An environmental agency for a southeast Asian nation increases funding to study historic climate change and its impacts. The agency funds a
proposal for a scientific subject matter expert to conduct a large-scale study of the nation’s tree rings.
What information will this study most likely reveal?
A financial institution in an East African nation decides to issue its first green bond in international debt capital markets. To encourage executive
board approval and funding for this action, the sustainability office describes the first successful sustainable debt issuance that helped launch the
global market in green bonds.
Which past bond issuance did the office describe?
After launching new large-scale sites for engine testing, a global automaker prepares a GHG inventory report according to the GHG Protocol. An
analyst on the sustainability team gathers data for the assessment. The analyst identifies emissions from production processes, previously
deemed irrelevant at the corporate level, now constitute over 25% of company aggregated GHG emissions across plant sites.
Which GHG Protocol principle did the company analyst follow?
An industry association in Germany surveys members on business alignment with nationally determined contributions (NDCs). The association
members express concern about potential cascading legal repercussions or penalties if governments do not conform to Paris Agreement pledges.
An attorney at the association researches this issue and sends a memo to members.
The memo should state the Paris Agreement legally obliges signatories to take what action?
At an international finance bank, a lack of staff clarity regarding sustainability, climate, and ESG definitions led to overlapping and inefficient
initiatives. To minimize inefficiencies, the sustainability department develops new terminology for use across the bank.
What should the department include in this new terminology?