Sustainability Quiz

What analogy is used to explain sustainability in the text?

• Using a phone or tablet

• Using a computer

• Taking care of a pet

• Building a house

What does sustainability mean?

• Ignoring the needs of current generations

• Using forests and wildlife to generate profit

• Living in a way that doesn't harm the planet for future generations

• Using up all the Earth's resources quickly

How can individuals contribute to sustainability?

• Buying food products with wrapping to prevent infections

• Recycling and reducing water and electricity usage

• Using single-use plastic bags and bottles

• Having a bath instead of a shower

What role do governments play in sustainability?

• Encouraging unsustainable practices

• Investing in renewable energy sources

• Promoting deforestation

• Giving tax breaks to oil and gas companies

How can businesses contribute to sustainability?

• Ignoring eco-friendly practices

• Designing products that are not recyclable

• Investing in clean energy and reducing waste

• Buying cheap raw materials to be able to sell products for less

What are some causes of unsustainability?

• Using renewable energy sources

• Preventing poverty and inequalities

• Creating manmade substances that nature can't break down

• Promoting reforestation

What is sustainable development about?

• Meeting the needs of people today without considering future generations

• Constructing buildings with strong foundations

• Avoiding global challenges like poverty and climate change

• Ensuring future generations can meet their own needs

What are the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) focused on?

• Ensuring access to clean water and affordable clean energy

• Improving life on land and but not life below water

• Promoting gender inequality

• Ending poverty and hunger

Why is being sustainable important for businesses?

• Because goods that are produced sustainably are cheaper

• To attract environmentally conscious customers

• To ignore the needs of current generations

• To deplete all the Earth's resources quickly

What is the ultimate goal of sustainability?

• To degrade the planet for future generations

• To create global challenges like poverty and climate change

• To make it impossible for future generations to meet their needs

• To ensure a sustainable future for everyone