CDP workshops 2023: how disclosure can help your transition journey

CDP's annual Disclosure Workshop series takes place throuthout April, May and June. This webpage will continue to be updated as regional events are announced.

Recordings from all 2022 events last year can be found here.

CDP Europe Workshop

April - May 2023 in 7 cities across Europe

Transform the Norm

This year's workshop covers the latest market and regulatory developments in environmental disclosure, focusing on credible transition plans. Returning in-person to 7 European cities, the workshops will dive into science-based net-zero and nature targets, plastics disclosure and updates on integrating the EU Taxonomy, besides covering the changes to the 2023 CDP questionnaire. This unmissable opportunity is for all invited companies looking to disclose through CDP in 2023 and put in place credible sustainability strategies/transition plans.

CDP Latin America Workshop

April 28, 2023 | 11:00 Brazil (GMT -3)
Language: Portuguese (Tranlation to Spanish available)

Implementing Responsible and Deforestation-Free Supply Chains

Considering CDP's goal in promoting the conservation of forest resources and leveraging sustainable practices to combat the environmental crisis and deforestation, this workshop will present the main Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) of the CDP Forest Questionnaire and how they help build a deforestation-free value chain. For this agenda, we count on the presentation of possible ways to adopt best practices in the management of agricultural supply chains.

CDP US Workshop (New York)

Wednesday, May 31, 2023 | 8:00AM EDT

Transition: From Nature to Net-Zero

2022 was a meteoric year for environmental transparency and action. In the US, we witnessed a flurry of new policies and regulations, collaborative initiatives, summits and ambitious calls to action – which may leave businesses, financial institutions and local governments wondering how to make sense of it all. Looking ahead to 2024 – a pivotal year for the sustainability space – how will you build momentum toward a net-zero future while balancing new developments, such as SEC environmental disclosure, major United Nations summits on water security and biodiversity, evolving reporting standards and taxonomies– plus much more!

Join CDP at our flagship US Workshop to understand your role and your organization’s place in this fast-shifting world.

CDP SE Asia and Oceania Workshop

Beginner Disclosure Workshop

Tuesday, 9 May | 10:00-11:15 GMT+8

This webinar enables you to understand the importance of environmental disclosure and nature-based solutions to climate change. You will hear from our speakers on the importance of environmental data in decision-making and how they have evolved over time through the annual CDP exercise. This webinar helps you embark on your CDP disclosure journey, and offers practical steps and useful resources.

This webinar will be simultaneously translated into Bahasa Indonesia.

Climate Change Disclosure Workshop

Wednesday, 10 May | 10:00-11:15 GMT+8

This webinar targets existing responders to CDP’s Climate Change questionnaire. It will give you an overview of 2022 responders’ climate performance and highlight the major changes to the 2023 Climate Change questionnaire and its scoring methodology. Key disclosure-related information will also be covered in this webinar.

Forests Disclosure Workshop

Wednesday, 10 May | 14:30 – 15:45 GMT+8

This webinar highlights the forest-related risks companies are facing and the growing need for corporate forest data. It will provide an overview for companies looking to understand the 2023 forest questionnaire, the reporting guidance, and changes made to the questions.

Water Security Disclosure Workshop

Thursday, 11 May | 16:00-17:00 GMT+8

This webinar highlights the main water risks facing businesses, the growing need for corporate data and the importance of CDP water security disclosure. The session is designed for companies looking to understand the water security disclosure and the changes to the water security questions in 2023.

This webinar will be simultaneously translated into Bahasa Indonesia.

CDP Canada Workshop (Toronto)

Thursday, June 22, 2023 | 8:00AM EDT

Transition: From Nature to Net-Zero

2022 was a meteoric year for environmental transparency and action. In the US, we witnessed a flurry of new policies and regulations, collaborative initiatives, summits and ambitious calls to action – which may leave businesses, financial institutions and local governments wondering how to make sense of it all. Looking ahead to 2024 – a pivotal year for the sustainability space – how will you build momentum toward a net-zero future while balancing new developments, such as SEC environmental disclosure, major United Nations summits on water security and biodiversity, evolving reporting standards and taxonomies– plus much more!

