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L3M5 Questions and Answers

Question # 6

The Brundtland Commission, which studied and made recommendations about sustainability was sponsored by the:

A.

CIPS

B.

UN

C.

CIA

D.

ILO

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Question # 7

Which is the greatest source overall of noise pollution in the developed world?

A.

Military activity

B.

Transport

C.

Large crowds at concerts or sporting events

D.

Music

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Question # 8

The traditional (ie non-environmentally friendly) manufacturing model has been described as:

A.

Grab, build and burn

B.

Source, manufacture and bury

C.

Take, make and dispose

D.

Procure, produce and waste

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Question # 9

The term ‘the triple bottom line’ was coined in which year?

A.

1949

B.

2014

C.

1994

D.

1974

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Question # 10

Thinking of the XXX Sustainability Index, what does the ‘XXX’ represent?

A.

CIPS

B.

Corporate

C.

Costed

D.

Climate

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Question # 11

‘Many XXX of creatures are becoming extinct, or are suffering steep decline in numbers. The diver-sity of XXX is necessary for the functioning of ecosystems, and in some cases endangered XXX contribute to the human food chain (eg honey bees)…’

A.

Animals

B.

Species

C.

Fauna

D.

Varieties

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Question # 12

What do the letters ‘GHG’ stand for?

A.

Global Health Gauge

B.

Green Hazard Gauge

C.

Governmental Health Gauge

D.

Greenhouse Gas

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Question # 13

Which one of the following countries is not renowned for growing cotton?

A.

The Commonwealth of Australia

B.

The United States of America

C.

The People’s Republic of China

D.

The Republic of India

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Question # 14

Which transport mode is the least air polluting (per tonne / km)?

A.

Road

B.

Rail

C.

Air

D.

Sea

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Question # 15

‘XXX occurs when productive land is made economically unproductive, for example by large scale deforestation. XXX is caused largely by pressures for subsistence food production, growing com-mercial crops, and meat production in arid and semi-arid areas’

A.

Greenhouse gas

B.

Energy consumption

C.

Species extinction

D.

Desertification

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Question # 16

Which of the following is not included within the concept of ‘ethical sourcing’?

A.

Value for money is obtained through buying on the basis of lowest price

B.

Products are produced, grown or mined in a sustainable way

C.

Environmental and social impacts taken into account during procurement

D.

Workers are kept safe and treated fairly

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Question # 17

‘Whole life cost’ can also be known as:

A.

Total cost of life

B.

Total leasing cost

C.

Total cost of ownership

D.

Total cost of renewables

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Question # 18

A means of ensuring the safe delivery of a product to the consumer in sound condition and at min-imum cost'.

What is this British Standards definition defining?

A.

Third-party logistics

B.

Rail transport

C.

Self-service shopping

D.

Packaging

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Question # 19

Which of the following is not one of the 3 R’s of environmental sustainability?

A.

Reduce

B.

Recycle

C.

Re-create

D.

Re-use

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Question # 20

Select the two factors which could help improve a percentage truck utilisation figure:

A.

Drivetrain electrification

B.

Improved fuel efficiency

C.

Backloading

D.

Dynamic routing

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Question # 21

Which organisation was established in 1992 as a forum for international action on climate change?

A.

MCC

B.

Fairtrade Foundation

C.

UNFCCC

D.

The Clinton Foundation

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Question # 22

Learning Outcome 2.2 of your course syllabus (for both L3M5 and L3M6) is 'Explain the environ-mental impact of transportation and storage'.

Which of the following are included as assessment criteria under that heading? Select all that apply.

A.

Noise pollution

B.

Accidents

C.

Visual intrusion

D.

Land take

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Question # 23

One of the learning outcomes (also called ‘assessment criteria’ or ‘indicative content’) for this course is ‘Defining organisational value for money to include social outcomes – such as the use of local labour and participation of XXX and / or YYY groups’. Replace XXX and YYY with which words?

A.

Privileged and / or majority

B.

Fringe and / or green

C.

Disadvantaged and / or minority

D.

Foreign and / or international

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Question # 24

‘ISO’ stands for:

A.

International Supply Chain Office

B.

International Suppliers’ Organization

C.

International Sustainability Organisation

D.

International Organisation for Standardization

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Question # 25

‘In principle, CIPS is against the use of XXX labour and believes its long-term elimination is ulti-mately in the best interests of XXX. However, the elimination XXX labour must always be taken in a manner consistent with the best interests of the XXX concerned’. Which word(s) is / are missing here?

A.

Prisoner / prisoners

B.

Low-paid (workers)

C.

Slave / slaves

D.

Child / children

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Question # 26

In 2013, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change reported that it is highly likely that human influence has been the dominant cause of global warming since the 1950’s. What was their level of certainty?

A.

95%+

B.

50%

C.

60%

D.

75%

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Question # 27

‘Environmental issues are just a part of CSR’. True or false?

A.

True

B.

False

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