BUSI 3250 Module 4 Exam Questions
and Answers
Sustainability has become a business model, with a direct impact on their bottom line
(True/False) - Answer-True
Environmental sustainability - Answer-State by which the demands placed upon the
env. By people can be met without reducing the capacity of the env. For future
generations.
Brundtland Commission - Answer-"It meets the needs of the present without
compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs"
Life cycle assessment - Answer-- An evaluation of the environmental aspects of a
product throughout its life cycle
- Assess the cumulative impact of a product
Cradle to Cradle design - Answer-Products should be designed to "close the loop" so
that all resources needed to produce the item are recycled themselves.
United Nations global compact - Answer-Voluntary reporting scheme for businesses
that cover critical areas affecting the conduct of international business (Ex. Human
rights, labor)
Carbon disclosure project - Answer-Organization that provides reporting frameworks for
greenhouse gas emissions and water use
Carbon footprint - Answer-Measure of the volume of greenhouse gas emissions caused
by a products manufacture
Water footprint - Answer-Measure of the amount of water used in a products
manufacture
Limits - Answer-A word that addresses the env. Resources are exhaustible
Interdependence as part of the sustainability context - Answer-The complex
relationships that sustainable practices create among different systems
What has to happen for system interdependence to work? - Answer-There cannot be
vast differences in the distribution of gains
Stakeholder theory - Answer-Gives all stakeholders a voice in how a business operates
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