Environmental Management and Sustainability
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What is the main reason for environmental problems according to the text?

  • Climate change
  • Natural disasters
  • Human activities (correct)
  • Lack of international guidelines

What is the importance of integrating environmental management in all human activities?

  • To increase production
  • To rehabilitate what has been lost or destroyed
  • To prevent environmental problems (correct)
  • To reduce profits

What is the purpose of creating international, national, and local guidelines?

  • To increase environmental damage
  • To ignore environmental problems
  • To promote business practices
  • To guide us toward sustainability (correct)

What is the main objective of the role-playing activity in the text?

<p>To illustrate the impact of business practices on the environment (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the problem with the manufacturing company's operation in the sample scenario?

<p>No proper waste disposal system (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the consequence of the manufacturing company's operation on the community?

<p>Skin and eye irritation, and lung-related diseases (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a significant consequence of companies prioritizing profit maximization over environmental concerns?

<p>Health problems, disasters, and calamities (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary objective of an Environmental Management System (EMS)?

<p>To minimize environmental impacts (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Protecting the environment is an example of which of the following?

<p>Performing stewardship (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a crucial requirement for an Environmental Management System (EMS)?

<p>To adhere to existing national and local laws (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the consequence of Mrs. Gonzales' beach resort's improper waste disposal and excessive use of plastic materials?

<p>The local government fined the resort and obliged it to create an EMS (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of the government in ensuring an Environmental Management System (EMS) is effective?

<p>To enforce existing national and local laws (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the recommended solution to address the environmental concerns of the factory?

<p>Temporarily suspend the factory's operations and relocate to a less populated area (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary goal of a business according to the text?

<p>To gain profit (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is one of the benefits of having an effective environmental management system for businesses?

<p>Direct benefits to the business (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of conducting an environmental impact assessment?

<p>To assess the environmental impact of business operations (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is one of the skills that students should be able to demonstrate after completing this lesson?

<p>Identify the elements of management systems (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary focus of an environmental management system?

<p>Minimizing environmental harm (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers
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