Bmit/Envs 213: Business And Sustainable Development Question Paper
Bmit/Envs 213: Business And Sustainable Development
Course:Business And Sustainable Development
Institution: Kabarak University question papers
Exam Year:2010
KABARAK UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS
2009/2010 ACADEMIC YEAR
FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF BUSINESS
MANAGEMENT AND INFORMATIION
TECHNOLOGY
COURSE CODE: BMIT/ENVS 213
COURSE TITLE: BUSINESS ANDSUSTAINABLE
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Answer QUESTION ONE AND ANY OTHER THREE questions.
QUESTION 1
a) Explain four ways through which policy makers in Kenya can ensure sustainable
development. (10 marks)
b) How can environmental damages be measured directly? (5 marks)
QUESTION 2
Suppose you are a consultant of a manufacturing firm, what are
a) The possibilities for environmental accounting and information systems you can suggest
to ensure sustainability? (10 marks)
b) The main approaches of environmental accounting reporting that should be adopted?
(5 marks)
QUESTION 3
Discuss
a) The formal procedure of the environmental life-cycle analysis. (5 marks)
b) Reasons for failure of the market system. (10 marks)
QUESTION 4
Explain
a) Factors that impede the growth of Kenyan economy. (8 marks)
b) Why a business involved in legal hunting of wild butterflies may be sustainable?
(7 marks)
QUESTION 5
Suppose you are a consultant of a firm involved in the production of a petroleum products,
what advice would you offer the firm on:
a) Steps that the firm can take to incorporate the environment into its strategic planning;
(6 marks)
b) Principles of a good regulatory design that can promote innovation and competitiveness?
(9 marks)
QUESTION 6
Explain
a) The non-market environmental factors that led to the closure of Pan-African Paper Mills.
(8 marks)
b) Using relevant examples, seven ways that the management can employ to reduce the
impact of the non-market environment. (7 marks)
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