MANANGEMENT: Chapter 10
Scientists believe that if the Montreal Protocol is honored the OZONE layer will recover by..?
2050
An example of codes of environmental conduct that have been developed by and specific industries include..?
A and B, BUT not C
Depletion of the ozone layer, destruction of the rain forests, and species extinctions all have an impact on?
All of society.
Which of the following statements is (are) true about global warming?
All of the above.
Sustainable development..?
Balances economic and environmental considerations.
Sustainable development:
Balances economic and environmental considerations.
By promoting the use of clean cookstoves in developing nations, a global alliance hope to reduce?
Black Carbon
The core idea(s) of sustainable development is(are)..?
Both "A and B," but NOT 'C.'
Why is inequality an environmental problem?
Both A and B, but not C.
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.
About 20 percent of the world's people have incomes below the international poverty line?
False
Land, even when properly cared for, is not a removable resource..?
False
The world's income is distributed equally among nations?
False
Rain Forest destruction is controversial because these environments are more valuable cut down than standing?
False.
The Sustainability Consortium organized the advance Life-Cycle for thousands of products includes all of the following companies except..?
What is the second important cause of environmental degradation?
Is the inequality between rich and poor.
A new imperative for governments, businesses and society to do?
Is to preserve the global commons and assure its continued use.
Which of the following statements is NOT true about arable land?
It is a nonrenewable resource.
A thin layer of gas that protects the earth from excessive ULTRAVIOLET Radiation from the sun is..?
OZONE
Which countries people often misuse natural resources just to survive, for example cutting down trees for fuel to cook?
Poor countries
The most successful global business in coming years will be those companies that...?
Recognize the imperative for sustainable development as an opportunity both for competitive advantage and ethical action.
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.
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 is not true about rain forests?
They will be severely depleted within the next 8 years.
Human society used 60 times as much energy in the late 20th Century as it did in 1860, when industrialization was int he early stages..?
True
Life-cycle analysis involves collecting information on the lifelong environmental impact of a product, all the way from extraction of raw material, to manufacturing, to its distribution, use and ultimate disposal?
True
Sustainable development will require technology cooperation through-long-term partnerships between companies in developed and developing countries to transfer environmental technologies..?
True
The Carbon Disclosure Project found that companies with a strategic focus on climate change financially outperformed their survey peers.?
True
The Carbon Disclosure Project found with a strategic focus on climate change financially outperformed they survey peers..?
True
The leading contributor to global warming is the burning of fossil fuels, which releases Carbon Dioxide in the atmosphere?
True
The leading contributor to global warming is the burning of fossil fuels, which releases carbon dioxide into the atmosphere?
True
The world's natural resource base - the air, water, soil, minerals, and so forth -- is essentially finite, or bounded.
True
The world's natural resources base - the air, water, soil, minerals, and so forth -- is essential FINITE, or bounded..?
True
Which of the following countries has not rattled the "Kyoto Protocol?"
United States
The Carbon Disclosure Project found that?
had enjoyed a total return to investors of 82 percent over the previous six years, compared with 43 percent for the group as a whole.
In which countries people consume far more fossil fuels, wood, meat..?
rich countries
