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Global Climate Change Report 2015
Read the global report to discover: which companies made this year's Climate A List; how corporations have shifted strategies in the last five years and why there is a growing demand by investors to disclose.
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Global Climate Change Report 2015

The CDP Global Climate Change Report 2015 offers analysis of the current state of the corporate response to the causes of global warming. Are we at a tipping point? Discover the difference five years has made on how companies are tackling climate change and preparing for a low carbon economy. Watch investors explain why transparency and accountability are crucial in creating an economic revolution. Listen to Christiana Figueres, UNFCCC Executive Secretary, describe why disclosure is vital in managing climate risks.


Key stats
89%
increase in activities that reduce carbon emissions over 5 years
Almost all companies are now engaged in emissions reductions activities.
75%
offer incentives for climate change management
A 61% increase over two years, according to the Global Sustainable Investment Alliance.
94%
of companies have board level oversight
Nearly all companies have board or senior management responsibility for climate change.

At the tipping point? Five years of climate progress

Investors are seeking to better understand the link between lower carbon emissions and financial performance using CDP data. Innovative investor products such as CDP’s sector research, launched this year, directly links environmental impacts to the bottom line.

Watch investors explain why they are leading the charge on tackling climate change and greenhouse gas emissions.



We like to put the (financial) metrics in context. All those nitty-gritty details help us talk to management. We can show one company’s details to another, and say: ‘You can do better on this.’
Farha-Joyce Haboucha, Director of Sustainability & Impact Investing, Rockefeller & Co.

An ambitious global deal at COP21 is needed

If the economic revolution is to become a reality, we need to see continuing action, climate accountability and transparency from more companies, and a global deal. We see ambition and action from the private sector and showcase their leading actions in order to help drive government will and ambition.



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