Acommon misconception surrounding both environmental and social sustainability is that their practice increases supply chain costs disproportionately, and therefore should be enacted only when business leaders are willing to act altruistically or for the purposes of good public relation.

True.

Explanation:

In today's world it is a mistake to relate environmental and social sustainability to rising costs and altruism. It is a fact that consumers are more informed and have transformed their consumer relationship with companies, currently society demands organizational transparency and seeks to relate to entities that help in social and environmental development.

But more than altruism and improvement of the organizational image, companies that adopt an environmental and social management system achieve several strategic and economic benefits, which helps to reduce costs and waste, besides the possibility of market gain and increased customer satisfaction. stakelhoders, as the most important of the environmental and social management system, continuous process improvement, which in the long term becomes value for the organization.

answer; whoever is willing and able to pay the price;