Test My Brain: Sustainability Quizzes

What is Sustainability?

• Meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.

• Meeting our needs now by reducing, reusing and recycling.

• A series of goals created by the United Nations, known as the SDGs, to help make the planet more sustainable

• Doing the right thing so that the environment is not damaged

Answer explanation

In 1987, the United Nations Brundtland Commission defined sustainability as “meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.”

Today, there are almost 140 developing countries in the world seeking ways of meeting their development needs, but with the increasing threat of climate change, concrete efforts must be made to ensure development today does not negatively affect future generations.

SDGs stand for

• Sustainable Drift Growth

• Sustainable Development Goal

• Sustainable Drive Good

• Success Development Goal

Answer explanation

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), also known as the Global Goals, were adopted by the United Nations in 2015 as a universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure that by 2030 all people enjoy peace and prosperity.

How many goal does SDGs have?

• 15

• 10

• 17

• 5

Answer explanation

SDGs also known as?

• Development Goal

• Global Goal

• United Goal

• Accelerating Goal

Another set of words to describe the 5 pillars of sustainability include

• planet, profit, potential, partnership and prosperity

• Profit, people, purpose, partnership and prosperity

• people, prosperity, planet, peace and partnership

• People, planet, peace pollution and partnership

Answer explanation

Did you know?

At a broad level, Interntional Monetary Fund (IMF) engagement on the SDGs in aligned with the five(5) SDG Pillar in which;

1)People

2)Prosperity

3)Planet

4)Peace

5)Partnership

ESG stands for?

• Environmental, Social & Government

• Environmental, Surrounding & Governance

• Environmental, Social & Governance

• Electricity, Society &Government

Answer explanation

ESG is a set of non-financial measures that contributes directly to an organisation’s risk management profile, sustainability development, and corporate social responsibility. 

It refers to the three main subject areas of sustainable development for measuring the risks and opportunities in business performance.

The governance pillar of sustainability is focused on

• The economy

• The amount of money people have

• The ability to use resources in a way that businesses can still continue to use them into the future

• How profitable businesses and government can be

Answer explanation

The governance perspective is the internal system of practices, controls, and procedures that a company uses to govern/manage itself, such as business model resilience, risk management, legal and regulatory compliance, due diligence, and meeting external stakeholders’ needs.

The social pillar of sustainability is focused on

• Society

• The ability to for people to exist in a way that they can continue to live the same way (or better) into the future

• The amount of social interaction people have

• How much healthcare, money and education people can get

Answer explanation

The social perspective addresses the relationships and reputation a company has with its stakeholders, such as employee engagement, diversity and inclusion, health and safety, human rights and community relations, and labour practices.

The environmental pillar of sustainability is focused on

• The environment

• The amount of natural environment there is

• The ability to for people to interact with the environment to avoid damage and depletion of resources into the future

• How many trees there are in the environment

Answer explanation

The environmental perspective includes anything that contributes to carbon emissions and climate change, such as energy, water, and waste management, ventilation/air quality, materials sourcing and management, and supply chain management.

Why we must have ESG?

• Supply chains to be sustainable

• Workplace with safe, healthy and environmentally

• Eco friendly and socially aware organizations

• All above

Answer explanation

Instead of treating sustainability as a politically correct add-on to corporate policy, the report recommends business leaders pay attention to the benefits that can be reaped by prioritising sustainability when developing strategy.

More and more, B2B customers expect supply chains to be sustainable while retail customers are demanding eco-friendly alternatives. In addition, employees expect employers to provide them with safe, healthy, and environmentally conscious workplaces.

‘In an employee’s markets, senior managers are only too aware that employees want to work for responsible businesses.’ And that doesn’t just mean eco-friendly, socially aware organisations. It also runs to businesses adopting tight corporate governance, operational transparency, and working within the boundaries of national and international legislation and regulations.

Running a business responsibly, being climate-aware, and moving towards net-zero will reduce cost, increase margins and help broaden customer reach.