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CIPS L3M5 Exam
Socially Responsible Procurement (Page 2 )

Updated On: 1-Feb-2026
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Thinking of the XXX Sustainability Index, what does the `XXX' represent?

  1. CIPS
  2. Corporate
  3. Costed
  4. Climate

Answer(s): A

Explanation:

The answer is 'CIPS'.
For a fee, CIPS will measure the extent of your organisation's commitment to the 3 P's.



Herman E Daly, an ecological economist, wrote that `there is something fundamentally wrong in treating XXXX as if it were a business in liquidation'.
What is XXXX?

  1. The local environment
  2. CIPS
  3. The supply chain
  4. The Earth

Answer(s): D

Explanation:

The correct answer is 'The Earth'.

In other words, we should stop plundering the Earth's resources carelessly.



One organisation has published a guide, as part of its Knowledge Summary series, which sets out requirements for ethical behaviour from suppliers. The guide is entitled `Ethical business practices in purchasing and supply'.
Which organisation published the guide?

  1. CIPS
  2. OECD
  3. CILT
  4. ISO

Answer(s): B

Explanation:

The Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply published this guide.



What is being described here: `supply chain management practices and strategies that reduce the environment and energy footprint of freight distribution'?

  1. Green warehousing
  2. Green logistics
  3. Green procurement
  4. Green marketing

Answer(s): B

Explanation:

Freight distribution gives us the clue that the correct answer is 'green logistics'.



As the Earth's atmosphere warms, greenhouse gases (GHGs) prevent escape of the heat from the Earth. The heat is absorbed primarily by the Earth's:

  1. Forests
  2. Oceans
  3. Glaciers
  4. Mountains

Answer(s): B

Explanation:

The Earth's oceans absorb most of the heat which is retained.



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