Un test de diagnostic en ligne évaluant les compétences et les connaissances des entrepreneurs en termes de développement durable

1. You have seen a new pair of jeans that you really like in a store from a famous international brand. It is a little bit expensive, but you love it so much…

It is good for inspiration- you will try to transform your old jeans so it can be as fashionable as this one.

You won’t buy from an international brand that produce jeans at low cost, you prefer to look for a more sustainable option.

You still have some pair of jeans, so you will wait until the sales to get it cheaper, and then you will buy it.

You will give your old jeans to charity and buy this one, as long as you really need it.

2. You just rented a new local for your business. You will open a brand new cafeteria. The local needs a bit of refreshing…

You organise a brainstorming with your team with one word: refurbish, then, you ask each person to show its most creative side and contribute to the new design.

You call for an interior designer and ask him to take care of it, if possible, in a sustainable way.

You like the old fashion style of the building, and will renovate everything that can be renovated. For the furniture, you know a flea market place where you will probably find old pieces that can also be renovated.

You go to a furniture megastore to get everything new, and if possible at low cost.

3. You have now opened your cafeteria. What will you propose in the menu?

You develop an original menu based on tropical food and products that we don’t usually find locally to attract new clients.

You develop an original menu based on tropical food and products that we don’t usually find locally, to attract new clients.

You will select your providers according to their environmental impact, selecting organic and local products.

Same things as always to meet the demand with lower risk: international food. You already know suppliers that can provide you with low-cost primary products.

4. You just got a new job. You have the position of a commercial staff for a citric wholesale company. You are quite upset about the way oranges are selected and just thrown away when they do not comply with standards.

You start talking with your colleagues and the administration to study if there would be other ways of recycling unsold orange, to make juice, cosmetic or other products.

You ask your supervisor for more information on what is done with the products that are not sold.

You prefer not doing or saying anything at this stage, you are still new and learning about the company practices and policies.

You ask your hierarchy for a meeting on this subject. You have already contacted some companies that could use this waste this represents a great business opportunity for your company.

5. What can you do for the cascading use of wood produts?

You can burn the old wood and heat your home.

You manufacture and trade a product, then collect it and start again as long as the wood can be re-used or recylced, then you produce energy.

You feel sceptical about this concept, as it does not support properly the economy based on production of new value.

You trade the same raw product twice or more, for higher profits.

6. When you arrived at work this morning, your colleague was throwing away old computers, as your company just invested in new equipments.

You ask your colleague where he/she is taking the computers, to make sure they will at least be recycled.

You don’t really understand, your old computer was a little bit slow, but it was still working. You offer your colleague some help to take the old ones to the containers.

You prevent your colleague from doing this and convince him/her to seek for a charity association that might re-use those devices that still work.

Fine, you will finally get a more performant device, you will gain in productivity! You look forward to seeing your new computer!

7. You are going on a trip. What mode of transport do you usually choose?

I choose the fastest mode of transport (plane). I do not pay attention to the environmental impact.

I always choose a short route so that I can get there by bike.

I usually travel by public transport.

I try to avoid planes, but sometimes I travel by this mode of transport

8. I will take every opportunity to make others aware of climate change issues.

Strongly disagree.

Disagree.

Strongly agree.

Agree.

9. Are you aware of the consequences of climate change?

I am not aware of the consequences and risks of climate change.

The effects of climate change are resulting in the loss of many lives each year and cost us trillions of dollars - we must take climate action now!

I believe that climate change has serious consequences, but I cannot define them, and I am not sure to what extent it affects our lives.

I am aware of the consequences, but I do not know what action I can take to prevent them.

10. When you talk to your friends about climate issues…

You usually don’t talk about it with your friends. You have no opinion about climate change.

You try to listen to your friends, but you do not know what you can do. You want to act, but you do not know how

You have a lot of knowledge on this subject; you try to pass your knowledge to others. You propose to your friends to act.

You think that you have enough knowledge on the subject, but you do not know how to talk about it with your friends.

11. You notice that your office does not sort the waste. What do you do?

You sort the waste you produce and hope that your efforts will be noticed.

You talk to your supervisor, ask if you can arrange a short meeting with your colleagues to highlight the importance of sorting waste.

You do not do anything.

You talk to your colleagues about climate change and try to tell them gently how important it is to sort the waste.

12. I plan my monthly expenses and pay attention to how much water and energy I use per month.

I am paying attention to how much I spend. However, I do not pay attention to how much energy I consume.

I do not pay attention to that.

I am paying attention to how much energy I consume, but I do not know what to do to consume less energy.

I keep an eye on my expenses and monitor the amount of energy I consume.

13. In the office a colleague is mentions an innovative idea of installing devices that reduce the consumption of electricity. What would you do?

You start the initiative together with your colleague, contact the responsible people and supervisors, insisting until the device is effectively installed.

You have too much work now and you don’t have any time or energy to think about it, so you ignore him/her completely.

You consider it as an innovative idea, but you don’t do anything about it because you don’t have any decision power.

You start to share interesting ideas and start discussing with colleagues that might also be interested in implementing such device.

14. At your office/school/university every day a huge amount of food leftovers is thrown into rubbish containers. What would you do?

You contact the administration and start an initiative of creating composting areas where a team of volunteers use the compost to plant vegetables and fruits in an ecological manner.

You cannot do anything about it.

You start thinking about possible solutions, but you don’t have the power to act.

You start a recycling campaign.

15. The bank in which you have all your accounts and savings has invested in the extraction of fossil fuels in different countries around the globe. Although you don’t appreciate it the service provided by the bank is exceptional, so you decide to keep your accounts with them.

Strongly disagree.

Disagree.

Strongly agree.

Agree.

16. You are a fruits and vegetables seller in small town markets. Many times, there are fruits and vegetables that cannot be sold, what would you do with them?

