CIPS Socially Responsible Procurement L3M5 Exam Practice Test

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Question 1

UNFCCC negotiations led to which protocol in 1997, on the subject of climate change and the re-duction of emissions globally?



Answer : C

Kyoto, 1997.

Most recent global conference on this issue was in Glasgow, Scotland in 2022.

The other answers have no connection: 'The Fourth Protocol' is a novel by Frederick Forsyth.


Question 2

One international body has published Guidelines for Multinational Companies about how they should seek to operate in a socially responsible way, including accepting their responsibilities in re-gard to the environment. Which organisation published this document?



Answer : A

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development published this much-needed docu-ment.

You probably know what ISO is and what it's role is in relation to procurement. (?) Same for CIPS.

ECB is a facetious answer: English Cricket Board.


Question 3

Which of the following is not one of the 3 R's of environmental sustainability?



Answer : C

'Re-create' is a fiction for the purposes of this question.


Question 4

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



Answer : D

Sponsored by The United Nations.

The Brundtland Commission defined sustainable development as 'development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs'. (Source: Profex Publishing Ltd)


Question 5

'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'



Answer : D

Desertification is land becoming a desert - in the QUESTION NO :, one clue towards the best answer is the use of the terms 'arid' and 'semi-arid'. You can see this happening in sub-Saharan Africa, as well as Brazil where vast areas of trees are being felled annually.


Question 6

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



Answer : A, B, C, D

The correct answer is that all of these shown create hazards, which along with exposure to chemi-cals, gases and some forms of dust, must be guarded against. In most countries there is legislation which should be observed to promote safe working.

Warehouses and factories are highly hazardous places, and managers should ensure that stringent safety procedures are followed to the letter, in some cases, upon pain of dismissal for employees. For examples, vehicles and humans should be physically separated wherever possible, and items at height should be handled with utmost care.

(Yesterday I witnessed a crane manoeuvre (outside the UK) where an operative was standing di-rectly under a very heavy item, which had it fallen, would have instantly killed the operative. Such practices need to be trained out of people, irrespective of the cost.)

(L3M6)


Question 7

'Hiring XXX labour is one aspect of acting as a good corporate citizen, because employing XXX people helps to create a successful XXX community'. To be a good corporate citizen, which word fits best to replace XXX?



Answer : B

It is now recognised by many organisations that employing (and training if / as necessary) local peo-ple is not only humane but also helps the local economy, often keeping communities alive which might otherwise wither.


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