HTM Exam UPDATED QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
Sustainability requires today's generation to steward __________ for the benefit of future generations.
- CORRECT ANSWER natural resources
The triple bottom line consists of ______, _______, and _______ metrics of organizational success. -
CORRECT ANSWER Social, economic, environmental
Sustainable business is characterized by the trend of measuring and managing success in terms of
_____, ______, and ______ performance. - CORRECT ANSWER Social, economic,
environmental
Global human population and per capita consumption levels are _______. - CORRECT ANSWER
increasing
Developed economies are responsible for substantially greater levels of ______ than developing
economies. - CORRECT ANSWER aggregate consumption
Natural capital is the ______ of natural resources upon which human life and economic activities
depend. - CORRECT ANSWER available stock
A negative externality is created when an organization's activities generate a risk that is shifted to a
third-party without that party's _______ or _______. - CORRECT ANSWER Consent,
compensation
Ray Anderson founded one of the world's largest carpet manufacturing companies, and launched
"Mission Zero," a campaign to ______ the company's environmental impacts. - CORRECT ANSWER
Completely eliminate
According to the 2012 WWF Living Planet Report, humanity's projected resource consumption levels
"______ our planet's capacity to sustain us." - CORRECT ANSWER exceed
, The Global Living Planet Index is a(n) ______ assessment of the vitality of the planet given the
impact of _____. - CORRECT ANSWER Science-based, human activity
Sustainability is a global megatrend, driven by ______ forces. - CORRECT ANSWER all of
the above
The general trend in sustainable business practices is to ________. - CORRECT ANSWER Do
less bad and more good
The world's food supply depends upon productive fisheries, about half of which are _____. -
CORRECT ANSWER fully exploited
Business representatives attending the Rio+20 Summit on Sustainability voted to _______ certain
statements of principle and action related to sustainable business. - CORRECT ANSWER
support
Five stages of sustainable business maturation, from basic to advanced, are defined by the following
motives: profit, philanthropy, _______, _______, and _______. - CORRECT ANSWER
Marketing, control, responsibility
Internalizing a risk means that the party who creates a risk ultimately _____ for it. - CORRECT
ANSWER takes responsibility
Sustainability initiatives were initially challenged because they were perceived as ______ to core
business activities, they proceeded _______ in fits and starts, and existing incentive structures made
these initiatives appear _______. - CORRECT ANSWER Peripheral, incrementally,
uneconomical
According to the Rio+20 Summit on Sustainability, businesses should focus less on ______ and more
on ______. - CORRECT ANSWER Short-term competitiveness, long-term performance
During the global economic recession of 2007-2010, Socially Responsible Investing portfolios
experienced ______. - CORRECT ANSWER asset growth
CORRECT ANSWERS
Sustainability requires today's generation to steward __________ for the benefit of future generations.
- CORRECT ANSWER natural resources
The triple bottom line consists of ______, _______, and _______ metrics of organizational success. -
CORRECT ANSWER Social, economic, environmental
Sustainable business is characterized by the trend of measuring and managing success in terms of
_____, ______, and ______ performance. - CORRECT ANSWER Social, economic,
environmental
Global human population and per capita consumption levels are _______. - CORRECT ANSWER
increasing
Developed economies are responsible for substantially greater levels of ______ than developing
economies. - CORRECT ANSWER aggregate consumption
Natural capital is the ______ of natural resources upon which human life and economic activities
depend. - CORRECT ANSWER available stock
A negative externality is created when an organization's activities generate a risk that is shifted to a
third-party without that party's _______ or _______. - CORRECT ANSWER Consent,
compensation
Ray Anderson founded one of the world's largest carpet manufacturing companies, and launched
"Mission Zero," a campaign to ______ the company's environmental impacts. - CORRECT ANSWER
Completely eliminate
According to the 2012 WWF Living Planet Report, humanity's projected resource consumption levels
"______ our planet's capacity to sustain us." - CORRECT ANSWER exceed
, The Global Living Planet Index is a(n) ______ assessment of the vitality of the planet given the
impact of _____. - CORRECT ANSWER Science-based, human activity
Sustainability is a global megatrend, driven by ______ forces. - CORRECT ANSWER all of
the above
The general trend in sustainable business practices is to ________. - CORRECT ANSWER Do
less bad and more good
The world's food supply depends upon productive fisheries, about half of which are _____. -
CORRECT ANSWER fully exploited
Business representatives attending the Rio+20 Summit on Sustainability voted to _______ certain
statements of principle and action related to sustainable business. - CORRECT ANSWER
support
Five stages of sustainable business maturation, from basic to advanced, are defined by the following
motives: profit, philanthropy, _______, _______, and _______. - CORRECT ANSWER
Marketing, control, responsibility
Internalizing a risk means that the party who creates a risk ultimately _____ for it. - CORRECT
ANSWER takes responsibility
Sustainability initiatives were initially challenged because they were perceived as ______ to core
business activities, they proceeded _______ in fits and starts, and existing incentive structures made
these initiatives appear _______. - CORRECT ANSWER Peripheral, incrementally,
uneconomical
According to the Rio+20 Summit on Sustainability, businesses should focus less on ______ and more
on ______. - CORRECT ANSWER Short-term competitiveness, long-term performance
During the global economic recession of 2007-2010, Socially Responsible Investing portfolios
experienced ______. - CORRECT ANSWER asset growth
