CESGA (CERTIFIED ENVIROMENTAL
,SOCIAL AND GOVERNANCE ANALYST)
EXAM 2025 WITH ACTUAL CORRECT
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED DETAILED
ANSWERS|FREQUENTLY TESTED
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS |ALREADY
GRADED A+|NEWEST|LATEST
UPDATE|GUARANTEED PASS
what is voluntary sustainable standards related to?
it is related to products and production processes
how does UN define VSS
standards specifying requirements that producers, traders, manufacturers, retailers or service
providers may be asked to meet, relating to a wide range of sustainability metrics, including
respect for basic human rights, worker health and safety, the environmental impacts of
production, community relations, land use planning and others
which sector follows the most VSS?
Agriculture (152)
Processed foods (77)
Consumer products (75)
Textiles (73)
when is the new EU Deforestation regulation effective?
30 Dec 2024
what is the detail of the new EU deforestation Regulation?
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,mandates the due diligence for companies dealing in various products like cattle, cocoa, coffee,
palm oil, rubber, soya, and wood to prevent deforestation
what is the difference between the new EU Deforestation Regulation and the EU timber
regulation?
it broadens its scope to include other commodities linked to deforestation
under the new EU Deforestation Regulation, what should companies do?
businesses must ensure their products listed in the regulation including beef, leather, chocolate,
furniture, palm oil derivatives and paper-based iteams, are 'deforestation-free' when entering
or being exported to the EU market
Businesses, either operators or traders will be required to ensure that products are
'deforestation-free'
in 2023, there is an increase in the share of asset managers implementing ESG criteria in
commodities, what is the percentage of the increase?
15%
what is one of the challenges with regard to investing in commodities
exchange-traded commodity contacts (on oil, gas, metals, agriculture products)
what is the most used RI technique?
exclusing the most controversial groups of commodities
which regulations help corporates to look into their supply chain when they are trying to invest
in commodities ?
CSDDD Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive at EU-level
what are the two ways to invest in commodities?
1. supply chain considerations
2. direct investments in companies that are engaged in commodity extraction and trading
what is the advantage of invest in companies that are engaged in commodity extractiona and
trading
they can differentiate between good and bad practices & take resource scarity considerations
into account from a thematic ESG investment perspective
what are the top drivers of ESG considerations in commodities in 2023
2|Page
,1. Concern about ESG factors
2. Reputation or regulatory risk
3. high energy prices
4. Diversification of returns
what are the 14 major voluntary sustainability standards
4C
Better Cotton
BONSUCRO
Cotton made in Africa
Fairtrade International
Forest Stewardship Council
GLOBALG.A.P
IFOAM - Organics International
Programme for the endorsement of forest certification
ProTerra Foundation
Rainforest Alliance/Sustainable Agriculture Network
Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil
Round Table on Responsible Soy
UTZ
what was the amount of funds committed to the energy transition in 2021
700bn
which two materials have a high probability of supply constraints by 2030?
Lithium and Nickel
what is the example of 'insufficient captial/investment to prevent the emergence of sustained
bottlenecks'
refineries have shown increasing demand for second-generation biofuels feedstocks -> led to an
increase in used cooking oil prices by 90% between mid 2022 and Jan 2023
under which protocal, countries are allowed to trade the allowance of emissions of units not
'used'
under the article 17 in the Kyoto protocol
how do people call the market that companies used to trade allowance of emissions?
carbon market
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, what are the two types of carbon markets?
1. compliance carbon markets
2. voluntary carbon markets
what is compliance carbon markets
mandatory regime with legally binding emissions reduction targets set by governments for
firms. Usually operating under the cap-and-trade system offering carbon allowances
what are the examples of compliance carbon market?
EU ETS
California Cap and Trade
South Korea ETS
China ETS
what is voluntary carbon markets
subsidising companies that voluntarily reduce carbon footprint in abatement projects by
providing carbon offsets
what are the examples of voluntary carbon markets
gold standard
vertified carbon standard
Climate action Reserve
Plan Vivo
EcoAct
how many carbon trading schemes are there in the globe? and how many global GHG emissions
they are covering
36, 18%
in 2023, what was the record value of the global carbon market?
US $949bn
what are the various perspectives real estate can have an impact on?
