Seeding Change Vocabulary

Triple Bottom Line

A business that is focused on just profits, or the "bottom line," .

• True

• False

Sustainability

meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own need.

• True

• False

Vote With Your Dollar

If a company is doing something un-eco, don't buy from them. Instead, you should buy from an eco company who is doing the right thing. This means that you ___

• True

• False

Biodiversity

the lack of variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem.

• True

• False

Economic Model

a simplified version of reality used to analyze real-world economic situations.

• True

• False

Fair Trade

emphasizes small worker-owned businesses, requires employers to not pay workers fair wages, comply with minimum environmental and safety standards.

• True

• False

Traceability

the degree to which we can directly relate a cost or revenue to a decision option.

• True

• False

Circular Economy

An economy that creates the concept of waste and that keeps materials in continuous waste. .

• True

• False

social entrepreneurship

the pursuit of making society worse- like not serving the environment, people, while creating a profitable business

• True

• False

Living Wage

a wage that meets workers' basic needs, allowing them to maintain a safe, decent standard of living within their community.

• True

• False