Rapid economic development is often accompanied by

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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?