Which of the following is true about ISO 14000 certification?

Which of the following is true about ISO 14000 certification?

A) It can reduce exposure to liability.
B) It deals with environmental management.
C) It offers a good systematic approach to pollution prevention.
D) One of its core elements is life cycle assessment.
E) All of the above are true.


Answer: E

Within environmental regulation, the "cap-and-trade" principle produces a market that allows companies to purchase and sell what?

Within environmental regulation, the "cap-and-trade" principle produces a market that allows companies to purchase and sell what?

A) hats that promote environmental awareness
B) shares of stock in renewable energy sources
C) emission allowances
D) space in landfills
E) carbon reduction sweepers


Answer: C

What allows companies in Europe to buy and sell allowances for the right to pollute?

What allows companies in Europe to buy and sell allowances for the right to pollute?

A) UNFCCC
B) ISO 9000
C) EUETS
D) ISO 14000
E) EPA


Answer: C

The European Union Emissions Trading System works on what principle?

The European Union Emissions Trading System works on what principle?

A) Thatcher's Theory of the Commons
B) pollute-and-pay
C) socialism
D) cap-and-trade
E) tax the richer companies more to pay for pollution control


Answer: D

What percentage of the manufacturing process from Subaru's Lafayette, Indiana, plant goes to the landfill?

What percentage of the manufacturing process from Subaru's Lafayette, Indiana, plant goes to the landfill?

A) 0%
B) 2%
C) 5%
D) 12.5%
E) 15%


Answer: A

What does UNFCCC stand for?

What does UNFCCC stand for?

A) United National Federation Council on Climate Change
B) UN Federation for Climate Change Cooperation
C) Uniform National Framework Climate Change Code
D) UN Framework Convention on Climate Change
E) UN Foundation for the Consequences of Climate Change


Answer: D

What does ISO stand for?

What does ISO stand for?

A) Industry Standards Organization
B) International Safety Organization
C) Industrial Safety Organization
D) International Standards for Oxygen
E) International Organization for Standardization


Answer: E

Products are more "environmentally friendly" when they are made:

Products are more "environmentally friendly" when they are made:

A) using cheaper materials.
B) using less energy.
C) according to OSHA standards.
D) where environmental regulations are lax.
E) more difficult to disassemble.


Answer: B

A firm is considering five different product designs. Data concerning the design for disassembly for each of the designs are provided in the table below. Which design appears to be the best environmental design based on revenue retrieval opportunity?

A firm is considering five different product designs. Data concerning the design for disassembly for each of the designs are provided in the table below. Which design appears to be the best environmental design based on revenue retrieval opportunity?

Product Design
Resale Revenue per Unit
Recycling Revenue per Unit
Processing Cost per Unit
Disposal Cost per Unit
1
$30.00
$12.00
$15.00
$40.00
2
$10.00
$10.00
$3.00
$1.00
3
$5.00
$55.00
$48.00
$10.00
4
$4.00
$2.00
$1.00
$0.50
5
$42.00
$3.00
$8.00
$32.00

A) Design 1
B) Design 2
C) Design 3
D) Design 4
E) Design 5


Answer: B

What type of supply chains consider forward and reverse product flows over the entire life cycle?

What type of supply chains consider forward and reverse product flows over the entire life cycle?

A) two-pronged
B) life cycle
C) closed-loop
D) socially responsible
E) end-to-end


Answer: C

What percentage of the 2012 Mercedes S-class is recyclable?

What percentage of the 2012 Mercedes S-class is recyclable?

A) 25%
B) 50%
C) 75%
D) 95%
E) 100%


Answer: D

What is sometimes referred to as the fourth "R" of sustainability?

What is sometimes referred to as the fourth "R" of sustainability?

A) reclaim
B) recover
C) renew
D) improved reputation
E) reproduce


Answer: D

What is the most critical phase in product life cycle assessment?

What is the most critical phase in product life cycle assessment?

A) product design
B) purchasing
C) production
D) shipping
E) disposal


Answer: A

What are the 3 Rs for sustainability?

What are the 3 Rs for sustainability?

A) reduce, reuse, and reclaim
B) reduce, reproduce, and recycle
C) reproduce, reuse, and recycle
D) reduce, reuse, and recycle
E) reduce, reclaim, and recycle


Answer: D

What refers to analysis of environmental impacts of products from the design stage through end-of-life?

What refers to analysis of environmental impacts of products from the design stage through end-of-life?

A) ISO 14000
B) life cycle assessment
C) carbon footprint
D) economic sustainability
E) closed-loop supply chain analysis


Answer: B

What refers to how companies remain in business?

What refers to how companies remain in business?

A) corporate social responsibility
B) economic sustainability
C) carbon footprint
D) sustainability
E) closed-loop supply chains


Answer: B

The carbon footprint is defined as a measure of total greenhouse gas emissions caused directly or indirectly by what four things?

The carbon footprint is defined as a measure of total greenhouse gas emissions caused directly or indirectly by what four things?

A) a factory, an office building, a warehouse, or a truck
B) an organization, a product, an event, or a person
C) an organization, a product, an animal, or a person
D) an organization, a government, a product, or a person
E) a product, an event, a person, or an animal


Answer: B

What is a measure of total greenhouse gas emissions caused directly or indirectly by an organization, a product, an event, or a person?

What is a measure of total greenhouse gas emissions caused directly or indirectly by an organization, a product, an event, or a person?

A) radioactive decay
B) nitrogen footprint
C) ozone factor
D) pollution index
E) carbon footprint


Answer: E

Companies can improve the triple bottom line with sustainability by minimizing what four things?

Companies can improve the triple bottom line with sustainability by minimizing what four things?

A) raw material, energy, water, and waste
B) raw material, transport, manufacture, and disposal
C) people, planet, profit, and pollution
D) pollution, carbon footprint, profit, and people
E) lawsuits, advertisements, coupons, and layoffs


Answer: A

One way to think of sustainability is to consider the systems necessary to support the triple bottom line of the three Ps, which are:

One way to think of sustainability is to consider the systems necessary to support the triple bottom line of the three Ps, which are: 

A) price, promotion, and product.
B) people, places, and products.
C) people, planet, and profit.
D) price, promotion, and profit.
E) people, pollution, and profit.


Answer: C