ethics chapter – Flashcards
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was created:
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To coordinate most of the government's efforts to protect the environment
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Which of the following statements is true of air pollution?
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Air pollution occurs when more pollutants are emitted into the atmosphere than can be safely absorbed and diluted by natural processes
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Which of the following statements is not true with respect to acid rain?
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Acid rain occurs when carbon dioxide combines with water vapor in the atmosphere
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Which of the following is not true about water pollution?
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It can be caused by biodegradable products
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Hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking," has the following benefit
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Natural gas burns more cleanly than either coal or oil
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Which country has made the greatest progress in reducing its solid waste stream?
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Germany
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Which of the following is true about the Toxic Substances Control Act?
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It established a national policy to regulate, restrict, and, if necessary, ban toxic chemicals
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The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (amended in 1984) does not require:
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all hazardous waste to be incinerated
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Environmental justice is a movement to
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Prevent inequitable exposure to risk, such as from hazardous waste.
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Which of the following statements is not true about environmental standards?
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The government rarely interferes in a business's choice of pollution technology.
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Which of the following is not true about the guidelines for sentencing environmental wrongdoers set by the U.S. Sentencing Commission?
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Businesses having no active compliance program would be granted an extension to develop a program
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Which of the following is not a possible cost of environmental regulation?
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Corporate restructuring
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Which of the following is indicative of a firm in the pollution prevention stage of the corporate environmental responsibility model?
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Minimizing or eliminating waste before it is created
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Subaru Automotive of America's effort to minimize waste is an example of:
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pollution prevention
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Which of the following is the most advanced stage of corporate environmental responsibility?
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Clean technology stage
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Businesses in the clean technology stage
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Develop innovative technologies that support sustainability
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Which of the following is not true about "green" management practices?
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No more than 10 to 25 percent of all U.S. companies are adopting environmental practices
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Being able to continue their activities indefinitely, without altering the carrying capacity of the earth's ecosystem, is a characteristic of:
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Ecologically sustainable organizations
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When businesses form voluntary, collaborative partnerships with environmental organizations and regulators to achieve specific objectives this is called:
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Environmental partnerships
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Effective environmental management requires an integrated approach that involves:
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All parts of the organization, as well as strong partnerships with stakeholders.
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In 2011 how many of the world's top 250 companies issued an integrated sustainability report?
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95 percent
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Some researchers believe that business firms moving towards ecological sustainability results in:
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Competitive advantages
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Companies that reduce pollution and hazardous waste, reuse or recycle materials, and operate with greater energy efficiency achieve a competitive advantage due to:
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cost savings
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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:
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Green marketing
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When environmentally proactive companies seek out imaginative, innovative new methods for reducing pollution and increasing efficiency, they are adopting which strategy?
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Technological innovation
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Companies that cultivate a vision of sustainability must adopt sophisticated strategic planning techniques to:
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Allow their top manager to assess the full range of the firm's effects on the environment.
