Lesson 2.1.4b

2.1.4b Environmental considerations, sustainability and pressure group activity Quiz: Pearson Edexcel Business, Unit 6

20 questions

Written by Revision Ninja · Last reviewed 11 October 2026

In partnership with Revision Ninja

Lesson 2.1.4b, Environmental considerations, sustainability and pressure group activity: 20 multiple choice questions for the Pearson Edexcel GCSE Business (1BS0), Unit 6: Growing the business, written with Revision Ninja.

Host it live on the board and students join with a game code on their own devices, or revise alone with Free Play. The answers are revealed in the game.

Host this setFree Play

The 20 questions

  1. Sustainability in business means:

    • ignoring environmental laws where they are inconvenient for firms
    • producing as much as possible as quickly as the market allows
    • meeting current needs without harming future generations
    • using only the cheapest available materials for every product

  2. A pressure group is:

    • a group seeking to influence business or government decisions
    • a bank that lends money to businesses and to private individuals
    • a trade union that negotiates pay and conditions for its members
    • a government department that sets the tariffs on imported goods

  3. Which is an example of a business choosing an environmental action that may reduce profit?

    • Ignoring emissions targets to avoid spending money this year
    • Dumping factory waste in a river to save on disposal fees
    • Switching to renewable energy despite higher short-term costs
    • Using more single-use plastic packaging in order to cut costs

  4. How might a pressure group affect the marketing mix?

    • By controlling the business's head office location
    • By persuading customers to boycott a product, reducing demand
    • By setting the legal price of goods in the market
    • By guaranteeing a fixed share price for the firm

  5. Which is a trade-off between the environment and profit?

    • Using the cheapest packaging with no regard for waste
    • Earning more profit from a process that is legal but polluting
    • Using recyclable packaging that costs more than standard packaging
    • Buying a new vehicle that is no cheaper and no cleaner

  6. Which is an example of a sustainability policy?

    • Increasing the number of car journeys for deliveries
    • Ignoring waste targets set by the government
    • Reducing energy use in factories through insulation
    • Using more water than production actually needs

  7. A pressure group campaigns against a firm's use of palm oil. What is the most likely response that affects its marketing mix?

    • Doubling its price on every product immediately across the range
    • Closing its website to avoid any further publicity on the issue
    • Moving its head office to another country to avoid campaigners
    • Changing its ingredients and promoting the change

  8. A firm cuts its energy use from 500,000 kWh to 400,000 kWh per year. What is the percentage reduction?

    • 80%
    • 20%
    • 25%
    • 10%

  9. A firm's annual packaging cost rises from £80,000 to £100,000 after it switches to recyclable packaging. What is the percentage increase?

    • 25%
    • 20%
    • 125%
    • 80%

  10. A pressure group's campaign cuts sales by 10% for a product that sells 40,000 units at £5. What revenue is lost?

    • £4,000
    • £2,000
    • £200,000
    • £20,000

  11. A business switches to recycled materials that cost 4% more. Its materials cost £250,000 per year. What is the extra cost?

    • £25,000
    • £100,000
    • £1,000
    • £10,000

  12. Which action best demonstrates a sustainable approach to packaging?

    • Using single-use packaging for every product
    • Adding extra layers of packaging to protect products
    • Packaging products in non-recyclable materials
    • Using packaging that can be reused or recycled

  13. A business faces a boycott campaign by a pressure group. Which part of its marketing mix most needs protecting?

    • The number of tariffs it pays
    • Its share price on the stock exchange
    • The exchange rate of its currency
    • Promotion and product image

  14. A firm chooses electric delivery vans that cost more upfront to meet sustainability goals. Which trade-off is involved?

    • Higher profit with no environmental effect on the business
    • Lower costs against more pollution from delivery vehicles
    • No costs at all but more regulation from government bodies
    • Higher short-term costs against environmental benefits

  15. A firm's emissions fall but its profit falls by £30,000 after an environmental decision. Which argument best supports the decision?

    • It removes all of its customers from the firm's sales base
    • It may improve brand reputation and avoid future fines
    • It proves the firm is unprofitable overall and must close down
    • It guarantees shareholders a dividend in the following year

  16. A business is criticised by campaigners for water pollution. Which response addresses sustainability best?

    • Hide the test results and ignore the complaints
    • Stop reporting any results to the public
    • Install water treatment and publish monitoring results
    • Move the problem to another river without any changes

  17. Which is an example of a pressure group influencing a business?

    • The government reducing corporation tax on company profits
    • A supplier increasing its prices for the firm's raw materials
    • A bank raising its interest rates on all business loans
    • A campaign persuading the firm to use cage-free eggs

  18. Why might a sustainable business still face a trade-off with profit in the short term?

    • Sustainable inputs and processes often cost more before savings appear
    • Sustainable inputs always cost less than traditional inputs
    • Sustainability removes all regulatory costs
    • Customers never pay for environmental benefits

  19. Which of the following most strongly limits a pressure group's ability to change a firm's behaviour?

    • Rivals behave in exactly the same way on the issue
    • The firm has no brand or recognisable product at all
    • Customers never discuss ethics or the environment with anyone
    • Customers who value the issue switch to rivals if the firm ignores it

  20. A firm adopts a circular economy by reusing materials. Which benefit does this give besides environmental gain?

    • Guaranteed removal of all its competitors
    • Lower raw material costs over time
    • Automatic protection against takeover
    • Higher tariffs on its goods

All Pearson Edexcel Business quizzes