WorksheetsEMS-Midterm Exam
Total questions: 48
Worksheet time: 35mins
Nature depends to people in its way of purification of air, water, formation of soils, provision of food and fibre for long term health, wealth creation and quality of life.
True
False
A resource which is an essential solvent for all living processes is air.
True
False
Natural, Human, Social, Manufactured, and Financial Capital are the Capital types comprising the capital model.
True
False
Responsibility refers to the commitment to develop and produce chemicals that can be manufactured, transported, used, and disposed of safely.
True
False
In sustainable development, sustainability pressures help understand the roots of change and be better prepared to adapt to a fast changing world.
True
False
Private Law covers the administration and regulation activities taken on behalf of and for the benefit of society.
True
False
Organizations face pressure due to environmental issues.
True
False
To understand pressures effectively, companies can access from in-house or external consultants.
True
False
ISO 14000 is also called Environmental Management System.
True
False
EMS is exclusively adopted by facilities of big sizes because of the complex operations that these companies have.
Ture
False
Organizational Pressures due to environmental issues include. . .
NGO Campaigns
Employee Concerns
Financial Drivers
Investor Concerns
Sectors adapting EMS are. . . .
chemicals
food processing
machinery
pharmaceuticals
no answer
Motivation company has to adopt EMS:
increased revenues
better insurance rates
improved environmental performance
competitive advantage
Its aim is to recognize and reward those organizations that go beyond minimum legal compliance and continually improve their environmental performance.
Environmental Management System
Eco-Management and Audit Scheme
EMAS
Management System Standards
An activity where a periodic evaluation of legal compliance is carried out.
Monitoring and Audit
Management Review
Communication
Environmental Programme
Ensures that people are kept up to date with how progress is being made against environmental objectives and target
Communication
Management Review
Procedures and Documentation
Monitoring and Audit
Ensures that the EMS is achieving the desired outcomes and that the environmental policy is being implemented.
Management Review
Monitoring and Audit
Procedures and Documentation
Environmental Programme
Refers to objectives and targets that are turned into practical actions that can be taken to improve the organization's environmental performance.
Environmental Programme
Structures and Responsibilities
Communication
Monitoring and Audit
The assignment of tasks to people knowing who does what, how, when and with authority
Structures and Responsibility
Communication
Procedures and Documentation
Monitoring and Audit
A structured framework for managing an organization's significant environmental impacts
Environment Managerial System
Environmental Management System
Environmental Managerial System
Environmental Management Support
Environmental Managerial Support
A formal set of policies and procedures that define how an organization will manage its potential impacts on the natural environment and the health and welfare of the people
ISO 14001
ISO 14000
ISO 11400
ISO 14003
ISO 14400
A declaration of the organization's overall aims and principles with respect to the environment, as defined by its senior management
Environmental Policy
Environmental Review
Environmental Programme
Management Review
Responsible in working with directors and managers to develop response strategies that are appropriate to potential impacts, financial and operational constraints and the strategic direction of the organization
Environmental Manager
Environmental Supervisor
Operations Manager
Chief Operating Officer (CEO)
Refers to a Venn Diagram helping decision makers identify where their decision lie.
Three Circles Model of Sustainability
Russian Doll Model
Environmental Footprinting
Five Capitals Model of Sustainability
This is useful for policy makers, planners and landowners converting the natural resources into products and services to create jobs , wealth and gainful livelihood.
Three Circles Model of Sustainability
Russian Doll Model
Environmental Footprinting
Five Capitals Model of Sustainability
It is a calculation of the land area for the provision of the resources and absorption of wastes required to support the total environmental resource demand of a region, individual or corporate activity.
Three Circles Model of Sustainability
Russian Doll Model
Environmental Footprinting
Five Capitals Model of Sustainability
Refers to a body of principles or rules recognized and applied by a state or community in the administration of justice.
Law
Private Law
Public Law
Legislation
Used to protect the environment through court action based on nuisance and negligence mainly personal injury claims
Private Law
Public Law
Law
Legislation
Covers the administration and regulation of activities taken on behalf of and for the benefit of society.
