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Sample questions – ENVR6090F ESG Management and Disclosure – Fall 2024

This document contains sample questions to help you prepare for the final exam of ENVR6090F
ESG Management and Disclosure. It is intended to help you prepare for the final exam. However,
remember that these questions do not constitute the real exam that will be presented on 19
December.
The exam will have a total of 80 marks and will last 2 hours. Therefore, these sample questions
represent approximately 20% of the length of the final exam (i.e., approximately 22-25 minutes).

Section A: Multiple choice questions (7 marks)


Write down the correct choice to each question in the table below. Points will be deducted for
each incorrect choice you write down.
1. 2. 3. 4.
5. 6. 7.

1. Choose the true statement(s). The scenarios used by the NGFS:


A. Are the same as those of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
B. Are the same as those of the SBTi
C. None of the above statements are correct

2. Generally, in the SBTi:


A. The requirements of the cross-sectoral pathway are more stringent than those of the
industry-specific pathways
B. The requirements of the cross-sectoral pathway are less stringent than those of the
industry-specific pathways
C. The requirements of the cross-sectoral pathway are as stringent as those of the
industry-specific pathways

3. Choose the correct statement. In the cross-sectoral pathway of the SBTi:


A. The near-term reduction in Scopes 1 & 2 emissions should occur at a rate of 2.5% per
year
B. The near-term reduction in Scopes 1 & 2 emissions should occur at a rate of 4.2% per
year
C. The near-term reduction in Scopes 1 & 2 emissions should occur at a rate of 7% per year
D. None of the above

4. The Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero identifies four key transition financing
strategies. To which key strategy does the notion of enablers pertain?
A. Solutions
B. Aligned
C. Aligning
D. Managed phaseout
5. Which year did GRI launch its first sustainability reporting standards?
A. 1997
B. 2008
C. 2016
D. 2021

6. Which of the following is/are the GRI reporting principle(s)?


A. Relevance
B. Comparability
C. Compatibility
D. Accountability

7. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct about SBTi?


A. SBTi validates the ambition of firms’ emission reduction targets.
B. Only carbon dioxide (CO2) is covered by SBTi as a type of greenhouse gas emission.
C. SBTi allow for long-term emission reduction targets to be met through carbon credits.
D. A company reaches net-zero when it has achieved its long-term emission reduction
target.

Section B: Short Questions (8 marks)

1. Explain the concept of carbon budget. How is this concept relevant to decarbonization
plans that follow SBTi? (3 marks)

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2. Give the full name of the following acronym: SASB. (1 mark)

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3. Explain the idea of dynamic materiality (2 marks)

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4. Mention two principles used by CDP to assess the credibility of climate transition plans.
Briefly explain each of these two principles. (2 marks)

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