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Questions

Which SRI/ESG management approach selects issuers with the best ESG practices within their sector of activity, while respecting the sector weighting of the benchmark index?

ESG integration
Best-in-Universe
Best-in-Class
Best-in-Progress

Which label requires the exclusion of companies deriving more than 5% of revenue from coal or unconventional hydrocarbons?

Greenfin label
SRI V2 label
SRI V3 label
Finansol label

What is the main difference between the Best-in-Class and Best-in-Universe approaches in SRI/ESG management?

Best-in-Class excludes controversial companies, while Best-in-Universe does not.
Best-in-Universe respects sector weighting, unlike Best-in-Class.
Best-in-Class selects the best practices regardless of sector, unlike Best-in-Universe.
Best-in-Universe abandons the sector representativeness constraint, unlike Best-in-Class.

What is the distinctive feature of the Best-in-Progress approach in ESG assessment?

It selects companies with the best current practices regardless of sector.
It systematically excludes controversial companies.
It is based on the improvement of ESG practices over time.
It combines only financial and social criteria.

Shareholder engagement can include exercising voting rights on climate resolutions (Say on Climate).

True
False

Impact investing

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Impact investing

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ESG integration involves excluding companies based on ESG criteria.

True
False

Categorize items by dragging them to the appropriate zones

Items to categorize:

ESG integration
Best-in-Class
Sector exclusions
Shareholder engagement
Categories:

Positive selection

Negative selection