GREEN study plan

Distinguish Scope 1, Scope 2, and Scope 3 emission categories and assign ten sample emission sources to the correct scope

Explain the GHG Protocol Corporate Standard's five accounting and reporting principles and state how each changes a company's inventory boundary decisions

Calculate CO2-equivalent values for a mixed set of gases using given global warming potential multipliers from an IPCC assessment report

Map the boundary-setting choices (equity share, financial control, operational control) onto a hypothetical two-entity corporate group

Compute Scope 1 and location-based Scope 2 emissions from supplied activity data and emission factors, showing unit conversions

Differentiate location-based from market-based Scope 2 accounting and select the appropriate method for a stated reporting scenario

Summarize the structure of the ISSB climate standard (IFRS S2) and the TCFD-aligned pillars of governance, strategy, risk management, and metrics and targets

Define the core ESG concepts of materiality, double materiality, and stakeholder vs shareholder orientation and apply them to a short case

Explain the four components of a green bond framework under the ICMA Green Bond Principles and identify use-of-procedure, evaluation, management-of-proceeds, and reporting requirements

Distinguish green, social, sustainability, and sustainability-linked bonds and identify the key performance indicator and sustainability performance target structure of the last

Classify a set of portfolio holdings by ESG integration approach (negative screening, best-in-class, thematic, engagement, impact) with written justification

Describe the main greenwashing red flags in a bond prospectus and fund disclosure and state which framework or regulation addresses each

Outline the steps to set a science-based target, including base year selection, scope coverage, and the role of absolute contraction versus sector-based pathways

Explain the EU taxonomy's substantial contribution, do-no-significant-harm, and minimum social safeguards tests and apply them to one economic activity

Interpret a company's financed-emissions disclosure and explain how portfolio emissions are attributed under the PCAF approach

Describe the SFDR classification of Article 6, 8, and 9 financial products and match three fund descriptions to the correct article

Apply the waste hierarchy and the Ellen MacArthur Foundation circular economy principles to redesign a linear product system

Conduct a simplified material flow analysis for one product, quantifying inputs, outputs, and losses at each stage

Identify resource-efficiency measures in energy, water, and materials and estimate the payback of at least two measures

Explain the ISO 14001 plan-do-check-act structure and the role of environmental aspects, impacts, and significant aspect registers

Describe extended producer responsibility schemes and circular design requirements such as design for disassembly and recyclability

Summarize the core labor standards of the ILO fundamental conventions and map them to common audit criteria

Explain human rights due diligence under the UN Guiding Principles, including the identify, prevent, mitigate, and account-for phases

Distinguish community impact assessment from stakeholder engagement and design a grievance mechanism with clear escalation steps

Describe governance structures relevant to ESG oversight: board composition, committee mandates, executive remuneration links, and whistleblower protections

Identify corruption and bribery risks in supply chains and the controls that mitigate them under anti-bribery frameworks

Build a risk register for a green project using likelihood and impact scoring, and rank risks by residual exposure

Distinguish physical, transition, and liability climate risks and assign each to a project risk category

Apply environmental impact assessment screening and scoping steps to a proposed infrastructure project

Describe project assurance and verification mechanisms, including independent review and third-party verification of reported data

Explain how green project selection criteria and additionality affect the credibility of a project's environmental claim

Synthesize cross-domain links, such as how emissions data feeds green bond reporting and how governance failures create transition risk

Complete a timed 60-question practice set spanning all seven domains and log the error type for every missed question

Re-drill the two weakest domains identified by practice-set scores until recall is consistent

State the key frameworks and standards by name and purpose without notes: GHG Protocol, IFRS S2, ICMA Green Bond Principles, EU taxonomy, SFDR, ISO 14001, UN Guiding Principles, ILO conventions