Multiple Choice #18 Flashcards
The factors driving an increased focus on sustainability can be divided into three distinct categories. Which of the following is not one of these categories?
A) Increasing revenue for sustainability initiatives
B) Making the world more sustainable
C) Attracting customers who value sustainability
D) Reducing risk and improving the financial performance of the supply chain
A) Increasing revenue for sustainability initiatives
Most concrete action has been observed primarily when a focus on sustainability
A) increases revenue for sustainability initiatives.
B) makes the world more sustainable.
C) attracts customers who value sustainability. D) reduces risk and improving the financial performance of the supply chain.
D) reduces risk and improving the financial performance of the supply chain.
Much less success for sustainability initiatives has been driven by
A) increased revenue for sustainability initiatives.
B) customer demand.
C) attracted customers who value sustainability.
D) reduced risk and improving the financial performance of the supply chain.
B) customer demand.
Almost 40 percent of ________ could be achieved at negative marginal costs, meaning that investing in these options would generate positive economic returns over their lifecycle.
A) greenhouse gas abatement
B) fuel consumption initiatives
C) increased customer base
D) improved company reputation
A) greenhouse gas abatement
In the context of greenhouse gas emission, indirect emissions would NOT include
A) purchased materials.
B) outsourced activities.
C) contractor owned vehicles.
D) all of the above
D) all of the above
In the context of greenhouse gas emission, direct emissions are
A) controlled by the reporting entity.
B) created through waste disposal.
C) come from utility based services.
D) come from employee based travel.
A) controlled by the reporting entity.
There are major barriers to an increased focus on sustainability listed in the textbook. Which of the following is not one of these?
A) Customers’ unwillingness to pay a premium for green products
B) Insufficient return on investment
C) Difficulty of implementing sustainable programs
D) Difficulty evaluating sustainability across a product life cycle
C) Difficulty of implementing sustainable programs
In the short to medium term, an improved focus on sustainability provides benefits that
A) are shared but costs that may be local to a firm.
B) are local to firms but a cost that is global.
C) are shared and costs that are global.
D) are local and costs that are global.
A) are shared but costs that may be local to a firm.
________ is a mechanism that constrains the aggregate emissions by creating a limited number of tradeable emission allowances, which emission sources must secure and surrender in proportion to their emissions.
A) Command-and-control
B) Cap-and-trade
C) Cap-and-control
D) Emissions tax
B) Cap-and-trade
Metrics that would typically be in corporate social responsibility (CSR) reports would contain
A) revenue.
B) social.
C) environmental.
D) Both B and C
D) Both B and C
