Companies can disclose in response to a request from an investor, a customer, or both. This page covers the basics of the information request and shows some of the guidance that is available. CDP's full suite of guidance materials and recorded webinars can be accessed from the guidance tool after you sign in. View instructions on how to use CDP’s disclosure platform, including the guidance tool.
The Online Response System (ORS) is now closed for companies. Public responses from companies are available on the website. Scores are now available to companies on their corporate dashboards. Public scores are also available on the website.
Thank you to all companies, cities, states and regions who have disclosed in 2020, amidst the COVID-19 pandemic and economic upheaval. We offer our support and solidarity in this challenging year.
Investors and customers can request information from companies through CDP's climate change, forests, and water security questionnaires. Take a look at the latest questionnaires to see what questions you will be asked to respond to.
CDP provides guidance that explains each question in detail and describes what information to provide, the required format, and where to find tools or further information to construct your answer.
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CDP uses the scoring methodologies to incentivize companies to measure and manage environmental impacts through participation in CDP's climate change, forests, and water security questionnaires. Each of CDP’s questionnaires has an individual scoring methodology.
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The scoring of CDPs questionnaires is conducted by accredited scoring partners trained by CDP. CDP’s internal scoring team coordinate and collate all scores and run data quality checks and quality assurance processes to ensure that scoring standards are aligned between samples and scoring partners.
Full version scoring methodology for companies disclosing to the 2020 climate change request (updated July 26, 2020)
Full version scoring methodology for companies disclosing to the 2020 forests request (updated July 9, 2020)
Full version scoring methodology for companies disclosing to the 2020 water security request (updated July 24, 2020)
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