CESGA EXAM | LATEST 2024|2025
UPDATES | QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
what is the aim of public-private-partnership? - Answer-to improve a social outcome
through the collaboration of government, service providers and external investors
what are the sectors contracted by impact bonds - Answer-- social welfare: 79
- employment: 70
- Health: 45
- Educaiton: 45
- criminal justice
what is impact investors - Answer-they are willing to cover the upfront costs and
assume the performance risk of a social or health programme
what is the main critique of SIBs? - Answer-due to the complex financial and contractual
mechanisms, SIBs may be an expensive method of operating social programmes
describe the risk of SIBs - Answer-due to their contingent payment structure, SIBs are
more similar to structured products or equity in terms of investment risk
what you should include when you are trying to raise a SIB - Answer-policy sector
Date (the period when the project works)
Intervention (what you are going to do)
Capital raised
Target (serice target)
Outcome metrics
what is one of the initiatives developed to seek to govern global trade in a way that
would make it more sustainable - Answer-Voluntary sustainability standards
what is voluntary sustainable standards related to? - Answer-it is related to products
and production processes
how does UN define VSS - Answer-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? - Answer-Agriculture (152)
Processed foods (77)
Consumer products (75)
Textiles (73)
when is the new EU Deforestation regulation effective? - Answer-30 Dec 2024
what is the detail of the new EU deforestation Regulation? - Answer-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? - Answer-it broadens its scope to include other commodities linked to
deforestation
under the new EU Deforestation Regulation, what should companies do? - Answer-
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? - Answer-15%
what is one of the challenges with regard to investing in commodities - Answer-
exchange-traded commodity contacts (on oil, gas, metals, agriculture products)
what is the most used RI technique? - Answer-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 ? - Answer-CSDDD Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence
Directive at EU-level
what are the two ways to invest in commodities? - Answer-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 - Answer-they can differentiate between good and bad practices
& take resource scarity considerations into account from a thematic ESG investment
perspective
UPDATES | QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
what is the aim of public-private-partnership? - Answer-to improve a social outcome
through the collaboration of government, service providers and external investors
what are the sectors contracted by impact bonds - Answer-- social welfare: 79
- employment: 70
- Health: 45
- Educaiton: 45
- criminal justice
what is impact investors - Answer-they are willing to cover the upfront costs and
assume the performance risk of a social or health programme
what is the main critique of SIBs? - Answer-due to the complex financial and contractual
mechanisms, SIBs may be an expensive method of operating social programmes
describe the risk of SIBs - Answer-due to their contingent payment structure, SIBs are
more similar to structured products or equity in terms of investment risk
what you should include when you are trying to raise a SIB - Answer-policy sector
Date (the period when the project works)
Intervention (what you are going to do)
Capital raised
Target (serice target)
Outcome metrics
what is one of the initiatives developed to seek to govern global trade in a way that
would make it more sustainable - Answer-Voluntary sustainability standards
what is voluntary sustainable standards related to? - Answer-it is related to products
and production processes
how does UN define VSS - Answer-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? - Answer-Agriculture (152)
Processed foods (77)
Consumer products (75)
Textiles (73)
when is the new EU Deforestation regulation effective? - Answer-30 Dec 2024
what is the detail of the new EU deforestation Regulation? - Answer-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? - Answer-it broadens its scope to include other commodities linked to
deforestation
under the new EU Deforestation Regulation, what should companies do? - Answer-
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? - Answer-15%
what is one of the challenges with regard to investing in commodities - Answer-
exchange-traded commodity contacts (on oil, gas, metals, agriculture products)
what is the most used RI technique? - Answer-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 ? - Answer-CSDDD Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence
Directive at EU-level
what are the two ways to invest in commodities? - Answer-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 - Answer-they can differentiate between good and bad practices
& take resource scarity considerations into account from a thematic ESG investment
perspective