- rehabilitation of public spaces
- affordable housing
- social housing
- care centeres
- green buildings
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,SOCIAL AND GOVERNANCE ANALYST)
EXAM 2025 WITH ACTUAL CORRECT
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED DETAILED
ANSWERS|FREQUENTLY TESTED
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS |ALREADY
GRADED A+|NEWEST|LATEST
UPDATE|GUARANTEED PASS
what is voluntary sustainable standards related to?
it is related to products and production processes
how does UN define VSS
standards specifying requirements that producers, traders, manufacturers, retailers or service
providers may be asked to meet, relating to a wide range of sustainability metrics, including
respect for basic human rights, worker health and safety, the environmental impacts of
production, community relations, land use planning and others
which sector follows the most VSS?
Agriculture (152)
Processed foods (77)
Consumer products (75)
Textiles (73)
when is the new EU Deforestation regulation effective?
30 Dec 2024
what is the detail of the new EU deforestation Regulation?
1|Page
,mandates the due diligence for companies dealing in various products like cattle, cocoa, coffee,
palm oil, rubber, soya, and wood to prevent deforestation
what is the difference between the new EU Deforestation Regulation and the EU timber
regulation?
it broadens its scope to include other commodities linked to deforestation
under the new EU Deforestation Regulation, what should companies do?
businesses must ensure their products listed in the regulation including beef, leather, chocolate,
furniture, palm oil derivatives and paper-based iteams, are 'deforestation-free' when entering
or being exported to the EU market
Businesses, either operators or traders will be required to ensure that products are
'deforestation-free'
in 2023, there is an increase in the share of asset managers implementing ESG criteria in
commodities, what is the percentage of the increase?
15%
what is one of the challenges with regard to investing in commodities
exchange-traded commodity contacts (on oil, gas, metals, agriculture products)
what is the most used RI technique?
exclusing the most controversial groups of commodities
which regulations help corporates to look into their supply chain when they are trying to invest
in commodities ?
CSDDD Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive at EU-level
what are the two ways to invest in commodities?
1. supply chain considerations
2. direct investments in companies that are engaged in commodity extraction and trading
what is the advantage of invest in companies that are engaged in commodity extractiona and
trading
they can differentiate between good and bad practices & take resource scarity considerations
into account from a thematic ESG investment perspective
what are the top drivers of ESG considerations in commodities in 2023
2|Page
,1. Concern about ESG factors
2. Reputation or regulatory risk
3. high energy prices
4. Diversification of returns
what are the 14 major voluntary sustainability standards
4C
Better Cotton
BONSUCRO
Cotton made in Africa
Fairtrade International
Forest Stewardship Council
GLOBALG.A.P
IFOAM - Organics International
Programme for the endorsement of forest certification
ProTerra Foundation
Rainforest Alliance/Sustainable Agriculture Network
Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil
Round Table on Responsible Soy
UTZ
what was the amount of funds committed to the energy transition in 2021
700bn
which two materials have a high probability of supply constraints by 2030?
Lithium and Nickel
what is the example of 'insufficient captial/investment to prevent the emergence of sustained
bottlenecks'
refineries have shown increasing demand for second-generation biofuels feedstocks -> led to an
increase in used cooking oil prices by 90% between mid 2022 and Jan 2023
under which protocal, countries are allowed to trade the allowance of emissions of units not
'used'
under the article 17 in the Kyoto protocol
how do people call the market that companies used to trade allowance of emissions?
carbon market
3|Page
, what are the two types of carbon markets?
1. compliance carbon markets
2. voluntary carbon markets
what is compliance carbon markets
mandatory regime with legally binding emissions reduction targets set by governments for
firms. Usually operating under the cap-and-trade system offering carbon allowances
what are the examples of compliance carbon market?
EU ETS
California Cap and Trade
South Korea ETS
China ETS
what is voluntary carbon markets
subsidising companies that voluntarily reduce carbon footprint in abatement projects by
providing carbon offsets
what are the examples of voluntary carbon markets
gold standard
vertified carbon standard
Climate action Reserve
Plan Vivo
EcoAct
how many carbon trading schemes are there in the globe? and how many global GHG emissions
they are covering
36, 18%
in 2023, what was the record value of the global carbon market?
US $949bn
what are the various perspectives real estate can have an impact on?
- rehabilitation of public spaces
- affordable housing
- social housing
- care centeres
- green buildings
4|Page
