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Key Facts: ITIL 4 Sustainability Exam

40

Exam Questions

PeopleCert

70%

Passing Score

28 of 40 correct

90 min

Exam Duration

PeopleCert

$483 USD

Exam Fee

PeopleCert catalog

3 years

Renewal Cycle

PeopleCert

ITIL 4 Foundation

Prerequisite

PeopleCert

The current PeopleCert ITIL 4 Sustainability in Digital and IT exam uses 40 multiple-choice questions in 90 minutes and requires 70% to pass. Official certification requirements state that candidates need ITIL 4 Foundation and must complete accredited training or official eLearning before results are released. As of May 2026, PeopleCert confirms ITIL 4 remains available while ITIL (Version 5) rolls out in phases, and the Sustainability module remains current.

Sample ITIL 4 Sustainability Practice Questions

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1Which three dimensions make up the Triple Bottom Line that underpins sustainability in ITIL 4?
A.People, Planet, Profit
B.Cost, Quality, Time
C.Customer, Employee, Shareholder
D.Strategy, Operations, Governance
Explanation: The Triple Bottom Line (TBL), popularized by John Elkington, frames sustainability as the balanced pursuit of social (People), environmental (Planet), and economic (Profit) outcomes. ITIL 4 Sustainability in Digital and IT uses TBL as the lens through which value is judged, not profit alone.
2A telecom is replacing on-premises servers with energy-efficient cloud workloads to lower its own data-center electricity use. This is best described as which approach?
A.Green by IT
B.Green IT
C.Greenwashing
D.Carbon offsetting
Explanation: Green IT means making the IT function itself more environmentally sustainable, such as reducing data-center energy, e-waste, or water use. Green by IT uses digital services to make other industries greener. The action here targets IT's own footprint, so it is Green IT.
3A logistics company deploys a smart-routing platform that cuts truck fuel use across thousands of customer fleets. Which sustainability approach does this best illustrate?
A.Green IT
B.Scope 1 reduction for the IT department
C.Green by IT
D.Carbon offsetting
Explanation: Green by IT uses digital products and services to reduce the environmental impact of other industries or activities, such as logistics, agriculture, or energy. Cutting truck fuel via IT-enabled routing is a classic Green by IT example. Green IT would target the IT department's own footprint.
4Under the GHG Protocol, which category includes direct emissions from sources owned or controlled by the organization, such as on-site diesel generators?
A.Scope 4
B.Scope 2
C.Scope 3
D.Scope 1
Explanation: Scope 1 covers direct emissions from owned or controlled sources: on-site combustion, company vehicles, and fugitive refrigerant leaks. Scope 2 covers purchased electricity, heat, and steam. Scope 3 covers value-chain emissions. There is no formal 'Scope 4' in the GHG Protocol.
5Which GHG Protocol scope covers indirect emissions from purchased electricity used to run an organization's data centers?
A.Scope 2
B.Scope 1
C.Scope 3
D.Scope 0
Explanation: Scope 2 covers indirect emissions from purchased energy: electricity, heat, steam, and cooling. Data-center grid electricity falls here. Scope 1 is direct on-site combustion. Scope 3 is upstream and downstream value-chain emissions outside the organization's direct control.
6An IT director is classifying emissions from employees commuting and from cloud services purchased from a hyperscaler. Which scope applies to both?
A.Scope 1
B.Scope 3
C.Scope 2
D.Scope 1 for commuting, Scope 2 for cloud
Explanation: Scope 3 covers value-chain emissions outside the organization's direct ownership or purchased energy, including employee commuting, business travel, purchased goods and services, and upstream cloud computing. Scope 2 would only apply if the organization directly purchased the grid electricity, which a hyperscaler customer typically does not.
7Which UN Sustainable Development Goal most directly aligns with reducing the carbon intensity of energy used by data centers?
A.SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth
B.SDG 4: Quality Education
C.SDG 7: Affordable and Clean Energy
D.SDG 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
Explanation: SDG 7 targets affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy. Lowering data-center carbon intensity through renewables and efficiency directly advances SDG 7. SDG 13 (Climate Action) is also relevant, but among the options listed, SDG 7 is the closest match to energy mix.
8What does the acronym ESG stand for in sustainability reporting?
A.Efficiency, Scope, Greenness
B.Energy, Sustainability, Growth
C.Ethics, Standards, Goals
D.Environmental, Social, Governance
Explanation: ESG stands for Environmental, Social, and Governance criteria. Investors, regulators, and stakeholders use ESG to evaluate non-financial performance. ITIL 4 Sustainability frames IT decisions in terms of all three pillars, not just environmental impact.
9Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) is calculated as which ratio?
A.Total facility energy divided by IT equipment energy
B.IT equipment energy divided by total facility energy
C.Carbon emissions divided by IT equipment energy
D.Renewable energy divided by total energy
Explanation: PUE = Total facility energy / IT equipment energy. A PUE of 1.0 is the theoretical perfect score (no overhead from cooling, lighting, or losses). A PUE of 1.5 means 50% overhead. Reversing the ratio gives DCiE, a less common measure.
10A new colocation site reports a PUE of 1.20. What does this most accurately mean?
A.IT equipment uses 20% more energy than the rest of the facility combined
B.For every 1.0 kWh delivered to IT load, the facility consumes 1.20 kWh total
C.The facility is 120% renewable powered
D.The facility's carbon intensity is 1.20 kg CO2e per kWh
Explanation: PUE 1.20 means total facility energy is 1.20 times the IT load — about 0.20 kWh of overhead (cooling, UPS losses, lighting) per 1.0 kWh delivered to servers. PUE has no direct relationship to renewables or carbon intensity, which are reported by REF and CUE respectively.

