SGS Business 2.1.6 Environment and Business

What is the environmental issue about people constantly buying new phones?

• Older models are scrapped

• Toxic Materials from older models leak into the environment

• Customers Pay more money

• Stakeholders lose more money

Business' use non-renewable energy.

What impact does this have?

• Environmental

• Legal

• Ethical

• Cultural

Which one of these scenarios are ethical issues

• A company is thinking of employing a robot that will make most of the workforce redundant

• Someone creating an AI

• A judge decides to give someone a prison sentence

• Someone hacks a computer

Which of the following methods would an environmentally responsible business use to manage waste?

• Send all waste to landfill

• Reduce the amount of waste created and recycle where possible

• Incinerate waste

• Use non-recyclable packaging

Airlines, such as Ryanair, have invested in new aircraft in order to cut emissions per passenger. Which of the following does the airline aim to reduce?

• Recycling

• Traffic congestion

• Global warming

• Renewable resources

Which of the following statements best describes the term ethical behaviour? When a business behaves in a way that:

• Is classed a morally wrong

• Minimises costs

• All stakeholders consider fair and honest

• Maximises profits

Which of the following explains why major supermarkets have ended the sale of plastic cotton buds in favour of a paper alternative?

• To increase air pollution

• To reduce recycling

• To increase traffic congestion

• To reduce plastic waste

A business decides to install solar panels in order to increase its use of:

• Renewable resources

• Waste products

• Non-renewable energy sources

• Scarce resources

Which of the following statements best describes the term sustainability?

• The increased number of traffic jams in towns and cities

• The gradual heating of the earth’s surface, oceans and atmosphere

• The contamination of the environment

• The use of resources which does not lead to environmental damage

Which of the following is a benefit to a business of behaving in an environmentally responsible way?

• Consumers may be prepared to pay higher prices for products

• Profits may be reduced

• Higher prices may make the business uncompetitive

• Costs will increase