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Complete exhaustion can prevent recovery and does not make use sustainable."}]},{"id":"5ccd567f-759d-4fa5-9fea-9c063aee48bc","cardType":"basic","points":1,"front":"Name three finite resources mentioned in the notes.","back":"North Sea oil and gas, metals in phone batteries, and sand used in glass.","mcqOptions":[{"text":"North Sea oil and gas, metals in phone batteries, and sand used in glass.","correct":true,"explanation":"These examples are finite because their natural supplies are limited and extraction uses up materials that cannot be replaced on a human timescale."},{"text":"Wind power, timber from managed forests, and fish from recovering stocks.","correct":false,"explanation":"These are renewable examples when managed responsibly. 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If demand remains, buyers compete for the material, pushing its market price upwards."},{"text":"As a material becomes harder to obtain, its price decreases.","correct":false,"explanation":"Scarcity generally makes buyers compete for a smaller supply, raising price rather than lowering it. A price decrease would usually encourage demand."},{"text":"As a material becomes harder to obtain, its price stays unchanged.","correct":false,"explanation":"A tighter supply commonly affects the market price, especially when demand continues. Scarcity normally causes the material's price to increase."},{"text":"As a material becomes harder to obtain, its quality increases.","correct":false,"explanation":"Difficulty of obtaining a material concerns availability and price, not an automatic improvement in quality. Scarcity normally increases its price."}]},{"id":"bd2a5846-4e22-4613-886b-8ee7e7129b61","cardType":"basic","points":2,"front":"Why might a firm design a scarce material out of its product?","back":"It reduces the firm's exposure to future material price rises.","mcqOptions":[{"text":"It reduces the firm's exposure to future material price rises.","correct":true,"explanation":"Replacing a scarce input reduces dependence on a supply that may shrink, helping the firm avoid or limit future increases in material costs."},{"text":"It guarantees the firm's exposure to future material price rises.","correct":false,"explanation":"Designing out the scarce material should reduce dependence on its price. It cannot guarantee or increase exposure to future price rises."},{"text":"It increases the firm's exposure to current wage cost rises.","correct":false,"explanation":"Changing product materials is intended to manage input scarcity and future material prices, not to increase exposure to employees' wage costs."},{"text":"It removes the firm's need to consider future customer demand.","correct":false,"explanation":"A material redesign may manage supply risk, but the firm still needs to understand future customer demand and produce what customers value."}]},{"id":"cec434c9-0134-49d0-b3c7-374128d1e62c","cardType":"basic","points":2,"front":"Why does unsustainable sourcing threaten a business's supply?","back":"The supplier may eventually have nothing available to sell, threatening the firm's future supply.","mcqOptions":[{"text":"The supplier may eventually have nothing available to sell, threatening the firm's future supply.","correct":true,"explanation":"Using a resource faster than it can recover can exhaust the supplier's stock, leaving the business unable to obtain the input it needs."},{"text":"The supplier may eventually have extra stock available to sell, guaranteeing the firm's future supply.","correct":false,"explanation":"Unsustainable sourcing depletes resources rather than guaranteeing extra stock. Exhaustion can leave the supplier unable to provide future deliveries."},{"text":"The supplier may eventually have lower wages available to pay, reducing the firm's future supply.","correct":false,"explanation":"Wages are not the direct supply threat described. The problem is that unsustainable resource use can exhaust the material available for sale."},{"text":"The supplier may eventually have more distant customers available to serve, protecting the firm's future supply.","correct":false,"explanation":"Additional customers could increase competition for a limited resource. They do not protect the firm's supply when unsustainable sourcing exhausts stock."}]},{"id":"34dea6c2-b027-41b9-bfd1-39bcede1edf1","cardType":"cloze","points":null,"front":"Timber and fish are renewable resources only if they are harvested [ ].","back":"Timber and fish are renewable resources only if they are harvested slowly enough.","mcqOptions":[{"text":"slowly enough","correct":true,"explanation":"Timber and fish regenerate only when harvesting allows their populations or stocks enough time to recover, so the resource remains available for future use."},{"text":"quickly enough","correct":false,"explanation":"Harvesting faster than timber or fish can regenerate depletes the stock. The correct condition is harvesting slowly enough for recovery."},{"text":"cheaply enough","correct":false,"explanation":"Low harvesting cost does not determine whether a biological resource regenerates. Sustainability depends on keeping harvesting slow enough for recovery."},{"text":"widely enough","correct":false,"explanation":"The geographical spread of harvesting does not guarantee regeneration. Timber and fish must be harvested slowly enough to allow stocks to recover."}]},{"id":"cd98c267-48fa-4554-baf9-d142c6d5cef8","cardType":"basic","points":1,"front":"What is a business's carbon footprint?","back":"It is the total greenhouse gas produced by a firm's activities, including electricity use and delivery miles.","mcqOptions":[{"text":"It is the total greenhouse gas produced by a firm's activities, including electricity use and delivery miles.","correct":true,"explanation":"A carbon footprint measures the greenhouse gas emissions associated with business activities, including energy consumption and transporting goods."},{"text":"It is the total profit produced by a firm's activities, including electricity sales and delivery miles.","correct":false,"explanation":"Profit measures financial performance, not environmental emissions. A carbon footprint records greenhouse gases produced by activities such as electricity use and deliveries."