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- ESG Movers
South Australia Targets 100% Net Renewable Energy Generation by 2030
South Australia has set a target of 100% net renewable energy generation by 2030 and is well on track, having increased renewable energy's share of generation from 1% in 2007 to 68% over 15 years. The…
- Regulations
87% of US Companies Maintain or Increase Sustainability Investment Despite ESG Backlash
A survey of global companies finds that 87% of US companies have maintained or increased sustainability investments as of 2025, even as ESG backlash and the EU's Omnibus Simplification Proposal drive …
- Climate & Nature
CDP Health Check Finds Only One in Ten Companies Embedding Earth-Positive Decisions
CDP's inaugural Corporate Health Check, produced in partnership with Oliver Wyman, finds that only one in ten large corporations are embedding Earth-positive decision-making into their business models…
- Standards & Frameworks
EFRAG and CDP Collaborate to Accelerate ESRS Adoption Among Global Companies
EFRAG and CDP announced a cooperation agreement on 8 November 2023 to accelerate market uptake of the European Sustainability Reporting Standards adopted by the European Commission on 31 July 2023. Th…
- Climate & Nature
Companies Engaging Landscape Approaches Surge Tenfold Since 2020 But Quality Remains Low
The number of companies disclosing engagements in landscape and jurisdictional approaches through CDP rose from 27 in 2020 to more than 300 in 2023, a more than tenfold increase. Despite the volume gr…
- Climate & Nature
CDP Closes 2023 Disclosure Cycle With Record Score-Eligible Responses
CDP is closing its 2023 disclosure cycle with a record increase in the number of companies eligible for environmental performance scores, reflecting growing corporate recognition of the value in forma…
- Climate & Nature
Landscape Finance Approach Emerges as Key to Halting Supply Chain Deforestation
Deforestation and resulting emissions worsened in 2022 despite widespread corporate pledges, according to the latest Forest Declaration Assessment, highlighting the limits of individual company action…
- Climate & Nature
EU Omnibus Package Creates Disclosure Gaps, Making Voluntary CDP Reporting More Critical
The European Council's agreement on the Omnibus Simplification Package is expected to create significant data gaps by raising the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive's value chain cap, re…
- Climate & Nature
Plastic Pollution Rises 21% Since 2020 Despite Policy Efforts, CDP Analysis Warns
Global plastic pollution has increased by 21% since 2020 despite rising awareness and policy interventions, according to the 2025 Breaking the Plastic Wave report, with CDP highlighting transparency a…
- Climate & Nature
Ormoc City Develops Local Energy Code with C40 and GCoM Technical Support
Ormoc City in the Philippines has been selected for targeted technical assistance to develop a Local Energy Code (LEC) through a partnership between C40 Cities and the Global Covenant of Mayors for Cl…
- Climate & Nature
Electrolux Cuts Scope 3 Emissions 31% Using CDP Disclosure Strategy
Electrolux Group has reduced its Scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions by 31% against a 2021 baseline as of 2024, leveraging CDP environmental disclosures to guide supply chain engagement and unlock green …
- Climate & Nature
CDP Calls for Evidence-Based Climate Roadmap as COP28 Delivers Global Stocktake
CDP has called on governments at COP28 to use high-quality environmental disclosure data to design an actionable roadmap from the Global Stocktake process, warning that only 24% of disclosing companie…
- Climate & Nature
CDP Expands Accredited Solutions Provider Network Ahead of 2026 Disclosure Cycle
CDP has welcomed new and renewed Accredited Solutions Providers (ASPs) to its global network as organisations prepare for the 2026 environmental disclosure cycle, now in its 25th year. The expanded pr…
- Climate & Nature
CDP 2024 Data Shows Companies Identifying Nearly $5 Trillion in Climate Opportunities
CDP's 2024 disclosure data dashboard shows that the world's largest businesses are now identifying nearly US$5 trillion in climate opportunities, more than double the figure reported five years ago. T…
- Climate & Nature
Freetown's CDP Disclosure Reveals Energy Emissions Drive 40% of City's Carbon Footprint
Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone, used its first CDP-required emissions inventory to discover that energy consumption accounts for 40% of the city's total greenhouse gas emissions, primarily from…
- Climate & Nature
Bosch Scales CDP Supplier Engagement to Over 4,500 Companies by 2025
Bosch Group has expanded its CDP-linked supplier engagement programme from 500 suppliers in 2021 to over 4,500 in 2025, with more than 3,200 currently disclosing environmental data. The German industr…
- Climate & Nature
CDP Report Finds Environmental Disclosure Delivers Measurable Financial Returns
CDP's 2025 Disclosure Dividend report, drawing on data from over 24,800 disclosing organisations, finds that ignoring environmental risks could cost the global economy up to US$38 trillion by 2050. Co…
- Climate & Nature
CDP Health Check Finds Climate Leaders Captured $218 Billion in Environmental Opportunities
CDP's second annual Corporate Health Check, produced in partnership with Oliver Wyman, shows that companies achieving Leadership-level environmental ratings realised US$218 billion in environmental op…
- Climate & Nature
CDP Data Helps Companies Build Resilient Sustainable Supply Chains
CDP has released a report showing how companies worldwide are embedding sustainability into procurement processes using environmental disclosure data. The report highlights how supply chain transparen…
- Climate & Nature
Niigata Swan Energy Supplies 80,000 MWh Annually Cutting 25,000 Tonnes of CO2
Niigata City in Japan established the Niigata Swan Energy Corporation in partnership with the private sector to capture and redistribute surplus renewable electricity from municipal waste incineration…
- Climate & Nature
Unicharm Achieves CDP Triple A Status Within Five Years Through ESG Integration
Japanese hygiene products manufacturer Unicharm Corporation received a CDP Triple A rating in 2024 for climate change, forests, and water security, improving from a B, B, and B- starting position in 2…
- Climate & Nature
Version 1 Achieves CDP A- Climate Score Securing Lower-Cost Syndicated Loan
Ireland-based global digital transformation firm Version 1 achieved a CDP A- climate change score for two consecutive years, enabling the company to secure a syndicated loan with a significant interes…
- Climate & Nature
Yokohama Deploys Flood Infrastructure and Citizen Resilience to Tackle Climate Risk
Yokohama, Japan's second-largest city and one of its largest international ports, has built a multi-decade flood resilience programme that includes the Tsurumi River Multipurpose Retarding Basin, elev…
- Climate & Nature
CDP Expands Accredited Solutions Provider Network With Six New Partners
CDP has welcomed three new Accredited Solutions Providers to its global network and renewed partnerships with three existing providers, expanding the pool of expert organisations that support companie…