1. Corporate responsibility includes A)financial and social responsibility only.

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1. Corporate responsibility includes       

A)financial and social responsibility only.       

b)economic and environmental responsibility.       

c)environmental, social, and financial responsibility.       

d)meeting consumer wants and needs no matter what the cost.       

e)A, B, and C Question

2. The cradle to grave life cycle:       

a)focuses on the economic life of a product.    

b)identifies a product’s impact on the environment during the manufacturing stage only.

c) is relevant only for products, not services.

d)identifies the environmental impact at every stage of a product’s physical life, starting with resource extraction and ending with product use.       

e)identifies the environmental impact at every stage of a product’s physical life, starting with resource extraction and ending with product disposal. Question

3. According to the IPAT formula, environmental impact is a function of:

a)water pollution, acid rain, and global temperature increases.

b) environmental damage resulting from careless use of natural resources.

c) population increase and rampant technology.

d) population, affluence, and technology.

e) All of the above

Question 4. Which of the following definitions is correct?      

a) Consumers with a conscience are motivated by social and geo-political concerns       

b) Wastage focused consumers are well informed on most topics on the sustainability agenda but are most interested in topics having to do with waste.       

c) Resource constrained consumers are sensitive to sustainability issues but lack resources to reflect these values in their personal consumption behavior.        d) Greens are driven by a belief that sustainability issues are critical.   

e) All of the above definitions are correct.

Explanation / Answer

Ans:

1) a.

The answer is:

e) A, B, and C

Explanation:

Corporate companies are the privately owned companies approved to proceed on business activities by the government agencies. Corporate companies are bound to ensure compliance with spirit of law and ethics.

2)A.

The answer is:

D) Identifies the environmental impact at every stage of a product’s physical life, starting with resource extraction and ending with product use.     

Explanation:

it is also known as life cycle assessment (LCA) or ecobalance.it is a technique to assess environmental impact on the product from its genesis to the end.

3.) A

The answer is:

d) Population, affluence, and technology.

Explanation:

IPAT is an equation proposed by EHRLICH & HOLDREN in early 1970s .it is an equation to calculate the impact of humans on the environment.

IPAT,

I = PRODUCT

P = POPULATION

A =AFFLUENCE

T = TECHNOLOGY

4)A.

The answer is:

d) Greens are driven by a belief that sustainability issues are critical.   

Explanation:

These are the major receptive group that had a high degree of ability and willingness to act on their values and beliefs.

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