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
CDP was the first organization to leverage the power of the market to drive corporate disclosure on environmental risks, opportunities and impacts.
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.
in assets held by 640+ Capital Markets Signatories. In 2025, these Capital Markets Signatories requested over 31,500 companies to disclose.
of combined purchasing power among 270+ major buyers, who asked their suppliers to disclose through CDP in 2025.
companies, representing more than half of global market capitalization, disclose environmental data through CDP.
cities, states and regions disclose 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. Find more about our team.
Codes of conduct
CDP is pleased to commit to the following codes of conduct focusing on the provision of ESG ratings and data products, and outline how we comply with these where they apply to our activities:
CDP in India
CDP is committed to supporting environmental transparency in India, and enables Indian companies, investors and cities to disclose through CDP’s global system and access high-quality, decision-useful environmental data.
In line with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Credit Rating Agencies) Regulations 1999, the use of CDP scores is restricted for Indian organizations with securities listed in India. These organizations must not share their CDP scores externally within India, and cannot use them for decision-making, investment analysis, compliance, or research purposes related to ESG investment, performance, and practices.
These restrictions do not apply to organizations that are unlisted and have no securities listed (or planned to be listed) in India during the next financial year, nor to the use of scores outside India. All organizations may continue to reference and publish their CDP disclosure content (the response itself) in sustainability reports and other communications.