Office Supplies
Departments
Working Conditions
Sustainability
Choosing a Supplier
100

a hard smooth surface used for writing or drawing on that can be easily erased

What is a whiteboard?

100

addresses enquires and provides support

What is customer service?

100

*time exceeding a set limit: such as working time in excess of a standard day or week*

What is overtime?

100

the presence of substances in the air that are harmful to humans, other living beings or the environment

What is air pollution?

100

a merchant middleman who sells chiefly to retailers, other merchants, or industrial, institutional, and commercial users mainly for resale or business use

What is a wholesaler?

200

a length of wire bent into flat loops that is used to hold papers together

What is a paper clip?

200

buys the company's supplies

What is purchasing?

200

a system that allows employees to choose their own times for starting and finishing work within a range of available hours

What is flexitime?

200

*electronic devices that are discarded and can lead to environmetal pollution*

What is electronic waste?

200

an imperfection or abnormality that impairs quality, function, or utility

What is a defect?

300

a smooth-edged strip (as of wood or metal) that is marked off in units and is used as a straightedge or for measuring

What is a ruler?

300

focuses on promoting and selling the company's products or services, including market research and advertising

What is marketing?

300

a service (such as health insurance) or right (as to take vacation time) provided by an employer in addition to wages or salary

What are benefits?

300

the quality of not being harmful to the environment or depleting natural resources, and thereby supporting long-term ecological balance

What is sustainable? OR What is sustainability?

300

*a usually written guarantee of the integrity of a product and of the maker's responsibility for the repair or replacement of defective parts*

What is a warranty?

400

a piece of furniture that is used for storing documents so that they can be found easily

What is a filing cabinet?

400

records business and financial transactions and analyzes, verifies, and reports the results = x2

What is accounting?

400

being raised in position or rank

What is a promotion?

400

the release of carbon dioxide and methane into the atmosphere, which is a major contributor to the greenhouse effect and climate change =x2

What are carbon emissions?

400

a rule or order issued by an executive authority or agency of a government and having the force of law

What is a regulation?

500

*a cutting instrument having two blades whose cutting edges slide past each other*

What are scissors?

500

deals with matters involving employees, as hiring, training, and benefits

What is personnel management? OR What is human resources?

500

the mental and emotional condition (as of enthusiasm, confidence, or loyalty) of an individual or group regarding the tasks at hand

What is morale?

500

the amount of greenhouse gases and specifically carbon dioxide emitted by something (such as a product's manufacture and transport) during a given period

What is a carbon footprint?

500

the estimation in which a person or thing is held, especially by the community or the public generally

What is reputation?