CESGA Certified Environmental, Social and Governance
Analyst Exam 2025 (Actual Exam) | Featuring Topics
such as ESG Integration in Investment Decisions,
Corporate Governance, and Sustainability Reporting
Standards
Which of the following grants positive social and environmental impact with no
financial return?
a) Philanthropy
b) Impact investing
c) ESG integration ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------a)
Which of the following strategies is considered to pursue ESG opportunities?
a) Philanthropy
b) Negative screening
c) ESG integration
d) Impact investing ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------d)
Which of the following strategies has limited or no regard for ESG factors?
a) Philanthropy
b) Traditional investment
,c) ESG integration
d) Themed investing ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------b)
According to module 3, which of the following statements defines the markets for
ESG/ Responsible Investment?
a) Dynamic markets with high growth rates
b) Double materiality with low growth rates
c) Sustainable sectors with high growth rates
d) Financial and Sustainability markets with high growth rates ---------CORRECT
ANSWER-----------------a)
According to module 3, which of the following statements is a takeaway
information?
a) Responsible Investment must be standardized
b) ESG must be classified between different geographic areas
c) Sustainable finance is on its way to becoming a market standard
d) ESG/Responsible Investment is on its way to becoming a market standard -------
--CORRECT ANSWER-----------------d)
Which statement is correct? Globally, the relative Google search volume of "ESG"
in the finance context experienced a...
a) Steady decline in the last 10 years
b) A decline over the last 3 years
,c) A stabilisation in the last 5 years
d) A relevant increase in the last 5 years ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------d)
Which statement is correct? Between 2006 and 2021, the approximate number of
UN PRI signatories grew from...
a) 100 to 9'000
b) 100 to 3'000
c) 0 to 100
d) 50 to 1'000 ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------b)
Which statement about UN PRI signatories is correct?
a) In 2021, UN PRI signatories accounted for more than 50 trillion USD of assets
under management
b) In 2021, UN PRI signatories accounted for 50 trillion USD of assets under
management
c) In 2021, UN PRI signatories accounted for less than 50 trillion USD of assets
under management ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------a)
GSIA - Compared to 2018, what was the change in sustainable investments in the
USA?
a) They increased
b) They decreased
c) They remained unchanged
, d) It has not yet been calculated ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------a)
Which region uses the ESG integration strategy the most?
a) The United States
b) Japan
c) Canada ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------a)
Is negative/exclusionary screening used more than positive/best-in- class
screening?
a) Yes
b) No
c) Only in Europe
d) Only in the United States ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------a)
Which of the following SRI strategies had the lowest amount of AuM (assets
under management) in Europe in the years 2016 to 2020?
a) Engagement / voting
b) Impact/community investing
c) Sustainability Themed
d) Negative/exclusionary screening ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------b)
Analyst Exam 2025 (Actual Exam) | Featuring Topics
such as ESG Integration in Investment Decisions,
Corporate Governance, and Sustainability Reporting
Standards
Which of the following grants positive social and environmental impact with no
financial return?
a) Philanthropy
b) Impact investing
c) ESG integration ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------a)
Which of the following strategies is considered to pursue ESG opportunities?
a) Philanthropy
b) Negative screening
c) ESG integration
d) Impact investing ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------d)
Which of the following strategies has limited or no regard for ESG factors?
a) Philanthropy
b) Traditional investment
,c) ESG integration
d) Themed investing ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------b)
According to module 3, which of the following statements defines the markets for
ESG/ Responsible Investment?
a) Dynamic markets with high growth rates
b) Double materiality with low growth rates
c) Sustainable sectors with high growth rates
d) Financial and Sustainability markets with high growth rates ---------CORRECT
ANSWER-----------------a)
According to module 3, which of the following statements is a takeaway
information?
a) Responsible Investment must be standardized
b) ESG must be classified between different geographic areas
c) Sustainable finance is on its way to becoming a market standard
d) ESG/Responsible Investment is on its way to becoming a market standard -------
--CORRECT ANSWER-----------------d)
Which statement is correct? Globally, the relative Google search volume of "ESG"
in the finance context experienced a...
a) Steady decline in the last 10 years
b) A decline over the last 3 years
,c) A stabilisation in the last 5 years
d) A relevant increase in the last 5 years ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------d)
Which statement is correct? Between 2006 and 2021, the approximate number of
UN PRI signatories grew from...
a) 100 to 9'000
b) 100 to 3'000
c) 0 to 100
d) 50 to 1'000 ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------b)
Which statement about UN PRI signatories is correct?
a) In 2021, UN PRI signatories accounted for more than 50 trillion USD of assets
under management
b) In 2021, UN PRI signatories accounted for 50 trillion USD of assets under
management
c) In 2021, UN PRI signatories accounted for less than 50 trillion USD of assets
under management ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------a)
GSIA - Compared to 2018, what was the change in sustainable investments in the
USA?
a) They increased
b) They decreased
c) They remained unchanged
, d) It has not yet been calculated ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------a)
Which region uses the ESG integration strategy the most?
a) The United States
b) Japan
c) Canada ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------a)
Is negative/exclusionary screening used more than positive/best-in- class
screening?
a) Yes
b) No
c) Only in Europe
d) Only in the United States ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------a)
Which of the following SRI strategies had the lowest amount of AuM (assets
under management) in Europe in the years 2016 to 2020?
a) Engagement / voting
b) Impact/community investing
c) Sustainability Themed
d) Negative/exclusionary screening ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------b)
