Product Sustainability and Social Issues Quiz

What is continuous improvement in the context of product manufacturing?

• A process of making products cheaper

• A process of making products more colorful

• A process of constantly trying to improve products

• A process of reducing the size of products

Which of the following is a negative environmental impact of continuous improvement?

• Reducing the carbon footprint of new products

• Encouraging consumers to keep using old products

• Using more efficient components in new products

• Encouraging consumers to replace existing products with new ones

Which of the following is a positive environmental impact of continuous improvement?

• Increasing the carbon footprint of new products

• Encouraging disposal of older models

• Increasing the use of finite resources

• Using more efficient components in new products

What is one way to reduce the environmental impact of manufacturing processes?

• Increasing the amount of material used in products

• Using more non-renewable materials

• Using more environmentally damaging chemicals

• Improving the energy efficiency of manufacturing processes

What does the 'REPAIR' principle of the 6 Rs suggest?

• Using products for other purposes

• Buying new products instead of repairing old ones

• Fixing things instead of throwing them away

• Throwing away broken products

Which of the following is an example of 'RE-USE'?

• Recycling old products

• Using an old car tyre to make a swing

• Refusing to buy wasteful products

• Repairing a broken mobile phone

What is the main benefit of 'RECYCLING'?

• It uses less energy than obtaining new materials

• It makes products more expensive

• It uses more energy than obtaining new materials

• It increases the amount of waste

What does the 'RETHINK' principle encourage?

• Thinking about how to make products more wasteful

• Thinking about how to increase the carbon footprint

• Thinking about how to make products in a different way

• Thinking about how to use more materials

What is a firm's responsibility regarding working conditions?

• To reduce the number of employees

• To provide unsafe working conditions

• To provide safe working conditions

• To ignore working conditions

Why is reducing levels of pollution important?

• Because it can negatively affect human health

• Because it has no impact on human health

• Because it increases the cost of products

• Because it has no impact on the environment