Ecoefficiency (measures to
minimize environmental impact through the reduction or elimination of waste
from production processes) has become a goal for companies worldwide, with many
realizing significant cost savings
from such innovations. Peter Senge and Goran
Carstedt see this development as [url=]laudable[url=file:///D:/Personal/GMAT/%E6%A8%A1%E8%80%83/GWD22-13%E7%AC%94%E8%AE%B0_lina.doc#_msocom_1] [/url][/url]but suggest
that simply
adopting ecoefficiency innovations could actually worsen environmental stresses
in the future. Such
innovations reduce production waste but
do not alter the number of products manufactured nor the waste generated from
their use and discard; indeed, most companies invest in ecoefficiency
improvements in order to increase profits and growth. Moreover, there is no
guarantee that increased economic growth from ecoefficiency will come in
similarly ecoefficient ways, since in today’s global markets, greater profits
may be turned into investment capital that could easily be reinvested in old-style eco-inefficient industries.
Even a vastly more ecoefficient industrial system could, were it to grow much
larger, generate more total waste and destroy more habitat and species than
would a smaller, less ecoefficient economy. Senge and
Carstedt argue that to preserve the global environment and sustain economic
growth, businesses must develop a new
systemic approach that reduces total material use and total accumulated
waste. Focusing
exclusively on ecoefficiency, which offers a compelling business case
according to established thinking, may distract
companies from pursuing radically different products and business models.
T-9-Q9
The primary purpose of the passage is to
A.
explain why a particular business strategy has been less
successful than was once anticipated
B.
propose an alternative to a particular business strategy
that has [url=]inadvertently[/url] caused
ecological damage
C.
present a
concern about the possible consequences of pursuing a particular business
strategy
D.
make a case for
applying a particular business strategy on a larger scale than is currently
practiced
E.
suggest several possible outcomes of companies’ failure to
understand the economic impact of a particular business strategy
请教一下~~~~答案是C，但是ABC之间的区分不是很明显啊 | 
