CESGA MODULE 5 EXAM COMBINED
SET QUESTIONS WITH ALL CORRECT
ANSWERS
Which of the following is one of the main difficulties regarding data quality?
a) The scope of the data used by companies, different consolidation methods,
difficulties with comparability
b) Difficulties building data from companies
c) Measurement systems - Answer-a)
Which of the following is related to "usability" in the quality of ESG data and indicators?
a) Disclosure
b) Availability
c) Traceability
d) Comparability - Answer-d)
Which of the following is a disadvantage of providing raw data instead of consolidated
indicators?
a) Flexibility
b) Transparency
c) Risk of "black box"
d) Complexity - Answer-d)
Which of the following is an advantage of providing consolidated indicators instead of
raw data?
a) Comparability
b) Transparency
c) Flexibility
d) Relevance - Answer-d)
Which of the following activities does technology enable?
A) To process data
B) To extract signals
C) To collect data
D) To generate score/rating
a) B & C
b) A & D
c) B & D
d) A & B - Answer-c)
Why does MSCI use technology and artificial intelligence?
, A) To increase timeliness
B) To increase the precision of datacollection and analysis
C) To check and validate the data
D) To validate the rating
a) A, B & C
b) A, B & D
c) B, C & D
d) A, C & D - Answer-a)
In the data sources Arabesque uses, what are the News-based controversies:
a) Natural Language Processing scans over 30,000 private
news sources, across 170 countries daily, for financialrelated litigations
b) Natural Language Processing scans over 30,000 public news sources, across 170
countries daily, for sustainability-related controversies
c) Common Language Processing scans less than 30,000 public data sources, across
170 companies daily, for sustainability-related controversies
d) Digital Processing scans over 30,000 public news sources, across 170 countries
monthly, for sustainability-related data - Answer-b)
According to Arabesque, how are raw data processed?
a) Data are measured for quality, cleaned and normalized before being mapped to the
"feature layer"
b) Data are measured only for quality before being mapped to the "feature layer"
c) Data are only cleaned before being mapped to the "feature layer"
d) Data are only normalized before being mapped to the "feature layer" - Answer-a)
According to the KPMG Survey of Corporate Responsibility Reporting
2020...
a) The automotive and oil and gas sectors are the sectors where companies are least
likely to make disclosures in line with TCFD recommendations.
b) Retail, healthcare, and ansportation and recreation are the sectors where businesses
are most in line with TCFD recommendations.
c) N100 companies are acknowledging climate change as a financial risk - Answer-c)
Which of the following concepts is linked to the term materiality?
a) Accuracy
b) Consistency
c) Relevance
d) Traceability - Answer-c)
According to GRI Sustainability Reporting Standards, organizations should focus their
reporting on items that...
a) Reflect the organization´s significant financial impacts on its business and/or goals
b) Influence significantly the company's assessments and decisions
SET QUESTIONS WITH ALL CORRECT
ANSWERS
Which of the following is one of the main difficulties regarding data quality?
a) The scope of the data used by companies, different consolidation methods,
difficulties with comparability
b) Difficulties building data from companies
c) Measurement systems - Answer-a)
Which of the following is related to "usability" in the quality of ESG data and indicators?
a) Disclosure
b) Availability
c) Traceability
d) Comparability - Answer-d)
Which of the following is a disadvantage of providing raw data instead of consolidated
indicators?
a) Flexibility
b) Transparency
c) Risk of "black box"
d) Complexity - Answer-d)
Which of the following is an advantage of providing consolidated indicators instead of
raw data?
a) Comparability
b) Transparency
c) Flexibility
d) Relevance - Answer-d)
Which of the following activities does technology enable?
A) To process data
B) To extract signals
C) To collect data
D) To generate score/rating
a) B & C
b) A & D
c) B & D
d) A & B - Answer-c)
Why does MSCI use technology and artificial intelligence?
, A) To increase timeliness
B) To increase the precision of datacollection and analysis
C) To check and validate the data
D) To validate the rating
a) A, B & C
b) A, B & D
c) B, C & D
d) A, C & D - Answer-a)
In the data sources Arabesque uses, what are the News-based controversies:
a) Natural Language Processing scans over 30,000 private
news sources, across 170 countries daily, for financialrelated litigations
b) Natural Language Processing scans over 30,000 public news sources, across 170
countries daily, for sustainability-related controversies
c) Common Language Processing scans less than 30,000 public data sources, across
170 companies daily, for sustainability-related controversies
d) Digital Processing scans over 30,000 public news sources, across 170 countries
monthly, for sustainability-related data - Answer-b)
According to Arabesque, how are raw data processed?
a) Data are measured for quality, cleaned and normalized before being mapped to the
"feature layer"
b) Data are measured only for quality before being mapped to the "feature layer"
c) Data are only cleaned before being mapped to the "feature layer"
d) Data are only normalized before being mapped to the "feature layer" - Answer-a)
According to the KPMG Survey of Corporate Responsibility Reporting
2020...
a) The automotive and oil and gas sectors are the sectors where companies are least
likely to make disclosures in line with TCFD recommendations.
b) Retail, healthcare, and ansportation and recreation are the sectors where businesses
are most in line with TCFD recommendations.
c) N100 companies are acknowledging climate change as a financial risk - Answer-c)
Which of the following concepts is linked to the term materiality?
a) Accuracy
b) Consistency
c) Relevance
d) Traceability - Answer-c)
According to GRI Sustainability Reporting Standards, organizations should focus their
reporting on items that...
a) Reflect the organization´s significant financial impacts on its business and/or goals
b) Influence significantly the company's assessments and decisions
