing process from Subaru's Lafayette, Indiana, plant goes to the landfill? A. 2% B. 0% C. 5% D. 12.5% E. 15%
B
What are the 3 Rs for sustainability? A. reduce, reclaim, and recycle B. reproduce, reuse, and recycle C. reduce, reuse, and recycle D. reduce, reuse, and reclaim E. reduce, reproduce, and recycle
C
What percentage of the 2012 Mercedes S-Class is recyclable? A. 25% B. 50% C. 95% D. 75% E. 100%
C
What type of supply chains consider forward and reverse product flows over the entire life cycle? A. end-to-end B. two-pronged C. closed-loop D. life cycle E. socially responsible
C
Within environmental regulation, the "cap-and-trade" principle produces a market that allows companies to purchase and sell what? A. shares of stock in renewable energy sources B. carbon reduction sweepers C. space in landfills D. emission allowances E. hats that promote environmental awareness
D
What refers to analysis of environmental impacts of products from the design stage through end-of-life? A. economic sustainability B. ISO 14000 C. closed-loop supply chain analysis D. carbon footprint E. life cycle assessment
E
Meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs is known as corporate social responsibility.
F
A design for disassembly cost-benefit analysis compares the amount of revenue that might be reclaimed against the cost of disposing of the product at its end-of-life.
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Firms that do not consider the impact of their decisions on all of their stakeholders see reduced sales and profits.
T
One environmentally friendly approach to product design is to use lighter components.
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Social and environmental sustainability do not exist without economic sustainability.
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Some governments are implementing laws that mandate the outright reduction of GHG emissions by forcing companies to pay taxes based on the amount of GHG emissions that are emitted.
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Sustainability is often associated with corporate social responsibility.
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Those resources held in the common are often misallocated.
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Within environmental regulation, the "cap-and-trade" principle essentially allows companies to buy and sell the right to pollute.
T
Internet-based technologies today allow consumers, communities, public interest groups, and regulators to be well informed about an organization's performance.
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