},{"text":"It is the total greenhouse gas removed by a firm's activities, excluding electricity use and delivery miles.","correct":false,"explanation":"A carbon footprint concerns emissions produced and can include electricity and delivery impacts. It is not limited to gases removed or emissions excluded."},{"text":"It is the total waste stored by a firm's activities, including packaging use and delivery miles.","correct":false,"explanation":"Waste is an environmental impact but is not the definition of a carbon footprint. The footprint measures greenhouse gas emissions from business activities."}]},{"id":"1212bc24-974e-4bd6-98a3-dc33ce34702e","cardType":"basic","points":2,"front":"How does burning fossil fuel contribute to global warming?","back":"Burning fossil fuels releases greenhouse gases that trap heat in the atmosphere.","mcqOptions":[{"text":"Burning fossil fuels releases greenhouse gases that trap heat in the atmosphere.","correct":true,"explanation":"Combustion releases gases such as carbon dioxide. These absorb and re-radiate heat, strengthening the greenhouse effect and contributing to global warming."},{"text":"Burning fossil fuels releases oxygen molecules that reflect heat into the atmosphere.","correct":false,"explanation":"Fossil fuel combustion consumes oxygen and releases greenhouse gases, especially carbon dioxide. Oxygen does not cause the heat-trapping effect described."},{"text":"Burning fossil fuels releases water droplets that permanently block sunlight from the atmosphere.","correct":false,"explanation":"Combustion can produce water vapour, but the key mechanism in this context is greenhouse gases trapping heat, not permanent sunlight blockage."},{"text":"Burning fossil fuels releases cooling particles that prevent heat from escaping the atmosphere.","correct":false,"explanation":"The relevant emissions are greenhouse gases, which trap heat. Cooling particles are not the standard explanation for fossil fuels causing global warming."}]},{"id":"9b59345c-2a52-4df4-80da-3bf0666e587c","cardType":"basic","points":2,"front":"How can extreme weather raise a business's costs?","back":"Floods can close warehouses and shops, while poor harvests can increase the price of ingredients such as wheat.","mcqOptions":[{"text":"Floods can close warehouses and shops, while poor harvests can increase the price of ingredients such as wheat.","correct":true,"explanation":"Extreme weather can damage or close business premises and reduce agricultural supply, causing disruption and increasing the cost of ingredients."},{"text":"Floods can improve warehouse access and shops, while poor harvests can decrease the price of ingredients such as wheat.","correct":false,"explanation":"Flooding usually disrupts access and operations, while poor harvests reduce supply and tend to raise ingredient prices rather than lower them."},{"text":"Floods can close warehouses and shops, while poor harvests can increase the availability of ingredients such as wheat.","correct":false,"explanation":"Flooding can cause closures, but poor harvests reduce availability. Lower supply is why ingredients such as wheat may become more expensive."},{"text":"Floods can lower insurance costs for warehouses and shops, while poor harvests can reduce the price of ingredients such as wheat.","correct":false,"explanation":"Extreme weather generally increases operational and insurance risks. Poor harvests also reduce supply, which can increase rather than reduce ingredient prices."}]},{"id":"87b6c858-14ed-4de1-8d5a-a2f3b3f31d47","cardType":"cloze","points":null,"front":"A business's carbon footprint includes emissions from its offices' [ ] and the delivery miles its goods travel.","back":"A business's carbon footprint includes emissions from its offices' electricity and the delivery miles its goods travel.","mcqOptions":[{"text":"electricity","correct":true,"explanation":"Office electricity use creates emissions when the energy is generated, so it forms part of the firm's carbon footprint alongside delivery activity."},{"text":"water","correct":false,"explanation":"Office water use can have environmental impacts, but the sentence and notes identify electricity emissions as the relevant example."},{"text":"staffing","correct":false,"explanation":"Staffing affects labour costs and operations, but it is not the office emission source named in this carbon-footprint example."},{"text":"advertising","correct":false,"explanation":"Advertising may consume resources indirectly, but it does not grammatically or conceptually complete this example of emissions from offices."}]},{"id":"3e354a99-2490-4b84-97e9-1d7b9307192d","cardType":"basic","points":2,"front":"Why can a business that ignores its carbon footprint face future disruption?","back":"It may face emissions charges and forced changes when petrol and diesel sales end.","mcqOptions":[{"text":"It may face emissions charges and forced changes when petrol and diesel sales end.","correct":true,"explanation":"Ignoring emissions can create future financial costs through charges and require rapid operational changes as petrol and diesel vehicles are phased out."},{"text":"It may face export subsidies and forced changes when petrol and diesel sales end.","correct":false,"explanation":"Emissions create potential charges, not automatic export subsidies. The business may also need to change operations when petrol and diesel sales end."},{"text":"It may face emissions rebates and no changes when petrol and diesel sales end.","correct":false,"explanation":"Ignoring emissions is unlikely to earn rebates, and ending petrol and diesel sales would require affected businesses to adapt their vehicles or logistics."},{"text":"It may face lower delivery costs and forced changes when electricity sales end.","correct":false,"explanation":"The future disruption concerns emissions charges and the end of petrol and diesel sales. Electricity sales are not the policy change described."}]},{"id":"cb2050e4-08ab-4f24-a843-adc8a42eaa58","cardType":"basic","points":3,"front":"Name three ways a business can act more sustainably.","back":"

