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Managing for Sustainability:

a. What are the appropriate civil and criminal penalties for companies that violate environmental laws? What types of guidelines exist for sentencing environmental wrongdoers?

b. Briefly describe acid rain. Do you think a command-and-control or market-based regulatory approach would work better to reduce acid rain emissions, and why?

c. Commercial buildings and industrial facilities account for a major share of a company's environmental impact. Identify one business that has implemented green building standards and describe the advantages they have gained from their efforts.

d. Cost-benefit analysis seeks to weigh the relative costs and benefits of various alternatives, to see which one gives the "best value." Of the various areas of environmental protection discussed in this chapter (air, water, and land), which one do you think has been the best value? Which has been the worst value? On what basis do you think so?  

e. Do you think businesses should voluntarily undertake environmental efforts, beyond those required by law? Why or why not?  

f. Describe the sustainability management practices of a business firm with which you are familiar. Which stage of the corporate environmental responsibility model best fits this firm, and why? Looking again at this same firm, what steps might its managers take to improve its environmental performance? In answering this question, consider the various elements of effective environmental management.

g. Discuss the following statement: "Effective sustainability management makes firms more competitive."