CIPS L4M8 Exam - Topic 4 Question 69 Discussion

Actual exam question for CIPS's L4M8 exam

Question #: 69
Topic #: 4

Describe three ways in which a supplier could improve the effect its company has on the environ-ment.

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Responsible and ethical sourcing promotes working with suppliers who want to have a positive effect on the environment or at least minimize the damage they cause. Suppliers can make effort to reduce their impact on the planet through reducing the pollution, taking steps to recycle or reuse products can improve on supplier's impact on the environment, also supplier can consider sustainability as another environmental factor. Suppliers with strong values on ethics will have a programme to return anything taken from nature in the form of replanting or replacing.

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Goldie

15 days ago

Really? Do suppliers actually do this?

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Irving

20 days ago

Totally agree, recycling is a must!

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Dion

26 days ago

Responsible sourcing is key!

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Candra

1 month ago

Replanting is a great idea, but how often do they actually do it?

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Mari

1 month ago

Yes! Sustainability should be a priority for all!

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Orville

1 month ago

Really? Do suppliers actually care about this?

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Buck

2 months ago

Totally agree, recycling is a must!

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Melvin

2 months ago

Responsible sourcing is key!

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Delmy

2 months ago

I recall something about suppliers needing to reduce pollution, but I can't quite remember the third point. Was it about community engagement or something like that?

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Lynna

2 months ago

Recycling and reusing materials definitely came up in our practice questions. I just hope I can articulate that clearly in the exam.

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Monroe

2 months ago

I think one way is through sustainable sourcing, but I might confuse it with ethical sourcing. They seem similar, right?

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Chaya

2 months ago

I remember studying how suppliers can implement eco-friendly practices, but I'm not sure if I can list three specific ways.

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