G Behavioural competence HF-D10.5-001 transversal 8 skills

Acting sustainably in the workplace

Weighs the effect on environment and raw materials in daily work choices and chooses the approach that limits harm without damaging the work result.

How hrmforce measures this

Scenario with response options, scored on knowledge or behavioural tendency.

This is a selection criterion, not a short-term development goal. Do not put a three-month development plan on it.

Level	Behaviour at this level
N1 Guided	Follows the workplace sustainability agreements, such as switching off equipment and reusing material where possible. works under supervision and follows instruction · routine, one variable at a time · own task
N3 Proficient	Chooses the least burdensome working method at equal quality and explains to colleagues why that choice matters. sets own approach and seeks input proactively · several variables, some ambiguity · own team or process
N5 Leading	Anchors sustainability in policy and purchasing choices, addresses the chain on impacts and accounts for the trade offs openly. sets the standard and the policy · strategic, under high uncertainty · organisation, value chain or profession

N2 and N4 are deliberately not anchored. Raters place them between the anchors, following the O*NET convention.

These skills inherit the assessment route and the behavioural anchors of this construct.

T	Skill	Definition	Demand outlook 2026 to 2030
G	Preventing material waste Waste prevention	Works so that little residual material arises, reuses offcuts and reports structural waste.	rising
G	Switching off equipment at end of shift Energy conscious behaviour	Switches machines, lighting and equipment off or to standby when they are not in use.	rising
G	Making the sustainable choice in daily work Sustainable choices	Chooses, at equal outcome, the method or resource with less consumption, less waste or less emission.	rising
G	Addressing colleagues on waste Peer feedback on waste	Points out unnecessary consumption or wrongly separated waste to a colleague and explains how it can be done differently.	rising
G	Choosing sustainable transport for work Sustainable mobility	Chooses for work visits and commuting the transport mode with the lowest emission the trip allows.	rising
G	Limiting packaging Packaging reduction	Chooses right sized packaging, uses reusable material and limits filler when shipping goods.	rising
G	Contributing a sustainability idea Sustainability suggestion	Contributes a concrete improvement proposal that lowers consumption, waste or emissions in own work.	rising
G	Working paperless Paperless working	Works digitally with forms, drawings and files and prints only what demonstrably has to be on paper.	rising