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CFA Institute Certificate in Sustainable Investing
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ESG Foundations & MarketYou are here
Master definitions of ESG integration, screening, thematic, and impact investing. Learn the major frameworks: PRI, UNGC, SDGs, EU SFDR, EU Taxonomy.
E, S, and G Factors
Study environmental (climate, water, biodiversity, circular economy), social (labour, DEI, communities), and governance (board, audit, anti-corruption) issues.
Engagement, Analysis & Integration
Active ownership, voting, escalation. Apply ESG to security analysis and valuation across equities, fixed income, and sovereign debt.
Mandates, Portfolios, Performance & Reporting
Strategy choice, EU PAB/CTB benchmarks, ISSB/SASB/GRI standards, GIPS, IRIS+, and verification. Sit timed full-length practice tests.
Can You Take the CFA Sustainable Investing Exam?
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- •Open to anyone — no prior CFA charter, sponsor, or work experience required
- •Globally recognized; computer-based testing via Prometric centers and online proctoring
- •USD 890 registration covers the exam and digital curriculum; schedule within 5 months and sit within 6 months of registering
- •Renamed in 2025 from the CFA Institute Certificate in ESG Investing (originally developed by the CFA Society of the UK) to the Sustainable Investing Certificate
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Time to Get Licensed
3-6 months typical
From start to license in hand
Retake Policy
Candidates who do not pass may re-register at a reduced USD 690 fee for each subsequent exam; two failed attempts within six months require waiting until six months after the first failed appointment. Candidates must schedule within 5 months and sit within 6 months of registering; rescheduling costs USD 30 and is not allowed within 72 hours of the appointment.
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13 chapters covering the exam topics in this guide
Introduction: About the Sustainable Investing Certificate
1 sections
Chapter 1: Foundations of Sustainable and ESG Investing
3 sections
Chapter 2: The ESG Market Dynamics and Stakeholder Landscape
3 sections
Chapter 3: Environmental Factors: Climate Change and Net-Zero Pathways
4 sections
Chapter 4: Environmental Factors: Natural Capital, Biodiversity, and Circular Economy
3 sections
Chapter 5: Social Factors: Human Capital, Supply Chains, and Human Rights
6 sections
Chapter 6: Corporate Governance: Board Structure, Executive Compensation, and Ethics
5 sections
Chapter 7: Stewardship, Corporate Engagement, and Proxy Voting
3 sections
Chapter 8: ESG Analysis and Security-Level Integration: Equities
4 sections
Chapter 9: ESG Integration in Fixed Income, Sovereign Debt, and Alternative Assets
4 sections
Chapter 10: ESG Screening, Thematic, and Impact Investment Strategies
3 sections
Chapter 11: Portfolio Construction, Asset Allocation, Indexes, and Labeled Bonds
5 sections
Chapter 12: Mandates, Global Disclosure Regulations, and Reporting
5 sections
CFA Sustainable Investing Exam Details
CFA Institute Certificate in Sustainable Investing
Administered by CFA Institute
Exam Content Breakdown
Based on the official CFA Institute content outline
Approaches to responsible investment, materiality, megatrends, supranational initiatives, and the ESG market's size, drivers and stakeholders
Climate change, natural resources, biodiversity, pollution, carbon pricing, scenario analysis and environmental analysis at company to country level
Social megatrends, human capital, human rights, product responsibility, and social analysis at country, sector and company level
Governance frameworks and models, board effectiveness, remuneration, audit, shareholder rights and governance in valuation
Stewardship codes, engagement strategies and escalation, collaborative engagement, proxy voting, and engagement across asset classes
ESG data and ratings, scorecards, and ESG effects on industry and company performance and on valuation across asset classes
Asset allocation, screening, best-in-class, thematic and impact strategies, ESG indexes and optimization
Mandate construction, RFPs, client types, greenwashing, reporting and measuring ESG performance
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