Carbon Disclosure Project – Established  in 2000

Renamed  as CDP in 2013

Purpose – To ask companies to disclose their cIimate impact

Aim – International sustainability disclosure system

Scope – lnitially was environmental  disclosure, added deforestation and water security later

In 2021 – expanded horizons to cover all planetary boundaries such as biodiversity, plastics and oceans CDP is an International Non-profit Organisation comprising of DP worldwide group CDP North America Inc CDP Europe AISBL *

*Help states /  cities /  regions /  investors  and companies from over 90 countries disclose through CDP annually *More than  13000 disclose through CDP

CDP also creates an Annual  ” A Lists ” the leaders in environmental  action and transparency

CDP gives customers, investors and other stakeholders environmental information on request from companies, cities, states, countries and public authorities

5 Steps in CDP disclosure process

1.  Investors or customers submit a disclosure request through CDP 2. Companies receive a disclosure request ;submit the disclosure information to CDP 3. Companies review the CDP score for opportunities to improve their environmental impact 4.CDP sends disclosures to requesters

CDP uses disclosure and data for future requests and datasets

CDP Scoring Different method for 3 verticals – Climate change, Forests and Water Security

CDP score – Illustrate progress – take environment actions CDP assigns 4 categories to reporting organisations and scores as well

Score Levels

Level 1 – Laggard Level 2 – Compliance Level 3 – Smart-Follower Level 4 – Integrated Level 5 – Purpose-driven

First time reporter in CDP – 2 level questionnaire Second time onwards – 5 level questionnaire CDP questionnaire – Total 136 questions