ACCA Applied Knowledge · Business and Technology · Sustainable business practices
Which of the following is an example of a social impact, rather than an environmental impact, of a company's operations?
Fair pay and safe working conditions in the supply chain is a social impact because it affects people and communities. Emissions, use of non-renewable materials and packaging waste all affect the natural environment, so they are environmental impacts rather than social ones.
- AGreenhouse gas emissions from its delivery fleet
- BUse of non-renewable raw materials
- CFair pay and safe working conditions in its supply chainCorrect
- DVolume of packaging sent to landfill
Explanation
Pay and working conditions concern people and communities, so they are social impacts. Emissions, resource use and landfill waste are all environmental impacts on the natural environment.
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