CIPS L3M5 Socially Responsible Procurement Exam Practice Test

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Question 1

'CSR' is an abbreviation meaning:



Answer : D

Corporate Social Responsibility.

A very common concept nowadays.

The idea that organisations should accept some responsibility for what goes on around them, and not just focus on increasing profits.


Question 2

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 3

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



Answer : D

The answer is 34%, so around one-third of all energy use on the planet is used for transportation.

(Source: IEA, 2017 quoted by Profex Publishing Ltd)

So, say, a European firm sourcing products from, say, China, uses a large amount of energy just to get goods from manufacturer to market. Or a US retailer buying from a supplier across the country, using road transport, is soaking up a large amount of energy.

I read something yesterday (Feb 2022) which I thought was interesting. Imagine someone drives a modern large 4 x 4 'car'. It might weigh, say, 1,500 kilos. The driver might weigh 100 kilos, say. Most such vehicles on the road have no passengers - they are transporting the driver from A to B. Thus to take something weighing 100 kilos from A to B, sufficient energy to transport (1,500 + 100 kilos) must be used.

Compare this to the same person going from A to B on a bicycle, even an electric bicycle.


Question 4

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



Answer : B

The correct answer is 'green', which has become another term for 'environmentally friendly'. In some countries there are also, for example, Green political parties which campaign for environmentally-friendly policies.

This question is a bit of a free gift, frankly.


Question 5

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 6

The term 'the triple bottom line' was coined in which year?



Answer : C

1994.

The term was coined in that year by John Elkington in the UK.


Question 7

Avoidance of the depletion of natural resources in order to maintain an ecological balance' is a def-inition of:



Answer : C

Sustainability fits the bill: the other answers are related, but don't quite nail it.


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