Switch to renewable energy.
Redesign products to use fewer resources.
Choose suppliers that replace what they take.

","mcqOptions":[{"text":"

Switch to renewable energy.
Redesign products to use fewer resources.
Choose suppliers that replace what they take.

","correct":true,"explanation":"These actions reduce dependence on finite resources, lower environmental damage, and support resource regeneration across the business and its supply chain."},{"text":"

Switch to fossil-fuel energy.
Redesign products to use more resources.
Choose suppliers that never replace what they take.

","correct":false,"explanation":"These choices increase emissions and resource depletion. Sustainable action uses renewable energy, reduces resource use, and supports suppliers that replace extracted resources."},{"text":"

Switch to renewable energy.
Redesign products to use more packaging.
Choose suppliers that exhaust what they take.

","correct":false,"explanation":"Renewable energy is sustainable, but increasing packaging and exhausting supplies undermine sustainability. Products should use fewer resources and suppliers should replace what they take."},{"text":"

Switch to coal-powered energy.
Redesign products to use fewer resources.
Choose suppliers that replace what they take.

","correct":false,"explanation":"Reducing resources and choosing regenerative suppliers help sustainability, but coal-powered energy increases greenhouse gas emissions, so this is not the correct set."}]},{"id":"d9606ce1-c0e4-4fc3-a751-1adf47889b5f","cardType":"basic","points":2,"front":"How can a business reduce emissions from transporting goods?","back":"Electric delivery vans, fuller lorries, and suppliers closer to the factory.","mcqOptions":[{"text":"Electric delivery vans, fuller lorries, and suppliers closer to the factory.","correct":true,"explanation":"Electric vans reduce fossil fuel use, fuller lorries reduce journeys per item delivered, and nearby suppliers shorten transport distances and emissions."},{"text":"Diesel delivery vans, emptier lorries, and suppliers farther from the factory.","correct":false,"explanation":"Diesel, unused lorry capacity, and longer supplier journeys generally increase transport emissions. The sustainable choices are electric vehicles, fuller loads, and nearby suppliers."},{"text":"Electric delivery vans, more frequent lorry journeys, and suppliers farther from the factory.","correct":false,"explanation":"Electric vans can reduce emissions, but more journeys and longer supplier distances increase them. Transport efficiency also requires fuller lorries and closer suppliers."},{"text":"Petrol delivery vans, fuller lorries, and suppliers closer to the factory.","correct":false,"explanation":"Fuller lorries and nearby suppliers reduce distance-related emissions, but petrol vans still burn fossil fuel. The stated combination uses electric delivery vans."}]},{"id":"e33f1e2a-f11a-4f30-a6e8-bf387f65e654","cardType":"basic","points":2,"front":"How can a business design waste out of its products?","back":"Refill stations, repairable products, and take-back schemes keep materials in use rather than sending them to landfill.","mcqOptions":[{"text":"Refill stations, repairable products, and take-back schemes keep materials in use rather than sending them to landfill.","correct":true,"explanation":"These designs extend product and material lifetimes, reducing waste sent to landfill. Refill, repair and take-back systems support a circular approach by keeping resources in use for longer."},{"text":"Single-use packaging, disposable products, and larger containers increase material use rather than reducing waste.","correct":false,"explanation":"This approach encourages more waste and resource consumption, rather than designing waste out. Refill stations, repairable products and take-back schemes keep materials in use instead of sending them to landfill."},{"text":"Products with shorter lifespans, sealed components, and no return option maximise replacement sales rather than material reuse.","correct":false,"explanation":"Short lifespans and sealed products make repair and reuse harder, while no return option leaves materials to be discarded. Refill, repair and take-back schemes keep materials in use."},{"text":"More layers of packaging, non-recyclable materials, and planned replacement make disposal easier rather than preventing waste.","correct":false,"explanation":"Non-recyclable packaging and planned replacement increase disposal and landfill, so they do not design waste out. Refill stations, repairable products and take-back schemes preserve material use."