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CIPS L3M5 Socially Responsible Procurement Exam Practice Test

Demo: 27 questions
Total 90 questions

Socially Responsible Procurement Questions and Answers

Question 1

The letters ‘ETI’ stand for:

Options:

A.

Ethical Trade Initiative

B.

Environmental Trading Initiative

C.

Ethical Trust Initiative

D.

Ethical Trading Initiative

Question 2

In 2013, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change reported that it is highly likely that human influence has been the dominant cause of global warming since the 1950’s. What was their level of certainty?

Options:

A.

95%+

B.

50%

C.

60%

D.

75%

Question 3

‘In the context of CSR, companies should have a XXX diverse workforce. It is argued that a XXX diverse workforce contributes to economic growth, since companies can benefit from the range of different perspectives, skills, experience and knowledge of individuals from diverse backgrounds’. Which kind of diversity is being referred to at XXX?

Options:

A.

Economically

B.

Supplier

C.

Culturally

D.

Socially

Question 4

Select all of the methods shown which would contribute to improved on-road environmental effi-ciency of commercial vehicles.

Options:

A.

Battery power instead of internal combustion engine use.

B.

Improved vehicles routing using, for example, better GPS technology, vehicle routing systems, enhanced levels of information technology across supply chains

C.

Increased use of out-of hours transportation and deliveries, when roads are quieter, and therefore pose fewer delays

D.

Greater use of local and environmentally-friendly suppliers.

E.

Improved driving quality, using electronic measurement and feedback technology for drivers.

Question 5

Which of the following would logically and normally be factors in selecting the location of a new warehouse?

Options:

A.

Access to rail / road networks

B.

Interest rates

C.

Local wage rates

D.

Proximity to customers / suppliers

Question 6

Diversity is a driver of …’

Options:

A.

Innovation

B.

Chaos

C.

Conflict

D.

Regulation

Question 7

Which of the following are likely to be significant contributors to environmental damage caused by warehouses?

Options:

A.

The location of the warehouse itself

B.

The use of warehouse handling equipment, for example, forklift trucks

C.

Energy consumed by the warehouse building itself

D.

Legislation related to health and safety of employees working in and around the ware-house

Question 8

What has been defined as: ‘a process whereby organisations meet their needs for goods, services, works and utilities in a way that achieves value for money on a whole life basis in terms of generating benefits not only to the organisation, but also to society and the economy, whilst minimising damage to the environment’

Options:

A.

Corporate social responsibility

B.

Sustainable procurement

C.

Socially responsible logistics

D.

Sustainability

Question 9

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.

Options:

A.

Noise pollution

B.

Accidents

C.

Visual intrusion

D.

Land take

Question 10

An Environmental Impact Assessment does not necessarily include cumulative effects or impacts.

True or false?

Options:

A.

True

B.

False

Question 11

XXX are side effects of an activity which affect other people. They can be either positive or nega-tive. Negative XXX include activities by organisations that cause environmental damage, for exam-ple, emission of harmful gases from vehicles, or dumping of chemical waste into the sea. The cost of remedying, where remedies are undertaken, does not fall on the original polluter, but rest with socie-ty at large. What word replaces XXX?

Options:

A.

Externalities

B.

Penalties

C.

Superficialities

D.

Internalisations

Question 12

Which is the ISO standard for Sustainable Procurement?

Options:

A.

ISO 9001

B.

ISO 20400

C.

ISO 14001

D.

SA 8000

Question 13

‘XXX occurs when productive land is made economically unproductive, for example by large scale deforestation. XXX is caused largely by pressures for subsistence food production, growing com-mercial crops, and meat production in arid and semi-arid areas’

Options:

A.

Greenhouse gas

B.

Energy consumption

C.

Species extinction

D.

Desertification

Question 14

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.’

Options:

A.

Emissions

B.

Species

C.

Energy

D.

Food

Question 15

Which of the following should be given consideration as part of a ‘whole life approach’ to sustaina-ble procurement decisions? Select all that apply.

Options:

A.

Manufacturing methods

B.

Product design

C.

Re-use and recycling options

D.

End of life disposal

Question 16

Issues of social responsibility can be challenging for organisations operating internationally. The Profex textbook for this subject discusses seven key underlying principles of social responsibility. One of these principles is ‘international norms of XXX’ referring to situations where the law of a country does not provide for adequate environmental or social safeguards. ‘An organisation should as a minimum try to respect international norms of XXX.’ What is the correct word to replace XXX?

Options:

A.

Profitability

B.

Decency

C.

Behaviour

D.

Procurement

Question 17

Which is the greatest source overall of noise pollution in the developed world?

Options:

A.

Military activity

B.

Transport

C.

Large crowds at concerts or sporting events

D.

Music

Question 18

Select all of the following which would pose a health and safety risk within a warehouse environ-ment.

Options:

A.

Manual handling

B.

Proximity to moving vehicles

C.

Working at height

D.

Slip and trip hazards

Question 19

OECD has written about the concept of a 'pyramid of CSR responsibilities'.

‘Being a good corporate citizen’ is described as being at the highest level of the pyramid, and falls within which of the following sets of responsibilities?

In other words, which of these options shown, is at the highest level of the CSR pyramid?

Options:

A.

Discretionary responsibilities

B.

Legal responsibilities

C.

Ethical responsibilities

D.

Economic responsibilities

Question 20

‘ISO’ stands for:

Options:

A.

International Supply Chain Office

B.

International Suppliers’ Organization

C.

International Sustainability Organisation

D.

International Organisation for Standardization

Question 21

‘In principle, CIPS is against the use of XXX labour and believes its long-term elimination is ulti-mately in the best interests of XXX. However, the elimination XXX labour must always be taken in a manner consistent with the best interests of the XXX concerned’. Which word(s) is / are missing here?

Options:

A.

Prisoner / prisoners

B.

Low-paid (workers)

C.

Slave / slaves

D.

Child / children

Question 22

Which part of the world suffered huge wildfires in 2018 as a result of a Pacific Gas and Electric power line being struck by a falling tree, resulting in the power company having to settle very large compensation claims?

Options:

A.

California

B.

China

C.

Alaska

D.

Indonesia

Question 23

Which colour is commonly associated with anything seen to be environmentally-friendly?

Options:

A.

Pink

B.

Green

C.

Brown

D.

Yellow

Question 24

What proportion of energy consumption is accounted for by transport, as opposed to manufacturing and residential, according to the International Energy Authority?

Options:

A.

17%

B.

25%

C.

53%

D.

34%

Question 25

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?

Options:

A.

Privileged and / or majority

B.

Fringe and / or green

C.

Disadvantaged and / or minority

D.

Foreign and / or international

Question 26

The Brundtland Commission, which studied and made recommendations about sustainability was sponsored by the:

Options:

A.

CIPS

B.

UN

C.

CIA

D.

ILO

Question 27

Which one of the following is typically insufficiently exploited in unskilled storage layout and de-sign?

Options:

A.

Height

B.

Breadth

C.

Colour

Demo: 27 questions
Total 90 questions