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Senior management of a sportswear manufacturer will issue a bond to optimize company capital structure, while providing investors with an opportunity to contribute to positive transformation of the fashion industry. Management prefers a bond with a high rate of issuance, and the company sustainability team researches various green and sustainable finance instruments and issuance information over the past 5 years. The team recommends a bond that globally posted the highest growth in issuance between 2019 and 2020.

Which bond did the team recommend?

A large country joins the Paris Agreement and directs the national environmental department to disseminate new policies and goals to relevant federal agencies. Most agencies are familiar with past climate agreement principles and protocols but not those of the Paris Agreement.

The environmental department should educate federal agencies on what feature of the Paris Agreement?

An international hotel chain reviews progress on sustainability goals in preparation for an Earth Day marketing campaign. A sustainability director suggests the hotel highlight how its energy and food sustainability initiatives align with UN SDG targets.

Which of the following correctly describes an SDG target that the hotel could align with?

A large European bank implements the PRB and hires an external auditor to assess implementation progress. After an initial assessment, the auditor prepares recommendations to improve governance and culture practices within the bank. Which of the following actions did the external auditor most likely recommend?

An EU vehicle braking system manufacturer implements a new sustainability framework for SLBs to finance projects with environmental and social benefits. The company sustainability team prepares a new SLB and submits the bond to an external reviewer for assessment. The bond contains four KPIs:

1. Scope 1 CO2 emissions

2. Supplier engagement on GHG emission reduction

3. Percentage of renewable energy used

4. Percentage of women in managerial roles

The bond benchmark year is 2022 and the bond will mature in 2030 Which of the following SPTs did the reviewer find aligns with the core components of SLB Principles?

A global electronics manufacturer experiences severe flooding in one of its key locations. Company senior management will mitigate supply chain risk and adhere to environmental standards by issuing a bond. The bond proceeds will simultaneously address floodwater contaminated by industrial chemicals and assist communities experiencing deterioration of health conditions due to waterborne diseases.

Which bond is the company likely to issue?

In response to policy and technology changes, a cement manufacturer looks for new opportunities to raise profits by reducing GHG emissions. Because the cement industry accounts for a considerable percentage of global emissions, the manufacturer joins a coalition of company peers. The coalition lobbies country governments to adhere to the Paris Agreement nationally determined contributions (NDCs).

Which of the following actions does the coalition recommend?

A coalition of African central banks reviews member bank prudential policies for alignment with climate-related financial risk mitigation. To shape the coalition’s climate risk and business continuity planning objectives, coalition leaders review key risk metrics. Which of the following metrics will the coalition most likely use to evaluate operational risk due to climate change?

As climate change poses new financial risks to a central bank’s monetary policy operations, the bank decides to adapt operations with NGFS guidelines. Because the central bank does not include climate change in supervision practices, the bank consults subject matter experts (SMEs) to develop a proposal for central bank action on climate change. After completing the risk assessment, SMEs recommend the bank incorporate microprudential and macroprudential measures to embed climate change into supervision practices.

Which action are SMEs likely to recommend?

A solar panel manufacturing company for renewable energy systems makes a 2040 net-zero commitment. The company sustainability director references the COSO ERM framework to inform the company’s long-term growth strategy. Which approach will the director most likely use to effectively assess the impact of transition risk on the business strategy?