Based on the Author's Take on E-Waste Management, a Manager

question 33

Multiple Choice

Based on the author's take on e-waste management, a manager would do well to learn that:

• A) dealing with e-waste at home can be ten times cheaper than sending it abroad.
• B) disposal and recycling partners must be audited with the same vigor as suppliers and other partners.
• C) environmentalists target only the big firms as they can afford to compensate for any environmental damage wrought by their practices.
• D) it is simple enough for firms to monitor and track e-waste management through international agencies such as Fair Factories Clearinghouse.
• E) appointing environmentalists like Al Gore to the firm's board of directors helps avoid legal action and brand tarnishing due to bad e-waste management practices.

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