SG 7 Social and Ethical Environment of Business D Problems

Count the number of yes answers.
If your total score is 16–20, you are very alert to your environment. If your total score is 12–15, you are fairly alert to your environment. If your total score is 8–11, you are somewhat alert to your environment If your total score is 0–7, you are not alert to your environment.
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  1. Does your home or apartment have storm windows?
    Yes
    No


  1. Do your doors and windows have weather stripping or caulking?
    Yes
    No


  1. Is the thermostat lowered to 65 degrees or less when you go to bed?
    Yes
    No


  1. Do you turn off unnecessary lights when they are not being used?
    Yes
    No


  1. Is the thermostat in your home set no higher than 68 or 70 degrees when someone is there during the day?
    Yes
    No


  1. Do you turn the water off while you brush your teeth?
    Yes
    No


  1. Do you drink a glass of water immediately without running the water awhile first?
    Yes
    No


  1. Are you aware that less water is used in a quick shower than in a bath?
    Yes
    No


  1. Are you aware that a self-defrosting refrigerator costs 25 percent more to operate?
    Yes
    No


  1. Is there usually someone watching your television set while it is on?
    Yes
    No


  1. Do you place plastic containers, tins, newspapers, and magazines in recycling containers instead of throwing them in the garbage?
    Yes
    No


  1. Do you use a regular blanket rather than an electric blanket?
    Yes
    No


  1. Is your family car (or cars) regularly maintained?
    Yes
    No


  1. Do you use sand rather than salt on icy roads, driveways, or sidewalks?
    Yes
    No


  1. When you take out fast food, do you regularly put the waste packaging such as wrappers and paper cups in waste containers?
    Yes
    No


  1. Do you compost leaves, grass clippings, and kitchen vegetable waste?
    Yes
    No


  1. When you buy your first car (or next car), will it be an economy car?
    Yes
    No


  1. Are you upset when you see litter, such as bottles, cans, and paper, strewn about in your community?
    Yes
    No


  1. Do you discourage excessive purchase of food, clothes, and other items that you do not need?
    Yes
    No


  1. Do you, or would you, carpool to work?
    Yes
    No





Ms. Murkeldove
Business Educator
Polytechnic High School
Fort Worth, TX