1. Sustainability When an organization has a strong corporate social responsibility (CSR) orientation, which is it likely to see as a primary outcome?

A) Increased profitability for its shareholders
B) Retention of existing customers and referral of new customers
C) Proactive and ongoing interaction with all stakeholders
D) Greater employee productivity and performance



2. How do the three spheres of sustainability support an effective corporate social responsibility (CSR) program?

A) By offering an all-encompassing view of how an organization should function
B) By incorporating a blend of local, regional, and global perspectives
C) By limiting the measures of success to financial, earth, air, and water
D) By allowing an organization to better focus on the community in which it operates



3. Which best illustrates the principle of sustainability in the workplace?

A) Changes to a headquarters location are weighed against the effects on stakeholders.
B) Global HR policies are reviewed to make sure they comply with local laws and regulations.
C) Competitive business practices are aligned with local norms in each operating region.
D) The organization implements a flat structure, with few layers of decision-making authority.



4. How are local cluster developments used in corporate social responsibility?

A) To create a sustainability sweet spot
B) To broaden the range of stakeholders
C) To move up the sustainability maturity curve
D) To create shared value



5. Which change might a corporation make in the way it does business to create a sustainability sweet spot?

A) Reducing how much of its processes are automated in order to employ more local workers
B) Redesigning products so that components are made locally from recycled materials, thereby reducing production costs
C) Altering its production facilities to use renewable energy sources (wind, solar) despite the increase in costs
D) Switching supply chain vendors to those whose more socially responsible practices slow down the delivery cycle



6. For an organization to be considered sustainable, what areas of practice are examined?

A) Environmental, social, ethics
B) People, profits, environment
C) Environmental, economic, social
D) Social, ethics, economics



7. What is the relationship between corporate social responsibility (CSR) and sustainability?

A) Sustainability focuses externally while CSR focuses internally.
B) CSR encompasses sustainability.
C) Sustainability has completely replaced CSR.
D) CSR focuses on social concerns; sustainability focuses on environmental concerns.



8. Which change might a corporation make in the way it does business to create a sustainability sweet spot?

A) Redesigning products so that components are made locally from recycled materials, thereby reducing production costs
B) Altering its production facilities to use renewable energy sources (wind, solar) despite the increase in costs
C) Reducing how much of its processes are automated in order to employ more local workers
D) Switching supply chain vendors to those whose more socially responsible practices slow down the delivery cycle



9. When an organization has a strong corporate social responsibility (CSR) orientation, which is it likely to see as a primary outcome?

A) Greater employee productivity and performance
B) Retention of existing customers and referral of new customers
C) Increased profitability for its shareholders
D) Proactive and ongoing interaction with all stakeholders



10. How do the three spheres of sustainability support an effective corporate social responsibility (CSR) program?

A) By allowing an organization to better focus on the community in which it operates
B) By limiting the measures of success to financial, earth, air, and water
C) By incorporating a blend of local, regional, and global perspectives
D) By offering an all-encompassing view of how an organization should function