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Sustainability and Climate Risk Questions and Answers

Question 17

A diversified industrial company embarks on a climate transition strategy to invest in a more fuel-efficient airline fleet. To finance the investment, the CSO analyzes sustainable finance instruments and recommends instruments most suitable to issue.

Which of the following financial instruments should the CSO recommend and why?

Options:

A.

A sustainability-linked bond for the purpose of financing a company-wide transition strategy.

B.

A social bond as it offers more flexibility because there is no external review requirement.

C.

A green bond because the use of proceeds can be clearly identified and tied to a particular project.

D.

A sustainable bond so the company will benefit from favorable pricing from the terms linked to the corporate sustainability objective.

Question 18

To assess potential business implications of climate change, a large manufacturing company implements scenario analysis for the first time. The company hires a consultant to help incorporate climate-related considerations into a model of the company’s potential business outcomes.

What useful scenario analysis information should the consultant make the company aware of?

Options:

A.

Transition and physical climate scenarios assess historical vulnerabilities to climate change.

B.

Physical scenarios portray a pathway of emissions to deliver a given limit to warming.

C.

Transition and physical risk considerations are complementary in scenario analysis.

D.

Physical scenarios include material consequences of new climate policies on short-term energy supplies.

Question 19

The climate risk team at a global bank works on a sustainability and climate risk report for a forthcoming company strategy meeting. The meeting will focus on bank goals to achieve net zero GHG emissions by 2050. Bank leaders will discuss potential risk exposures the bank may face, as well as possible financial systemic effects.

Which of the following is an example of how systemic climate risk can translate into liquidity risk for the bank?

Options:

A.

High level of deposit withdrawals from households and corporations after a hurricane severely affects a country.

B.

Sea level rise causes coastal property prices to decrease, which leads to real estate losses for the bank.

C.

Insurers significantly increase premiums due to climate-related risks and leave the bank without coverage, amplifying risks to financial stability.

D.

Sector-wide asset stranding for the financial sector increases due to climate pressures, which affects bank revenue and profits as cash flow decreases.

Question 20

An insurance firm announces it will adopt sustainable practices. To inform sustainable strategy, a company risk analyst researches climate risk. The analyst reviews how climate risk manifests as financial risk through effects on microeconomic company-level risks on various types of companies and institutions. The analyst also identifies possible opportunities resulting from climate risk. Risks and opportunities are presented to senior management.

Which of the following does the analyst cite as an example of how climate risk affects liquidity risk?

Options:

A.

A company’s warehouse that is damaged by a tornado causes business interruption that results in loss of revenues and profits, which weakens the company’s ability to repay loans.

B.

A mining company that extracts lithium for lithium-ion batteries benefits from higher commodity prices, which increases revenue and profits.

C.

A company’s high-emissions factory is hit with a higher carbon tax that results in asset stranding, which causes the company to have less collateral to use to secure funding.

D.

A bank’s customers withdraw deposits and draw on credit lines to finance cash-flow needed for recovery after damaging flooding, which increases loan-to-deposit ratios.

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