}]},{"id":"35757a5d-b4a5-420a-8950-0184dd2ab63c","cardType":"cloze","points":null,"front":"Making a bottle thinner, a box smaller, or a component from recycled metal reduces resources consumed and the cost of [ ].","back":"Making a bottle thinner, a box smaller, or a component from recycled metal reduces resources consumed and the cost of every unit.","mcqOptions":[{"text":"every unit","correct":true,"explanation":"Using less material in each product reduces the resources required per item and lowers its unit cost. This can improve margins or allow the business to offer a more competitive price."},{"text":"every customer","correct":false,"explanation":"A smaller or recycled component directly reduces production resources per item, not the number of customers. The resulting saving is in the cost of every unit produced."},{"text":"every supplier","correct":false,"explanation":"Changing the product design may reduce the materials bought from suppliers, but it does not reduce the cost of every supplier. It reduces resources consumed and the cost of every unit."},{"text":"every delivery","correct":false,"explanation":"A lighter package might reduce transport costs per delivery, but the sentence focuses on material and production savings. The correct consequence is a lower cost for every unit."}]},{"id":"676e8427-f368-40a6-bf68-b876a7799de7","cardType":"basic","points":2,"front":"Why can sustainable investment reduce profit initially?","back":"The business pays the cost first, reducing profit in the purchase year, while savings or increased sales may arrive later.","mcqOptions":[{"text":"The business pays the cost first, reducing profit in the purchase year, while savings or increased sales may arrive later.","correct":true,"explanation":"Sustainable equipment or materials can require immediate spending, so costs rise before benefits are received. Later energy savings, efficiency gains or increased sales may then improve profit."},{"text":"The business receives all savings first, increasing profit in the purchase year, while the investment cost may arrive later.","correct":false,"explanation":"This reverses the usual timing of the trade-off: investment is normally paid upfront, reducing initial profit. Savings or extra sales may occur later and eventually offset that cost."},{"text":"The business pays the cost first, reducing sales in the purchase year, while the same investment always lowers future profit.","correct":false,"explanation":"The initial effect is mainly higher costs and lower profit, not necessarily lower sales. Sustainable investment may create later savings or sales growth, so it does not always reduce future profit."},{"text":"The business avoids the cost first, increasing profit in the purchase year, while sustainable savings are lost because customers pay less.","correct":false,"explanation":"Sustainable investment is not cost-free at the start, so avoiding the cost is the wrong assumption. The business pays initially, while future savings or increased sales may provide benefits."}]},{"id":"98604ad6-1473-4f5f-86fe-c0044c811a7e","cardType":"basic","points":2,"front":"How can customer attitudes affect the sustainability-profit trade-off?","back":"A premium brand's customers may accept a higher price, but price-focused shoppers may switch to a cheaper rival.","mcqOptions":[{"text":"A premium brand's customers may accept a higher price, but price-focused shoppers may switch to a cheaper rival.","correct":true,"explanation":"Customers who value ethical or sustainable products may tolerate higher prices, protecting sales and margins. Price-sensitive customers may reject the increase and move to a cheaper competitor."},{"text":"A premium brand's customers will always reject a higher price, while price-focused shoppers will pay more for sustainable products.","correct":false,"explanation":"This reverses the likely customer responses. Premium customers may value sustainability enough to accept a higher price, whereas price-focused shoppers are more likely to switch to a cheaper rival."},{"text":"A premium brand's customers and price-focused shoppers will both accept a higher price because sustainability benefits everyone equally.","correct":false,"explanation":"Customer attitudes are not uniform, and price-focused shoppers may prioritise affordability over sustainability. Premium customers may accept a higher price, but some other customers may switch to cheaper rivals."},{"text":"A premium brand's customers may switch to a cheaper rival, but price-focused shoppers may accept a higher price for stronger branding.","correct":false,"explanation":"The customer groups have been assigned the wrong likely reactions. Premium customers may accept a sustainability-related price increase, while price-focused shoppers may switch to a cheaper rival."