Free Sustainable-Investing CFA Institute Updates

CFA materials highlight that ISSB standards requiresustainability disclosures to be published simultaneously with financial statementsto ensure consistency and comparability. While audit assurance and legal enforcement are important considerations, ISSB’sexplicit alignmentwith financial reporting timing (option B) ensures integrated decision-useful information.

Thecarbon budgetdefines themaximum cumulative amount of CO₂ emissionsallowed tolimit global warming to a specific temperature threshold, such as 1.5 °C or 2 °C above pre-industrial levels. CFA materials emphasize that this budget is afinite global allocationof emissions that can be emitted while still maintaining areasonable chanceof staying within these warming limits. It is distinct from reaching net zero at a specific date (A) or the broader planetary boundary concept (B), although it relates to climate stability within those boundaries.

ESG rating agencies collect data from abroad range of sources, including public documents from nonprofits, regulatory filings, and expert analysis. They do not restrict themselves to audited disclosures only, nor do they exclude commonly used inputs such as CDP data—so statement B is correct.

TheEU Ecolabelis an officially recognized certification thatindependently verifies a product’s low environmental impactover its lifecycle, including resource efficiency, production processes, and end-of-life treatment. According to CFA study materials, this label providesassurance to investors and consumersthat products meetstrict sustainability standardsvalidated by an external certifying body, making option C correct.