In this final activity you will review your understanding of sustainable innovations in enterprises. You will do so by completing an interactive quiz and reflecting on how the knowledge you have gained from the course can be applied to your future practice.
Allow about 30 minutes
1. A sustainable enterprise must develop and adhere to a compliance standard on its road to achieving sustainability. Which of the following are key elements of a typical compliance programme?
The correct answers are managing risk, preventing corporate loss and ensuring systems are in place that would reduce any penalties incurred in civil or criminal judgements.
2. Openness to experience is the personality trait that refers to the tendency to be:
The correct answer is intellectually curious. Refer to Section 1.4 for a discussion on different types of personality traits.
3. Conscientiousness is the personality trait that refers to the tendency to be:
The correct answer is organised. Refer to Section 1.4 for a discussion on different types of personality traits.
4. Which of the following is a dimension of sustainability that is not studied in this course?
The correct answer is occupational sustainability.
5. Which of the following frameworks provide the most comprehensive measure of the societal impacts of a sustainable enterprise?
The correct answer is triple bottom line. During this course, you have studied societal impacts as including a range of effects that an activity can have on society (illustrated in Section 2.1 through the sustainable development goals). Triple bottom line appears to be the most comprehensive as it incorporates all the other measures (economic or financial impact, environmental impact and social impact). A life cycle assessment focuses on environmental impacts, and typically does not consider social or economic impacts. Social performance scorecard focuses on social impacts while cash flow statement focuses on financial performance.
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