CDP Launches Disclosure API Pilot to Automate Corporate Environmental Reporting

CDP has partnered with select software Accredited Solutions Providers to pilot a new Disclosure API for the 2023 corporate climate change questionnaire. The tool allows organisations to transfer environmental data automatically from third-party platforms into CDP's online response system, reducing manual entry.

The Disclosure API enables participating software Accredited Solutions Providers (ASPs) and their clients to push data directly from their own platforms into CDP's response system. CDP selected UL Solutions as both a development partner and one of the first providers to offer the API to its customers. The pilot is limited to the corporate climate change questionnaire in its inaugural year, with CDP planning to expand to cities, states, and regions from 2024 onward. The API meets industry standards and partners completed final testing before the 2023 disclosure window opened.

The integration addresses a persistent friction point in environmental reporting: manual re-entry of data across multiple platforms introduces errors and consumes staff time. By automating data transfer, the API reduces duplication of effort for companies already using ASP tools to organise their emissions and environmental metrics. The move signals CDP's intent to modernise its disclosure infrastructure at a time when regulators worldwide are raising expectations for the quality and frequency of corporate environmental data.

CDP plans to extend the Disclosure API beyond climate questionnaires in future cycles, eventually covering water and forests reporting. Providers interested in joining the programme can contact CDP's partnerships team. The initiative reflects the organisation's broader 2024 roadmap, which includes aligning its questionnaire with IFRS S2 and delivering the first ISSB-aligned corporate environmental dataset to market.

Key figure — 2024 planned expansion to cities, states, and regions