Business Ethics Exam 4

Scientists believe that if the Montreal Protocol is honored the ozone layer will recover by:

2050

Sustainability leaders have found that the most effective environmental management approach involves:

A team of line managers from across the business organization.

Environmental regulations stimulate some sectors of the economy by:

A) Creating jobs in industries like environmental consulting, asbestos abatement, and instrument manufacturing. B) Saving jobs in industries like fishing and tourism when natural areas are protected or restored. C) Compelling businesses to become more efficient by conserving energy, and less money is spent on treating health problems caused by pollution. (D) All of the above)

Which of the following statements is (are) true about the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA)?

A) It established a fund supported primarily by a tax on the petroleum and chemical companies. B) It is regarded as one of the most successful environmental laws. C) The funds collected are used to clean up sites where the original polluter cannot be identified. (D) Both A and C, but not B)

Both large and small businesses have adopted sustainable practices to what advantage:

A. Cost savings from operational efficiency. B. Opportunity to serve emerging economies. C. Reduction of regulatory risk. D. (All of the above)

Why is income inequality an environmental problem?

A. People in the richest countries consume many natural resources. B. People in the poorest countries often misuse natural resources. C. People in the richest countries have strong environmental values. D. (Both A and B, but not C)

Which of the following statements is(are) true about global warming?

A. The earth has already warmed by between 0.7 and 1.1 degrees Celsius over the past century. B. Burning fossil fuels is the leading contributor of global warming. C. The amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere has increased by as much as 40 percent since the Industrial Revolution. D. (All of the above).

Which of the following statements is not true with respect to acid rain?

Acid rain occurs when carbon dioxide combines with water vapor in the atmosphere

The core idea(s) of sustainable development is(are):

Affluence is an underlying cause of environmental degradation.

Which of the following statements is true of air pollution?

Air pollution occurs when more pollutants are emitted into the atmosphere than can be safely absorbed and diluted by natural processes

Companies that cultivate a vision of sustainability must adopt sophisticated strategic planning techniques to:

Allow their top manager to assess the full range of the firm's effects on the environment.

Sustainable development:

Balances economic and environmental considerations.

By promoting the use of clean cookstoves in developing nations, a global alliance hopes to reduce:

Black carbon.

General Electric's "Ecomagination" effort to invest in clean technology is an example of:

Clean technology.

Some researchers believe that business firms moving towards ecological sustainability results in:

Competitive advantages.

The amount of land and water a human population needs to produce the resources it consumes and to absorb its wastes given prevailing technology is called:

Ecological footprint.

Being able to continue their activities indefinitely, without altering the carrying capacity of the earth's ecosystem, is a characteristic of:

Ecologically sustainable organizations

Which country has made the greatest progress in reducing its solid waste stream?

Germany

The Sustainability Consortium organized to advance life-cycle analysis for thousands of products includes all of the following companies except:

Google.

Which of the following is not true about water pollution?

It can be caused by biodegradable products

Which of the following is true about the Toxic Substances Control Act?

It established a national policy to regulate, restrict, and, if necessary, ban toxic chemicals

Which of the following statements is not true about arable land?

It is a nonrenewable resource.

Which of these statements is true about ecologically sustainable organizations?

Making and transporting products using minimal energy.

The process of firms buying and selling the right to pollute is an example of which type of environmental regulation?

Market-based

Which of the following is indicative of a firm in the pollution prevention stage of the corporate environmental responsibility model?

Minimizing or eliminating waste before it is created.

Which of these activities is not considered to be a marine ecosystem threat?

Ocean alkalinity

Which of the following statements is not true about the population?

Over the next century, population growth is expected to be greatest in developed nations.

A thin layer of gas that protects the earth from excessive ultraviolet radiation from the sun is:

Ozone

Environmental justice is a movement to

Prevent inequitable exposure to risk, such as from hazardous waste.

Which stage of corporate environmental responsibility focuses on the full life cycle of a product?

Product stewardship stage.

The most successful global businesses in coming years will be those companies that:

Recognize the imperative for sustainable development as an opportunity both for competitive

The beverage industry's partnership Refrigerants Naturally! is attempting to:

Reduce the use of ozone-depleting chemicals.

Rapid economic development is often accompanied by:

Rising incomes, bringing higher rates of both

Which of the following statements accurately describe the role of chief sustainability officer?

Supervises staff across functional areas.Requires strong interpersonal skills.Typically reports to the CEO.

Natural capital refers to the world's:

Supply of geology, soil, air, water and all living things.

When environmentally proactive companies seek out imaginative, innovative new methods for reducing pollution and increasing efficiency, they are adopting which strategy?

Technological innovation

Which of these factors has accelerated the current ecological crisis?

World income equality.

a shared resource, such as land, air or water that a group of people uses collectively.

commons

Companies that reduce pollution and hazardous waste, reuse or recycle materials, and operate with greater energy efficiency achieve a competitive advantage due to:

cost savings

with respect to fresh water, according to one estimate, if it were possible to eliminate pollution, capture all of the available fresh water, and distribute fresh water equitably

demand would exceed supply within a hundred