Free CIPS L4M4 Practice Exam with Questions & Answers | Set: 7

The Triple Bottom Line framework evaluates an organisation's impact on social, environmental, and economic factors. Financial and environmental performance are critical components, along with social metrics, aligning with responsible sourcing goals to promote sustainability and ethical practices.

Explanation

The buyer should seek a 'collaborative' relationship. Transactional and arms-length relationships are more suited to tactical sourcing. Partnerships are reserved for joint-ventures.

Explanation

Coercion is not a type of fraud. The other three are.

Explanation

Intracompany trading is when two departments in the same company do trading. AND when two companies owned by the same parent company do trading.

INTRA means 'within' - so it's doing business with yourself.

Explanation

the correct answer is 'no- the public sector can choose not to publish information if it is not deemed to be in the public interest'.

They use something called the 'public interest test' to determine if the information should be re-leased or not. For example they may not respond to a request asking how many bullets the UK Army has in storage, as that would be detrimental to national security interests.

Responses to requests are made within 21 days, not 28.