GREEN READ Digital Platform

1 . Which of the following is NOT a component of risk analysis?

Risk Assessment

Risk Mitigation Strategies

Risk Management

Risk Identification

2 . What can be done to increase awareness of sustainability in your community?

Avoiding any discussion or education on sustainability topics

Increasing the use of plastic products and investing in outdated and inefficient technologies

Ignoring sustainability practices altogether

Educating staff or colleagues, purchasing green power and collaborating with others

3 . What is one common indicator of greenwashing in company sustainability reports?

Detailed third-party certifications

Transparent accounting of all sustainability initiatives

Vague claims without specific details

Comprehensive reporting on all environmental impacts

4 . What is the first step in quantifying the environmental impact of a company's operations?

Conducting a life cycle assessment.

Calculating the carbon footprint of the company.

Identifying all relevant environmental factors such as energy use, water consumption, and waste production.

Gathering data on resource consumption.

5 . How can businesses use quantified environmental impact data effectively?

By leveraging the data in marketing to highlight the company's commitment to sustainability.

By using the data to implement more efficient resource management practices.

By reporting the data to stakeholders to demonstrate transparency.

By setting measurable sustainability goals and tracking progress over time.

6 . How does Yara's Smart Agriculture initiative contribute to sustainability?

By focusing solely on increasing crop yields without considering environmental impact.

By minimising the use of digital tools in farming practices.

By reducing the need for chemical fertilisers and improving crop nutrition.

By emphasising traditional farming methods over modern technologies.

7 . What are the examples of green marketing practices?

Showing sustainability credentials, providing sustainable packaging and educating your customers

Highlighting the use of fossil fuels in production of your products

Reducing the focus on product longevity and durability

Showing sustainability credentials, promoting single-use plastic products and encouraging wasteful consumption habits

8 . What are three key elements to effectively use negotiation skills?

Creativity and problem solving

Being confrontational and assertive

Being imaginative and self-centered

Flexibility and adaptability

9 . What is one key competency involved in teamwork and effective decision-making for sustainable procurement?

Focusing solely on environmental impact

Ignoring cost factors

Effective communication and negotiation skills

Individual decision-making

10 . How can team members collaborate to accurately quantify the impact of materials used in production?

By sharing information and data related to material sourcing, usage, and disposal.

By conducting joint assessments of material efficiency.

By involving external experts to provide guidance on best practices.

By engaging in regular discussions to align on sustainability objectives.

11 . Key leadership skills include:

Rigid thinking, communication and adaptability

Problem-Solving, communication and unwillingness to learn

Micromanaging every task, procrastination and overemphasis on hierarchy

Communication, negotiation, adaptability and problem-solving

12 . Making quick decisions can:

Help establish trust with your employees

Confuse team members about the company's direction

Reduce the overall productivity of your

Increase employee dissatisfaction

13 . To succeed as a leader, you have to:

Commit to continuous learning and development

Avoid taking feedback from others

Ignore the personal and professional growth of your team members

Disregard new industry trends and innovations

14 . What are the key traits of an entrepreneurial mindset?

Financial planning, marketing, public speaking, and networking.

Initiative, capacity to take risks, resilience, and creativity

Time management, technical writing, conflict resolution, and negotiation.

Leadership, customer service, budgeting, and teamwork.

15 . How can you develop the ability to take risks?

Make random decisions, ignore potential outcomes, and invest without planning.

Avoid planning, disregard market research, and take spontaneous actions.

Assess the worst-case and best-case scenarios, evaluate resources, and research the market

Depend on luck, ignore possible failures, and don’t evaluate resources.