Ch.8 Managing for Sustainability

In 2011 how many of the world's top 250 companies issued an integrated sustainability report?

95 percent.

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.

* 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.

In the United States, the federal government regulates which of the following major areas of environmental protection?

Air pollution, Water pollution. and Land pollution.

* The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (amended in 1984) does not require:

All hazardous waste to be incinerated.

* Effective environmental management requires an integrated approach that involves:

All parts of the organization, as well as strong partnerships with stakeholders.

* 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.

Which of the following is not true about the guidelines for sentencing environmental wrongdoers set by the U.S. Sentencing Commission?

Businesses having no active compliance program would be granted an extension to develop a program.

Which of the following is the most advanced stage of corporate environmental responsibility?

Clean technology stage.

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

Competitive advantages.

* Which of the following is not a possible cost of environmental regulation?

Corporate restructuring.

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

* Environmental regulations stimulate some sectors of the economy by:

Creating jobs in industries like environmental consulting, asbestos abatement, and instrument manufacturing., Saving jobs in industries like fishing and tourism when natural areas are protected or restored. and Compelling businesses to become more efficient by conserving energy.

* Businesses in the clean technology stage:

Develop innovative technologies that support sustainability.

Which of the following is (are) true about emission fees?

Each business is charged for the undesirable pollution that it emits., Companies emitting more pollutants end up paying more pollution taxes. AND Revenues from emission fees are used to support environmental efforts.

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

Ecologically sustainable organizations.

When businesses form voluntary, collaborative partnerships with environmental organizations and regulators to achieve specific objectives this is called:

Environmental partnerships.

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

Germany

When companies develop a reputation for environmental excellence, and they produce and deliver products and services designed to attract environmentally aware customers, this is called:

Green marketing.

Which of the following is not true about water pollution?

It can be caused by biodegradable products.

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

It established a fund supported primarily by a tax on the petroleum and chemical companies. and It is regarded as one of the most successful environmental laws. I

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

Minimizing or eliminating waste before it is created.

Hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking," has the following benefit:

Natural gas burns more cleanly than either coal or oil.

* Which of the following is not true about "green" management practices?

No more than 10 to 25 percent of all U.S. companies are adopting environmental practices.

Subaru Automotive of America's effort to minimize waste is an example of:

Pollution prevention.

* Environmental justice is a movement to:

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

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 the following statements is not true about environmental standards?

The government rarely interferes in a business's choice of pollution technology

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was created:

To coordinate most of the government's efforts to protect the environment.