SCR ESG Integration & Sustainable Finance

Question 1

Which of the following best describes 'ESG integration' in investment management?

Accepted Answer

Systematically incorporating environmental, social, and governance factors into financial analysis and investment decisions

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Excluding all companies with poor environmental records from a portfolio

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Investing exclusively in green bonds and sustainability-linked instruments

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Applying UN Sustainable Development Goals as the sole screening criterion

Question 2

The Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) were launched in partnership with which organization?

Accepted Answer

United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI)

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World Trade Organization (WTO)

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International Monetary Fund (IMF)

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Bank for International Settlements (BIS)

Question 3

What distinguishes a 'green bond' from a conventional bond?

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Green bond proceeds are earmarked exclusively for projects with environmental benefits

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Green bonds always offer a higher yield than conventional bonds

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Green bonds are issued only by sovereign governments

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Green bonds are not subject to credit rating requirements

Question 4

Which ESG investment strategy involves engaging with company management on sustainability issues rather than divesting?

Accepted Answer

Active ownership and stewardship

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Negative screening

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Best-in-class selection

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Thematic investing

Question 5

Under the EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR), what is an 'Article 9' fund?

Accepted Answer

A fund that has sustainable investment as its core objective

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A fund that promotes environmental or social characteristics as one of several objectives

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A fund with no sustainability claims or disclosures required

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A fund that excludes fossil fuel companies by default

Question 6

What is 'double materiality' in the context of ESG reporting?

Accepted Answer

Assessing both how ESG issues affect the company financially and how the company's activities affect society and the environment

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Reporting on both quantitative and qualitative ESG metrics simultaneously

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Requiring two independent auditors to verify sustainability disclosures

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Applying materiality thresholds that are twice as strict as financial reporting standards

Question 7

Which term describes the risk that ESG claims made by a company or investment product are misleading or unsubstantiated?

Accepted Answer

Greenwashing

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Stranded asset risk

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Transition risk

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Basis risk