By the end of this unit, learners should be able to demonstrate:

• An understanding of the context for different approaches to responsible investment and specifically, consideration of environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors. 
• An understanding of the underlying issues that constitute factors within each of the environmental, social and governance areas..
• An understanding of the broader sustainability context and global initiatives. 
• An understanding of the ESG market: relevance, size, scope, key drivers and challenges, and risks and opportunities. 
• An understanding of environmental factors, systemic relationships, material impacts, megatrends and approaches to environmental analysis at country, sector and company levels. 
• An understanding of social factors, systemic relationships, material impacts and approaches to social analysis at country, sector and company levels. 
• An understanding of governance factors, key characteristics, main models and material impacts. 
• An understanding of engagement and stewardship. 
• An understanding of ESG analysis, valuation and integration. 
• An ability to analyse how ESG factors may affect industry and company performance, and security valuation across a range of asset classes. 
• An understanding of ESG integrated portfolio construction and management. 
•  An ability to apply a range of approaches to ESG analysis and integration across a range of asset classes. 
• An understanding of investment mandates, portfolio analytics and client reporting

Source CFA Institute