}]},{"id":"b40edc45-8a19-45a9-b8ac-5a63efa65bd8","cardType":"cloze","points":null,"front":"A firm with reserves can fund sustainable changes and wait for the [ ], whereas a cash-short firm may be unable to invest.","back":"A firm with reserves can fund sustainable changes and wait for the future savings, whereas a cash-short firm may be unable to invest.","mcqOptions":[{"text":"future savings","correct":true,"explanation":"Financial reserves allow the firm to pay upfront costs and continue operating while benefits take time to arrive. Future savings can then repay the investment and improve profitability."},{"text":"immediate losses","correct":false,"explanation":"Reserves help a firm tolerate initial costs, but the reason to wait is for later benefits, not permanent losses. Sustainable changes may produce future savings after the initial investment."},{"text":"cheaper competitors","correct":false,"explanation":"A firm may need to respond to competitors, but reserves do not allow it to wait for competitors. They provide the ability to fund changes until future savings are achieved."},{"text":"lower customer demand","correct":false,"explanation":"Lower demand would generally make investment more difficult and would not be a benefit the firm waits for. Reserves allow the firm to fund changes while waiting for future savings."}]},{"id":"7857da5a-1f7d-404c-b040-9ad098e19757","cardType":"basic","points":2,"front":"When might sustainability improve profit rather than conflict with it?","back":"Using less energy, packaging, and fuel can reduce costs immediately, so sustainability and profit support each other.","mcqOptions":[{"text":"Using less energy, packaging, and fuel can reduce costs immediately, so sustainability and profit support each other.","correct":true,"explanation":"Reducing energy, packaging and fuel use cuts operating costs straight away. Because the environmental improvement also raises or protects profit, there is little or no trade-off in this situation."},{"text":"Using more energy, packaging, and fuel can raise costs immediately, so sustainability and profit support each other.","correct":false,"explanation":"Using more resources normally increases costs and harms environmental performance, so the aims conflict. Sustainability can support profit when the business uses less energy, packaging and fuel."},{"text":"Using less energy, packaging, and fuel always requires heavy investment first, so sustainability reduces profit permanently.","correct":false,"explanation":"Some efficiency measures may need investment, but resource reductions can also lower costs immediately. Sustainable activity does not permanently reduce profit when the savings outweigh or avoid costs."},{"text":"Using less energy, packaging, and fuel reduces sales immediately, so sustainability and profit cannot ever support each other.","correct":false,"explanation":"Lower resource use does not automatically reduce sales; it can cut operating costs and sometimes strengthen customer appeal. Therefore sustainability and profit can support each other in suitable circumstances."}]},{"id":"8df8daed-8083-4d6b-85a1-cebb29227e72","cardType":"cloze","points":null,"front":"The trade-off is strongest when a sustainable change requires [ ] before benefits appear.","back":"The trade-off is strongest when a sustainable change requires heavy investment before benefits appear.","mcqOptions":[{"text":"heavy investment","correct":true,"explanation":"A large upfront investment reduces profit before the environmental or financial benefits appear. The delay between spending and receiving savings makes the sustainability-profit trade-off more significant."},{"text":"minor investment","correct":false,"explanation":"A minor investment creates less initial financial pressure, so the trade-off is usually weaker. The strongest trade-off occurs when heavy investment is required before benefits appear."},{"text":"immediate savings","correct":false,"explanation":"Immediate savings reduce costs as soon as the change is made, allowing sustainability to support profit rather than creating a strong trade-off. The issue is heavy investment before benefits appear."},{"text":"higher demand","correct":false,"explanation":"Higher demand may increase revenue and profit, reducing the conflict between sustainability and profit. The trade-off is strongest when heavy investment is needed before benefits are received."}]},{"id":"46e6cd51-bd10-42a9-b580-0c2f8bb082c5","cardType":"basic","points":3,"front":"Analyse the trade-off between sustainability and profit for a business.","back":"

