Some researchers believe that business firms moving towards ecological sustainability results in:

Week 7 Review Test H Submission: Quiz 6

Question 1
The most successful global businesses in coming years will be those companies that:
Answer:
Recognize the imperative for sustainable development as an opportunity both
for competitive advantage and ethical action.
Question 2
A thin layer of gas that protects the earth from excessive ultraviolet radiation from the sun is:
Question 3
Scientists believe that if the Montreal Protocol is honored the ozone layer will recover by:
Question 4
The commitments of the Convention on Biological Diversity include:
Developing national conservation strategies.
Question 5
Which of the following is an example of industrial ecology in practice?
Question 6
This company called its plan to tackle climate change “Plan A” because there is no “Plan
B”:
Question 7
In which year was the first World Summit on Sustainable Development held?
Selected Answer:
Question 8
Rapid economic development is often accompanied by:
Question 9
Depletion of the ozone layer, destruction of the rain forests, and species extinctions all have
an impact on:
Selected Answer:
Question 10
The Carbon Disclosure Project found that:
Question 11
Which of the following is an example of a nonrenewable resource?
Question 12
A shared resource, such as land, air, or water, that a group of people uses collectively is
a(n):
Selected Answer:
Question 13
Which of the following countries has not ratified the Kyoto Protocol?
Question 14
By promoting the use of clean cookstoves in developing nations, a global alliance hopes to
reduce:
Question 15
The Sustainability Consortium organized to advance life-cycle analysis for thousands of
products includes all of the following companies except:
Question 16
Companies that reduce pollution and hazardous waste, reuse or recycle materials, and
operate with greater energy efficiency achieve a competitive advantage due to:
Question 17
When businesses form voluntary, collaborative partnerships with environmental organizations
and regulators to achieve specific objectives this is called:
Question 18
Some researchers believe that business firms moving towards ecological sustainability
results in:
Question 19
Environmental justice is a movement to:
Question 20
Hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking,” has the following benefit:
Question 21
Being able to continue their activities indefinitely, without altering the carrying capacity of the
earth's ecosystem, is a characteristic of:
Correct Answer:
Ecologically sustainable organizations.
Question 22
Which country has made the greatest progress in reducing its solid waste stream?
Selected Answer:
Question 23
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was created:
Question 24
When environmentally proactive companies seek out imaginative, innovative new methods for
reducing pollution and increasing efficiency, they are adopting which strategy?
Question 25
Subaru Automotive of America’s effort to minimize waste is an example of:
Question 26
Question 27
Which of the following is true about the Toxic Substances Control Act?
Selected
Question 28
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:
Question 29
Which of the following is the most advanced stage of corporate environmental responsibility?
Question 30
In 2011 how many of the world’s top 250 companies issued an integrated sustainability
report?