Join CDP at our flagship Canada Workshop to understand your role and your organization’s place in this fast-shifting world.

CDP South Africa Workshop (Johannesburg)

Wednesday, 7 June | 13:30 SAST

CDP is delighted to invite companies to attend our 2023 South Africa Disclosure Workshop, which will take place at Investec in Johannesburg. This in-person event will aim to provide businesses in South Africa with the tools needed to prepare for environmental disclosure, offering a blend of technical guidance and thought-leadership. The event will include opening remarks from Investec’s Group Sustainability Lead, a 2022 South Africa Stocktake delivered by Brundtland Consulting, a briefing on key CDP questionnaire changes including best practice tips, and a panel discussion on transitioning to net zero featuring speakers from Investec and Anglo American Platinum, with more to be announced.

CDP Dubai Workshop

Tuesday, 13 June | 09:00-13:00 GST

CDP is delighted to invite companies in the MENA region to attend our 2023 Dubai Disclosure Workshop, which will take place at Bain & Co in Dubai. This in-person event will aim to provide businesses in the region with the tools needed to prepare for environmental disclosure, showcasing the role of disclosure in the decarbonisation journey. The event will include opening remarks from CDP's Chief Commercial and Partnerships Officer, a keynote speech from Bain & Co, a panel discussion on how we can drive decarbonisation in the UAE, featuring speakers from SLB and Emirates NBD, with more to be confirmed. There will be presentations on the CDP value proposition, and CDP's climate change questionnaire, including best practice tips. Lunch will be provided at the end of the event.

CDP BCSD - Taiwan Workshop

Thursday, 13 April | 15:00 CST

CDP Taiwan 2023 Disclosure Kickoff Webinar (in Mandarin)

Co-hosted by CDP and BCSD Taiwan, sponsored by Acer Inc., this year’s workshop focused on the interconnectedness of climate issues and nature, a critical message from the IPCC 6th Assessment Report. Following global trends, the role of environmental disclosure has reached a major turning point, from voluntary participation to mandatory regulation, and from improving information transparency to an important basis for tracking corporate responsibility. The workshop put emphasis on how environmental disclosure is expanding from climate issues to nature and value chains, the interconnectedness of water and biodiversity in nature, questionnaire changes and development, and concluded with guidance for Taiwanese companies in the face of the more complex and multidimensional transformation.

CDP Live: Getting Started with CDP Disclosure

Thursday 4 May, 11am BST

This webinar is an introduction to CDP and provides step-by-step guidance on navigating your corporate dashboard and the Online Response System (ORS).

CDP Live: Introduction to the Forests Questionnaire

Wednesday 10 May, 11am BST

This webinar will take an in-depth look at CDP’s Forests questionnaire, including tips, key resources, and the benefits of disclosure.

CDP Live: Introduction to Water & Plastics

Wednesday 17 May, 11am BST

This webinar is an introduction to the Water Security questionnaire, with a focus on the new Plastics module, and benefits of CDP disclosure.

CDP Live: Top tips for submitting your questionnaire

Thursday 6 July, 11am BST

To prepare companies ahead of their 2023 response to CDP, this session will focus on top tips and best practices to successfully disclose environmental data.

Looking to disclose to CDP and take action following the workshop series? CDP offers disclosure support services via our reporter services program and can also help you to engage with your suppliers and reduce your scope 3 emissions via our supply chain program.

CDP also works closely with a broad range of accredited solutions providers globally who can help you take action beyond disclosure – by verifying your emissions, advising on procurement of renewable energy, putting in place a sustainability strategy and ambitious environmental targets, streamlining collection of data via environmental software and much more.