The acronym, ‘EIA’ represents:
An approach to storage whereby items will be placed anywhere where there is free space, reducing the overall volume of space required in the warehouse.
The letters ‘ETI’ stand for:
The principle that organisations responsible for creating pollution should be made financially liable for remedial action, is called:
Which of the following would logically and normally be factors in the design and layout of a new warehouse?
Avoidance of the depletion of natural resources in order to maintain an ecological balance’ is a def-inition of:
What has been defined as: ‘a process whereby organisations meet their needs for goods, services, works and utilities in a way that achieves value for money on a whole life basis in terms of generating benefits not only to the organisation, but also to society and the economy, whilst minimising damage to the environment’
‘Profit, planet, people’ is also known as the:
What is the chemical formula for 'water vapour'?
The global distribution company, DHL, is quoted in one of the textbooks for this subject, as saying that they ‘wish our planet to remain habitable for generations to come’, and that they hope to achieve zero emissions by which year?
Which colour is commonly associated with anything seen to be environmentally-friendly?
One international body has published Guidelines for Multinational Companies about how they should seek to operate in a socially responsible way, including accepting their responsibilities in re-gard to the environment. Which organisation published this document?
ISO 26000 is the international standard for:
‘Environmental issues are just a part of CSR’. True or false?
What do the letters ‘GHG’ stand for?
Choose two which are from the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDG’s):
UNFCCC negotiations led to which protocol in 1997, on the subject of climate change and the re-duction of emissions globally?
Thinking of the XXX Sustainability Index, what does the ‘XXX’ represent?
The Brundtland Commission, which studied and made recommendations about sustainability was sponsored by the:
Choose two which are from the ‘three pillars of sustainability’:
One organisation has published a guide, as part of its Knowledge Summary series, which sets out requirements for ethical behaviour from suppliers. The guide is entitled ‘Ethical business practices in purchasing and supply’. Which organisation published the guide?
‘Some food items, such as XXX, might get damaged by vibrations from a truck’.
Diversity is a driver of …’
What proportion of transport energy consumption is accounted for by road transport, as opposed to rail, air and sea, according to the International Energy Authority?
‘Hiring XXX labour is one aspect of acting as a good corporate citizen, because employing XXX people helps to create a successful XXX community’. To be a good corporate citizen, which word fits best to replace XXX?
OECD has written about the concept of a 'pyramid of CSR responsibilities'.
‘Being a good corporate citizen’ is described as being at the highest level of the pyramid, and falls within which of the following sets of responsibilities?
In other words, which of these options shown, is at the highest level of the CSR pyramid?
Which one of the following does not require Environmental Impact Assessment under UK legisla-tion?