A Social Audit Refers to

question 155

Multiple Choice

A social audit refers to

• A) a systematic assessment of a firm's compliance to fair hiring practices and commitment to diversity.
• B) a companywide assessment of employees at all levels to determine the compliance to the organization's code of ethics.
• C) conducting business in a way that protects the natural environment while making economic progress.
• D) a systematic assessment of a firm's objectives, strategies, and performance in terms of social responsibility.
• E) the ability to understand one's own emotions and the emotions of people with whom one interacts on a daily basis.

Identify the sectors comprising an industrialized economy and the categorization of economic activities.

Describe the function and implications of off-exchange trading, including dark pools.

Understand the concept of liquidity risk premiums and how they affect securities pricing.

Understand the concept of pure interest rate and its application in real-world scenarios.

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Definitions:

Biosphere

The global sum of all ecosystems, including all living organisms and their relationships to each other and to their environments.

Groundwater

Water that occurs in the pores, fractures, and cavities in the subsurface.

Ocean Currents

Systems of surface and subsurface currents that circulate throughout the ocean, driven by factors such as wind, temperature, salinity, and the Earth's rotation.

Solar System

The collection of eight planets and their moons in orbit around the Sun, together with smaller bodies such as asteroids, meteoroids, and comets.