Social Responsibility Ch 10

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

A team of line managers from across the business organization.

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.

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

Air pollution Water pollution Solid and ha

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.

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:

Brand differentiation.

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

Clean technology.

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. Compelling businesses to become more efficient by conserving energy.

Emission fees are accurately characterized by which statement(s)?

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

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

Environmental partnerships.

According to the discussion case, Hydraulic Fracturing—Can the Environmental Impacts Be Reduced?, the primary purpose of fracking is to:

Extract crude oil and gas.

In the United States, most solid waste ends up:

In landfills.

The annual EPA report Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) is an example of which environmental policy type?

Information disclosure.

Which of the following is not true about water pollution?

It can be caused by biodegradable products.

The Toxic Substances Control Act is accurately described by which of the following?

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

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

Market-based.

A firm in the pollution prevention stage of the corporate environmental responsibility model is best described by which statement?

Minimizing or eliminating waste before it is created.

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

Product stewardship stage.

Every environmental regulation must be initially evaluated for its costs and benefits in a process called:

Regulatory impact analysis.

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

Technological innovation.

Under U.S. sentencing guidelines, how would firms facing environmental violations typically be treated if they had an active compliance program and fully cooperated with investigators?

Their sentence would likely be lighter.

The role of chief sustainability officer is described by which statement(s)

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

Air pollution is accurately described by which of the following?

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

Studies have shown that green marketing has been most successful at what level?

Brand.

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

Ecologically sustainable organizations.