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CIPS Level 3 Advanced Certificate in Procurement and Supply Operations
L3M5
Socially Responsible Procurement Questions and Answers

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Questions # 21:

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

Options:

Battery power instead of internal combustion engine use.

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

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

Greater use of local and environmentally-friendly suppliers.

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

Answer

A, B, D, E

Explanation

All of these ideas shown would work, except buying from local and environmentally-friendly sup-pliers - that would reduce the environmental footprint overall, but the QUESTION NO: was specifically about on-road efficiency of commercial vehicles.

(L3M6)

Questions # 22:

Which of the following is not included within the concept of ‘ethical sourcing’?

Options:

Value for money is obtained through buying on the basis of lowest price

Products are produced, grown or mined in a sustainable way

Environmental and social impacts taken into account during procurement

Workers are kept safe and treated fairly

Answer

Explanation

'Value for money is obtained through buying on the basis of lowest price' would not be a necessary part of the concept of ethical sourcing. The other answers shown are all factors included within eth-ical sourcing.

Questions # 23:

What do the letters ‘GHG’ stand for?

Options:

Global Health Gauge

Green Hazard Gauge

Governmental Health Gauge

Greenhouse Gas

Answer

Explanation

GHG is an abbreviation for 'greenhouse gas'.

Greenhouse gases create a 'greenhouse effect' on the planet- ie warming it.

Other question on the subject of GHG appear in these tests.

Questions # 24:

According to the World Health Organisation, which of the following does noise pollution contrib-ute towards?

Select all that apply.

Options:

Loss of hearing

Heart disease

Learning difficulties in children

Sleep disturbance

Stress and psychiatric disorders

Answer

A, B, C, D, E

Explanation

According to the WHO, all of these ailments are exacerbated by noise pollution.

Noise pollution is thus a serious issue for health.

Questions # 25:

What is the chemical formula for nitrous oxide?

Options:

H2O

NaCl

N2O

Answer

Explanation

N2O - nitrous oxide - a greenhouse gas.

Questions # 26:

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:

Externalities

Penalties

Superficialities

Internalisations

Answer

Explanation

Externalities.

This appears to be an increasingly-important topic of news stories. For example, in the UK much has recently been made of allegations of water companies dumping untreated sewage into rivers. The reality of the extent to which this is happening is unclear to me.

See if you can think of other examples in your own area.

(L3M6)

Questions # 27:

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?