MNGT 482 - chapter 9 quiz prep

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In which year was the first World Summit on Sustainable Development held?

1992

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

2050

Depletion of the ozone layer, destruction of the rain forests, and species extinctions all have an impact on:

All of society

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

A shared resource, such as land, air, or water, that a group of people uses collectively is a(n):

Commons

The Carbon Disclosure Project found that:

Companies could help the environment and their investors simultaneously

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

Demand would exceed supply within a hundred years.

The commitments of the Convention on Biological Diversity include:

Developing national conservation strategies.

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

The idea that companies have a continuing responsibility for the environmental impact of their products or services, even after they are sold is called:

Extended producer responsibility.

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

It is a nonrenewable resource.

This company called its plan to tackle climate change "Plan A" because there is no "Plan B":

Marks & Spencer

A new imperative for governments, businesses and society is to:

Preserve the global commons and assure its continued use

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 advantage and ethical action.

Rapid economic development is often accompanied by:

Rising incomes, bringing higher rates of both consumption and waste.

which of the following illustrates the idea of sustainable development through technological cooperation

The development of long-term partnerships between companies in developed and developing countries to transfer environmental technologies.

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

The world population will peak at over 11 billion people around the year 2100

Which of the following is not true about rain forests?

They will be severely depleted within the next 8 years

Which of the following countries has not ratified the Kyoto Protocol?

United States

Which of the following is an example of industrial ecology in practice?

Using wastes from one process as raw materials for another process.

Which of the following is an example of a nonrenewable resource?

coal

Life-cycle analysis involves

collecting information regarding the lifelong environmental impact of a product, from extraction to disposal.

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

google

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

ozone


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