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?
Some sources of XXX are a vanishing resource, some pollute the environment or produce toxic waste. The challenge of producing sufficient ‘clean’ XXX has led in recent years to developing re-newable XXX sources.’
An Environmental Impact Assessment does not necessarily include cumulative effects or impacts.
True or false?
Which of the following are likely to be significant contributors to environmental damage caused by warehouses?
According to the World Health Organisation, which of the following does noise pollution contrib-ute towards?
Select all that apply.
‘XXX YYY is the process of returning goods from customers. Perhaps because the wrong items were delivered, or because the customer does not want them.’ Choose one of the following to re-place XXX YYY.
Which organisation was established in 1992 as a forum for international action on climate change?
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?
‘A concept whereby companies integrate social and environmental concerns in their business opera-tions and in their interaction with their stakeholders on a voluntary basis’. What is the European Commission defining here?
Which of the following is not one of the 3 R’s of environmental sustainability?
Is the QUESTION NO: of paying at least minimum wage a valid QUESTION NO: to pose to potential suppliers as part of a socially responsible procurement policy?
Choose the most appropriate answer.
Learning Outcome 2.2 of your course syllabus (for both L3M5 and L3M6) is 'Explain the environ-mental impact of transportation and storage'.
Which of the following are included as assessment criteria under that heading? Select all that apply.
One of the learning outcomes (also called ‘assessment criteria’ or ‘indicative content’) for this course is ‘Defining organisational value for money to include social outcomes – such as the use of local labour and participation of XXX and / or YYY groups’. Replace XXX and YYY with which words?
As the Earth’s atmosphere warms, greenhouse gases (GHGs) prevent escape of the heat from the Earth. The heat is absorbed primarily by the Earth’s:
Which is the greatest source overall of noise pollution in the developed world?
CIPS has created a list of the ten most common CSR issues in supply chains. Which one of the fol-lowing is not on that list?
Which of the following would logically and normally be factors in the design and layout of a new warehouse?