INTB Module 4 Exam #1 Questions with correct
answers
Environmental ______ is defined as a state in which the demands placed upon the
environment by people and commerce can be met without reducing the capacity
of the environment to provide for future generations. - ✔✔sustainability
Roberto's company produces computer hardware and is holding off the release of
its newest memory chips until it receives a report on how the disposal of the new
chips could affect landfills and run-off in the future. Roberto's company is using
_____ to evaluate the product. - ✔✔life cycle assessment
Which sustainability approach is most closely in sync with nature? - ✔✔cradle-to-
cradle design
Select all that apply
Which of the following are frameworks for measuring sustainability? (Check all
that apply.) - ✔✔Global Reporting Initiative
Carbon Disclosure Project
Global Compact
Water Footprinting
Select all that apply
Which of the following areas are addressed by the United Nations Global
Compact? (Check all that apply.) - ✔✔human rights
environment
labor
, anti-corruption
Sustainability is a(n) ______ concept because it combines a group of
interconnected elements that form a complex whole. - ✔✔systems
The _______ guidelines provide businesses with information on measuring and
reporting the environmental impact of their operations. - ✔✔Global Reporting
Initiative
The life cycle _______ is the approach used to evaluate the environmental impact
aspects of a product or service throughout its life cycle. This same process is
sometimes called cradle-to-grave analysis. - ✔✔assessment
Which of the environmental frameworks is a nonprofit organization that provides
reporting for sustainable water use and reduction of greenhouse gas emissions? -
✔✔Carbon Disclosure Project
Which sustainability approach suggests that products and services should be
designed to completely close the production loop, so that all resources needed to
produce them are recycled and reused rather than discarded or left to pollute? -
✔✔cradle-to-cradle design
A product's _______ footprint measures the volume of greenhouse gas emissions
associated with it, usually throughout its life cycle. - ✔✔carbon
Carbon footprinting is a way to _____ sustainability. - ✔✔measure
answers
Environmental ______ is defined as a state in which the demands placed upon the
environment by people and commerce can be met without reducing the capacity
of the environment to provide for future generations. - ✔✔sustainability
Roberto's company produces computer hardware and is holding off the release of
its newest memory chips until it receives a report on how the disposal of the new
chips could affect landfills and run-off in the future. Roberto's company is using
_____ to evaluate the product. - ✔✔life cycle assessment
Which sustainability approach is most closely in sync with nature? - ✔✔cradle-to-
cradle design
Select all that apply
Which of the following are frameworks for measuring sustainability? (Check all
that apply.) - ✔✔Global Reporting Initiative
Carbon Disclosure Project
Global Compact
Water Footprinting
Select all that apply
Which of the following areas are addressed by the United Nations Global
Compact? (Check all that apply.) - ✔✔human rights
environment
labor
, anti-corruption
Sustainability is a(n) ______ concept because it combines a group of
interconnected elements that form a complex whole. - ✔✔systems
The _______ guidelines provide businesses with information on measuring and
reporting the environmental impact of their operations. - ✔✔Global Reporting
Initiative
The life cycle _______ is the approach used to evaluate the environmental impact
aspects of a product or service throughout its life cycle. This same process is
sometimes called cradle-to-grave analysis. - ✔✔assessment
Which of the environmental frameworks is a nonprofit organization that provides
reporting for sustainable water use and reduction of greenhouse gas emissions? -
✔✔Carbon Disclosure Project
Which sustainability approach suggests that products and services should be
designed to completely close the production loop, so that all resources needed to
produce them are recycled and reused rather than discarded or left to pollute? -
✔✔cradle-to-cradle design
A product's _______ footprint measures the volume of greenhouse gas emissions
associated with it, usually throughout its life cycle. - ✔✔carbon
Carbon footprinting is a way to _____ sustainability. - ✔✔measure
