Sustainable Investing Prep

The pass mark and results

Results are pass or did not pass, shown on screen at the end of the exam. CFA Institute does not publish a pass mark.

ResultPass or did not pass
On screenAt the end of the exam
Score reportWithin 24 hours
In your accountWithin 14 days

If you do not pass

You receive detailed performance feedback, so you can see which chapters to work on.

Check your readiness

  • Take the free diagnostic: 16 questions, 2 from each chapter.
  • Fix the weakest chapter with its lesson and practice.
  • Sit the full 100-question mock in 2 hours 20 minutes before you book.

Try 2 questions

Question 15 Engagement strategies, escalation, voting and collaboration
Private engagement with a retailer on unsafe factory conditions has made no progress after a year. Which sequence of escalation steps, from least to most severe, is MOST typical?
Question 28 Client reporting, product disclosure and greenwashing
A UK fund manager plans a fund that will invest mainly in companies that are not yet sustainable but that it judges to be on a credible path to improving, such as firms cutting their carbon emissions. If the fund meets the criteria, which of the FCA's sustainability labels fits it BEST?

Next step

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Questions people ask

What is the pass mark?

CFA Institute does not publish one. Results are pass or did not pass.

When do I get my result?

On screen at the end of the exam, on the score report site within 24 hours and in your account within 14 days.