About the ITIL 4 Sustainability Exam

The ITIL 4 Specialist: Sustainability in Digital and IT certification validates the knowledge required to embed environmental, social, and governance considerations into digital and IT services. It teaches candidates how to apply sustainability principles, climate science fundamentals, and frameworks such as the GHG Protocol, UN Sustainable Development Goals, CSRD, and the Green Software Foundation principles within the ITIL 4 Service Value System, guiding principles, value streams, and practices.

Questions

40 scored questions

Time Limit

90 minutes

Passing Score

70%

Exam Fee

$483 USD (PeopleCert)

ITIL 4 Sustainability Exam Content Outline

30%

Sustainability Concepts, Drivers, and Business Context

Triple Bottom Line, UN Sustainable Development Goals, ESG, Green IT versus Green by IT, climate science, regulatory drivers, and the business case for sustainable digital services.

45%

Sustainable Service Value System and ITIL Practices

Embedding sustainability into the ITIL 4 SVS, guiding principles, value streams, and key practices including supplier, service design, asset, capacity, deployment, change enablement, and continual improvement.

25%

Measurement, Reporting, and Transformation

Sustainability metrics such as PUE, SCI, CUE, GHG Protocol Scope 1/2/3 reporting, CSRD/ESRS, ISSB, SBTi, materiality assessments, and leading sustainability transformation.

How to Pass the ITIL 4 Sustainability Exam

What You Need to Know

  • Passing score: 70%
  • Exam length: 40 questions
  • Time limit: 90 minutes
  • Exam fee: $483 USD

Keys to Passing

  • Complete 500+ practice questions
  • Score 80%+ consistently before scheduling
  • Focus on highest-weighted sections
  • Use our AI tutor for tough concepts

ITIL 4 Sustainability Study Tips from Top Performers

1Anchor your study to the three weighted learning outcomes first, because sustainability questions reward integrated judgment more than term memorization.
2Memorize the GHG Protocol Scope 1, 2, and 3 boundaries with two examples each — distractors often swap a Scope 2 purchased-electricity item with a Scope 3 supplier or commuting item.
3Practice separating Green IT from Green by IT in every scenario, because the syllabus and the exam frequently test that distinction.
4Learn the data-center efficiency metric family together: PUE for energy, CUE for carbon, WUE for water, and the Renewable Energy Factor. Know what each ratio compares and what 1.0 means.
5Study the Green Software Foundation 8 principles and the Software Carbon Intensity (SCI) specification — both are increasingly common in scenario items.
6Map sustainability into ITIL practices, especially supplier management, service design, asset management, capacity management, deployment, and continual improvement; do not treat sustainability as a separate silo.
7For reporting questions, know the difference between CSRD/ESRS (EU mandatory), ISSB IFRS S1/S2 (global investor-focused), SBTi (target setting), TCFD (climate risk disclosure), and GRI (broader stakeholder reporting).

Frequently Asked Questions

How many questions are on the ITIL 4 Sustainability in Digital and IT exam?

PeopleCert currently lists 40 multiple-choice questions with a 90-minute time limit for ITIL 4 Specialist: Sustainability in Digital and IT. The exam is closed-book. Candidates taking the exam in a non-native language can still receive extra time under PeopleCert language-accommodation rules.

What score do I need to pass ITIL 4 Sustainability in Digital and IT?

You need 70% to pass, which equals 28 correct answers out of 40 questions. Because there is no negative marking, you should answer every question even when you need to eliminate distractors to identify the best ITIL-aligned and sustainability-aligned option.

What is the difference between Green IT and Green by IT on the exam?

Green IT means making the IT function itself more sustainable, for example by reducing data-center energy, water, and e-waste. Green by IT means using digital products and services to make other industries more sustainable, for example smart grids, remote work platforms, smart agriculture, and telemedicine. Both are required perspectives in the Sustainability syllabus.

What are the prerequisites for ITIL 4 Sustainability in Digital and IT?

PeopleCert currently lists ITIL 4 Foundation as the prerequisite. The same page also states that accredited training or official eLearning is required and that exam results will not be released without proof of completion.

How much does the exam cost?

PeopleCert currently advertises the ITIL 4 Specialist: Sustainability in Digital and IT exam from around US$483 on its ITIL catalog pages, but actual pricing varies by country, currency, package, and training provider. Most candidates take the exam as part of an eLearning bundle rather than a standalone exam voucher.

Did ITIL 4 Sustainability change in 2026?

As of May 2026, PeopleCert has announced a phased ITIL (Version 5) rollout, but its official FAQ also says ITIL 4 remains available while the new pathway is introduced. No official retirement notice for the Sustainability in Digital and IT module has been published, so current specs remain 40 questions, 90 minutes, and a 70% passing mark.