Exam 11: Environmental Management

The United States,with just 5 percent of the world's population,accounts for __________ of worldwide carbon dioxide emissions,the greatest contributor to greenhouse gas.

LEED certification involves four levels of assessment related to categories including sustainable sites,water efficiency,energy and atmosphere,_____________,indoor environmental quality,innovation in design,and regional priority.

An international multi-stakeholder coalition providing general guidelines for sustainability reporting that allow for some environmental performance comparisons between organizations is known as the ______________.

A concept employed by Walmart,among other organizations,involving recovering or recycling packaging materials at a rate equivalent to the amount of packaging used by products on the shelves is referred to as _____________,often measured by a "scorecard".

The federal agency charged with protecting human health and safeguarding the natural environment,which also offers compliance assistance websites for business,is known as the _______________.

The International Organization for Standardization (ISO),an NGO,has worked with industries,technical experts and other stakeholders to develop a(n)___________________ plan for achieving superior environmental performance.

The U.S.consumes a greater percentage of bio-fuels including hydro,geothermal and solar energy,than all other industrialized nations in the world.

The United States Green Building Council's _____________________ rating system provides eco-friendly measurement standards for certifying building construction and remodeling.

Identifying environmental risks in an organization involves exploring which of the following phases of the value chain?

The Obama administration's Economic Stimulus Act of 2009 included provisions supporting companies that are generating renewable energy sources,developing clean energy technologies,and creating jobs retrofitting homes to conserve energy.

Green buildings can signal organizational values,improve employee health,reduce energy costs and limit detrimental environmental impacts.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison's "Green Masters Program Checklist",which focuses onactions organizations can take to be more environmentally friendly,includes all but which of the following categories?

Changes in organizational operations that truly improve environmental performance never entail expensive start-up costs.

Population growth can be considered in terms of _____________ units of analysis,or groups of 350 million people living an American lifestyle.

Green business parks can be an effective tactic of reducing waste by encouraging occupants toward a cycle of waste from one organization serving as input for another.

A central theme of eco-friendliness,emphasizing the cyclical goals of environmentalism,is _______________.

Highlight at least ten of the "15 Simple Steps for Greening Your Lifestyle," a tool for individuals to implement in their own lifestyles.

Greenhouse gas emission is clearly associated with the level of ______________ in a given country.

The U.S.company long disparaged by community activists for poor environmental and social policies,now among the leading corporations to capitalize on the link between eco-friendliness and profits,is:

Organizations can purchase Cap and Trades which are equivalent to their carbon footprint as a way of reducing carbon waste on earth.