Public Law
Private Law
Legislation
Law
Includes the formal conventions such as treaties and statutes, protocols and other express written agreements or obligations between states.
Hard Law
Soft Law
Private Law
Public Law
This refers to law that are not legally binding/non-binding
Soft Law
Hard Law
Private Law
Public Law
An act regulating the ownership, possession, sale, importation and use of chain saws, penalizing violations thereof and for other purposes
R.A 9175 Chain Saw Act of the 2002
R.A 9157 Chain Saw Act of 2002
R.A 9715 Chain Saw Act of 2002
R.A 9751 Chain Saw Act of 2002
It shall be the responsibility of the state to promote their rational exploration, development, utilization and conservation through the combined effort of the government and the private sector
R.A 7942 Philippine Mining Act of 1995
R.A 7492 Philippine Mining Act of 1995
R.A 7294 Philippine Mining Act of 1995
R.A 7429 Philippine Mining Act of 1995
An act to protect the welfare of animals in the Philippines and penalizing any form of cruelty thereof
R.A 8485 Animal Welfare Act of 1998
R.A 8584 Animal Welfare Act of 1998
R.A 8845 Animal Welfare Act of 1998
R.A 8854 Animal Welfare Act of 1998
A comprehensive air quality management policy and program which aims to achieve and maintain healthy air for Filipinos
Philippine Clean Air Act of 1999
Philippine Clean Air Act of 1998
Philippine Clean Air Act of 1997
Philippine Clean Air Act of 1996
Providing for the abatement, control, and prevention of vehicular pollution and establishing the maximum allowance emission of specific air pollutants
Philippine Clean Air Act
Pollution Control Law
Toxic Substances and Hazardous and Nuclear Waste Control Act
Climate Change Act
Authorizes the DENR to establish a program to regulate, restrict or prohibit the importation, manufacture, processing, sale, destruction, use and disposal of chemical substances
Philippine Clean Air Act
Pollution Control Law
Toxic Substances and Hazardous and Nuclear Waste Control Act
Climate Change Act
Prohibits the discharge of oil, noxious liquid substances and other harmful substances into the country's inland and territorial waters
Water Pollution Control
Pollution Control Law
Toxic Substances and Hazardous and Nuclear Waste Control Act
Climate Change Act
An act providing comprehensive water quality management and for other purpose
Water Pollution Control
Pollution Control Law
Toxic Substances and Hazardous and Nuclear Waste Control Act
Philippine Clean Water Act
Deals with preserving the natural environment on farmlands
Water Pollution Control
Pollution Control Law
Food Security Act
Philippine Clean Water Act
An act providing for an ecological solid waste management program, creating the necessary institutional mechanisms and incentives
Water Pollution Control
Pollution Control Law
Solid Waste Management Act
Philippine Clean Water Act
Which of the following best describes the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species?
Ensure that international trade in specimens of wild animals and plants does not threated their survival
Widespread information dissemination about the endangered status of prominent species
conserve terrestrial, marine and avian migratory species throughout their range
Principles influencing environmental laws
Environmentalism
Ecology
Conservation
Corporate Interest
The persons authorized to possess or use chain saw under the Chain Saw Act are as follows:
an industrial farmer
an orchard and fruit tree farmer
a licensed wood processor
anyone with chainsaw regardless of possession of permit
International Legislation are implemented through. . .
Signatory states comply with the law themselves for the benefit of their own citizens
signatory states enacting legislation with which its citizens comply
signatory states establish a legal order for the seas and oceans
signatory states sets targets for reducing production and consumption of ozone depleting substances
Areas of concern in Environmental Laws include. .
Agriculture
Technology
Global climate change
Biodiversity and species protection
Which of the following statements best describe the Solid Waste Management Act of 2001?
There is a segregation and collection of solid waste conducted at the barangay level
Solid waste are specifically for biodegradable, compostable, and reusable waste
The collection of non-recyclable materials and special waste are the responsibility of junk shops
Also called the R.A 9008
Which of the statements best describe a Soft law
non-binding
no real means of forcing state compliance
consist of statements, resolutions, and declarations
includes treaties and statutes, protocols and other express written agreements or obligation between states
