CSC Study Guide 2026
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📚 CSC Topics to Study (69)
✍️ Sample CSC Questions & Answers
1. Which international framework provides the most widely used standards for corporate GHG accounting and reporting?
The GHG Protocol, developed by the World Resources Institute (WRI) and World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), is the most widely adopted international standard for corporate GHG accounting.
2. Which U.S. federal law established the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) program, requiring facilities to report on releases of hazardous chemicals?
EPCRA Section 313 established the TRI program, requiring manufacturing facilities and others to annually report releases and transfers of listed toxic chemicals.
3. A sustainability consultant discovers that a key indigenous community was not included in a project's stakeholder engagement process. What should the consultant do first?
Meaningful consultation with indigenous communities is legally required under various US laws and ethical best practices before proceeding.
4. A sustainability consultant reviews a company's report claiming 'carbon neutrality' achieved through offsets. Under ISO 14064-2, what must the company demonstrate for offset credibility?
ISO 14064-2 requires that GHG projects and offset credits demonstrate additionality (emissions reduced beyond business-as-usual), permanence, measurability, and avoidance of double counting.
5. Under the U.S. EPA's Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), which waste management option is ranked highest in the preferred waste management hierarchy?
RCRA's hierarchy prioritizes source reduction first because preventing waste generation is more effective than managing it after it exists.
6. Which element of a remediation feasibility study (FS) directly compares different cleanup alternatives on criteria including effectiveness, implementability, and cost?
The detailed analysis of alternatives in a feasibility study systematically evaluates and compares cleanup options against nine EPA criteria to support remedy selection.