FCEM (Environmental Management) Test 2

A manufacturing organisation decides to develop a sustainable development strategy based around the five capitals model. Identify the capital under which the organisation's environmental protection strategy would sit.

• Social capital

• Natural capital

• Human capital

• Manufactured capital

Select the global mega-trend that directly applies to the use of fossil fuels for generating energy.

• Urbanisation

• Biodiversity loss

• Depletion of resources

• All of the above

Which of the following business/governance principles does an organisation's corporate sustainability report demonstrate?

• Integrity

• Inclusivity

• Equalities

• Cultural context

Which of the following statements applies to ethical decision making in business?

• What is considered ethical does not change over time

• There is no legal basis for ethical decision making

• Ethical values are the same in all countries

• Ethics are an important part of the triple bottom line

The large scale discharge of effluent from soap making company, when passed through a sewage treatment works to a river, is likely to have a significant negative impact on which of the following cycles?

• Phosphorous cycle

• Carbon cycle

• Nitrogen cycle

• All of the above

Which of the following groups of organisms in a forest ecosystem are likely to have the greatest biomass?

• Omnivorous insect

• wild rabbit

• tiger

• Hawk

The imposition of a charge on the use (by shoppers) of single use carrier bags is an example of which of the following type of governmental policy instrument?

• Fiscal and legal

• Voluntary and fiscal

• Legal, voluntary and fiscal

• Information and fiscal

The Kyoto Protocol, aimed to reduce the emissions of greenhouse gases from participating countries. Which policy principle did the Protocol largely implement?

• Precautionary principle

• Polluter pays

• Producer responsibility

• Best available technique

The development of a documented process to assess the environmental performance of suppliers prior to appointment, would be covered by which part of an ISO 14001:2015 environmental management system?

• Support

• Operation

• Performance evaluation

• Context of the organisation

"An audit of the purchasing department against ISO 14001" would best be described as which of the following audit types?

• Due diligence audit

• Third party audit

• Activity audit

• Legal compliance audit