Short term: investment in solar panels, electric vans, or certified materials reduces profit.
Long term: lower costs or higher sales may increase profit.
Decision: the firm's timescale, cash position, and customers determine the outcome.

","mcqOptions":[{"text":"

Short term: investment in solar panels, electric vans, or certified materials reduces profit.
Long term: lower costs or higher sales may increase profit.
Decision: the firm's timescale, cash position, and customers determine the outcome.

","correct":true,"explanation":"Sustainable investment can reduce short-term profit because costs occur before benefits. Over time, lower operating costs or stronger sales may raise profit, but the result depends on finance, timing and customer response."},{"text":"

Short term: investment in solar panels, electric vans, or certified materials increases profit.
Long term: lower costs or higher sales may reduce profit.
Decision: the firm's timescale, cash position, and customers determine the outcome.

","correct":false,"explanation":"This reverses the usual timing: investment normally creates an immediate cost, reducing short-term profit. Over the long term, lower costs or higher sales may increase profit, depending on the firm's circumstances."},{"text":"

Short term: investment in solar panels, electric vans, or certified materials reduces profit.
Long term: higher costs or lower sales may increase profit.
Decision: the firm's timescale, cash position, and customers determine the outcome.

","correct":false,"explanation":"The long-term effect is incorrectly reversed. Sustainable changes may produce lower costs or higher sales, which can increase profit; higher costs or lower sales would instead worsen the outcome."},{"text":"

Short term: investment in solar panels, electric vans, or certified materials reduces profit.
Long term: lower costs or higher sales may increase profit.
Decision: the firm's size, location, and suppliers determine the outcome.

","correct":false,"explanation":"The decision factors listed are not the key trade-off criteria in this analysis. The firm's timescale, cash position and customers determine whether it can fund investment and benefit from savings or sales."}]}]}],"examCountdown":{"examDate":"2027-05-12","paperLabel":"Paper 1"},"heading":"2.2.3 Sustainability","title":"2.2.3 Sustainability Flashcards","topbar":{"backHref":"/gcse/business/aqa/flashcards"},"topicSidebar":"$L36"}]}],"topicId":"c6522868-2b09-423c-8f02-89afd81998f9","walled":"$L37"}],"$L38","$L39"]