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CFA Institute Sustainable-Investing Exam Syllabus Topics:
| Section | Weight | Objectives |
|---|---|---|
| Topic 1: Environmental Factors | 20-30% | - Analysis of environmental factors at country, sector, and company levels - Impact on valuation, performance, and risk across asset classes - Key environmental themes: climate change, natural capital, pollution, waste |
| Topic 2: Investment Mandates, Portfolio Analytics and Client Reporting | 5-10% | - Communicating ESG performance to stakeholders - Reporting standards and disclosure requirements - Defining ESG objectives and constraints |
| Topic 3: ESG Analysis and Valuation | 10-20% | - Integrating ESG into financial analysis and valuation models - Materiality assessment and data sources - ESG ratings, frameworks, and standards |
| Topic 4: Overview of ESG Investing and the ESG Market | 8-15% | - Structure, growth, and key drivers of the ESG market - Risks, opportunities, and challenges in ESG investing - Concepts and definitions of sustainable and ESG investing |
| Topic 5: ESG Integrated Portfolio Construction and Management | 8-15% | - Stewardship and active ownership - ESG strategies: exclusion, best-in-class, integration, impact investing - Portfolio risk, return, and performance measurement |
| Topic 6: Social Factors | 15-25% | - Human capital, labor practices, community relations, product responsibility - Measurement and integration of social criteria - Social trends and their influence on business and investment |
| Topic 7: Governance Factors | 15-25% | - Corporate governance principles, board structure, executive pay - Governance risks and best practices - Shareholder rights, transparency, ethics, and anti-corruption |
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The Sustainable-Investing exam is a CFA Institute certification exam validating the CFA Institute Sustainable Investing Certificate (CFA-SIC) syllabus shown above. It belongs to these credential paths: Climate Risk, Valuation, and Investing Certificate. Candidates in 2026 start with LatestCram's 760 practice questions, available as a printable PDF, a Windows Desktop Test Engine, and an Online Test Engine — three versions of the same materials.
The official CFA Institute Sustainable Investing Certificate (CFA-SIC) outline defines 7 domains. The leading three are Social Factors (15-25%), ESG Integrated Portfolio Construction and Management (8-15%), and Environmental Factors (20-30%). The full list is in the topics section above, and LatestCram's 760 practice questions cover each one.
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CFA Institute Sustainable Investing Certificate (CFA-SIC) Sample Questions:
Compared to public companies, creating private company scorecards is challenging as:
- A. less information is available in the public domain
- B. management is more unwilling to disclose commercially sensitive information
- C. rating agencies are more critical of private companies
Correct Answer: A 🗳️
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Which of the following most likely outlines an investment firm's ESG integration approach?
- A. Corporate social responsibility report
- B. Statement of Investment Principles
- C. ESG policy
Correct Answer: C 🗳️
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Which of the following ESG risks is not well suited for inclusion in the discount rate?
- A. Market-wide risk
- B. Company-specific risk
- C. Sector-wide risk
Correct Answer: B 🗳️
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An asset owner inquiring within a request for proposal (RFP) if the asset manager has an explicit objective to "generate a positive, measurable ESG outcome alongside a financial return" is most likely aligned with a(n):
- A. Best-in-class investing approach.
- B. Impact investing approach.
- C. ESG-related exclusions investing approach.
Correct Answer: B 🗳️
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Which of the following statements about the materiality of social factors is most accurate?
- A. The difference between rural and urban areas is greater in the developed world than in emerging markets
- B. The importance of a specific social issue depends on the regional or country context
- C. Population aging is more important to emerging markets than developed markets
Correct Answer: B 🗳️
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