QUESTION 1

SLU operations range from heaven to earth, and we can be found in several different locations in Sweden. We work with many of the big questions of our time and contribute to societal development. Some of that work relates to e.g. origin and genes.

How many types of apples are grown by SLU in Balsgård, Skåne?

☐ / About 600.
☐ / About 130.
☐ / About1050.

QUESTION 2

All of SLU has been certified to the ISO 14001 standard since October 2016. This has given us plenty of advantages, for example when communicating with students. Environmental management systems require frequent reviews of the operations.

Which of the following statements are correct when carrying out an environmental audit?

☐ / An auditor can only work nine hours per workday, including breaks.
☐ / Management decides where the audit will take place.
☐ / The number of non-conformitiescannot exceed the number of improvement proposals.

QUESTION 3

SLU monitors and contributes data for the 16 national environmental objectives.

Which of the following is NOT an environmental objective?

☐ / Good-quality groundwater.
☐ / Sustainable countryside.
☐ / Thriving wetlands.

QUESTION 4

As a university, SLU is unique in regard to our properties – we own many square metres of buildings, as well as forests and land. We usually rent out our personal property to various operations.

Which type of operation has NOT rented property from us?

☐ / A motorcycle club.
☐ / A Montessori nursery school.
☐ / An ice manufacturer.

QUESTION 5

Updating an ISO standard is hard work. In 2015, the new ISO 14001 standard arrived, and the Skara operations were one of the first in Sweden and the world to get certified.

Which of the following is a requirement in the new standard ISO 14001:2015?

☐ / Following the standard’s structure.
☐ / Ensuring that the organisation has an environmental manual or documented procedures.
☐ / Having a risk-based approach.

QUESTION6

Since March 2015, SLU has a climate fund which is built on charging an extra SEK 120 every time an employee travels by plane – so far, the amount is about SEK one million per year.

Which of the following projects has NOT been granted funds from the climate fund?

☐ / Cultivating an energy forest on the roof of the Umeå campus building.
☐ / Training in low-flow anaesthesia with the aim to reduce the use of isoflurane at UDS.
☐ / Energy charting and training Skara employees.

QUESTION 7

SLU’s new research vesselwill be equipped with advanced environmental technology.

Which of the following technologies will NOT be installed?

☐ / Non-toxic paint on the bottom of the boat.
☐ / Sails (kite) that decrease fuel consumption with 20 per cent.
☐ / Gas treatment for the internal combustion engines, which will run on HVO (hydrogenated vegetable oil).

QUESTION 8

Since the beginning of the 2000s, SLU has persistently worked to certify the whole university according to the environmental management standardISO 14001. In 2004, the first certificate was awardedto the Department of Forest Resource Management in Umeå.

How many environmental certificates does SLU have in 2017?

☐ / Three, one for each main site.
☐ / Eleven, based on locations, buildings and departments.
☐ / One. Nowadays, there is only one certificate for the whole of SLU.