Sustainability and Environmental Impact

Sustainability and Environmental Impact

Assessment

Interactive Video

Business, Science, Moral Science

10th Grade - University

Hard

Created by

Jackson Turner

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The video discusses the role of business and industry in addressing climate change, highlighting the transformation of Interface, a carpet company, towards sustainability. The speaker emphasizes the need for businesses to lead the way in reducing environmental impact by adopting renewable practices and technologies. Interface's Mission Zero aims for zero environmental footprint by 2020, demonstrating that sustainability can be profitable. The video concludes with a call to action for businesses to prioritize the future of the planet and future generations.

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is identified as the biggest culprit in the decline of the biosphere?

Individual consumption

Business and industry

Government policies

Natural disasters

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What book influenced the speaker to change his perspective on sustainability?

An Inconvenient Truth

The Ecology of Commerce

The Omnivore's Dilemma

Silent Spring

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the speaker's initial reaction to being labeled a 'plunderer of the Earth'?

He retired from his position

He challenged his company to lead in sustainability

He ignored the criticism

He denied the accusation

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the revised environmental impact equation proposed by the speaker?

I = P * A * T

I = P * A / T

I = P + A + T

I = P / A * T

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the new industrial revolution proposed by the speaker?

Waste-free

Benign

Extractive

Cyclical

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

By what percentage did Interface reduce its net greenhouse gas emissions?

50%

60%

82%

90%

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the target year set by Interface to achieve zero environmental impact?

2050

2020

2030

2025

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