Self-assessment test Module 4

1.- Advantages of promoting a circular economy strategy in the company:

• Decrease in profitability in the medium and long term
• Worse consumer acceptance
• Better consumption of resources, which represent considerable savings
• Less concentrated and productive staff

2.- The principles of ecological awareness of the European Union are:

• Protection, conservation and improvement of ecosystems and Soil conservation
• Soil conservation and Respect for the landscape
• Soil conservation, Respect for the landscape and Commitment to local producers
• All of them

3.- How to promote ecological awareness within the company?

• Lead by example
• Introduce small acts that help the environment into our daily routines
• Propose achievable goals
• All of them

4.- To raise awareness among employees….

• …. it is important to know how to motivate them
• …. sometimes it is necessary to impose it
• … it is not necessary to generate ecological knowledge
• … attitudes and values towards the circular economy are not a priority

5.- In industrial ecology….

• ….the way an ecosystem works is not imitated
• ….the industrial activity is associated with each other
• ….the factories work independently
• ….energy dependence is increased

6.- Experts in industrial ecology must control (indicate the INCORRECT):

• Respond to energy demand problems
• Make industrial buildings and plants more sustainable
• Learn about clean energy alternatives
• Make some of the members of the chain aware of the importance of implementing this production process

7.- Criteria for ecodesign:

• increase emissions
• increase material
• optimize materials and energy
• use of materials derived from artificial products

8.- Criteria for ecodesign:

• compact, reduce and limit consumption during transport
• use the service unconsciously
• increase emissions
• use traditional technological solutions

9.- A worker can be more flexible if:

• He/she doesn’t need a strong support network
• He/she is open-minded
• He/she does not plan ahead
• He/she is pessimistic

10.- In order to identify and assess certain environmental risks, it is necessary:

• Identify sources of risk
• Identify risks
• Detail the consequences of the risk
• The previous three