About Us
CDP is a global non-profit that runs the world’s only independent environmental disclosure system for companies, capital markets, cities, states and regions to manage their environmental impacts.
Our purpose
To surface new information, enabling Earth-positive decisions to protect future generations. This is why we exist and is what drives decisions every day at CDP.
Our vision
We want to see a world where people, planet, and profit are truly balanced.
Our mission
Our values
1. We move together.
2. We find solutions.
3. We champion transparency.
4. We promote optimism.
What we do
As the founder of environmental reporting, we believe in transparency and the power of data to drive change, with the richest and most comprehensive dataset on corporate and state action. Partnering with leaders in enterprise, capital, policy and science, we surface the information needed to enable Earth-positive decisions.
Our disclosure system also integrates best-practice reporting standards and frameworks from the ISSB and TNFD in one questionnaire.
Our legacy
Founded in 2000, CDP was the first organization to leverage investor pressure to influence corporate disclosure on environmental impact. Now with the world’s largest, most comprehensive dataset on environmental action, the insights that CDP holds empower investors, companies, cities, and national and regional governments to make Earth-positive decisions.
Over 700 Capital Markets Signatories, representing more than US$142 trillion in assets, requested companies disclose through CDP on climate change, forests and water security.
Over 330+ major buyers, with a combined purchasing power of US$6.4 trillion, asked their suppliers to disclose through CDP.
Over 24,800 companies, representing two thirds of global market capitalization reported through CDP on climate change, forests and water security.
Over 1,100 cities, states and regions disclosed environmental information through CDP.
Where we are
Our team is truly global, with regional offices and local partners spanning 50 locations. There are now companies, cities, states and regions from over 90 countries disclosing through CDP annually.
How we are governed
CDP Global is an international non-profit organization comprising of:
CDP Worldwide Group
CDP North America, Inc.
CDP Europe AISBL
It is directed by a board of trustees and board of directors, respectively.
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Carbon Disclosure Project India
Carbon Disclosure Project India is committed to facilitating India’s transition to a sustainable future by surfacing the information needed to enable Earth-positive decisions.
CDP Indonesia
As part of the Southeast Asia and Oceania region, CDP has become one of the most effective reporting platforms in Indonesia. In 2022, more than 100 Indonesian companies along with 21 cities and local governments have disclosed through CDP Indonesia.