Question 1

Which of the following describes sustainable development?

Accepted Answer

A)  The potential for the long-term well-being of the environment, including all biological entities, as well as mutually beneficial interactions among nature and individuals, organizations and business strategies
B)  Socially responsible activities such as sustainable business practices that create competitive advantages
C)  When an organization uses its products and brand identity to create social value, quality, and consumer loyalty
D)  A strategy involving stakeholder assessment to create meaningful long-term relationships with customers, while maintaining, supporting, and enhancing the natural environment
E)  Meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs

Question 2

The first Earth Day, which increased stakeholder awareness of environmental concerns and the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency, brought ________to the forefront.

Accepted Answer

A)  corporate social responsibility
B)  alternative energy sources
C)  diversity
D)  sustainability
E)  competition

Question 3

Although limiting urban sprawl creates disadvantages for ____________, many businesses can benefit from urban renewal movements that reduce sprawl.

Accepted Answer

A)  car and oil companies
B)  the airline industry
C)  the railroad industry
D)  service-oriented companies
E)  humans and animals

Question 4

Geothermal energy provides _______________and is a more dependable energy source than some other forms of alternative energy.

Accepted Answer

A)  heat from the sun
B)  a radiated heat
C)  heat from steam
D)  a constant source of heat
E)  a dry heat

Question 5

Perhaps the most controversial form of alternative energy after nuclear power is ___________.

Accepted Answer

A)  hydropower
B)  geothermal power
C)  solar power
D)  wind power
E)  ethanol

Question 6

The world's forests are being destroyed at a rate of 58,000 square miles annually. The reasons for this wide-scale destruction are varied and include all except

Accepted Answer

A)  the boom in biofuels.
B)  soil that is great for farming.
C)  logging profits.
D)  cycle of poverty.
E)  converting land to other use.

Question 7

Which of the following does a cap-and-trade program reduce?

Accepted Answer

A)  Carbon emissions
B)  Waste
C)  Water pollution
D)  Deforestation
E)  Fracking

Question 8

One of the biggest factors in land pollution is the dumping of waste into landfills. _______consumers are by far the world's biggest wasters.

Accepted Answer

A)  European
B)  Chinese
C)  Russian
D)  American
E)  Canadian

Question 9

Which of the following is an example of sustainability?

Accepted Answer

A)  Recycling
B)  Donating money
C)  Building schools
D)  Helping children learn
E)  Building roads

Question 10

A ___________ business attempts to avoid dealing with environmental issues and hopes nothing bad happens or no one ever finds out about an environmental accident or abuse.

Accepted Answer

A)  newly established
B)  socially responsible
C)  low-commitment
D)  bankrupt
E)  law-abiding

Question 11

All of these are ways of reducing pollution, except

Accepted Answer

A)  designing environmentally friendly buildings.
B)  recycling.
C)  greenwashing.
D)  source reduction.
E)  sustainable agriculture.

Question 12

_____ can cause markedly shorter life spans, along with chronic respiratory problems in humans and animals.

Accepted Answer

A)  Water pollution
B)  Air pollution
C)  Global warming
D)  Deforestation
E)  Acid rain

Question 13

Greenwashing is a strategy involving stakeholder assessment to create meaningful long-term relationships with customers, while maintaining, supporting, and enhancing the natural environment.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Sustainability is the long-term well-being of the natural environment and the mutually beneficial interactions among _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  customers, investors, managers, and policies
B)  board members, presidents, managers, and nonprofit organizations
C)  investors, creditors, suppliers, and the marketing department
D)  nature, individuals, organizations, and business strategies
E)  managers, boards, CEOs, and stakeholder strategies

Question 15

Acid rain, waste management, urban sprawl, and deforestation are all environmental issues related to land.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Stakeholder assessment is an important part of a ______________approach to environmental issues.

Accepted Answer

A)  low-commitment
B)  medium-commitment
C)  high-commitment
D)  hands-off
E)  hands-on

Question 17

​Recycling is the reprocessing of materials, especially steel, aluminum, paper, glass, rubber, and some plastics, for reuse.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The Clean Water Act makes it illegal for anyone to discharge any pollutant from a point source directly into navigable waters without a ___________.

Accepted Answer

A)  good reason
B)  direct order
C)  permit
D)  inspector present
E)  limit

Question 19

All of the following are goals of the Environmental Protection Agency, except

Accepted Answer

A)  making sure that all Fortune 500 firms have a chief sustainability officer.
B)  ensuring environmental protection is an integral consideration in U.S. policies.
C)  managing environmental risks based on empirical information.
D)  protecting Americans from significant health and environmental risks.
E)  ensuring the fairness and effectiveness of laws protecting human health and the environment.

Question 20

What is the largest form of renewable energy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hydropower
B)  Solar power
C)  Geothermal power
D)  Biofuels
E)  Nuclear power

Exam 12: Sustainability: Ethical and Social Responsibility Dimensions

Which of the following describes sustainable development?

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All of these are ways of reducing pollution, except

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Which of the following is an example of sustainability?

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Which of the following does a cap-and-trade program reduce?

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Stakeholder assessment is an important part of a ______________approach to environmental issues.

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The first Earth Day, which increased stakeholder awareness of environmental concerns and the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency, brought ________to the forefront.

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What is the largest form of renewable energy?

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_____ can cause markedly shorter life spans, along with chronic respiratory problems in humans and animals.

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Greenwashing is a strategy involving stakeholder assessment to create meaningful long-term relationships with customers, while maintaining, supporting, and enhancing the natural environment.​

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Geothermal energy provides _______________and is a more dependable energy source than some other forms of alternative energy.

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All of the following are goals of the Environmental Protection Agency, except

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Perhaps the most controversial form of alternative energy after nuclear power is ___________.

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Acid rain, waste management, urban sprawl, and deforestation are all environmental issues related to land.

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Sustainability is the long-term well-being of the natural environment and the mutually beneficial interactions among _____.

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A ___________ business attempts to avoid dealing with environmental issues and hopes nothing bad happens or no one ever finds out about an environmental accident or abuse.

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The world's forests are being destroyed at a rate of 58,000 square miles annually. The reasons for this wide-scale destruction are varied and include all except

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​Recycling is the reprocessing of materials, especially steel, aluminum, paper, glass, rubber, and some plastics, for reuse.

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The Clean Water Act makes it illegal for anyone to discharge any pollutant from a point source directly into navigable waters without a ___________.

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Although limiting urban sprawl creates disadvantages for ____________, many businesses can benefit from urban renewal movements that reduce sprawl.

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One of the biggest factors in land pollution is the dumping of waste into landfills. _______consumers are by far the world's biggest wasters.

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