I offer them at a cheaper price and throw the rest in the organic trash bins.

I throw them in the trash bins I can find anywhere.

At first , I offer them at a cheap price in the markets, then I manage to convert the rest into biomass to produce energy.

I offer them to the farmers of the region for a small amount of money.

17. You have realized the potential of the region where you live for the creation of a field with solar panels that would provide the inhabitants of the town with electricity, so they would reduce their footprint and earn money in the electricity bills.

You believe that even if it was possible, no one would support you.

You gather some people, create a team, contact the town hall specialists (including engineers, lawyers) and proceed with solar panels installations.

You start the planning and development of the project, contacting different institutions and solar panels providers, as well as, the town hall.

You share the idea with the major of your town, and you hope he/her proceeds with its implementation.

18. You participate in a practical course organized by a company creating roads covered with special solar panels. These panels act as standard ones, but do not cover other surfaces and affect ecosystems.

I believe that such kind of products are less effective than the conventional solar panels.

I might try to see if it really works.

I believe that such innovative inventions could make a hug difference and governments must invest in them.

I am looking forwards because I believe that it is a great opportunity to learn.

19. You are a publishing company, and you need to print and use lots of paper for work. What you would do with the paper’s scraps?

You decide to recycle according to the regulation.

You decide to get in touch with companies that use paper and find a common way to reuse it to make more impact.

You are not interested because you think that the paper has less impact than plastic.

You decide to reuse the paper for other purposes.

20. In your company, a colleague expressed an idea about recycling in the working place, you are the boss, and you don’t have this priority, how do you react?

You ignore completely this new idea.

You take into consideration this idea and ask your employee to give some suggestions.

You appreciate this contribution, and you are open to start a recycling campaign asking the collaboration of all team.

You listen to it but let him/her know that the final decision is yours to take.

21. You decided to make your company plastic free. What do you do to motivate your team?

I provide the recycling box in the break area.

I give incentives on the salary to motivate them.

I invite my employees to a social event to present the impact of plastic on the company.

I organize a meeting with my team to share my idea.

22. You are the artistic director of a theatre company and you need to understand your company’s impact on the environment. What do you do?

You feel that the priority is the income of each event.

You are aware of the impact and usually plan in advanced the actions before the event or performance trying to find always the best solution.

It is not the director’s problem but the one of the administration that should monitor the impact

You ask an expert to value the impact.

23. You have a restaurant that generates a lot of food waste. One of the staff members suggests to distribute it to a homeless association. What do you do?

You think that it is a great idea, and you ask the staff member to directly contact the association and lead this initiative.

You ignore this proposal, it is a waste of time.

You listen to her/him and you organize a meeting with all staff asking them what they think.

You tell him/her that you do not support this cause, but you are open to support some other solidarity cause.

24. Your company is part of a consortium of enterprises, it has the possibility to get some incentives if it shows a level of energy saving. What do you do?

You organize a meeting with all companies to explain the benefits of this initiative.

You inform the consortium by email.

You are very interested in this kind of initiative and you help the whole consortium so they can benefit from it.

You ignore this initiative as you have other priorities.

25. You feel like having a soup for dinner: what do you do?

You buy a ready-to-eat organic soup paying attention to the recyclable packaging it is sold in

You prepare the soup on your own according to your taste

You prepare a soup, making sure it is with seasonal vegetables that are coming from the nearest production areas and aren’t imported from the far away countries. You also try to reuse parts of the vegetables such as the carrot sheaves.

You buy a ready-to-eat soup in the nearest grocery shop

26. You are in the bar and you order a cocktail. What would be your attitude toward the straws?

If I find out it has the plastic straw, I’ll tell the waiter that I don’t want any straw even though it affects the taste and the perception of the cocktail.

I take the cockail as it comes and in case it has a plastic straw, I’ll bring it home to recycle.

I take the cocktail as it comes regardless of the straw.

I always bring my bamboo straw in my bag when I go out thus, I will use this one as I always do.

27. We do not need to take a shower more than once a day and to wash our hair every day to save water on our planet.

I’d rather agree but it is hard to follow, so, at least I try to think and to turn off the water while brushing my teeth or shampooing my hair.

I never thought about this issue, but I will explore ASAP.

I completely agree with this statement and I try to do so.

I disagree as I think that it all depends on the region, we live in. If there are no issues with water supplying in my community there, everyone can use as much water as they need and want.

28. Your friend has broken his/her chair at home. He/she asks for your advice on what he/she should do. What do you tell him/her?

Throw the old one away and buy a new one from the second hand (either directly from another person or in a second-hand store).

We should repair the old one. I will help you and/or bring other friends to repair it.

Throw the old one away and order a new one paying attention to eco-friendly brands and their sustainable engagements.

Throw it away and buy a new one! The old was already outdated and did not match to your place.

29. You have a certain budget for buying a transport mean to your company that would facilitate the mobility of the employees to/from the company.

You encourage workers to do carpooling and propose to pay for certain expenses of those that carpool.

You plan to buy the biggest number and the cheapest means of transport that you can afford with the given budget.

You make an effort according to your principles and invest as much as you can in electric. Transportation, and encourage the workers to use other non-fuel-based transport means.

You would rather buy a bus allowing to transport the highest number of persons.

30. As a medium sized company, you have a canteen for your employees. What kind of products do you favor to be supplied and cooked in that canteen?

You will make partnership with frozen ready to eat boxes that corresponds to a presumable numbre of customers per day eating in the above-mentioned canteen.

The one that offers the best variety of seasonal aliments and products.

The cheapest and most accessible grocery store, supplier.

Local sustainable grocery spot/supplier that provides organic grown seasonal product and is eager to get back the remains of the food and boxes for recycling mean.