Global Corporate Citizenship Test Questions Chapter 9 Sustainable Development

Which of the following statements is not true about arable land? A. It is a nonrenewable resource. B. Over 20 percent of the irrigated lands in developing countries have been salinized. C. Poor farming practices have caused arable lands to turn into deserts. D. Soil erosion has threatened many of the arable lands.

A. It is a nonrenewable resource.

Life-cycle analysis involves: A. Accurately recording the production costs at each stage of a product's life cycle. B. Collecting information regarding the lifelong environmental impact of a product, from extraction to disposal. C. Reducing recycling costs for disposable products. D. Increasing productivity while improving the environment

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

Which of the following illustrates the idea of sustainable development through technology cooperation? A. Worldwide conferences to encourage developing countries to invest in technological joint ventures with other developing countries. B. The development of long-term partnerships between companies in developed and developing countries to transfer environmental technologies. C. Advanced countries developing and selling at a profit environment technologies to developing countries. D. All countries developing their own environmental technology in order to solve their own problems.

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

Which of these factors has accelerated the current ecological crisis? A. Population reduction. B. World income equality. C. Rapid industrialization. D. All of the above.

B. World income equality.

Sustainable development: A. Meets the needs of the present while compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. B. Gives precedence to environmental over economic considerations. C. Balances economic and environmental considerations. D. Gives precedence to present needs over future needs.

C. Balances economic and environmental considerations.

An organization that produces net zero emissions of greenhouse gases is achieving: A. Carbon offsets. B. Carbon credits. C. Carbon neutrality. D. Black carbon.

C. Carbon neutrality.

Rapid economic development is often accompanied by: A. Increasing population growth. B. Greatly decreased crop yields. C. Rising incomes, bringing higher rates of both consumption and waste. D. Decreasing incomes, bringing rates of both consumption and waste.

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

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.

D. All of the Above