CDP Introduces AI-Powered Disclosure Feature to Support Faster, Higher-Quality Environmental Reporting
2026 disclosure cycle: new AI-powered feature designed to simplify disclosure preparation while maintaining data quality, transparency and comparability
Up to 40% faster disclosure preparation and 25% higher response and completion rates
New feature available to all disclosers from 23 July 2026
London, 21st July 2026: CDP, the global environmental disclosure system, today announced the availability of a new AI-powered “Suggested Response” feature to help organizations respond more efficiently to disclosure requirements. The new tool is powered by technology developed in collaboration with sustainability AI specialist Briink.
This innovation reflects CDP’s continued focus on maintaining the quality, consistency and comparability of global environmental data, while supporting organizations as disclosure requirements expand across markets, sectors and regulatory frameworks. It represents a deliberate step toward reimagining how disclosure can work in an increasingly complex operating environment.
The demand for high-quality environmental disclosure data to assess risk, resilience and transition-readiness continues at pace. In 2025 alone, over 23,000 organizations representing nearly two thirds of global market capitalization, including over 1,000 cities, states, and regions, disclosed their environmental data through CDP.
The new AI-powered “Suggested Response” feature will support disclosing companies to engage with reporting more efficiently, while preserving the rigor, trust, and comparability that define CDP’s approach. Early market testing of the AI-enabled service has demonstrated measurable operational and quality improvements. Organizations reduced disclosure preparation time by an average of 40%, increased response and completion rates by 25% and reported 60% improvement in response depth and coverage.
Sherry Madera, CEO of CDP, said: “CDP was created 25 years ago to bring clarity and comparability to environmental disclosure, and that work has helped shape disclosure practices across global markets. The introduction of CDP’s new AI-powered disclosure tool represents the next phase of that journey – harnessing the power of AI to support organizations at scale, increase reporting simplicity, and deliver greater value from Earth-positive decision making.”
The new feature helps organizations prepare responses to the CDP questionnaire by analyzing information already contained within existing documents such as annual reports, sustainability reports, and other relevant materials. Using AI, the service identifies and extracts relevant information, maps it to the appropriate CDP questions, and generates suggested responses directly within the CDP platform.
In advance of the global feature launch to all disclosers, almost 800 CDP customers with early access are already seeing the benefits as part of the CDP 2026 Disclosure Cycle.
Antonia Wanner, Chief Sustainability Officer, Nestlé, commented: “At Nestlé, the quality and consistency of environmental disclosure is paramount. We welcome CDP’s investment in innovation to strengthen the disclosure process, bringing improved efficiency, allowing us to focus more of our attention on driving impact. As the importance of disclosure continues to grow, harnessing AI to enhance the functionality of CDP disclosure will provide tangible benefits and meaningful time savings. We are pleased to collaborate with CDP as these new capabilities are explored and further developed, ensuring they support robust and reliable reporting for companies now and in the future."
Matthias Berninger, EVP Public Affairs, Sustainability & Safety, Bayer AG, said: “AI will make CDP reporting more consistent and efficient. Team Bayer will be empowered to focus more on where we can improve our performance by eliminating busy-work which makes disclosure an even more powerful tool of advancing the transformation."
"Climate disclosure only matters if it leads to action," said Tomas van der Heijden, CEO and co-founder of Briink. "AI should help lift the reporting burden so sustainability teams can devote more time to improving environmental performance. That's what we're building together with CDP."
Use of the service will be optional, and organizations will retain full responsibility for reviewing, editing, and submitting their responses. The service is designed to support existing workflows and help teams focus on data quality, consistency, and completeness.
Responsible use of artificial intelligence
All AI-supported services will be guided by CDP’s commitment to transparency, accountability and responsible innovation. AI will be used to support human judgement, not replace it, and to strengthen the reliability and usability of disclosed information.
By reducing operational complexity, CDP aims to help organizations devote more time to analyzing and acting on environmental data, supporting better risk management, and more informed strategic decisions.
Next steps
This initial launch represents the first phase of a longer-term program. Over time, CDP plans to introduce additional capabilities to support preparation, data quality and the effective use of environmental information for decision-making.
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About CDP
CDP is a global non-profit that runs the world’s only independent environmental disclosure system. As the founder of environmental reporting, we believe in transparency and the power of data to drive change. Partnering with leaders in enterprise, capital, policy and science, we surface the information needed to enable Earth-positive decisions. We helped more than 22,100 companies and over 1,000 cities, states and regions disclose their environmental impacts in 2025. Financial institutions with more than a quarter of the world’s institutional assets use CDP data to help inform investment and lending decisions. Aligned with the ISSB’s climate standard, IFRS S2, as its foundational baseline, CDP integrates best practice reporting standards and frameworks in one place. Our team is truly global, united by our shared desire to build a world where people, planet and profit are truly balanced. In June 2026, we announced CDP will evolve into two separate organizations - a commercial entity, CDP, and a non-profit CDP foundation. This transition into two organizations is expected to happen over the course of six months and both organizations will continue to remain united in shared ambition: to surface new information, enabling Earth-positive decisions to protect future generations. Visit CDP.net or follow us @CDP to find out more.
About Briink
Briink is a leading AI partner for sustainability organizations, used by large enterprises, financial institutions, standard bodies, audit firms, and solution providers globally. Its domain-specific AI, purpose-built for sustainability and ESG, automates the collection, extraction, and structuring of sustainability data across disclosure and assessment workflows, and supports downstream workflows such as reporting, benchmarking, and scoring. Briink supports key use cases including ratings, due diligence questionnaires, supply-chain transparency, and sustainability intelligence—enabling faster, more reliable assessments and data-driven decision-making at scale.