TQ Sustainability

 

W h at is t h e o b jectiv e o f A c c e n t u r e ' s e - s t e w a r d s p r o g r a m ?

O

to

reduce

energy

consumption

at

A c c e n t u r e client s ite s

O

n e w a b le le r e so so u r c ce es t o c o n v e r t w a s t e p r o d u c t s in to r e ne

O

t o eliminate p a p e r u s a g e a t

t

esponsibly dispose o f

all A c c e n t u r e offices

u s e d el ect r o n i c h ar d w ar e

O ldon't know this yet.

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W h at is a n e xa m pl e o f n e w t e c h n o l o g y having a positive impact o n sustainability?

O setting

up

O mining

cryptocurrency using

a

separate d a t a

c e n t e r in

a

e a c h of

a

company's regional offices

s e rie s of linked computer

servers

O predicting a customer's future p u rch as es using artificial intelligence

O)using s m a r t

meters

t o track e n e r g y consumption

in h o m e s

O I don't know this yet.

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How d o e s t h e Accen tu r e

myNav

G r e e n C l o ud u d Advisor

integrate sustainability

w h e n t r an a n s it i t i on o n i ng n g c l ie ie n t d a t a c e n t e r s t o t h e c l o u d ?

O by tracking O

all e n e r g y consumption

d a t a c e n t e r s in

specified

lo c a tio n s

b y est i mat i n g c a r b o n e mis s ion r ed u ct i o n s an d sustainability i ndex improve me nts

O by recommending by tracking supply O

a t s ma ll-s c a le

virtual c olla bora tion t ool s t o r e d u c e overall b u s i n e s s travel

chain data to

onfirm that suppliers

ar e

using s us tainable

processes

l d o n ' t know this ye t.

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W h a t is

an

example o f

a

Scope T h r e e

a

ma n u fa c tu re d item

O cooking o n

a

barbecue a t home

O running a n

el ect r i c h e a t e r

car b o n emission?

O)p u rc h a s in g

O driving

a

gasoline-fueled vehicle

O ldon't know this yet.

S u bm bm i t a n ssw wer

 

A

major

healthcare

company

h a s r e d u c e d its d a t a c e n t e r c a r b o n

foot footpr prin intt by

m o r e t h a n 80%. W h a t a c t i o n h a s likely c o n t r i b u t e d t o this t h e m ost ?

shifting

from o n - s i t e d a t a c e n t e r s t o

the public cl o u d

O offering i n c e n t i v e s for e m p l o y e e s to bike o r walk t o work

O a d d i n g electric-powered

O building O

cars

a n d t r u c k s t o its f l e e t

in d iv id u a l d a t a c e n t e r s a t e a c h c l i e n t s i t e

l d o n t know this yet.

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W h a t is a r e c e n t t r e n d r e l a t i n g t o s u s t a i n a b i l i t y w o r l d w i d e ?

O

The

global temperature

O T h e cost

O N e t emissions

 

Idon't

stopped rising

a n d s t a r t e d t o de c line .

of renewable e n e r g y s o u r c e s has increas ed

O Automobile companies

O

has

are

are

increasing

decreasing

in

their s ha re o f

substantially.

gasoline-powered

some highly developed

cars.

countries.

know this yet.

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W h at is a w a y A c c e n t u r e p l an s

O by achieving

n et z e r o emissions

O by implementing O

the

a c h i e v e its sustainability g o als?

through

same

sustainability

a d v a n c e d robotic s

strategy for all

our

capabilities c lie nts

b y inte gra ting sustainability me tric s i nt o all o u r client e n g a g e m e n t s

O by rejecting

all w o r k

on

engagements t h a t re s u lt in c a r b o n e m i s s i o n s

O Idon't know this yet.

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Where do most of a s o f tw a r e - f o c u s e d c o m p a n y ' s c a r b o n e m is s io n s typically c o m e from?

O finance a n d a c c o u n t i n g

O product manufacturing

O corporate operations

O public

relations and

O

know this yet.

Idon't

marketing

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W h a t is a n i m p o r t a n t c o n c l u s i o n o f c l i m a t e p r e d i c t i o n m o d e l s ?

O

Accuracy

in cl i mat e

change reporting by b u s i n e s s e s

is

impossible.

O

Temperature changes I n c r e a s e in

O

O

u n d e r t w o degrees C el s i us

global temperature will continue, b u t

ar e

can

insignificant. be reduced.

Reporting on climate c h a n g e is ofte n a voide d by b u si n esses.

ldon't

know this yet.

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What does Accenture

Sustainability

will b e

a

mean

b y Sustainability

part of all o f

our

work

and

drive

will b e t h e

new

value and

new

digital?

growth

for

our

clients.

O Sustainability will h el p all ar eas within A c c en en t u urr e t o c r e a t e a n d i m p l e m e n t n e w r egulations.

O Digital platforms will O

be

phased

o u t in favor o f m o r e t r ad i t i o n al

b u s i n e s s so l u t i o n s.

Accenture will n e e d to r eplace all of its cu rren t t ech n o l o g i es t o b e truly c o m p l i a n t .

O I don' t

k n o w this

yet.

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ment to A s p a r t o f its c o m m i ttm

sustainability,

a c o m p a n y is

looking

for a

way

to track

t h e s o u r c e o f p u r c h a s ed e d g o o d s a n d h o w t h e y w e r e m a de , in o r d e r t o u n d e r s t a n d

t h e e nvi r onm e nt a l impact. Wha t is t h e primary t e c h n o l o g y t h a t wo u l d e n a b l e t h e c o m p a n y t o a c h i e v e t hi s

goal?

enterprise

platforms

O blockchain O

e d g e c omputing

O

robotic p r o cess a utoma tion

O Idon't know this yet. yet.  

How can edge computing be use used d to impro improve ve sustain sustainabilit ability? y?

devices to c o n n e c t

to

servers

O by requiring all O by allowing

devices t o

b y sing sensors t o

O by instantly

directly operate

without

a

government

network connection

track real-time data about energy u s ag e

converting

older machines to

use

renewable e n e r g y

O I don't know this yet.

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technologies s u c h operational efficiency? How d o

as

virtual machines

and containers

help improve

O

by reducing the consumer demand for cloud computing services

O

by spreading en erg y consumption

O

by eliminating t h e n e e d

across

for cloud d a t a

b y llowing multiple applications t o O

run

multiple

locations

centers altogether on

a single

server

Idon't know this yet.

 

How

carn

blockchain b e used t o

support sustainable

business

practices?

) by tracking w her e goods c o m e O

from and the social

impact of supply

chains

by revealing the personal information of its users to law enforcement agencies

O by using large-scale cryptocurrency mining centers to reduce energy consumption

O by only trading cryptocurrency in countries with strong O

I don't know this

human

rights

records

yet.

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What is

one

of t he main

sustainability benefits

of

using large-scale

cloud

Computing data centers?

O

They expand

t h e ways t o u s e smar t

monitoring

for

tracking

waste

management.

O They improve overall management of production and marketing operations. h e y provide a cost- and energy-effective way to manage computation resources.

O They provide a streamlined approach to the collection of massive amounts of data.

O I don't

know

this yet.