K01 – To describe the principles, concepts, and dimensions of the circular economy within diverse organisations, whether public or private, commercial or social enterprises, NGOs, or other types of organisations promoting sustainable production and consumption models.
K02 – To identify the advantages and challenges involved in transitioning from a linear to a circular economy, as well as its contribution to sustainable development in environmental, economic, political, and social terms, by assessing the associated challenges, barriers, and opportunities.
K03 – To understand current and future environmental and resource-related problems, emphasising the connection between these problems and the main resource usage habits and systems of industrial societies as their primary cause.
K04 – To be familiar with new scientific and technological advances that can mitigate the major problems associated with pollution, including climate change.
K05 – To list the environmental, economic, and social challenges involved in moving from a linear framework to a circular framework.
K06 – To identify and describe the different components of the value chain, as well as the main stakeholders involved in decision-making at various levels, thereby adopting the necessary systemic perspective.
K07 – To identify and describe different techniques for managing surplus materials (e.g., waste, by-products), with a particular focus on transformation and valorisation techniques. To define waste management strategies based on environmental protection and business efficiency.
K08 – To recognise the applicable legal framework and the environmental management standards supporting it (such as the ISO 14000 and ISO 26000 families) as well as the roadmap set out by the United Nations through the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
K09 – To recognise the main environmental assessment standards, tools, and methods, including environmental impact assessments and life-cycle thinking-based tools.
K10 – To recognise eco-control methods that enable the analysis of ecological opportunities and risks, such as eco-balances, material flow analysis, and environmental accounting.
K11 – To identify and describe the role of energy in society, the use and supply of energy, and the social and environmental impacts of conventional energy. To evaluate energy efficiency and design the transition towards low-impact energy sources (renewable energies, hydrogen) and clean technologies.
K12 – To recognise concepts related to innovation management, innovation systems, eco-innovation, open and sustainable innovation, and the multi-level perspective, and their contribution to sustainable development of innovative products/processes/services.
K13 – To identify information and communication technologies (ICTs) that can enhance circular economy systems.
K14 – To recognise the real potential for circularity.
K15 – To identify strategic business opportunities that provide benefits to society and the environment while generating profitability for companies based on the challenges posed by the transition towards sustainable production models.