The risk team at an agricultural company in Easter Europe evaluates crop yield production performance. The evaluation reveals high temperature and water shortages will likely harm crop production, and current company insurance will not mitigate this exposure. The team recommends increasing coverage by purchasing an additional insurance policy that includes area yield protection.
According to the COSO ERM framework, which risk response strategy did the team recommend?
The CRO for a large agriculture company reviews reference scenarios as part of an annual climate scenario analysis exercise. The CRO creates a transition risk matrix that compares four different scenarios - W, X, Y, Z. Scenarios are compared according to scale of emissions cuts and pace of emission cuts. Scale is depicted as business as usual (BAU) to net-zero. Pace is depicted as orderly to disorderly. The CRO uses this matrix to explain transition risk to the company’s executive members:
How should the CRO rank the reference scenarios from lowest level of transition risk to highest level of transition risk?
A fashion company raises an SLL to improve the company ESG score. The sustainability team identifies two sustainability KPIs for finalizing the loan with a financial institution. Which of the following KPIs did the team most likely recommend for the SLL?
A bank assesses lending portfolio alignment with various climate change scenarios. To assist in this process, the risk team applies the Paris Agreement Capital Transition Assessment (PACTA) tool to examine transition risk for power generation, automotive, and steel sectors. The team examines different PACTA metrics for each sector based on data availability and sectoral profile.
For sectors with no clear zero-carbon pathway, what metric will PACTA employ?
The central bank of a Southeast Asian country joins the NGFS to address climate-related risks and promote financial stability. To align with the central bank mandate and NGFS recommendations, the risk team prioritizes NGFS recommendations directly applying to the bank role in the financial system. Which central bank action will the team most likely prioritize during implementation?
A large real estate investment firm increases resources to understand transition and physical risks as it expands into markets with climate regulations and increasing flooding events. Senior leadership requires the risk team train all business units in understanding how both climate risks can impact operations.
During this process, how should the risk team define commonalities between both risks?
An international development bank publishes an annual index that evaluates climate risk at a regional level. The index consists of several economic, policy, and physical risk components. For the upcoming index publication, the bank identifies new components that reflect the ability of companies and local infrastructure to incorporate clean and renewable energy sources into electric grids and transport systems. Which of the following risk components will the bank most likely identify?
In response to consumer demand for eco-friendly products, a global personal care company develops a net-zero transition plan. The company sustainability team recommends an appropriate carbon accounting method for the plan. Which of the following country-level emission accounting methods is most likely recommended and why?
T he sustainability team at a Central European agricultural firm identifies nature-related risks threatening agricultural productivity and supply chain resilience. Declining yields are linked to environmental degradation and biodiversity loss. To avoid biodiversity loss, which of the following actions will the team most likely recommend?
A climate risk consultant advises an Eastern European central bank. In response to regulatory changes, the bank will incorporate climate-related risks into bank policies. The consultant writes a summary on how central banks incorporated climate-related risks into policies. The summary highlights the Bank of England (BoE) example to demonstrate how the BoE integrated climate-related risks within the bank supervisory scope.
Which of the following BoE practices will the consultant recommend?
TESTED 05 Apr 2026
